Reverb Sold By Etsy to Fender Parent and Firm Led By SoundCloud Alum

[Robert]

Reverb Sold By Etsy to Fender Parent and Firm Led By SoundCloud Alum

Reverb has been sold by Etsy to a group including Fender-owner Servco and Creator Partners, a firm founded by former SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor.

www.billboard.com

https://reverb.com/news/reverb-servco-creator-partners

 

[KR Sound]

This is good, right?

 

[Joben Magooch]

Cautiously optimistic...?

Reverb really tanked when Etsy bought them IMO.

 

[PedalBuilder]

This is good, right?

I certainly don’t see it as necessarily bad. I have not been particularly happy with Etsy-era Reverb. So far I have only had good experiences with post-FMIC Fender products and SoundCloud.

 

[KreoPensas]

Another cautiously optimistic

 

[sticky1138]

I envy your optimism, but I predict an increase in seller fees "to build a better platform and user experience" followed by a DOGE-ing of the customer support staff (as someone who has used Reverb for a decade as side income, enough to have to pay taxes on it).

 

[KreoPensas]

"Over the past five years we've learned a lot from Etsy"

mmmyas, a good teacher, failure is, hmmmmm?

 

[CheapSuitG]

I got an email today that Reverb will be down up on the 24th from 12:30am - 2am CST.

 

[benny_profane]

• We’re getting ready to pilot a new option for selling that allows you to get paid faster and drop off your gear locally, without needing to create a listing or ship.
• We’ve got teams working on making it easier to find what you’re looking for on Reverb, ship your items safely, and resolve your support issues quickly.

These both sound like fees will need to increase. But, I at least don't see 'AI' anywhere.

 

[Locrian99]

Ive noticed a drop in reverb sales since the fall. Both diy, and regular pedals. It seems like if you don’t so the bump your listings just get buried.

 

[Nostradoomus]

These both sound like fees will need to increase. But, I at least don't see 'AI' anywhere.

it's all around you
you don't even know it

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

it's all around you
you don't even know it

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whoooa!!

 

[giovanni]

This is not some private equity nonsense I hope?!?

 

[jwin615]

This is not some private equity nonsense I hope?!?

Doubtful as they have nothing to liquidate.

Maybe fender can figure out how to get dymaic pedals'(seller) sale notifications to stop populating 5 times a day as I stopped following their store 2 years ago but their sales still flood my updates tab

I got one kinda look forward to the Reverb Tone Master Edition.
I wonder if this has to do with the whole fender vs the used market/certified pre-owned deal?

 

[Robert]

Welp, they've already changed the color of the nav icon....

(New on the left)

 

[Asdrael]

Welp, they've already changed the color of the nav icon....

(New on the left)
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Looks to me like yet another underpaid marketing team really!

 

[Robert]

Looks to me like yet another underpaid marketing team really!

One word.... Artificial Intelligence.

 

[giovanni]

One word.... Artificial Intelligence.

 

[Nostradoomus]

One word.... Artificial Intelligence.

 

[ICTRock]

now's as good a time as ever, used market should be an exciting race to the bottom