/r/Etsy
The unofficial community for all things Etsy, buyers and sellers both welcome. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Etsy.com.
Welcome to r/Etsy!
RULES
NO DIRECT LINKS TO ETSY These are only allowed in stickied Critique and Share Your Stuff threads. In any other thread you may provide your unlinked username only.
NO REQUESTS FOR FEEDBACK OR CRITIQUE Please post your request in the monthly Critique thread.
NO SHAMELESS PLUGS OR PROMOTION POSTS These must go in to the weekly Share Your Stuff thread, social media threads or themed request threads. This applies to everyone.
NO TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT TAKEDOWN QUESTIONS If your item was taken down contact a lawyer for clarification. If you want to know why a seller is selling an item made with IP owned by someone else: The seller either doesn't know they're infringing or they don't care. We do not support sellers who are selling unlicensed merchandise. Contact the seller directly, notify the IP holder, or both.
NO HARASSMENT No witch hunts, no call outs, no claiming another user is a spammer or scammer, harassment or being a dick, no matter what. There are other venues for this.
NO BLOG POSTS Blog posts go in the share your stuff thread, or if relevant it can be in a comment reply. NO ASKING FOR FREE PRODUCTS IN POSTS, COMMENTS OR PM.
BIZ & SERVICES GET 1 INTRO POST - NO SURVEYS This is not for Etsy sellers, but for people trying to sell or get Etsy Sellers as clients. After your one text post introducing your service you may purchase ads or post in the Share Your Stuff thread. You may however comment in other posts where your service or item is applicable. No surveys at any time outside of the Share Your Stuff thread.
NO ASKING WHEN WE GOT OUR FIRST SALE OR HOW TO TURN FAVORITES INTO SALES Don't ask when we got our first sale. If it hasn’t happened for you yet, post in the monthly Critique thread for help. Don't ask how to turn favorites into sales. Contacting people who favorite your items is SPAM. Do not do this.
NO ASKING IF YOUR PRODUCT WOULD DO WELL OR FIT ON ETSY Etsy is for handmade items, vintage, or craft supplies. If your item is one of these things, great! Start a store. What determines success is how hard you're willing to work and learn about Etsy. Start your store then hit up the monthly Critique thread for help.
NO CELEBRATORY POSTS EXCEPT 100th/1,000th/10,000th/100,000th SALE We love to celebrate, so post to let us know about your 100th, 1000th, 10,000th, and 100,000th sales only. Please follow the rules outlined in this post when you hit these milestones.
NO RESELLING We are trying to make money by selling handmade or designed items on Etsy. If you're found to be reselling factory produced items you will be banned. Proof is necessary for reselling claims.
NO PROMOTING OTHER E-COMMERCE SITES Posting your personal, non-Etsy shop or your shop in addition to Etsy is okay. Drive by spammers who post links only to non-Etsy e-commerce venues will be banned.
NO REFERRAL LINKS Please do not post referral link for Etsy or another service. If someone requests a code for free listings PM them the link.
NO ASKING HOW TO MASS EXPORT PREVIOUS BUYERS' EMAIL ADDRESSES Please do not ask us how to mass export previous buyers' email addresses for the purposes of sending them a newsletter. Buyers must opt in to any newsletters. Signing them up on their behalf violates Etsy's TOS and GDPR.
HIT THE REPORT LINK FOR ANYTHING THAT BREAKS THESE RULES
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Please put your Etsy username (no spaces!) as your flair. This flair can the be used to find your store by going to etsyusername.etsy.com
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This is seller is unreliable, untrustworthy and curbing her positive reviews. do NOT trust Decal Point for DTF printing. This lady has given me excuses like "I lost your ofder', 'my designer (her) iis confused' , 'there's a lot going on right now' - slogging along until I reported her and instead of shipping like she said she would she refunded and ran away. Weak, just a tip, bad business practice and responds like she's had a couple drinks or 5.
Hello,
I purchased a custom paperweight. In the description it says "This product is customized. Please carefully review the customized information before ordering."
