The Trouble With Etsy
I was going to start this post by saying that Etsy used to be a great place to sell at. But thinking back to when I started 6 years ago, it’s actually been a fairly rough ride. There are 3 factors that made the ride rough in those earlier years.
Etsy & PayPal Have Become Predatory Withholders
Either way, the result is the same. I call it “Predatory Withholding.” Just like Predatory lending, these companies are imposing unfair and abusive terms on small business owners by keeping their money in reserves without cause.