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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

RE: website issues.
I'm just the social media guy and blog editor, but I am trying to find out what's going on. Rest assured the right people are aware and are working on it. I don't know what caused the outage, but I'm sure it'll be resolved before long -- we don't like the site being down any more than you do!

Apologies for not posting sooner, I just didn't have enough info and was hoping to have more concrete details. As soon as I have them I will post here!

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Longer statement with new info. Signed by my public GPG key: https://privatebin.net/?db6418554d9d5728#3NjbsSUYzw227zG5P1kwH77U443RbJ17Ti8jTNGGtzog

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Visit this link to see the note. Giving the URL to anyone allows them to access the note, too.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

We want to offer a much better quality of service going foward. We understand that the lack of communication has been frustrating, and I have been closely watching social media and reporting the community's feelings up the chain, so your voices are being heard. The plan was not to have a long outage like this, but due to factors beyond the dev team's control, things have taken much longer than anticipated. Please be patient with us - I will keep updating here and on our other social media.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

As you've no doubt noticed, the site is back up and running. The payment provider connections were one of the last things to get working, and we're still having some issues. However, as I stated before, your balances will be honoured and you will be able to disburse your funds as soon as the kinks are worked out.
I'll try and have a blog post on the Tindie Blog this weekend with more info, but I will be travelling so it may not be until Monday.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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The new owners have told me anyone with a balance pending will have full access to it when the site is back up. No seller will lose any money they had held by Tindie before the transition.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

I'm going to try and have more info later today. I'm taking community inquiries and compiling them and will post once I have answers to specific questions. If you have any specific questions, you can reply here, or you can email or private message us on any of our official platforms.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Based on the current estimate from the engineering team, the migration work is mostly complete and once comprehensive testing is complete the site will be live again. We don't want to make promises we can't keep re: timeline but it sounds like the bulk of the work is finished.
Also, there are no changes to the API at this time. The priority is on restoring the site and getting things moving again. Keep checking back here for updates.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 7mo ago

PDP-1 Replica Kit! #TindieBlog #PDP1 #DEC #Emulation #Minicomputer #PIDP #RaspberryPi
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/02/pdp-1-replica-kit/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 4mo ago

May 12th Update #TindieBlog #PayPal #Disbursements
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/05/may-12th-update/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 2mo ago

Secure TOTP Storage & Usage #TindieBlog #TOTP #Hardware #Vault #Security #Cryptography https://blog.tindie.com/2026/07/secure-totp-storage-usage/

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Secure TOTP Storage & Usage

Keeping online accounts secure is more important than ever, especially with breaches occurring all the time. Using a password manager is an important step, but if you want to take your security to …

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Tindie is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance as part of a platform transition. The team is working to bring the site back online as soon as possible. We appreciate the patience of our sellers, buyers, and community during this process.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Great news! In the last couple of hours, PayPal *finally* got everything working for Tindie. Purchases and disbursements should be working as normal now. If you have any issues, please reach out and let us know!

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Nobody will be out any money. We committed to that before the site came back up and we meant it. If you are having issues, please be patient. Working with payment providers is never a fast process.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@thereminhero Nobody wants the payments systems non-functional, least of all is!

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Of course, I spend the time to write a statement, GPG sign it, get it online, post it to social media sites and THEN notice a period that should have been a comma.🤦‍♂️

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 8mo ago

BT110 Bytebeat Synthesizer #TindieBlog #ByteBeat #DigitalSynth #Electronics #Math #Music #MIDI #Sampler
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/01/bt110-bytebeat-synthesizer/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@tripplehelix @revk I can assure you that's not the case. Believe me, I know the lack of details is annoying but rest assured, Tindie is not going anywhere. The site is not gone, and there really are some awesome changes in the works. As soon as I can reveal more, I will, you have my word on that.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 6mo ago

Classic Radio Shack Protoboards #TindieBlog #Prototyping #Hobbyist #Electronics #RadioShack #WorkbenchClassics
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/04/classic-radio-shack-protoboards/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

However, I imagine it won't be too long, as the major hurdle was getting through PayPal's setup process.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 7mo ago

DIY UPS System #TindieBlog #DCzilla #UPS #LeadAcid #BatteryBackup #DCPower
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/02/diy-ups-system/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

More on the transition #TindieBlog #Updates #NewOwners
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/05/more-on-the-transition/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

Replying to

Was having issues getting comments enabled, but they should be working now. You can always reply here, or on any of our social media profiles.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@patronics Thanks, I didn't realize Mastodon allowed messages that long. It seems this instance doesn't.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 10mo ago

3:1 Scale CURTA Replica #TindieBlog #MechanicalCalculator #Curta #3DPrint #Calculation
https://blog.tindie.com/2025/11/31-scale-curta-replica/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@rc2014 @hackaday Both companies were bought by Supplyframe years ago, then Siemens purchased Supplyframe about a year ago.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@rc2014 I can assure you that no data has been compromised. As was stated yesterday, there was no attack. I'm going to do an update post in a little bit, just waiting to hear back from a few people.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 8mo ago

MacroPad for Math Geeks: Mathpad! #TindieBlog #MathPad #Macropad #LaTeX #Equations
https://blog.tindie.com/2026/01/macropad-for-math-geeks-mathpad/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 10mo ago

Duonacci Pendant #TindieBlog #Pendant #Fibonacci #LED #Jewelry #Necklace @CaliforniaSTEAM
https://blog.tindie.com/2025/11/duonacci-pendant/

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@0xTJ@mastodon.social Ah, I should have rephrased that. Once the infrastructure was offline and it was clear the backend needed work, it seemed logical to get it done immediately seeing as how the transfer process was ongoing anyway.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@revk @burtyb As I've stated before, there was no attack or hack. As far as timeline goes, I don't want to make promises we can't keep. Shipping deadlines for pending orders will likely be extended due to the downtime, I'm just waiting on word about how that will happen.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@0xTJ@mastodon.social It was never scheduled downtime. Please read our statements regarding the outage. The downtime was not part of the original plan

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@leonerd Well, the plus side is that the owners actually care about the site. We weren't just part of a larger purchase, this buyer specifically wanted to help Tindie grow. The new team is very small, not some giant corporation. So I think we'll see more of a personal touch going forward. Now we will have dedicated people focusing full time on Tindie!

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@thereminhero As stated before, your balance is there, and we are going to honour those balances. The issue is technical at the moment, getting new infrastructure connected to payment processors can be difficult.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 5mo ago

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@GregZone Yeah, that's something I've asked about. I believe it will be part of the post-mortem once the site is back up.

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Tindie Maker Marketplace @tindie@hackaday.social

· 3mo ago

Important Update #TindieBlog #Update #Payments https://blog.tindie.com/2026/07/important-update-tindies-new-payment-and-seller-payout-system-is-now-live/

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