Etsy offers a comprehensive e-commerce platform and payment system on which individuals can sell a product. To create an Etsy storefront, it costs $0.20 per item listed. For example, if you sell hand-made necklaces and list four of the same kind, the fee will be $0.80 (4 X $0.20). One of these online retail sites is Etsy, which focuses on handmade or vintage items and supplies. Users can sell clothing, jewelry, photography, art, toys and other items, along with craft.
Credit card: Etsy’s Direct Checkout feature enables you to accept payment via credit card — namely, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Although it’s currently available only in the United States, this payment method is easily the most popular on the site. But wait, there’s more: Direct Checkout offers protection from fraud and enables you to purchase and print U.S. Postal Service shipping labels directly from your Etsy shop.Note: If you go the Direct Checkout route, be aware that Etsy charges a processing fee for each Direct Checkout order: 3 percent of the total sale (including shipping and sales tax), plus 25¢.PayPal: PayPal is another popular method of payment among Etsy users. Electronic payments are instantly deposited into your PayPal account, and transferring money from your PayPal account to a bank account is easy and free.Money order: Some people are simply old school. They prefer the time-honored system of paying by money order over using newfangled digital solutions like Direct Checkout or PayPal.
Fortunately, Etsy allows you to accommodate these buyers. The downside?
Unlike with Direct Checkout and PayPal, payment isn’t rendered immediately. You have to wait for the buyer to snail-mail you the money order (or send it via other delivery service).Personal check: Allowing payment by personal check offers the same basic advantages and disadvantages as permitting payment via money order: You indulge the Luddites, but you have to wait for delivery of payment.
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Find out more in our. Etsy is a marketplace where you can sell your handmade goods, vintage items, and craft supplies directly to buyers around the world. We want to make sure that you and your buyers have a positive experience on Etsy.
Please read on to find out more about your rights, as well as what is expected of you, as a seller.This policy is a part of our. By opening an Etsy shop, you’re agreeing to this policy and our Terms of Use.1. What Can be Sold on EtsyEtsy is a unique marketplace. Buyers come here to purchase items that they might not find anywhere else.
Everything listed for sale on Etsy must be handmade, vintage, or a craft supply.Handmade items are items that are made and/or designed by you, the seller. Read our full Handmade Policy.If you sell handmade items, you agree that:. All handmade items are made or designed by you. If you work with a production partner, you must that production partner in your relevant listings. You accurately describe every person involved in the making of an item in your shop in your About section.
You are using your own photographs—not stock photos, artistic renderings, or photos used by other sellers or sites. Read more about using appropriate photographs in.If you are selling personalized or made-to-order items in the Handmade category, you agree that:. All listings are available for purchase at a set price. If you are using photographs of previous work with options for customization (like color choices) included in the listing, it is clear in your description that the photos shown are just examples.For more information on how to list personalized items, please see.Vintage items must be at least 20 years old.
Click to learn more about vintage items on Etsy.Craft Supplies are tools, ingredients, or materials whose primary purpose is for use in the creation of an item or special occasion. Craft supplies may be handmade, commercial, or vintage. Party supplies may also be sold as craft supplies. Click to learn more about what may be sold as a craft supply.We encourage you to be transparent about how your craft supplies were made and where your materials come from. You can disclose whether your items have social or environmental attributes, such as.
You can also select the. What Can't be Sold on EtsyEven if they otherwise meet our marketplace criteria, and are not allowed to be sold on Etsy.is not allowed in the handmade category on Etsy. Reselling refers to listing an item as handmade when you were not involved in designing or making that item.Keep in mind that members may flag listings that appear to violate our policies for Etsy's review. Etsy may remove any listings that violate our policies. Note that listing fees are non-refundable. Etsy may also suspend or terminate your account for any violations.
You’ll still be on the hook to pay any outstanding fees on your Etsy statement. You can find more information in our.If you are raising money on behalf of a charity, you must obtain that charity’s consent. Please see for more information about donating any portion of your sales to charity. Representing Yourself, Your Shop, and Your Listings HonestlyAt Etsy, we value transparency.
Transparency means that you honestly and accurately represent yourself, your items, and your business.By selling on Etsy, you agree that you will:. Provide honest, accurate information in your. Honor your. Accurately represent your items in and listing photos.
Respect the of others. If you feel someone has violated your intellectual property rights,.
Not engage in. Not create duplicate shops or take any other action (such as manipulating clicks, carts or sales) for the purpose of manipulating search or circumventing Etsy's policies. Not coordinate pricing with other sellers.4. Communicating with Other Etsy Members ConversationsYou can use Etsy (“Convos”) to communicate directly with your buyers or other Etsy members.
Conversations are a great way for buyers to ask you questions about an item or an order.Conversations may not be used for the following activities:. Sending unsolicited advertising or promotions, requests for donations, or spam;.
Harassing or abusing another member or violating our;. Contacting someone after they have explicitly asked you not to; or. Interfering with a transaction or the business of another member.InterferenceInterference occurs when a member intentionally interferes with another member’s shop in order to drive away their business. Interference is strictly prohibited on Etsy. Examples of interference include:. Contacting another member via Etsy Conversations to warn them away from a particular member, shop, or item;.
Posting in public areas to demonstrate or discuss a dispute with another member;. Purchasing from a seller for the sole purpose of leaving a negative review;. Maliciously clicking on a competitor's Promoted Listings ads in order to drain that member's advertising budget, also known as 'click fraud.'
HarassmentAny use of Etsy Conversations to harass other members is strictly prohibited. Similarly, Conversations may not be used to support or glorify hatred or otherwise violate our.
If you receive a Convo that violates this policy, please right away. Privacy and Protecting Personal InformationYou are responsible for protecting members’ personal information you receive or process, and you must comply with all relevant legal requirements. This includes applicable data protection and privacy laws that govern the ways in which you can use Etsy user information. These laws may require that you post and comply with your own privacy policy, which must be accessible to Etsy users with whom you interact.
Your privacy policy must be compatible with this policy and Etsy’s Terms of Use.In particular, when you sell using our Services (subject to this Policy) or use Etsy’s API (also subject to the Etsy API Terms of Use), you may receive and determine what to do with certain personal information, such as when communicating with users and entering into transactions with buyers. This means you process personal information (for example, buyer name, email address, and shipping address) and, to the extent you do so, under EU law, you are an independent controller of data relating to other users that you may have obtained through the Services.You are responsible for protecting user personal information you receive or process and complying with all relevant legal requirements when you use the Services. This includes applicable data protection and privacy laws that govern the ways in which you can use a user’s information. Such laws may require that you post, and comply with, your own privacy policy, which must be accessible to Etsy users you interact with and compatible with this policy and Etsy’s Terms of Use. For more information on the General Data Protection Regulation, see more resources at and a data controller (that is someone who decides what personal data is collected and the purpose you’ll use the data for) to the extent that you process user personal information outside of the Services, you may be required under applicable data protection and privacy laws to honor requests received from such users for data access, portability, correction, deletion, and objections to processing.
Also, if you disclose personal information without the buyer’s proper consent, you are responsible for that unauthorized disclosure. This includes, for example, disclosures you make or unintentional data breaches. For example, you may receive a buyer’s email address or other information as a result of entering into a transaction with that buyer. This information may only be used for Etsy-related communications or for Etsy-facilitated transactions. You may not use this information for unsolicited commercial messages or unauthorized transactions. Without the buyer’s consent, and subject to other applicable Etsy policies and laws, you may not add any Etsy member to your email or physical mailing list, use that buyer’s identity for marketing, or obtain or retain any payment information.