Etsy is creating live shopping events that will be available only through the Etsy mobile app. The first virtual “Etsy Market” will take place on June 14 – 15 featuring a select group of sellers. “Watch as talented sellers take Read more
Etsy warned sellers that those shipping to countries in the EU (European Union) face new requirements that presumably apply to sellers on any platform. In an announcement on Tuesday, Etsy wrote: “We wanted to let you know about a new Read more
Sellers who don’t qualify for Etsy’s Star Seller program will have a better chance of doing so thanks to new criteria the company will put in place this summer. Etsy announced three changes to the program that is designed to Read more
Etsy made some updates to three categories this month, including to its Roller Skates Accessories category. The last time it updated categories was in February. In addition to updates in skates, Etsy made changes to its Craft Machine Files category. Read more
eBay announced today it had joined the Coalition for 1099-K Fairness – though a visit to the website reveals eBay cofounded the group along with Etsy, Mercari, OfferUp, Poshmark, Reverb (owned by Etsy), and Tradesy (owned by Vestiaire Collective). Noticeably Read more
Etsy is making available stickers to sellers who reuse packaging, though sellers must purchase them on a third-party website. The sticker features the message: “Shipped with reused packaging. It’s just one of the ways sellers on Etsy are committed to Read more
This. Never. Happens. Wall Street analysts who cover ecommerce companies will have to scramble on May 4th when eBay and Etsy’s earnings calls will overlap. Typically the companies’ respective CEOs and CFOs give a presentation and then open up the Read more
Etsy is surveying sellers about their reaction to this week’s fee hike. The new fees are getting a lot of media attention as some sellers went “on strike” after petitioning the CEO to walk back the fee increase and institute Read more
An Etsy glitch is causing some listings to incorrectly display “Returns Not Accepted,” according to sellers. “All of my listings appear to have the “returns not accepted” badge,” a seller wrote on the Etsy discussion boards on Sunday. The seller Read more
Etsy published statistics on the 5.3 million sellers who sold $12.2 billion of goods on Etsy in 2021. “Notably, 79% of Etsy sellers are women, 84% are businesses of one, and 95% operate from their homes,” a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes. Read more
