Marketplace Glitch or Unique Design? Not Sure

[Susang6]

So that screenshot represents what i viewed in the marketplace.  Like I said I am not sure if its a glitch or a new type of artwork.

[MOM]

@Susang6   https://community.zazzle.com/t5/general-zazzle-discussion/rss-help-needed/td-p/214965 - different member id and store - same concept. 😞

I hope Zazzle will do something about it.

[Susang6]

It hits me as keyword stuffing due to the title ...I wasn't sure it it was a glitch or what...thanks for letting me know.  In my opinion the solid black hitch covers should not fill up the marketplace especially its title says it suppose to be a flamingo 

[MOM]

@Susang6  It's spam - as an example at https://www.zazzle.com/flamingo_love_sweet_pink_gift_idea_paperweight-256442000759695308

Title: Flamingo Love Sweet Pink Gift Idea Paperweight

Description: Flamingo Love Sweet Pink Gift Idea

Keywords: 

flamingo, whimsical, warm summer day, tropical christmas, baby shower, bird, headless horse man, crocodile, alligator, lets flamingle

Product ID: 256442000759695308
Created on: 7/28/2025, 3:21 AM

This "creator" with name Anonymous posted also 1024 "designs" in his store dog_gift34 - just like his compadre with the same name but having signed up with Zazzle a year later and stuffing a similar store. It's very likely the same human behind it though. While not all designs are blank it's still spam considering the description and tags. 

[Fiona]

I'll pass this on to the team, thanks!!

[Sea-Change]

Thanks, Fiona. Please let them know there are at least 20 stores with mostly or all blanks, and likely many, many more.

These stores typically have 1,000+ products and tags that either mimic the Zazzle template "Create your own gift tag" or that don't apply at all, e.g. "Birthday mother of the bride cute cow". There are also stores with some regular products that have a huge "Create Your Own" collection. A few of the stores have just added hundreds of products in the past two weeks. I've provided more details in my post above to Beth.

[Beth]

Hi everyone! 

This issue appears to have been resolved, thanks so much for flagging!  Should you still be experiencing any issues, please continue to share links to searches/report designs so that we can work on correcting them. 

Beth

[Baylee]

@Beth Here are two more stores selling blanks: 

blank store #1

blank store #2

[Sea-Change]

Adding to Baylee's post, I've identified an additional 17 stores with mostly or all blanks, so between all stores mentioned, there are at least 20 and likely many more. They typically have 1,000 products each, and some even include Zazzle in the store name. Some have been around for a while, despite reporting and including the agreement clause below, and some have very recent products. Some even use Zazzle in their store names.

I would like to provide my list directly to someone who will review and take action if possible. The usual channels aren't working. Many of these stores have around 1.024 products, a common value used in programming, but that might be a coincidence. Thanks!

Here's the agreement clause I'm citing:

Per Zazzle Creator License Agreement "2.2.11. You may not upload or create Products that are functionally similar to Products offered in the Zazzle Templates store (https://www.zazzle.com/store/zazzle_templates), including but not limited to: (i) Content with text and/or imagery featuring "Your Design Here," "Your Image Here," or the like; and (ii) Products that employ titles and descriptions that either closely simulate or can be misrepresented as a Product offered in the Zazzle Templates Store. Zazzle reserves the right to remove any of your Products that fit this description from the Site."

[MOM]

@Beth @Fiona Is there a place (or person at Zazzle) where we could submit a list of member profiles of offenders? In my list some member profiles are around since 2020 and the biggest offender has over 30 K of products in his store (many are blanks but not all). Many member profiles have also typically five or six stores (often not linked to their profiles in plain sight) which they update in rotation. That’s over 100 K of products to report just in my list (which I started a couple of days ago) - nobody has the time to report each offending listing by it self because that puts hardly any dent into the bigger picture of Zazzle’s market place. On top of it many member profiles in my list have also achieved Bronze status which shows how successful their spammy approach in fact is. Sometimes a blank (uni colored) item totally deserves its place in the marketplace (as an example for pillows together with designed ones as an accent in a collection) but to often those blank designs appear just like legit listings of “Design your self” products by the official Zazzle store.

[MaggieA]

@Beth I have a list of 30 stores, nothing happens when reporting them. Please reach out to me by mail and I will share my list.

[MOM]

@Beth  Thanks very much for deleting user "Anonymous" which had signed up in 2025 with store "dog_gift34". One down, some more to go. But this is an encouraging start. 🙂