NEW YORK (AP) — Some vendors on Etsy say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in the fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them. Starting Monday, Etsy sellers must pay a 6.5% commission on each transaction, up from the 5% in place since 2018.
Highlights
- Etsy sellers say they are halting sales of their items on the site for a week to protest a hike in fees the crafts e-commerce marketplace charges them.
- Starting Monday, April 11, 2022, Etsy sellers must pay a 6.5% commission on each transaction, up from the 5% in place since 2018.
- Protest organizer, Kristi Cassidy, said thousands of Etsy sellers — a fraction of the 5.3 million vendors — have temporarily halted selling their items.
- Cassidy, who has been selling gothic and punk costumes on Etsy since 2007, also launched a petition that so far has garnered more than 50,000 signatures from buyers and sellers.