eBay, Etsy, and other companies are backing an initiative by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to try to stop the trade in illegal wildlife and their products, which it says has reached crisis proportions. Marketplace sellers should familiarize themselves with Read more
Etsy wins when it comes to product returns, according to a survey of online sellers conducted by EcommerceBytes, beating out its larger rivals. On August 3rd, we asked readers to indicate their rate of returns on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy Read more
Need a way to keep track of income and expenses for tax time? Etsy is now integrated with Intuit QuickBooks Self-Employed and it has partnered with the company to offer discounts to sellers who want to subscribe to the service. Read more
Etsy is holding its first ever Etsy Up conference this week and is expecting hundreds of sellers to attend the event in person in New York City. Etsy will also livestream some sessions on etsyup.com and will hold two live Read more
Amazon surprised many when it ventured into the artisan/crafter category with the launch of Amazon Handmade last year, but has it been able to make inroads into Etsy territory? A recent report from Wall Street firm Citi Research about Etsy’s Read more
Etsy wants to improve its discussion forums and is surveying users for their feedback on how to make them better. Etsy welcomed everyone to take its survey, writing in a post on the boards, “The Forums are your place to Read more
Etsy CEO Chad Dickerson wrote a letter to sellers who were impacted by the payment-processing problem the marketplace experienced last month. Those buyers and sellers who had been hoping for some form of compensation for the disruption and three weeks Read more
Etsy launched a new tool to help sellers work with manufacturers on its Etsy Manufacturing platform. Note that sellers who use outside manufacturing help to produce items must apply for outside manufacturing approval prior to listing the items for sale Read more
Etsy announced a new test in the way it displays feedback on listing pages. Currently, Etsy displays reviews in two places – one called Feedback with a visual 5-star rating, the other just showing the stars. The test, conducted on Read more
Etsy grew sales (GMS) 22.6% to $669.7 million in the second quarter – meaning sellers saw sales growth and new sellers came on board. But the company did better than sellers – it grew its revenue by nearly 40%. Nevertheless, Read more
