BIG NEWS If You Want To Open An Etsy Shop In 2024 - New Etsy Sellers

I remember last year there was a big scandal with the payment reserve system, it seems etsy must have went into full scale panic mode and was using AI to decide which shops were to be put onto reserve payment.

My wife has a shop that has been opened for years and suddenly they decided to put her on reserve after she got a large order. It was horrific because we really struggled to fulfill that order without the funds from the actual sale.

I hope that this new system is more well thought out.

And yes, new shops without exception should be put on the payment reserve until they have proven to have a good record of fulfilling orders and are proven to not be selling etsy illegal items.

the problem with the set up fee is that they shut you down and dont tell you why and keep the $15. If they would just refund it if they shut it down, it wouldn't feel like they just took it from you.

I don't know when you guy create and account long time ago. but now aday if your shop not longer than 10 day you can't use Etsy ads. However, give some credit for free for ads is good.

This happens on ebay too with no explanation. I paid £11 to set up the account on Etsy

Hi sir.

I was wondering as a person interested in doing POD in the near future, about the payments being delayed will it affect POD because I want to get into it and now with this payment delay, will I need to have extra money on hand to have to pay on behalf of the customer for there item to be made or when the payment is made it will only hold on to my share but still pay the POD provider.

Hello I have a question I’m in the middle of opening my shop on Etsy and it’s asking if I’m an individual or business ..I’m not sure which one to pick ..I have my EIN I also registered with my county but I’m still considered a sole proprietor ..I do not have an LLC..thank you in advance

I opened my first Etsy shop earlier this year and uploaded 2 digital download artworks that I created myself. 2 hours later they closed it permanently, without any explanation. 2 months later they advised me that after reviewing it, they have reactivated it.

ARE ETSY THE REAL SCAMMERS? THEY ARE THE ONES CHARGING PEOPLE FEES THEN CLOSING DOWN SHOPS SO YOU CAN NOT CONTACT THEM SO THEY END UP KEEPING FEES - MONEY WHICH THEY DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO KEEP.

#3 is the dumbest thing ever. We already provided a background check and paid $15. Having that stigma for me to pay for a print on demand order and wait 30 days to get paid is just plain stupid. What if they ban me for no reason? I'm taking my business elsewhere besides Etsy. You can make all the excuses you want, but #3 will drive many legitimate businesses away from Etsy.

Warning to anyone opening a new shop, I paid the asking fee, the next day they suspended my shop, extremely poor customer service, no help at all and they refused to refund me!

Warning to anyone opening a new shop, I paid the asking fee, the next day they suspended my shop, extremely poor customer service, no help at all and they refused to refund me!

Isn't that like a monopoly to have more than one account compared to grandmoms crafts and small mom and pop shop? Grandmoms need HELP! 😮

I think it is optimistic to assume the new rules will keep Etsy from banning shops will-nilly. I hope so though.

Listing fees cost money even if you have no sales. Maybe make the $15 payment into a credit towards listing fees or ads.

You have people's banking info...that is enough verification !!!!! No Bio-metrics !!!! What are we becoming...CHINA ? I have been working these past few months getting ready to open an Etsy shop. I make Hand-made Jewelry. I make them and they are my designs. Why doesn't Etsy go after the stores that say they are hand-made but are not making them. Instead they buy cheap ready-made jewelry from China and India and say handmade.

I got 33 messages from scamers and Etsy cant take them down? But they dont care they take down normal people?? Im thinking about going somewere else.

You will change your mind if they close your shops.

Please help! My situation is a bit unique. I sell big ticket items in fashion or at least I consider it big enough, where a dress is about $1k to $3. Etsy has closed down my accounts and has started refunding clients who don't want to work anymore with me to complete their orders. So now I'm in debt to Etsy of over $3k and honestly have no way to pay them back this money as they just took my only source of income from me. I still have multiple orders I am trying to complete. What do I do if I can't pay them back this money. I think more clients might request a refund going forward which will put me more in debt. How does this get resolved? Any suggestions?

I closed my Etsy shops. My advice is. Get a domain, create a website with a woocommerce shop. That’s it. You own all.

Etsy deserves to get PERMANENTLY Suspended with no warning and no Reason by the US Government.

Im ok with a set-up fee...but NOT with shops getting shut down with no explanation.

I don’t have a problem with a fee, that’s not my issue with Etsy. However, if Etsy continues to demand fees, then bans the new shop from selling, sellers may take their business to another platform that is transparent regarding their rules, etc. Etsy receives hundreds, if not more, fees up front, then bans the account and does not either open the shop OR refund the $15 fee that’s definitely bad business. It’s not as if people are not hearing this news? This is making opening a Shopify account look pretty good right now. People could choose to skip the hassle and open a business on other platforms.