Before I placed the order I contacted the seller asking if they could accomplish what I wanted customized. They said yes, they could do it, so I placed the order.
Fast forward, they sent the image, it was a little off so I asked them to fix it. They did. It looks beautiful. That's when the seller asked me to send an additional $10 customization fee.
I feel like they just pulled the rug from under me. The product is litterally a custom product, and they didn't tell me there would be a fee before placing the order even after I got confirmation that they could do it.
What do I do in this situation. I feel like I've been swindled.
i’m currently looking for some cool handmade occult rings made from sterling silver or continuum silver as a christmas gift for a loved one.
this can be anything from animals and creatures, to occult scenery and imagery, to simple occult symbols. i’ve had a difficult finding unique, handmade, and non-drop shipped options, and i would love to support a small business! my price range is $75 to $210, with a little wiggle room.
my dms are closed; but if you leave a comment about your business i’ll personally message you! thanks in advance!
I messaged a seller a couple days ago to inquire about the delivery estimate of an item before I placed the order. The day of my event is within the first half of their general listed delivery estimate, they are located nearby, and the item is personalized (printed initials) but not extensively handmade otherwise. They told me that they can do it and to just include my timeline in my personalized note. However, a day before my event they told me that their team must have missed the note and that my item will not arrive until the day after my event. Is there a good way to phrase it and ask for a partial refund or perhaps if they can cover same-day shipping? I hate to make a fuss but I would have to find a last-minute replacement, and I would not be as upset if I was informed upfront that the timeline might not be feasible :( Thanks so much for your insight!
I've been sneaking up to my 100th sale and couldn't wait to post as soon as I hit it this evening!! I sell handmade earrings (clay and resin).
I've had my shop for a little over a year and had hoped to hit this milestone sooner, but I am happy to have finally made it! I really have learned so much since opening and am very pleased with my growth.
Still learning - I bring in most of my own sales so I'm pretty sure my SEO needs work, but it's definitely better than when I first jumped in. I started with zero experience in business/marketing and have basically learned everything the hard way lol so it feels like a big win to have made it this far.
For me I think one of the most helpful moves I made was to update my pictures. I'm sure they could still use work (don't hesitate to tell me how to improve them lol) but they are WAY better than when I started and that's made my views to lead to more visits.
The other helpful thing for me was to have a social media page. The social media page is not doing well by any means, but I get 80-90% of my purchases from outside Etsy (mostly people I know who are watching my new posts).
Any helpful feedback to help me reach the next milestone is greatly appreciated ❤️❤️
YAY!! 100 🎉
Someone stole my art and is selling it on Etsy, I'm filling out the form to report it and Etsy is asking for my address and phone number. I want to ask you guys if the person being reported will be shown this information for whatever reason because I don't want to be doxxed
Elk Groove is known for being a black hole for parcels, and having read that GPI isn't the best either... My parcel is a Christmas gift so if it is delayed for too much that's Christmas ruined for me :/
Are there any decent etsy coaches that actually give real advice in 2024 and not just repetitive, recycled content?
Im trying to buy a bracelet for my friends birthday, but every time I try to review my order Etsy has me add my card, then when I try to add my card it says my card cannot be verified. I buys stuff all the time with it though. Does anyone know how to fix this? I’ve seen posts about it in this subreddit but none of them actually give an answer on how to fix it
Hey guys Just hoping someone might have some knowledge on this I have ordered a custom cosplay helmet from a seller in chile and it’s been delayed Just wondering how long it takes to get customs sorted when it does finally arrives as it’s getting very close to Xmas It’s worth over 1000e
I got an email saying my account funds have been placed on hold and could be due to a variety of things like late orders, no tracking info, bad reviews, etc. I am a newer seller, but I have perfect reviews, always add tracking and have never dispatched one late order. It says the reserve may be listed after tracking is updated or after 90 days. Tracking is already on every single order, so what do I do? Of course the email is from a do not reply, so I can’t ask for guidance. Any help is much appreciated!
