news.ycombinator.com• Apr 29, 2026• 1 min read
Tell HN: An update from the new Tindie teamReceived by email tonight about two hours ago:Dear Tindie Community,My name is Gongyu Su, and I am writing on behalf of the new Tindie ownership team.First, we sincerely apologize for the recent downtime and the disruption it caused. We understand that many buyers and community members were left without clear information during the transition, and that this created frustration and concern.Tindie is now owned by EETree LLC, a Washington State company. Our team took over Tindie because we believe it remains an important platform for makers, hardware creators, engineers, and independent sellers around the world. The recent transition was more complex than expected. Tindie runs on an older technical framework with many connected services, and the migration from the previous operating environment to the new one took longer and caused more disruption than anyone wanted.We know this was not the experience the Tindie community deserved.Our immediate focus is to stabilize the platform, resolve