What is Etsy? Etsy Review

Website Features

Etsy provides a variety of ways for users to communicate privately, including dedicated chat tools, groups, and public chat rooms.

Etsy has established Etsy Lab, a permanent offline communication venue for handicraft enthusiasts, and regularly organizes handicraft DIY activities. Every month, Etsy also rotates to hold Etsy Meet & Make events in various locations to attract handicraft enthusiasts to participate.

There is a special blog in a prominent position on the website, covering various contents such as beginner's guide, experience sharing, theme event notifications, etc.

Etsy store opening process

1. Log in to the official website etsy.com and register an etsy seller account with your own information
2. Use a credit card to activate your seller account. If you don’t have a credit card, it doesn’t matter. You can purchase a virtual credit card.
3. Register a PayPal account and add a payment account.
After completing the basic store settings, you can start selling online.

Note: Chinese IP operation is prone to problems, it is best to use a foreign IP.

Manufacturers settled in

Etsy invites manufacturers to join the platform, and manufacturers submit profiles and photos. Etsy selects manufacturers based on screening criteria. Etsy does not conduct on-site inspections of manufacturers, nor does it limit the size of manufacturers, but manufacturers need to promise to provide a safe and fair working environment, remain open to the manufacturing process, etc. If a manufacturer receives a lot of negative reviews from sellers or violates the rules, it will be punished by being removed from the manufacturer platform.

cost

Listing fee: $0.20 per item, expires after four months. Listing will automatically renew for $0.20 after each item is sold.

Commission: 5% of the sales price. This does not include any shipping costs and taxes you may be charged.

Style fee: 30 days free, then $15 per month

Note:

At the end of July 2018, Etsy fully opened the Etsy Plus subscription plan, which costs $20 per month. Sellers who subscribe until the end of this year can enjoy a 50% discount. With the Etsy Plus subscription plan, sellers can customize their stores and packaging, hold promotional discounts, and provide consumers with "restock requests" arrival notification services. In addition, sellers can also get 15 free listings and $5 worth of Promoted Listings advertising discounts every month.

Etsy Premium is coming soon in 2019.

Etsy prohibits the sale of items

1. Alcohol

2. Tobacco and other smokeable products

3. Claims for medicines, medical drugs and drug paraphernalia

4. Live animals and animal products are illegal

5. Human remains or body parts (excluding hair and teeth)

6. Pornography

7. Firearms and/or weapons

8. Hazardous substances (e.g. flammable, explosive, corrosive, toxic, etc.)

9. Real Estate

10. Motor vehicles (e.g. cars, motorcycles, boats, travel trailers, etc.)

11. Projects or lists that promote, support, or glorify hatred or otherwise demean people based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation, including those that promote organizations or content

12. Projects or listings that promote or support illegal activities or instruct others to engage in illegal activities

13. Items or lists that promote, support, or glorify acts of violence or harm toward oneself or others

develop

In May 2006, Etsy's sales reached $170,000.

In 2008, more than 3 million customers from 150 countries purchased approximately $87.5 million worth of merchandise on Etsy.

In 2009, Etsy sold more than 100 million items, with a turnover of $177 million.

In 2010, Etsy had 7 million users.

In March 2011, Etsy launched People Search, a Facebook-style social networking system to help buyers and sellers connect with each other and become friends.

In 2012, Etsy had more than 800,000 stores.

In 2015, Etsy sold $2.39 billion worth of handmade goods.

In September 2015, Etsy, a C2C e-commerce platform for handicrafts, launched a manufacturer platform to connect small manufacturers and handicraft sellers on Etsy.

In April 2017, Etsy announced the launch of Etsy Studio, a new handicraft platform, along with new features and services.

References

• 1. What is the current situation of Etsy, the American handmade e-commerce platform? : Cross-border Pie [cited on 2018-06-30T16:00:00.000Z]
• 2. Etsy enters the handicraft pre-market and launches a manufacturer platform: 36kr [cited on 2015-09-12T16:00:00.000Z]