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Is the website selling this floor sofa legit, and is it the same company as the marketplace shop?

Also asked as:Is this a legit seller?Is this website legitimate?

The same sofa in two places can be one honest workshop with two doors, or a workshop and a thief. Here is how to tell which you're looking at.

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The Elder of High Point · · Updated

Low view of a cream velvet floor sofa with dusty rose ends, knit throw and coffee mug on a layered jute rug in warm sunSave
Shot from floor height, the rose-and-cream sofa shows its soft velvet sheen in low evening light.

The quick answer

Yes, the workshop's own website is legitimate: it sells the same floor sofas, made by the same makers, as the marketplace shop, so you can order from either. Website prices have sometimes been a little lower. Other the marketplace shops showing the same sofa are copycats that repost the workshop's customer review photos; the workshop has no arrangement with them and reports them.

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Key facts

  • The workshop runs its own website selling the same products as its marketplace shop.
  • Website and marketplace orders are made by the same makers.
  • Website prices have sometimes been slightly lower.
  • The website converted Canadian dollars automatically at checkout, with no extra charges.
  • Copycat shops repost the workshop's customer review photos and open new pages every day.
  • The workshop reports copycat shops and has no official arrangement with them.
  • The real teddy floor sofa has two seat mattresses of about 79 x 39 x 6.5 in (200 x 100 x 17 cm) and four metal support bars.
  • Its two L-shaped backrests are about 39 x 39 x 15 in (100 x 100 x 39 cm).
  • The sofa corduroy comes in about 9-10 colors, the same on both storefronts.

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The sofa corduroy comes in about 9-10 colors, the same on both storefronts.
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One workshop, two front doors

My friend, a floor sofa that turns up in two places isn't automatically a trick. The workshop runs its own website alongside its marketplace shop, and both sell the same sofas, cut and sewn by the same makers. Order wherever you're comfortable. Website prices have sometimes run a little lower, and buyers paying in Canadian dollars had the conversion done automatically, with no extra charges.

The trouble is the third door. Other the marketplace shops post the same sofa using the workshop's customers' own review photos, and new pages appear every day. The workshop has no arrangement with them and reports them as it finds them. A seam is a promise; a borrowed photo promises nothing.

Where did you first spot the sofa? If it was anywhere but the workshop's marketplace shop or its own site, ask the marketplace shop before you pay. The layouts are in modular floor sofas, and the floor sofa buying Pattern covers size and height before you commit.

Signs you're dealing with the real workshop

  • It is the marketplace shop itself, or a website that shop confirms in messages as its own.
  • Same products and the same makers on both storefronts.
  • It will send real customer photos, videos and reels on request, including someone sitting on the sofa for scale.

Signs of a copycat

  • Another marketplace shop showing the floor sofa in the workshop's customer review photos.
  • A brand-new shop page; copycats open new ones every day.
  • Any hint of an official tie-in: the workshop has no arrangement with these shops.

The workshop's own website and its marketplace shop sell the same floor sofas from the same makers; shops reusing its review photos are copycats.

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Buyer questions

  1. A common question

    A separate website sells the same sofa. Is it legit, and is it the same company as the marketplace shop?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes, it's the workshop's own website with the same product, so order wherever you prefer. Its prices were sometimes a little lower, and Canadian buyers could pay there in Canadian dollars, converted automatically, with no extra charges.

  2. A common question

    Is the website carrying your shop's name run by the same team?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. It's the workshop's own site: same products, same makers.

  3. A common question

    Another marketplace shop is selling your sofa. Are they working with you?

    The workshop's answer

    No. Copycat shops repost the workshop's customer review photos and open new pages every day, and the workshop reports them.

  4. A common question

    Can I see real customer photos or a video before I buy?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Ask in messages and the workshop sends real customer photos, videos and reels, including someone sitting on the sofa for scale, plus close-ups of the details.

Questions buyers ask next

Is the floor sofa made differently when I order on the website?

No. Website and marketplace orders go to the same makers for the same product. The one difference buyers have noticed is price, which has sometimes been slightly lower on the website.

What should I do if I find a copycat listing of the sofa?

Tell the workshop in messages. It reports copycat shops, which repost its customers' review photos and open new pages every day, and it can confirm which storefronts are really its own before you pay anyone.

Why can't I attach a photo to my first marketplace message?

The marketplace doesn't deliver attachments on a first message. Once the shop replies, you can attach photos and drawings in the same conversation, and custom-shape listings also let you upload images at checkout.