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Overview

Etsy has a rating of 1.8 stars from 1,555 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Etsy most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and phone number problems. Etsy ranks 717th among Marketplace sites.

Is Etsy legit?

Founded in 2005, Etsy is a legit online marketplace focused on homemade products from close to 2 million sellers. Each seller on Etsy is different, so always read their individual reviews and policies before making an order. Over 2,000 shoppers have reviewed Etsy and advise that since sellers are from all over the world, shipping may sometimes take a while. If you experience issues with a particular seller, Etsy has a customer support team to assist you.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 14.6%
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Top Positive Review

“HELP”

Gicu M.
6/22/24

📢 Attention, Etsy Community and Support Team! My Etsy shop, NecklaceAura, was permanently banned right at the beginning of my journey with no explanation provided. To make matters worse, I was scammed as a seller on my very first day on the Etsy platform (Issue ID: #16571142). As a passionate and dedicated creator, I am deeply disappointed and seeking clarity on this decision. I kindly ask Etsy to review my case, unblock my store, and provide a transparent explanation. It is unfair to penalize a small business without a clear reason. My small business dream depends on it! #EtsyHelp #SupportSmallBusiness #NecklaceAura #EtsyCommunity

Top Critical Review

“If you're thinking about opening a shop on Etsy, don't even bother!”

Lione C.
10/4/24

I tried setting one up, and it was instantly and permanently shut down by Etsy without so much as a hint of explanation. There weren't even any listings on the store—literally, all I did was create a profile picture. I appealed the closure, and guess what? Denied. No reason, no transparency, nothing. Now I can't sell or buy anything on my account, and if I try to set up a new one, that'll be blocked too. And to top it all off? Their denial of the appeal is permanent—no second chances, no reconsideration. Ridiculous.

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Thumbnail of user billiv1
Minnesota
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
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March 5th, 2022

Etsy has such horrible customer service, I decided to write a review to vent! No complaint about their vendors, this is a review for the Etsy Company. It is rather ironic because if you purchase something from an Etsy vendor you are harassed until you leave a review, never do they seem to care about how they are doing! I was just trying to find a way to make a complaint to corporate, but there is no way to find an email for customer service. Recently I had a problem, spoke to someone about it and my account got locked. Etsy needs new leadership. Ebay so much better as far as service. It can be done. Etsy's motto seems to be "take no responsibility" Also, it used to be great for crafters. Now it sells anything and everything. Lots of junk. But, as a crafter, God bless those wonderful creative people on Etsy and I think there are many wonderful sellers. Thanks for listening, I hope etsy reads all their horrible reviews!

Thumbnail of user theaf1
California
12 reviews
28 helpful votes
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October 14th, 2013

Poorpoorpoor. I recently want a decoration ring. I googled and I went to etay. Bad experience with that! The customer service even did not want to talk to me. When I asked, "Do you have other pics of the ring from different angles?" She said yes. And then I waited, waited and waited. She did reply. Then I asked," Could you please show me?!" Then she gave me one pic. Eh... I then asked again when I did not know how to make my payment," How shall I make my payment?"(I am the kind with no much online shopping experience) Shen then said, "Steps are clearly posted on our site."... What have I done to deserve this? I just want a ring! This is ultra contrast to what I have experienced at Persundresses.com. They treated me like a respected guests. Custom services were so considerate. I thought I will never come back again, no matter how fabulous the products are. So depressed. Damn!

Thumbnail of user judyw13
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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June 11th, 2015

My etsy shop is suspended even though I am updated with my payments and they wont tell me why? I can not get in touch with any one from etsy they have no contact information and I have sent emails with no response. My etsy shop is attached to my website so it looks very unprofessional and I have a fashion show coming up and I promote all my sales through my etsy shop

Thumbnail of user yvonneb43
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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February 5th, 2017

I did my business in Etsy since 2015, crawling on my knees. Everything started from zero. Just last 2 months my business started to shine, I was so happy then out of the blue they deactivated my star items. Not only that, someone ordered from me they holding that money and told me not to ship until clear! Hell, I contacted my customer and ship my product on time. Etsy still holding my money, tried to email and call... NOTHING! What is that protection to buyer and seller? The buyer would think I'm a SCAM if I don't ship their order. I don't care, I shipped my product even tough Etsy still holding my money. My customers are important to me. Beware if you want to start your business in Etsy

Thumbnail of user andrias5
Florida
1 review
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May 8th, 2020

Customer service is terrible. All they say is "I can understand your frustration". If this is a purchase over 20 bucks, go somewhere else. They will keep your money in "processing". I am about to sue them. I am about to report fraud on Etsy.

