Well since I despise sneaky corporate behavior; I'll give my honest, brief review of Esty. I was introduced to the site because it was the only site my sister seemed to like--a few years ago? I looked at it and was immediately impressed. It reminded me of the annual Fourth of July fair. Where once a year artisans would sell their crafts(my annual purchase was a hand tooled belt, with a copper buckle). This was in the late 70's. This company had kinda recreated that experience. Actually, strike that last sentence. The site didn't come close to recreating that fair, or level of craftsmanship, but it was better than Ebay.

Jump ahead a few years. I now can't tell the crap from China and India--from handmade local works of art, and each month it just gets worse. Good luck with your IPO--I imagine current management and slick Bankers, along with the usual list of insiders will make another killing. (I guarantee in a few years you will want the guy back who had the original vision! "What happened? Why are we loosing customers to that new site. That new site that has standards? I hope he makes you guys pay until it hurts.)