Etsy

Etsy sides only on buyer rather than seller. Poor customer service takes weeks to get issue resolved where Etsy laziness brings bad name to the company. My customer reviewed my company based on carrier delay and carrier damages rather than my product, Etsy has no right policies to support seller. Overall bad experience for seller.

This is absolutely ridiculous now!
I place a order - boxes weren't in tact, every book damaged.
They send out replacements and the same thing happens.
This issue has been ongoing for months! And they are aware of it. It should have been resolved immediately!
The company is loosing money, I'm loosing money - nobody is winning here by using auto packers.
The worst is that I now have hundreds of what should have been beautiful books, but they are all ruined…absolutely ruined!

I have ordered two things for my weeding from Etsy. Which I will be canceling right after this post! First you can not speak to anyone. Second when you do write them they do not respond. Thirdly they don't uphold there end of the deal they sent half $#*! product not finished and my money is wasted. To boot it's a fight to get money returned you have to cancel through your credit card and fight it because Etsy does not refund. Thanks a million. For all to read do not waste your time on this Etsy site. They are scammers and it's not right. I just hand twins and am getting married and I ordered two things that I really wanted to make OUR day special and they killed it! I will go to a store from now on and have my stuff made. I will never ever order from this company again it should be shut down!

It's a good place to shop for hard-to-find wrestling DVDs. When I received a wrong order, the seller was quick to make it right. A few sellers offer repeat customers 10% or 20% off their next purchase. It's also a good site to find posters and collectibles which aren't on other retail sites because it's handcrafted by the seller, not a company.

There's lots of cool stuff on Etsy that you can't find anywhere else. However, most sellers are "creative types" and not business owners with initiative.

Therefore, it's lots of goofballs on there that literally take forever to ship your item. Like they're too "busy" laying around smoking pot to bother driving to the post office to mail your stuff to you.

Avoid.

I ordered from a seller who completely misrepresented what I thought I was getting. She used a stock photo for several lots. When I discovered this, I requested a refund. Seller lied and claimed the lots had already been shipped, yet no tracking number was given until 2 weeks later. I filed a complaint through Etsy who refused to do anything. I left very negative reviews, reported Etsy to the BBB and deleted my account. Never again!

Ordered an item for Etsy it never arrived so contacted the seller who said it couldn't be delivered because of a false address which isn't true. I have order items from my Etsy account using the same address and the items have always arrived. The seller then sent the tracking number and turns out the item had one failed delivery and then shipped back to the sender who refused to give me a refund claiming it was my fault for giving a wrong address. So the seller now has my item and money and i have nothing. Etsy did not listen or help just closed the case straight away basically saying tough by using and automated response.

I don't normally write reviews, but save your money. The sellers are shady. They process your order, take your money and cancel the order at the last minute and never get back to you with regards to any refunds. I purchased a lot of stuff and was always satisfied until my last order. I'm due a refund and no one is getting back to me!

Did you come up with the rise in profitability being 21% or greater. Is that after you charge your sellers cost,,.?. Or taxes. Because I have to raise my prices to higher levels. So your making for your buck by hit but I seller charges, so now we will have to raise our prices up to match your already high selling prices. Etsy is the most expensive place to sell. We need another place where corporations like Etsy and eBay.are kept on a leash. Oh well passit on the the consumer

I am a seller and buyer on Etsy. I have never encountered any problems with sellers, and my customers are amazing.
I think to succeed you must invest time in your pictures for your previews, tags and titles for your items.
I can't emphasize that your preview pictures must be amazing. Please don't let one bad experience keep you away from Etsy. There are truly one of a kind items that you will only find from Etsy sellers.
The listing and selling fees are extremely affordable, and you are not locked into any long term contracts.