Mere hours after our #EtsyMustPay campaign went live across social media, and Etsy’s Payment Reserves made major headlines in the UK, Etsy made an announcement…
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Etsy’s treatment of us is outrageous, and we should be angry. They’re putting profit over our needs as sellers. We’ve known this instinctually for a while, and now we have the data to back it up.
A couple weeks ago, we shared these images to social media: We’ve been collecting responses ever since (and still are, feel free to reach out!) …
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Did you know that when you agree to Etsy’s Terms of Use, you agree never to join in a class action lawsuit against them, no…
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The results are in – and vintage sellers are not happy about Etsy’s new “Make Offers program.” At least, ours aren’t. IT SUCKS. I’m already…
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Etsy’s history is a tale of two Etsys. There’s the Etsy of pre-2018 that was amazing at supporting creators. Then there’s the Etsy of today…
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We organized a historic sellers strike in response to Etsy’s exploitative policies. Etsy’s non-response to us inspired us to keep going and form a guild.
Continue readingEtsy’s Anemic Response to the Strike Inspired Us to Organize the Indie Sellers Guild
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A report in the media that Etsy announced a $40M bonus for CEO Josh Silverman right after a fee increase and our sellers strike.
Comments closedMy last post explained how inflation is already built into Etsy’s fees. Any serious shop will raise their prices over time, and when they do,…
Comments closedHave you heard this yet? “Etsy has to raise our fees due to rising costs, and inflation.” This is untrue, and we can prove it…
Comments closedThere is no denying that the pandemic has been incredibly good for Etsy. In 2020, they more than doubled their gross marketplace sales. In 2021,…
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