dragonlady7

prices, it's not MY store, but i run it

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zealli https://zealli.tumblr.com/post/680430861844365312/etsy-is-somehow-being-even-worse-do-not-click :

plushmayhem https://plushmayhem.tumblr.com/post/611050217166487552/etsy-is-somehow-being-even-worse-do-not-click :

Etsy is now forcing shop owners to be part of their ads. We can not opt out.

To anyone who buys from etsy: DO NOT EVER CLICK THEIR ADS

They are rolling out a program where if you get a sale from an ad they put out, they’re taking 12-15% of the profit(probably on top of the like, 5%ish+ they already take). Even worse, if you have clicked an Etsy ad in the last 30 days *ANYONE YOU BUY FROM ON ETSY IN THAT PERIOD WILL BE BILLED THAT FEE. *

So please, if you see an ad for something you like off etsy, do not click it. Just go on etsy and search for it.

This is somehow worse than what storenvy used to pull.

Please go directly through an artist or see if they have their own storefront (I use bigcartel) instead of purchasing off etsy. And if you must, just please, please, never click an etsy ad.

They’re bumping up the 5% fee to 6.5% which btw is the total purchase and not just the cost of the item, it includes the shipping price. Not only that but if you buy postage from them there’s a fee. And there’s a listing fee. When all said and done sometimes it’s like they’re taking 25-30% of the cost of the item. And they can just keep your funds hostage sometimes with no explanation .

People see my shirts on Etsy and are like wow who’s gonna pay $60-70 for one shirt? The answer is that I don’t want to but I have to in order make it worth my time. On the flip side my shirts are $45 on my personal store. If you’re US based and you’re looking for items on Etsy I can guarantee you can find the item on the persons personal store for a fraction of the price.

Bottom line is you can use Etsy to search but not to buy (Your picture was not posted)