Hi! I have Printful connected to Etsy, but there are countries I don't want to ship to... I've modified the shipping profile that was automatically created by Printful on Etsy, and I've disabled the countries I don't want to ship to. But, even though the changes seem to be saved, the next day the countries I had deleted will reappear... I've been told that I should make a duplicate of the original Printful shipping profile, modify the shipping countries, and associate this duplicate profile with my products... however, I try to duplicate the original shipping profile and Etsy gives me the error "we couldn't update your profile". Does anyone know why I can't duplicate it? thanks!
I ordered fabric from the seller and she is not communicating with me, but I need more yardage— and I need it to be cut in one continuous piece. I left her an urgent message— asking her to change my order to add another half yard or hold off on cutting it— I have received no response and now one of my orders is showing that it’s pre-shipment and I have no response to my message. Should I just sit tight or what do I do?
Long story short: I used that service to connect my wife's Etsy store with her shop IG account.
When I signed up, I didn't get any email confirmation or anything. To start the trial period, you need to provide credit card info (which I did), so they can charge you if you keep the service after the trial period ends.
After a couple of days, I realized that this service doesn't work for me, so I wanted to cancel the trial period. Unfortunately, my browser didn't save the login/password info for their website. I was surprised to see that there's no reset password option on the website and no contact information, just a "contact us" form. I contacted them even before my trial period was over. I reached out multiple times, but as you can guess, I didn't get any replies.
Without any luck canceling the trial period, I was, of course, charged. I had to call my bank and dispute the transaction.
Just wanted to spread the word about this service. Be aware.
Is there any way to set it up where all charges (Ads, fees , shipping, etc.) DO NOT get automatically covered by profit? I want all the charges to go on one card and all my profit to go somewhere else.
One of my items on Etsy was just liked by one of Etsy's marketing coordinators. Does this mean my item may be featured?
I recently purchased a digital file on sale, and when checking out with a few other items from different stores I was charged twice for the file and received two delivered messages for the same item as if they were different items(both with quantities of 1).
I reached out to the seller, and according to them their dashboard said I only purchased the item once.
I was wondering if anyone experienced this before and had a recommendation on how to proceed?
I just made my first Etsy listing (woohoo!) and did my research to find that 4:3 is the best aspect ratio for my listing photos of website templates I will be selling.
On mobile, it looks fine if I go to my shop link or search for the listing but for some reason if I share the link to the listing itself, it's not dropping the photos to fill the frame (which is square on mobile) and leaving a blank space at the bottom.
Is this happening to other people? I'm thinking it's not a huge deal since people will find my listings through searching mainly and it should display correctly for them. Could anyone check how it looks on mobile for them?
donnairenephotos.etsy.com
TIA!
I couldn't find an answer to this anywhere so I decided to ask here: I'm currently trying to get some things figured out with Etsy Support but I'm still waiting on their response while not having any access to my account because I got locked out. Problem is, I had an active order on my account (I'm a buyer) and I'm not sure what will happen to that order - will it still be sent to me or get cancelled?
Also, if any of the sellers message my account will I still get e-mailed about it?
Hi, I've been trying to set up my shop for over a week and a half now and I'm stuck on my first listing. No matter what I do I get these error messages popping up when I try to move on to save and continue. I have definitely filed out all of the information and have double checked everything. I have contacted Etsy twice and I just keep getting the same suggestions back: different device, different browser etc but they aren't actually telling me something that I haven't already tried. I have now officially tried it on every browser, on my phone, iPad and laptop and I'm still getting the same results. It's been over a week now and I'm really frustrated. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have any suggestions? Have also posted on the Etsy sellers group with pictures as I wanted to cover all bases. I was really excited to set up my shop and get started but now I'm just left feeling depleted. Any help would be so much appreciated🥺🌸
Hi everyone! I’ve been thinking about starting an Etsy shop to sell designs made on Canva, and I have a few questions I’m hoping you can help with. 1. Is it legal to sell Canva designs on Etsy? I know Canva has templates and licensing rules, but I want to make sure I’m following the guidelines. 2. If everything is set up well and the designs are good quality, how long does it usually take for people to start buying? 3. Are there any fees I need to pay to Etsy for listing or selling items?
