Etsy posted an apology for what it called a bill payment error after some sellers reported the company took large sums of money from their credit cards and bank accounts on Friday afternoon. EcommerceBytes reported the problem on the AuctionBytes Read more
Sellers are reporting discrepancies on Form 1099K tax forms received from Etsy, and since Etsy also sends the form to the IRS, sellers are asking whether it could flag an audit since it over-reports their gross sales income. There are Read more
How in the world do you get buyers to leave you feedback once they receive your item? Etsy offered sellers advice on how to get 5-star reviews in a post on Tuesday, but sellers focused on how to get buyers Read more
Etsy came in 1st place in the 2019 EcommerceBytes Sellers Choice Awards. The marketplace for handmade and vintage goods and supplies has placed in the top three for the past 8 years This year’s win comes despite a fee increase Read more
Etsy is continuing to work on fixing and improving its newly revamped forums and groups (called Teams). The boards were down for nearly two weeks last month as it switched platforms, and Etsy provided an update this week on issues Read more
Etsy reopened its discussion boards after a nearly 2-week hiatus, along with Etsy “Teams,” the company’s version of groups. Etsy expanded the new forum topic sections, including adding a new shop critique section. Etsy said the new platform makes it Read more
Etsy has added to the list of states for which it collects sales tax under Marketplace Facilitator laws. For Etsy-only sellers, such laws can simplify compliance issues, but for multi-channel sellers, such laws add yet another wrinkle to the herculean Read more
Abby Glassenberg is a designer, author, blogger at WhileSheNaps.com, and co-founder of the Craft Industry Alliance. She discusses diversification and expansion beyond marketplaces in Part 1 of EcommerceBytes Online Selling Trends 2019. Heading into 2019 creative small businesses should be Read more
Etsy’s Board of Directors amended its executive severance plan, which outline what a top executive receives when terminated, aka “golden parachutes” or “golden handshakes.” The new terms of the plan take effect on January 1, 2019. According to the filing Read more
Etsy announced on Thursday it is making its Targeted Offers marketing tool free for sellers, “indefinitely.” Etsy launched the tool in April and ran a promotion during the holidays in which it waived the 10-cent fee for running Targeted Offer Read more
