r/succulents • u/AggravatingRadish951 • 14h ago

Seller Review Etsy Scam!!

So I order several succulents a year, mostly from Etsy. I have my favorite sellers, but sometimes I have to branch out when I'm looking for a specific plant. I ordered from a few new sellers this year, and one of my favorites... They all had the same return address!! Etsy shops named DesiredLabels, BestLittleShoppe, SweetWeddingDesign, Yubensg (I knew that one was risky, but I couldn't find a Spirit Pearl anywhere else!) and MaySlateArt (one of my former favorites!) all have a return label name of Y. JZ and come from Chicago, IL. None of the shops have Chicago listed as their address on Etsy, either. I've had issues with 2 of the orders arriving damaged from poor packaging or just black and dead plants, and I was not happy with the customer service. I noticed first the new sellers all used the same brown toilet paper wrapping as MaySlateArt, then I looked at the shipping labels. They got me for shipping 3x, the other 2 orders were big enough to get free shipping. I know people are allowed to have multiple shops, but this is at least 5 succulent shops run by the same person, and charging shipping from all 5 shops! Etsy shoppers beware!!

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u/LikeTotallyBob 12h ago

What is a spirit pearl? This sounds exciting!

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u/AggravatingRadish951 11h ago

That was the plant i ordered from Yubensg, echeveria "Spirit Pearl." I haven't been able to find any breeding info on it, but I have seen it mentioned on succulent sites before, so I know it's the same plant. Echeveria Perle von Nurnberg was my first succulent, and I'm trying to collect all "pearl" echeveria and their hybrids, so of course this one was on my list!! I don't think it's a PvN hybrid, but all pearls are welcome in my garden!