Etsy sellers are fed up with the company’s rapidly increasing greed, so they’ve decided to go on strike. From April 11 through April 18, thousands of Etsy shops will turn on “vacation mode,” effectively shutting down their business and cutting Etsy off from the revenue they’d usually generate.
A little over a month ago, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman sent an email congratulating sellers on a stellar 2021 — and, in almost the same breath, he announced a significant hike in seller fees. Sellers, of course, were pissed at the fee increase. The upcoming strike is a direct result of the new fees.
