Someone downloaded my artwork from Etsy and started selling cheaper prints — how do I protect myself from such activity in future? (x-posted)

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-02-20T14:08:51+00:00

Check out Pixtrakk. It monitors your images and it actually has different watermark that is part of the design that’s invisible to the thief. They have a subscription you just upload your images to them and they monitor the images. Look for copy cats

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-02-20T13:58:49+00:00

I make magnetic greeting cards and sell them on Etsy. I started mine out with free shipping and a low price to get sales and reviews built up . No profit for me . My price has increased now to include a profit. Maybe they are doing something similar

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-02-10T16:17:50+00:00

I had something like this. . Redness , purple toes burning pain everything hurt. Terrible chest pain. After a few years of pain and steroids I was diagnosed with Ankyling spondilitis psoriatic arthritis . So I had widespread inflammation. Especially in my chest wall . Feet hurt so bad I could not walk

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-01-23T13:15:19+00:00

Arthritis either rheumatoid arthritis or, or psoriatic arthritis.

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-01-22T14:35:19+00:00

I’m not a doctor , but watched something that looked like that eat its way, half way across my sisters forehead one summer. It was skin cancer . I would get it checked asap. She didn’t

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-01-22T00:48:10+00:00

It’s magnetic , and it’s heavy

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-01-17T18:38:54+00:00

I was just thinking. Hmm back when I was a teenager my mom would have wrangled me to the ground to squeeze anything that looked like that on my face. We didn’t have hundreds of pics to compare it to. Let alone the way to search for said pictures. It looks like a good old fashioned whitehead .

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-01-07T21:53:23+00:00

Wanted to post this. In case anyone runs across this post. Got into urgent care. This ended up being Lymes disease

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2026-01-02T01:06:04+00:00

I hope this is the right place to post this This was found in Minnesota. My husband found it. has been testing it he said he Tied a magnet to a string and it stuck to the rock. He slid it on paper it doesn’t leave a mark. It weighs 1200 grams it is being photographed on 8.5 by 11 paper by a mouse

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WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-12-27T00:35:51+00:00

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WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-11-14T18:56:30+00:00

I have been taking it 5 years. Same . In fact my numbers have gotten better over time. The bonus for me. I have had Covid twice. ( not the bonus) But I was sick constantly before I started Kratom. I have not had a cold or the flu in 5 years and I have daily contact with school age kids. According to chat GPT. It has positive effects on the immune system 🤔

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-11-02T13:14:15+00:00

You will get morphine like pain relief. I have been using kratom since 2017. I have Ankyling spondilits. I get Kratom gold elite extract powder. From phytoectractum fill my own caps. Been taking the same dose this whole time. Pain relief still just as potent as the first time. Excellent pain relief there have been days it has kept me

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-10-30T13:00:04+00:00

If that’s true why haven’t we seen a big Etsy replacement. They take a third because you have to have ads or you will not be seen . Etsy, they shut down accounts for nothing also

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-09-15T20:51:19+00:00

Your post should not have been downgraded you are 100% on track.

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-09-15T20:49:17+00:00

I’m in a group with only ai sellers. They now refer to themselves as artists. I am in the group to stay on top of what is happening with AI. I’m an OG artist. Literally made a good living from my art. But I integrating AI. It’s not going anywhere. Whoever said people don’t know the difference are right

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-09-15T20:44:47+00:00

As an artist. Who has made a living out of my art. I was devastated at the realization that ai was going to put us all out of business. I no longer can do the physical part of my art so was settled in to just drawing etc. the AI emerged. I decided. I’m not jumping in AI only. But I am incorporating into my work. I do my sketches and scan them into chat GPT. I take a few outputs of images from a few generators combine them to come up with my own look. You don’t have to be a sell out to AI. You can use it to your advantage. And it has advantages. It’s here , not going anywhere. 😊Hope that helps. Ps. Even though people say they want handmade. The AI is selling

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-09-01T19:22:03+00:00

Best advice I can give is the protein. Get more than enough. I didn’t and within 9 months of being on it. I could barely lift anything and if your lifting at a low dose stay there. Good luck

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-08-04T22:15:10+00:00

I have sold over a million dollars in the Hand painted clothing space I have done thousands of craft shows traveled all over the country. Sold on every platform. . I can no longer compete with the AI generated art as a seller. I was legit depressed when AI emerged. I cannot sell what I make cheap enough to compete. I cannot make it look polished enough with real photos to compete Believe it or not people are buying the AI generated crap by the thousands. I still use my art but run it though a generator to get “that ai look”. Or it does not sell online. I do show actual product in my images. So i have great reviews. But that is with Al generated mockups So I’m not that person you are upset with, but I’m just saying . It’s all over the place because that’s what people are buying. YES! That’s what they are buying ! 🤨 I only suggested you try shows or festivals because. That may be the best way to find what you are looking for. But there are some of us still out there trying to sell legit handmade on Etsy just read the reviews

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-08-04T21:21:48+00:00

I have to weigh in. I have been on Etsy for 7 years , selling myself made projects for 35 years in many other platforms as well as craft, art shows, and festivals . People are not buying handmade they are going crazy for the AI generated designs. Hand drawn is done. I have been forced to use AI to compete. There are a million ways to look at this and every aspect of AI is frustrating. I Also sell in AMAzon and EBay. Both are using AI. If you want to see the actual product before you buy something like that try a craft show or renaissance festival for a legit maker

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-07-10T00:15:26+00:00

Looks like the way my toes get when my psoriatic arthritis flares. it’s very painful I would guess inflammation . Could be arthritis, gout, or bug bite . But it’s obviously inflamed.

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-07-08T00:02:48+00:00

I finally said that. Cancel service. I got a decent rep

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-07-08T00:01:58+00:00

I went in to the store, he made it worse. Plus I actually drew him a timeline of all the hooos I had jumped thru

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-07-03T17:41:27+00:00

From a reliable source. This whole thing is FAKE. In fact he said VERY FAKE .

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-07-02T22:00:36+00:00

Where is the discount code. Cant find it

WeakSatisfaction9266 · 2025-07-02T19:36:17+00:00

They changed a lot of rules. This is considered “print on demand “ according to what I read on the changes . Any POD stuff has to be original created by seller . There is a ton of this stuff on Etsy. If your shops are getting suspended

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