QVC, why? Why?

I'm not a big watcher of QVC, but I do sometimes pause when flipping through stations and I catch them selling jewelry. It amazes me that thousands and thousands of these overpriced pieces of mass-produced, often icky, jewelry sell out in twelve minutes. So, I thought I would do a side-by-side comparison of a few items from the immensely popular Joan Rivers collection on QVC, with lovely handmade items from etsy.

Item one:
<-----Blue "Look of Agate" Joan Rivers necklace, with plastic stones, mass produced in China, thousands sold, $69.50.

"Out on the Open Tundra" Crazy lace agate necklace from Sunyata on etsy, yummy, -----> $60.00.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24355384

Item two:

Joan Rivers faceted crystal bib necklace on velvet cord, made in China, might be glass, can't tell from website description. Made in China.

<-------$118.32.

Tiered Black Bubble Necklace, Made to Order, from Basilthecat on etsy, $50.00, scrumptious.

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http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=29507616

Item three:

Joan Rivers In It to Win It necklace, 34" long, acrylic beads, Made in China, $61.32. <------------------

Bold glass necklace from Simply Shell on etsy, 33 1/2", all Czech glass beads, gorgeous, $36.50

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http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28630133


Aren't the etsy items lovely? Even if they weren't less expensive, made from better materials, and offered better descriptions of materials on the website, wouldn't you rather wear something original and made by someone, an artisan, who loves what they do and what they make.

Nothing against Joan Rivers, but these fabulous etsy jewelry creators would be my choice every single time.

Now, we just need to figure out a way to get all of those QVC shoppers to come to etsy, where everything is prettier, better made and less expensive.

etsyTV anyone?