Thumbnail of user geoffreym30
Pennsylvania
1 review
7 helpful votes
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March 19th, 2016

Today, this is my first time having horrible customer care with those idiots by email. I had a package delivered yesterday. And I didn't know it was delivered. Then I realized today that it got stolen. So I bin emailing them today and told them that my package got lost or stolen. And they refused to refund my money. That's a shame because I just lost money. I should of had it delivered to my mom's house to keep my package safe.

Thumbnail of user sheilap10
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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June 5th, 2015

I was impressed with the prompt shipment. Item wrapped safely so it couldn't get damaged.
The item was more beautiful than I anticipated. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this awesome
Place to shop absolutely everything. I love Etsy. I spend enjoyable hours just browsing.

Thumbnail of user shannonb69
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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January 12th, 2017

Etsy would not help me with a terrible seller, GroversGrove, on their website. I got screwed out of $2000. 00 for a busted product. Don't buy expensive items through Etsy and especially not from one of their sellers, GroversGrove!

Thumbnail of user bevj6
Indiana
1 review
12 helpful votes
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October 26th, 2017

I'm thinking of closing my shop because after about a 7 year span, I've sold maybe only 50 items. My daughter opened a shop, she is over 18 years old, but used our address. She had a claim on her shop, and etsy SUSPENDED MY SHOP (as well as hers), with no notice to me, after I finally got through to a representative that was supposed to help, they told me there was overlapping information between the two shops and that is why MY shop was also suspended! The customer service experience was AWFUL, almost rude. This is the last sentence of the last email I received from them, copied and pasted. "Because we've shared all the information that we're able to regarding this connection, my team and I will be unable to respond to any further emails on the subject."
Even when I reached out with a new claim, they WILL NOT return an email. Absolutely saddened by this. I used to own stock in this company. I sold it.

Thumbnail of user lm389
Pennsylvania
1 review
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March 11th, 2022

The TV arrived safely and in perfect condition. Thank you for the fast shipping. The TV and DVD works perfect condition. I only needed it to adjusted the color a little bit, everything else is very good.And not even a scratch. This TV look brand-new. Thank you very much! Highly recommend you (seller)

Thumbnail of user selmac4
New Jersey
1 review
9 helpful votes
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July 19th, 2018

Terrible customer service no response to any emails. Theres no published phone number to contact customer service All nine bachelorette girls have been tracking their shirts to no avail. Contacting seller to no avail. Etsy still has not responded. None of ours have arrived in time, most didnt arrive at all. Site says 1 to 2 business days its been 2 to 3 weeks Buyer beware! Id never use Etsy or Quteez, seller, again!

Thumbnail of user naomit
Israel
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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August 5th, 2013

I love love love Etsy.com. I love browsing through the unique products that I could never find in a store. Would definitely recommend Etsy to anyone who is on the hunt for an amazing present or something special for yourself!

Thumbnail of user brunom98
India
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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November 11th, 2020

I have to say that Etsy almost has most of the wanted things to buy from furniture to cooking to clothing to footwears to personal things as well. You can also be selling and earning your sales which is also pretty cool.

Thumbnail of user elainee6
Washington
1 review
4 helpful votes
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December 28th, 2016

I placed an order with Esty but never received it. They not only charged my Visa but they also planned to automatically bill my Visa every month. I tried calling the company, left a message and got no response. I also e-mailed them also no response. This company is a scam, they are ripping off customers, put out of business and thrown in jail. This company is so bad that they shouldn't get even 1 star

Tip for consumers:
Do not use this company, it's a scam. They don't even deserve one star. Consumer Affairs has a lot of complaints about them. I wish I knew this before I placed my order.

Thumbnail of user janeta933
California
1 review
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February 7th, 2022

I am truly upset with Etsy as I have purchased through them often. They do not provide support to customers. Every time I request a call back and speak to a representative, they verify my information, I then get disconnected and receive no call back! They do not stand by their customers!

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Thumbnail of user valeriw3
Ohio
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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June 5th, 2018

#Eileen Mikolayunas
#SenecaPondCrafts
This Etsy Shop owner is an unfair seller. She misrepresented her product, then refused to do anything about my complaint. I will never purchase from her shop again, and I caution others. She is not at all concerned about customer relations. All she cares about is selling the next thing she puts on her site. Very RUDE person too.

Thumbnail of user andyf14
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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April 9th, 2014

I purchased 50 mini-tubs from TheChalkFactory (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheChalkFactory/about) via Etsy. I spent $85 on the product plus shipping. It arrived quickly and upon opening the box, I found that several of the tubs had exploded inside the box all over everything else, staining the paint brushes and other tubs. I contacted the seller, and she said "not my problem - take it up with the post office". I opened a case with Etsy, and they said "not our problem, take it up with the post office."

