Tindie store under "scheduled maintenance" for days
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#3:( I really like Tindie and what they're doing
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#4There are a number of things on Tindie that I have been unable to find anywhere else at any price. (Mostly small batch bespoke electronics.) I hope they figure this out.
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#5Who is Tindie?
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#6Who is Tindie?
It's like Etsy for small-scale electronics - if you build a cool, niche electronic device as an individual, Tindie is a marketplace to sell in low volume (possibly as a kit).
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#7I don't have the links handy but I believe there are some comments from staff on social media that give more details.
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#8Unfortunate. Tindie is (was?) a pretty unique marketplace. Amusingly, a lot of what they were selling was probably illegal due to FCC rules: for the most part, you can't sell electronics without EMI certification and "I'm just a hobbyist" is not an excuse. Kits get a bit of leeway, but finished products don't.
Before the tariffs, I noticed that Chinese companies were trying to undercut them. I've gotten multiple mails asking me to start selling my designs with China-based outlets: they would make the PCBs, assemble them, and pay me some money for every item sold.
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#9I've bought some cool stuff off Tindie. My latest purchase was this set of earrings that alert when you're near a Flock camera
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#10I don't have the links handy but I believe there are some comments from staff on social media that give more details. Edit: https://hackaday.social/@tindie/116427447318102919 https://hackaday.social/@tindie/116436988752373293
You have to wonder why it's so hard to put that on their 503 error page. I suspect something's much more broken than they're letting on.