--- title: "Is This Marketplace Shop Legit? The Real Website vs Copycat Shops" url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-website-legit-copycat-shops/" section: "The Cutting Table" author: "Harlan Pruitt, The Elder of High Point" author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/harlan/" published: "2026-05-28" updated: "2026-09-24" keywords: "is this marketplace shop legit, floor sofa website legit, copycat marketplace shops, same shop website and marketplace, floor sofa review photos copied" --- # Is the website selling this floor sofa legit, and is it the same company as the marketplace shop? *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.* Also asked as: Is this a legit seller?; Is this website legitimate? > **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. ![Low view of a cream velvet floor sofa with dusty rose ends, knit throw and coffee mug on a layered jute rug in warm sun](https://cushionguide.com/media/modular-floor-sofas/rose-velvet-floor-sofa-low-angle-sunset-1600.webp "Shot from floor height, the rose-and-cream sofa shows its soft velvet sheen in low evening light.") ## 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. ## 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](https://cushionguide.com/cushions/modular-floor-sofas/), and the [floor sofa buying Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-buying-guide-height-space/) 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. > **Tailor's margin:** A floor sofa shown on another marketplace shop with the workshop's own customer review photos is a copycat, and the workshop reports it. > 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. > > — Harlan ## Buyer questions **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. **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. **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. **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. ## Related at the atelier - [Which option gets the whole teddy sofa in the main photo, and are the backrests included?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-options-whats-included/): 'Sofa only' is the complete teddy sofa: 2 seat cushions, 2 L-shaped backrests and the metal support bars. 'Sofa with ottoman' is the set in the main listing photo, adding a foldable ottoman that… - [Is your website the same shop as the marketplace, and why is it cheaper?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/website-vs-marketplace-price-difference/): Yes, the website is the same shop, with the same name, team and products, and it is often cheaper than the marketplace listing for the same sofa because there's no marketplace commission. - [The gift pillowcases are a different color from my sofa. Is that a mistake?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/gift-pillowcases-different-color-sofa/): No, pillow covers in a different color from your sofa are not a mistake: the small pillowcases are a free gift, not part of the sofa order, so their color can differ from the sofa and from the… - [Corduroy modular floor sofas and cushions: wale size, nap direction, why no piping](https://cushionguide.com/guides/corduroy-cushions-wale-nap-direction/): A corduroy cushion for a sofa or floor seat should be wide wale, roughly 3 to 8 ribs per inch, with every piece cut so the nap runs the same way. - [Modular Floor Sofa in Sage Velvet: How It Ages With Daily Life](https://cushionguide.com/readings/sage-floor-sofa-wooden-stool-linen-curtain/): A sage and cream velvet modular floor sofa handles kids, pets and spills best when its covers come off for washing and the darker sage sits where hands and paws land. - [Modular Floor Sofa in Rust and Cream: Five Mistakes Avoided](https://cushionguide.com/readings/rust-cream-floor-sofa-boho-corner-rattan-table/): A modular floor sofa works in a small room when the open seat faces the room, the arm sits on the window side and only one color is saturated. - [Can you sleep on a floor sofa? Bed size, firmness and sheets](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-bed-size-firmness/) - [How to raise floor sofa seat height, layer by layer](https://cushionguide.com/guides/floor-sofa-seat-height-raise/) *Sit well. — Harlan* --- Written by Harlan Pruitt (https://cushionguide.com/masters/harlan/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/answers/floor-sofa-website-legit-copycat-shops/