Etsy News & Updates
Last updated October 24, 2026
Etsy tests capped shipping rates on some US orders and covers the gap so sellers still earn their full calculated shipping
Etsy confirms Printify and Printful parent FYUL runs its new digital-to-print test, and sellers get nothing for printed designs
Etsy lets sellers give up to five helpers their own logins to a shop, folds payment reserves into Pending, and widens appeals
Etsy adds ad groups and asks sellers whether they want extra ad budget released when their shop hits a revenue goal they set
Meta is preparing to launch Hatch, a consumer AI agent trained to shop and act on sites including DoorDash, Etsy, and Yelp
Etsy lays off 220 employees, about 12% of its workforce, in a restructuring that mainly hits product and engineering teams
Etsy sellers flee over AI-generated listings and unenforced disclosure rules as rival marketplace Fybe opens to vendors August 1
Jimothy the raccoon merch floods Etsy and Amazon within a week of a Seattle backyard video racking up millions of views
eBay and Etsy set a July 30 closing for the $1.2B Depop deal and raise eBay’s walk-away fee to $158M under a revised pact
eBay confirms USPS Ground Advantage rate drops for 3-5 lb packages are real after sellers across eBay, Etsy, and PirateShip questioned the discounts
Etsy launches a “Shop Other Jeffs” campaign that spotlights its non-billionaire sellers in a jab at Jeff Bezos
Etsy now prints shop names on shipping labels regardless of seller settings, raising mail-theft and privacy worries
Etsy rolls out a new targeted-offer tool that lets sellers send discounts to shoppers showing early interest
Etsy will require non-US sellers to prepay US tariffs and bake duties into item prices starting in July
Etsy launches beta app in ChatGPT for conversational shopping despite prior Instant Checkout integration falling short
The UK’s CMA is seeking public comments on eBay’s planned $1.2B Depop acquisition from Etsy, with submissions open until May 8
Etsy is testing AI-generated listing highlight summaries and recruiting sellers to check accuracy before the feature launches
An Etsy glitch is charging sellers for years-old USPS shipping adjustments, with some accounts hit for thousands of dollars
Etsy bans natural animal fur products starting August 11, 2026, with no exemptions for vintage items
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