Top Seller Gets Suspended From Etsy

Well, Etsy just announced they are laying off 11% of its staff, so doesn’t look like we’ll have human eyes looking at many cases any time soon! Sorry to read about what happened in your case, it’s a reminder that we need to stay on top of things. How frustrating for you

My grandfather always said "never plant on someone else's land"

Etsy is too risky now to rely on.

There needs to be a class action suit against Etsy for doing this to sellers. They’re bullying people and attacking the lively hood of people and their families. The answers to these account suspensions and closing are templates thye write to everyone, in other words, they do not provide a reason or explanation of why they’re suspending or closing your account. They take all your money invested in the shop before they close it, they do not compensate you for your time and investment, basically it’s legalized robbery.

Etsy seems to be going the same way as EBay, treating the sellers as if they were doing them a favor and mistreating and bullying them in the process.

I just sold all my ETSY stocks today. Investing in this ridiculous joke is the worst decision I've ever made. I hope you recover, stay away from this disgusting company. They banned my artist account too. I feel your pain

Unbelievable that this happened. Etsy should be ashamed of treating sellers this way. Closing all shops is out of proportion. Besides this, health is the most important thing in life, hopefully things are moving in the right direction. I'm sure you'll come out stronger and laugh about it later, but right now it's terrible. I wish you a lot of strength from Holland and hope to see you again soon with all your good and educational advice. Love from Holland, Bo

I have heard so many horror stories like this about Etsy. It doesn't make sense! Why would they close a store this size down and not help him right away or give a warning? They are losing business as well!

There's a guy named Chadwick Eisen on youtube that said he had a permanent ban on Etsy and uploaded a video just 4 days ago stating that he contacted the BBB and filed a complaint with them because Etsy was not returning any of his messages and now his account is reinstated. Maybe file a complaint with BBB so Etsy has to respond to them about your account.. worked for Chadwick. I hope you get your account back soon!

So awful. Etsy ban people for no reason in the blink of an eye! My brother lost his life savings, he's a carpenter and took the chance selling on Etsy. Took a small loan to make some items after he got some orders. Sent out about 30 orders, purchased the materials and made around 70, and then etsy suddenly banned him and took at the money! Awful and it all happened in the blink of an eye. The amount of stress it has cost him is heartbreaking and etsy never responded to him :(

Etsy hurt themselves by closing your shop, too. You'd think they'd want to be able to find the problem, quickly.

Crazy how etsy will let staff off to save money but at the same time they will suspend people for £7 and lose out on all them sale fees. That company needs some real management.

So sorry to hear this happened to you, your family and your staff at such a critical time, Vlad. As a former special ed teacher's aide and independent special needs art instructor, I totally sympathize with your caregiving and family health situations compounding unexpectedly. Brilliant podcast concept! And I have an old Etsy situation of my own to resolve, so could probably use a fresh pair of eyes on it. Happy holidays. 💖🎄

That's absolutely horrible, and thank you for warning everyone. Causing all that trauma and loss of sales over 7 dollar, what are they thinking? They really should start treating the people who make them money better!

Similar thing happened to me except I haven't violated any of their rules. Simply, I received too many orders over a bank holiday weekend and nobody bothered to ask me if I had staff, what my capacity was (I hired staff and had industrial machinery etc.. They just closed my shop for 2 weeks and their email didn't even explain the reason! I was never late with a single item, all good reviews, no complaints... My shop never recovered. I made 40k in my first 3 months then my shop died. In the UK they didn't have a phone number I could call, and they didn't reply to my email for 4 days.. when someone did, it was an asshole that disregarded whatever I said in my panicky emails... Luckily my business is booming but not on Etsy and I will never sell on Etsy again never ever ever ever...

Sorry to hear this to yet another etsy seller. Why dont people who have sales like yourself just sell through your own website? You have the customers. Etsy has gotten so big that they dont seem to care, about the impact that suspending someone's shop, does to them personally. I remembered when they first started for the handmade community and now its all about them and they dont seem to care about their vendors. I have heard bad stories after bad stories with this platform. I hope someone comes along and creates a platform that is not so complicated for sellers. They seem to nickel and dime you and when your in trouble, bots are answering your questions. Unexceptable!!

Unbelievable, I wish there was an ability for a class action suit against platforms like Etsy and even Amazon. They close accounts yet need to explain why, this is a real business that supports your family. It's also why I'm nervous about selling with Etsy, put in all that work and they ruin your life. Good luck with your mother-in-law and your daughter, they, of course, are far more important.

Hi Vlad, you helped me so much in my Etsy journey. I always checked your shop to see how you're doing to motivate me during days when sales were low. I was shocked to see your account suspended. I've had 1 account suspended before and it was a horrible feeling. Wishing you and your family the best

Sincerely sorry for ALL that you and your family are going through. I hope that you can get your business flowing again. And my heart goes out to your daughter and mother-in-law.

Seem to be hearing this scenario more and more these days and I think its sad. I've been with Etsy for over 10 years and I've seen a lot of changes. It used to be for handmade items only and was a wonderful platform. Now they just sell all sorts of stuff, even mass produced. One thing I've never loved is how hard it is to actually TALK to anyone if there's problems. Wouldn't you think they could just send an email out saying 'hey, you owe us money', instead of treating their sellers like this. Im so sorry this happened to you...I wish you and your family well.