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Etsy lays off 225 workers after ‘essentially flat’ sales, says CEO | Business::Staff notified via livestream Wednesday by Josh Silverman, who acknowledged ‘unfortunate’ timing during holiday season
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I know a long-term seller
Site went to shit. No seller support. No actual new features that are requested, bugs that are known for years and nobody cares, increase in commission percentage, removal of product categories without explanation and absolutely zero willingness to stop drop shippers flooding the site
It's basically a shittier Amazon marketplace now
Person I know just has whatever is left running there and doesn't bother updating the catalogue
Are there any viable alternative sites you're aware of?
That's the problem, they've cornered the market.
Shopify & Big Cartel
there are a couple, but they are almost all US-only
Yup and it's riddled with counterfeit items too
The buyer protection on Etsy is pretty shit too. Tried to return a coat that was too small, seller ghosted me, Etsy requires it to be "completely different" from the expected product. So I'm out about a hundred bucks because I wanted a nice winter jacket.