Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them
Starting Monday, April 11, 2022, Etsy sellers must pay a 6.5% commission on each transaction, up from the 5% in place since 2018. Starting Monday, Etsy sellers must pay a 6.5% commission on each transaction, up from the 5% in place since 2018.
Cassidy and others are also taking issue with Etsy’s advertising policy implemented early in 2020. It requires sellers making at least $10,000 a year on Etsy and who have have their products advertised on Etsy's offsite social media and search-engine partners, to pay a 12% advertising fee on sales made through the ads.Cassidy also said that Etsy needs to crack down on resellers, people selling mass-produced goods that they have not designed themselves.
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