Etsey crappie people should leave

I get the security, I really do. We all want to be safe online. Here's what would make it right....Wouldn't be nice if everyone that got booted by the recent "Ban Binge" for no reason, got an email asking them to re-apply to the new system once in place. At least then we would be assured that we were not going to go through all the hassle and $15 just to get banned again.

I think the 15 is ok...if they fix the customer service issues. They shouldn't be able to blanket ban without client contact if we are paying to set up. You would think the 15.00 would be enough to add some live service agents.

I got an immediate suspension as soon as I logged on via their Etsy mobile app + Authenticator, one night. Even with an Authenticator, I still got suspended. I appealed and was immediately told my account cannot be reinstated. In the same email, they say they cannot disclose the reaasons why my account was permanently suspended, and any further questions I may have will be ignored. That's complete BS! Why can I not continue to verify my identity via other methods like almost every other thing online? Even with Government sites, I'm still given ways to verify my identity (ie: ID.me). What a bunch of dix.

I kinda like that . Cause I'm legit so screw it throw fake accounts away

Fee is okay provided you refund if shop closed. Exploitation can go both ways.

Everyone seems angry, but I know, as a buyer of vintage jewelry, that there have been too many scam sellers allowed on the site. I 'bought' from one and was, thankfully, refunded my money.

$15 fee to set up...% off every sale, fee for posting..fee for postage. So the shops they shut down without warning are gonna have to pay a fee to get their shop back?

Here's what you should be investigating -- how many of those banned shops have funds stuck "temporarily" on hold. Two days ago my funds showed they were being deposited, now two days later they are back to being on hold. At what point is Etsy committing fraud by not releasing funds? I am beyond the 30 days for returns, I do not owe Etsy any fees, they have no reason to withhold my funds. And Etsy will not respond to help requests, they just close them out with no response. How much do all those funds of suspended shops add up to?

The verification stuff and the $15 registration fee doesn't bother me; I just hope we get better communication on their sell expectations as well as some kind of actual support when they do run into violations (that is, they give the seller a chance to correct these issues before banning people).

It’s funny because the one rule that people say is not to save or put your ID online. This is how a lot of identifying theft happens especially if the company is data breached by hackers.

Fee should be higher. Weed out the non serious sellers who clog up etsy by selling a 75 dollar item for 20. This hurts everyone

Do you trust them with your personal identifying information. What if someone bin their company steal it and cause you all kinds bod identity theft and piracy and privacy issues and spam you all day.

They want our personal identify and will say it was breeched so they can sell it or worse.

I don’t trust them with my personal information. Do you trust them with this much personal information.

I am opposed to this because they are asking for too much personal identification information including SSN. This is a private enterprise that will have assess to too much information.

Although a new Etsy seller, I see the logic in these changes from a business POV. As one of THE most popular online marketplaces, Etsy has been a unique wild west of online selling platforms. While I get the distrust many/some have towards Etsy's motives, I see these changes all part of a larger roll-out of changes in response to the online shopping landscape. So with all changes of this kind, I imagine many of them are not etched in stone... but the overarching goal is the same... make Etsy a safer shopping/selling experience. It benefits no one if everyone sees their brand as a great place to get ripped off.

Set up fee should be at least $150 not $15. After-all you’re starting a business which usually involve start up cost of hundreds or even thousands of dollars especially if you have to stock inventory

With all the data breaches I’m concerned about them storing and retaining my information. Are they sharing our information to 3rd parties?

I find these changes by Etsy to be a bit to much. With all the fee's that Etsy charges adding even more or delaying payment is just too much. On an 18 dollar item I clear 4 after all the fee's and shipping. Really isn't worth it.

As far as the photo's, what is it that "they" say about lock's? It keeps the innocence people innocent. If someone is willing to put up a fraudulent site then do you really think getting 2 photos of someone fictitious is out of the question?

Well when I start selling can only have 4 pieces of merchandise at first as can’t wait 30 days at first for money….

Your info and photo will certainly be sold and passed along to other interested parties. Still sound "safe and nice" to those of you who think it's a solution?

People have a problem with the set up fee because they’re taking the set up fee THEN banning you and it’s non refundable so Etsy themselves are scamming people.

If the banned you before taking the fee, no problem but they don’t.

For anyone who is allowed to sell on the platform then I don’t think a small set up fee is too much to ask, I’m fine with it.

I needed a domain, a website, a business account, why would my store set up on ETSY be free. It's a good move, and cheap compared to everything else required.

I was one of the lucky ones who has been suspended. I submitted an appeal. Within 30 seconds, I had a reply that they would not reactivate my account. I thoroughly went through my account looking for any policy that i may have broken and found nothing wrong, so idk why i was suspended 🤬