Sellers outside the US have reported for over 7 months that Etsy has undercharged some buyers for their international orders, forcing sellers to either pay the difference out of their own funds or else cancel the order and look bad. Read more
Etsy sellers reported problems accessing the site, with some getting a “too many requests” error. In a thread on the Etsy boards discussing the outage, one seller said issues began after 6:15 pm Eastern: “Same here been trying for hour Read more
Etsy is out with its New Year predictions about fashion trends, including the color of the year for 2024: Berry. Dayna Isom Johnson has been following Etsy’s sales and predicting trends for the online marketplace since 2016 when she became Read more
Etsy is running another Etsy-funded promotion, this time offering shoppers $5 off on a minimum purchase of $30, today only. Buyers in the US, Canada, UK, and Eurozone can use the code CYBER5 to get the discount. There’s no limit Read more
Etsy reminded sellers last week that they may receive a 1099-K form in the New Year for 2023 since it’s required by law to report sales amounts to the IRS for any seller who made more than $600 in gross Read more
A seller said Etsy required them to provide the last four digits of their bank account number, credit card number, and social security number in order to get customer service help through Etsy chat. The seller said in a post Read more
Etsy told sellers their ads may appear in Google Shopping search results when shoppers use Google’s new Small Business filter, referring sellers to Google’s November 1st blog post announcing the feature. Etsy is currently testing the Google filter with a Read more
Etsy updated its seller interface and advised sellers to update their information to meet regulatory requirements. Depending on the information provided by the seller, Etsy will display their contact information to keep itself in compliance, explaining in part: “In compliance Read more
Etsy is offering sellers in the Israel and Palestine region relief, confirming to EcommerceBytes that it had reached out directly to its seller community in the region to offer its support, including waiving fees, deferring bills, and extending Star Seller Read more
Etsy is adding a new feature in response to the increase in targeted emails directed at sellers by fraudsters. In an announcement on Monday, Etsy wrote: “We’ve recently seen increased reports from sellers who’ve received communications from individuals claiming to Read more