I’d love to hear about your experiences or tips if you’ve tried this before!
I ordered a sticker (not custom) from a seller om 11/21/24. They still have not shipped it and the estimated delivery is between 11/25 and 12/4 (tomorrow). I messaged the seller on 11/29 and asked them when they would ship it and no response. I ordered it as a gift for a friend I'm seeing on 12/8. I thought it would arrive in time. Not sure what else I should do other than do the "help with order" button. The seller has 4.5 stars, located in California and apparently doesn't use tracked shipping according to other reviews.
However, I ordered a different sticker from another seller at the same time (Located in Canada) and it arrived yesterday. The seller also didn't have tracked shipping, but etsy notified me that it had shipped. I'm located in the US, so I expected the California based shop to get here sooner since the Canadian shop has to go through customs and now a strike.
What should I do? Reach out to the seller again? Ask for a refund?
Hello,
I recently discovered Etsy, and I’ve come across a lot of items that are really visually appealing.
I have a simple question: if I purchase an item and the price includes VAT and local taxes, does that mean I won’t have to pay any additional fees?
Here’s the link for reference: Imgur link.
Thanks!
Hi! I sold on Etsy as an individual for a while, but when I saw it's got potential I registered as a sole trader. Note I'm not an LLC.
I would like to switch my shop from my civilian entity to my business entity, how can I do this? They are both listed under the same point on Etsy....where do I input my business info, and how do I change my bank account from my name to my business bank acc one?
Thank you!!
Back in 2021, I started posting social media marketing designs on Etsy and I think I've only made about 3 sales since then. To be honest I gave up after about two months. 🤦♀️
I decided that I want to try again considering I have more money to invest and more graphic design/art skills. I've been doing research on if it's a viable side hustle and I've seen that a lot of AI art has been clogging up digital designs. I'm planning on cross promoting through Pinterest and Instagram with ads. I'm also planning on doing research to figure out what niches are trending + using ChatGPT for content strategy and schedules.
I want to create tracking documents for college students, personal care notion templates, and digital products marketed towards young people.
Do you think it's still worth it to sell digital products even with the change on the platform? My personal goal is to make at least 50 sales by March. What do you think?
I’m starting to get into designing and selling digital invitation templates. I have been designing on canva but really like to use the pro elements and don’t want my customers to have to sign up for pro.
Can I make the design with pro elements, and then upload it to corjil to actually deliver it and have the customer edit?
Hi guys so I am trying to figure out if I am getting scammed ( it looks pretty likely )
this custom neon sign seller seemingly had a good sale going on & turns out it was just a deposit and the actual sign was $569. I said absolutely not but ended up settling for less words and paying $177.
What puzzles me is the store is a star seller, joined in 2021 has literally 4.9 stars and a lot of great ratings, a lot of them include pictures videos. I had to hit lowest review to see people complain about the false advertising gimmick.
I just ordered it like 2 days ago so I have yet to see if I truly get scammed but it’s just annoying. Their location is Texas but their manufacturers are China & Pakistan. So I just know I probably wasted money on someone scheming. I realize it’s half on me since I did look everything over and still went with it. lol let’s hope I at least get the damn sign 💀
Has anyone else ran into this on etsy?
I made a candle purchase on November 23rd and paid for 1st class USPS shipping (cheapest option with an expected delivery date between Nov 26th to Dec 3rd). This item was in stock, not custom made to order which may take longer to ship. As of today Dec 2nd, my item has not been shipped so I messaged the seller. She said she's working on my order today to ship tomorrow and that she's been busy since autumn.
Is this typical? I paid for shipping for a specific range of dates. I'm a bit bothered by the delay in shipment + not hearing anything from the seller until I reached out. I'd understand if it was shipped already and the delay is out of the seller's hands, but that's not the case. Is there anything else I should be doing?
So I just got a sale.....from Germany. I am in Canada. Obviously, the Canada Post strike has fucked Canadians and everything kinda sucks right now.
Do I just cancel the sale or can anyone think of a cheap way to ship this? Thank you for your advice.