Did you see? Hero Arts is making the Misti now

The only thing I would consider buying is the pack of corner magnet pieces. I haven't found an easy/reliable substitute for that for my Timmy stamp platforms. But I don't think I could bring myself to buy them.

I am trying really hard not to buy one, but I want the large size because I have quite a number of huge stamps Carabelle Studios stamps. None of the other manufacturers make one that is large enough. I will continue to try to resist

I’m guessing the wendi Vecchi corners are too thick? I don’t have them I don’t know but her staytion doesn’t close so thickness not an issue

Do you have a link? I have the TH one, but in case I decide to find another one for some reason in the future, I'd love to see other options.

I have this one www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07TP844VN?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Funny that this one is closer to the misti Design than the TH one!!

Wonder if she’s going to sue this company.

Wait wait wait! What is all the hate for Misti about? I don’t know anything about this!

I’ve been thinking about getting one (or asking for recs for something similar) ever since that Stamp Day Live. I can NEVER stamp on photos or glossy cards without slipping and smearing. Really, my stamp positioning leaves a lot to be desired in most cases.

Hate? No. It’s distaste for her business practices. I watched it unfold from the beginning, and this is my opinion/view as to what happened:

The Misti creator apparently adapted a letterpress (she referred to it in her patent application). Some stampers were already using a letterpress as a stamp platform. She added a few things to the letterpress concept, then applied for a patent for her “new” invention. I personally think that the patent clerk who approved it was just lazy, but she was granted a patent for her version. She called it MISTI (for “Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented”).

It was extremely expensive, but there were some problems with cracking, and a lot of customers got upset when she refused to replace their purchase. Adaptations of the idea as well as blatent knock offs showed up on the market. I really don’t blame her for suing those who made the blatant knock off versions. The only thing they changed was the name and the color.  

However, Tim Holtz and Stampin’Up came up with stamp platforms that were as different (in my opinion) from the MISTI as the MISTI was from the letterpress that she adapted. She sued Tim Holtz and Stampin’ Up, as well as the companies that had been selling the knock offs.

The craft company that had been making letterpresses discontinued them. Perhaps they were worried that they might get sued, too? Or maybe there was too little market for their letterpress when a better stamp platform came along.

Essentially she appeared to be trying to eliminate all competition, even those who came up with stamp platforms that were different (and better in the eyes of many crafters) than hers.

Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, or their parent company came to a settlement. The Tim Holtz platform is still available in other countries, but not in the U.S. because that was part of the settlement. The Tim Holtz platform was allowed to be sold in the US. for awhile to clear out their inventory, but I think the MiSTI gal got part of each sale.

Stampin’ Up, however, refused to cave, and I’m on their side. They got really creative with their stamp platform version. So now it will be decided in court.

She has alienated a lot of potential customers. She used the courts (inappropriately in my opinion) to eliminate all of her competition. I think she signed a contract with one of the losing companies to have them make her platform so she could sell more MISTIs than she had been able to before the lawsuits, but she seemed determined to have the only stamp platform available in the U.S.

While they were still available, I bought two of the regular sized Tim Holtz platform, and two of the smaller size. I wanted to make sure that if one broke, I’d have a back up. Besides, I was teaching a stamp class at the time, and it was helpful to have multiples.  I also bought the Stampin’ Up version, plus spare plates.

I will never buy a MISTI.  I don’t hate her, but I don’t like her way of doing business. I won’t buy from anyone or any company that uses the courts to destroy their competition. For the same reason, I no longer buy Ellison/Sizzix products.

For you or anyone interested in a Stamp Platform, I recommend buying one from Stampin’ Up if you still can. It has movable plates, so you can create patterns and borders. You can buy extra plates, and it’s excellent for stamping multi-layered images. It’s very creative and a far better design in my opinion than the MISTI.

Hate? No. It’s distaste for her business practices. I watched it unfold from the beginning, and this is my opinion/view as to what happened:

The Misti creator apparently adapted a letterpress (she referred to it in her patent application). Some stampers were already using a letterpress as a stamp platform. She added a few things to the letterpress concept, then applied for a patent for her “new” invention. I personally think that the patent clerk who approved it was just lazy, but she was granted a patent for her version. She called it MISTI (for “Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented”).

It was extremely expensive, but there were some problems with cracking, and a lot of customers got upset when she refused to replace their purchase. Adaptations of the idea as well as blatent knock offs showed up on the market. I really don’t blame her for suing those who made the blatant knock off versions. The only thing they changed was the name and the color.  

However, Tim Holtz and Stampin’Up came up with stamp platforms that were as different (in my opinion) from the MISTI as the MISTI was from the letterpress that she adapted. She sued Tim Holtz and Stampin’ Up, as well as the companies that had been selling the knock offs.

The craft company that had been making letterpresses discontinued them. Perhaps they were worried that they might get sued, too? Or maybe there was too little market for their letterpress when a better stamp platform came along.

Essentially she appeared to be trying to eliminate all competition, even those who came up with stamp platforms that were different (and better in the eyes of many crafters) than hers.

Tim Holtz/Ranger Ink, or their parent company came to a settlement. The Tim Holtz platform is still available in other countries, but not in the U.S. because that was part of the settlement. The Tim Holtz platform was allowed to be sold in the US. for awhile to clear out their inventory, but I think the MiSTI gal got part of each sale.

Stampin’ Up, however, refused to cave, and I’m on their side. They got really creative with their stamp platform version. So now it will be decided in court.

She has alienated a lot of potential customers. She used the courts (inappropriately in my opinion) to eliminate all of her competition. I think she signed a contract with one of the losing companies to have them make her platform so she could sell more MISTIs than she had been able to before the lawsuits, but she seemed determined to have the only stamp platform available in the U.S.

While they were still available, I bought two of the regular sized Tim Holtz platform, and two of the smaller size. I wanted to make sure that if one broke, I’d have a back up. Besides, I was teaching a stamp class at the time, and it was helpful to have multiples.  I also bought the Stampin’ Up version, plus spare plates.

I will never buy a MISTI.  I don’t hate her, but I don’t like her way of doing business. I won’t buy from anyone or any company that uses the courts to destroy their competition. For the same reason, I no longer buy Ellison/Sizzix products.

For you or anyone interested in a Stamp Platform, I recommend buying one from Stampin’ Up if you still can. It has movable plates, so you can create patterns and borders. You can buy extra plates, and it’s excellent for stamping multi-layered images. It’s very creative and a far better design in my opinion than the MISTI.