So, the seller on Etsy did a lousy packing job, blamed the post office for improper handling, and now it's my problem to deal with, and I had to rush order other items from Amazon.com. What a waste of time and money!

STAY AWAY FROM ETSY!

Thumbnail of user sjc
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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November 2nd, 2013

They closed my shop down before I even opened my shop. I had barely made an account and they just shut it down. I have emailed them 5 times and not a single time have I received a response. This website sucks!

Thumbnail of user gianpaolov
GB
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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November 10th, 2015

1 or 2 days after opening an account, it was deactivated.
I had to contact them to figure out what was going on.

Their reply was that [an account related to this one has been closed]. So they state that an account related to mine has been closed and so they have closed mine without consulting me and without asking me if I had any connection to it.

They did not refund me what I spent to place for sale items on the Etsy shop.

What kind of organisation does that?
This people have no idea how to run a business and I am really sad with their behavior.

They have definitely lost a very good client because I would have used it for all the products I have considering that I have a new business.

Stay away and use eBay is much safer and much more accurate and at least the customer service talks to you and tries to work things out with you and they refund you the money if for any reason there is a problem. Here they do not care!

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Thumbnail of user reneer4
Pennsylvania
10 reviews
43 helpful votes
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March 17th, 2014

I have ordered items on etsy and they have taken forever to ship. I will not be purchasing from etsy any longer. I also have a shop on etsy to sell my artwork and photography and etsy treats their sellers like sh*t. I will be selling my items elsewhere.

Thumbnail of user stevec1611
AE
1 review
7 helpful votes
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June 7th, 2021

Some very strange experiences with Etsy. The account was suspended from the 1st day without any product upload and then unlocked after appeal. Then I was suspended again for the 2nd time after I uploaded my 1st product. I appealed again as I cannot see what the issues were. They finally emailed me stating that they permanently closed my account due to violations. However, they cannot explain why and they will not respond to any questions.
I strongly believe that if a company is going to close your account, they should at least explain what the violations were instead of just quoting the Terms links. The product that I was aiming to sell is not dissimilar to other products they have on their site for sale.
I would not recommend them as they cannot provide clear guidelines and they can close you without explanation and based on their own subjective judgments. Imagine having a store full of products for sale with this sort of dictatorial power looming over you!

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Thumbnail of user catherinew75
Wyoming
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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April 11th, 2018

I have to say that I have no any issues so far purchasing on Etsy. I bought this product https://www.etsy.com/listing/*******/secret-message-locket-pendant-brass-long?ref=finds_l for my mom last Monday. It is exactly as it looks on their product image on their site and I really love the quality and design. Will surely come back!

Thumbnail of user pamelat1122
Oregon
1 review
3 helpful votes
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January 14th, 2023

On 9/26/22 my computer was remotely hacked. I made Etsy aware through contact they cut me off out of fear I was the hacker. It was a horrible experience dealing with Etsy. I emailed daily telling them to cut off my shop as sales kept coming in and I could not get in the shop. It took me two months to prove who I was as I begged in emails for them to cut the shop customers kept purchasing. They did nothing in return my shop went from a 5 star down as October right into December continued. All the money from customers went into the hackers account I ended up paying 600.00 in fees. Horrible experince down right horrible as a seller. I also ask them to remove the negative reviews for those months and they declined as I had no access to the shop whatsoever. I have all the documented proof in emails if anyone wants to view it. They treat sellers horribly and most of the items are not handmade I turned in many shops.

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Thumbnail of user geoffreym23
Pennsylvania
5 reviews
36 helpful votes
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April 30th, 2016

I had shopped on etsy.com. Lately and the people are very ignorant and disrespectful to me. I will never shop with them again and never will. I recommend to everybody! Do not shop on etsy.com. The people are very ignorant and disrespectful. You don't need anything from them.

Thumbnail of user mazio
GB
1 review
10 helpful votes
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September 1st, 2017

I complained to Etsy about a seller who I believed misrepresented the product he was selling on their platform. Etsy never investigated intead, only stated that the complaint would be put on seller's file. I lost cost of shipping the items back to seller.
Also once items are returned, Etsy website doesn't allow you to review the product. I therefore couldn't warn other unsuspecting buyers about this particular seller.
If you are a buyer please avoid the platform because you wont get that much protection from Etsy.

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Etsy is a marketplace for buying and selling crafts, handmade and vintage goods, as well as art and craft supplies. Etsy is a private company based in Brooklyn, New York and has raised more than $90 million as of May 2013.

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