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Etsy Strike

Due to the Etsy's fee hike, there's an Etsy Strike .  Many shop owners, myself included, have put our shops on vacation from the 11th to the 18th.  Here is a petition with more information . Etsy was already charging 23% in fees, as of today that number has increased to about 30%, which would force many shops to increase their prices to make profit.  My numbers may be way off,, someone said that they actually take like 50-70% of your profits, especially on large orders.  I don't really understand math due to my dyscalculia.  My husband was trying to explain all of the math to me when I was trying to figure out how to increase my prices earlier this month.   Either way, stirke!   Etsy sent out an email a few weeks ago, saying that the fee increase was due to new tools.  They also posted a reminder in the editing dashboard about the "1.5% increase".  Like, I don't care about the new tools and I promote myself, I should be able to opt ...