by Rachel Fox of FoxOnStocks

Straight up — I’m excited for the Esty IPO.

First, I can imagine it will be a highly-purchased, highly-traded company because it’s one of the up-and-coming popular websites my generation loves. I believe Etsy will have the type of trading volume other tech stocks have, like LinkedIn (LNKD), Twitter (TWTR), Zynga (ZNGA), and Facebook (FB).

To me, the coolest part about Etsy is that it is essentially its OWN marketplace, specifically designed to sell a person’s own creations to a marketplace of buyers.

Etsy has created a marketplace for sellers of hand-made or self-made products, like artwork, jewelry, crafts, even clothing. I’ve purchased pieces from Esty because there are unique creations for sale that are not possible to find other places.

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