In February, ecommerce platform Etsy revealed that a record fourth quarter had earned them $717.1 million in revenue and added 10 million active buyers. Etsy also hiked its transaction fees by 30%, ...

Kirby is a Chicago-based writer, artist, and zinemaker who sells her work on Etsy. On April 11, I logged onto Etsy, put my virtual shop on pause, and joined more than 20,000 others in organizing a ...

Etsy's reputation as the feel-good home of whimsical goods and small businesses is being put on blast — by Etsy sellers themselves. On April 11, thousands of Etsy sellers, many of whom work full-time ...

Originally designed to be an online marketplace for handmade goods by artisans, Etsy is now facing claims it’s been overrun by commercial shops masquerading as small businesses selling goods that aren ...

Etsy is one of my favorite online shops for unique handmade gifts that you can’t get anywhere else. From candles to clothing, skincare products to Yaki wigs, housewares, you can spend hours searching ...

Payment reserves are supposed to protect buyers against fraud and make refunds easier to process. But longtime sellers say they’re getting caught in the system. Payment reserves are supposed to ...

This article was originally published by The 19th on April 15, 2022. For Brontë Grimm, Etsy was supposed to be a reprieve from the pandemic’s economic toll. Like so many others, Grimm, an artist based ...

Thousands of Etsy sellers are on strike this week after the online marketplace moved to raise the fees it charges from each transaction, prompting sellers to protest the lack of fair communication and ...

Etsy sellers are furious about the website's new advertising scheme, which will impose huge fees on some sales. What's worse, certain users aren't even allowed to opt out. Etsy announced two new ...

Are you looking for sites like Etsy to sell your crafts? We have you covered. Maybe you're here because you know that selling handmade products exclusively on Etsy isn't an ideal scenario for everyone ...

Independent artists and crafters take their business to Etsy, the e-commerce site, in the hopes of selling and promoting their work. Last week, some of them were accidently charged hundreds or ...