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 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.
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,…
Comments closedThere’s an informative article by CindyLouWho2 making the rounds. If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend giving it a read. Some information inside it really…
Comments closedOn Thursday, February 24, 2022, millions of Etsy sellers opened their inboxes to find a new email from Etsy’s CEO. It was smug. It was…
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