Etsy: Epic Fail?

I love crafts, crafting, dorky silly things, etc. etc. The list could go on forever. I was cruising around Etsy tonight and was absolutely astonished. When Etsy.com was first becoming popular, it was a cool online place for people to buy and sell their unique, handmade items. When I was browsing tonight, I learned that this is no longer the case! Popularity has ruined Etsy!

Check out this item sold by origamichristmastree: Wasabi Paper Crane.

(Photo from origamichristmastree at etsy.com)

Hand-crafted? Yes

Beautiful? Yes

Insanely overpriced? Yes

I was into origami when I was in middle school, and a paper crane made from nice origami paper is absolutely not worth $5.50 + $1.85 shipping.

FAIL.

These sweet drawer pulls from HomeDecorCrafts are remarkably similar to the Melon Knob sold by Anthropologie!

(Photo from HomeDecorCrafts at Etsy.com)

Hand-crafted? Yes

Beautiful? Yes

Overpriced? No, this is a great deal

Original? NO!

FAIL.

While this is the vintage-crafty version of the off-brand, it still saddens me that this seller on Etsy is just selling look-alike items that don't have an imaginative, creative feel to them.

Is this the bane of popularity? I wonder if it is popular to spread love for creativity and uniqueness without inherently becoming less-unique. It seems like a paradox to me.