1000 Markets is gone, sold to the Seattle-based site Bonanza, formerly known as Bonanzle. Sellers on 1KM – a site I profiled here and here in January – were told yesterday, after the Monday sale. Many were gearing up for the holiday season, only to discover their shops were being discontinued, with an option to...
Holly and Paul had only $10 to spend on a love token in Breakfast at Tiffany's. What does that buy today? At Tiffany's, nothing. But there are still ways for low-budget lovers to give jewelry from the heart, without losing much from the pocket.
An interview with 1000 Markets' spokesperson: "We're not trying to be Etsy Gone Wild. We want to be the help-your-small-business model."
In case this week's celebration of jewelry for men inspired you to adorn the males of our species, here are a few unique gift ideas - all of which can be purchased without leaving home - for scientists, artists, architecture buffs, fishermen, skiers, handymen and wise old owls.
Etsy is like the main street of an artsy neighborhood: full of tiny shops, not real high-end but cozy, social, user-friendly, and laden with possibility - of finding treasures or sympatico buyers.
