Etsy has just introduced a new Privacy tab for managing the information you share when you leave feedback for purchases.
I know some wholesale buyers ask to not have feedback left for them so they don’t get contacted by other Etsy sellers. And sometimes suppliers are asked to not leave feedback so a seller’s supply source isn’t displayed for everyone to see…well, everyone that’s looking for it!
Here’s how it works…
The Privacy tab is located in the Account section of your shop. You can choose to have your feedback kept private or public with just a couple clicks.
If you choose to make all your purchases private, the feedback you leave a shop owner will be seen without your username. You will also have the option of making your purchase history private.
You can post your questions in this forum thread.
What do you think? Does it matter to you?
~Kim
photo: Found Object Orphanage {an awesome Etsy shop}
Thanks for the info.I am chacking it out now. Not sure what I will choose yet.
It really doesn’t matter to me. I figure if I can find the supplies I need then anyone else can too. I’m not concerned about it at all. I guess I’m an open book :O)
I think I’ll like being able to hide my purchases. I purchase gifts and I wouldn’t put it past my nosy friends to go and look, LOL!!
.-= Miki´s last blog ..some fun Halloween treasuries =-.
I know it matters to some people, but I think it would be nice if you could choose which ones to keep private rather than having to make all of them private.
.-= Karen T´s last blog ..Cricut Man =-.
Great idea. I have never thought of making feedback private before. Nice to know I have the option.
Thanks for the info!
Great tip!
I am for anything that gives the shop owner more control. Now when are they going to make the views of an item for the owners eyes only. It’s of no benefit to the buyer to know that an item has been viewed 1000 times.
janet xox
.-= janet metzger´s last blog ..Warm Hands Warm Heart Fingerless Gloves with Shipping Included =-.
I’d have no clue what was going on around Etsy, if it weren’t for you 😉 THANK YOU!
Jamie 🙂
.-= A Forest Frolic´s last blog ..And theyre off =-.
huh, interesting. i’ve only purchased a few times through etsy (yet drooled over many many items!)… good to know about the privacy policy change, though.
thanks for the info, and for the follow on twitter!
~ana
.-= ana @ i made it so´s last blog ..pressing pause… =-.
I too like the idea of hidding the number of puplic vewing of items only for your eyes only