From the Desk of Attorney Omar Zambrano: Helping 10,000 Families Become Debt-Free in 2025
Etsy, once a thriving marketplace for small business owners and artisans, has transformed into a profit-driven corporate machine. In the past several months, Etsy has implemented drastic policy changes that are crippling independent sellers, favoring large-scale manufacturers and overseas factories, while increasing fees, forcing shipping policies, and suspending accounts without warning.
These aren’t just minor adjustments—they are fundamental shifts that are putting thousands of handmade and vintage businesses at risk of collapse.
Sellers who have built trusted brands, earned thousands of five-star reviews, and spent years cultivating customer loyalty are now watching their sales vanish overnight, their businesses buried under a flood of cheap, mass-produced goods from China.
The impact is devastating, and if you sell on Etsy, your shop could be next.
The New Etsy: What’s Happening and Who’s Affected?
Over the last year, Etsy has quietly rolled out changes that hurt small businesses while maximizing profits for Wall Street investors. Here’s what’s happening:
1. Etsy Is Flooded with Mass-Produced Goods from China
Etsy once celebrated handmade and vintage goods, but now factories from China are listing products as “handmade” and “vintage” when they are neither.
✔ Etsy removed restrictions that once limited large-scale manufacturers from selling on the platform.
✔ Chinese sellers are mass-listing drop-shipped items, falsely labeling them as handmade. ✔ These items are priced so low that independent artisans can’t compete.
2. Etsy’s Fees Are Now Higher Than Ever
The cost of selling on Etsy has skyrocketed:
✔ Transaction Fees: Increased from 5% to 6.5% per sale.
✔ Payment Processing Fees: Etsy takes 3% + $0.25 per transaction.
✔ Mandatory Offsite Ads: Etsy automatically enrolls sellers in advertising, taking 12-15% of each sale.
3. Forced Free Shipping & Pricing Manipulation
Etsy now penalizes sellers who charge more than $6 for shipping and buries their listings in search results.
✔ Sellers are forced to absorb shipping costs, making it harder to stay profitable.
✔ If a seller doesn’t offer free shipping on orders over $35, Etsy reduces their visibility, killing sales.
4. Sudden Account Suspensions & Bans
Etsy is randomly shutting down seller accounts with no explanation, leaving businesses without income and no way to appeal.
✔ Thousands of sellers have reported sudden bans, losing years of work overnight.
✔ Etsy uses automated systems to ban accounts, with no real human review process.
✔ Appeals are often ignored, and many sellers never get their accounts reinstated.
The Broader Impact: How This Affects Independent Sellers & Consumers
These changes aren’t just hurting sellers—they are changing the entire nature of Etsy itself.
✔ Etsy is no longer a handmade marketplace—it’s becoming another drop-shipping site like Amazon and Temu.
✔ Consumers searching for unique, artisan products are now flooded with cheap, mass-produced items.
✔ Small business owners who depend on Etsy are now struggling to survive, while corporate-backed sellers thrive.
The Etsy community is crumbling, and if these changes continue, the platform may never recover.
What Etsy Sellers Can Do Right Now
If you sell on Etsy, you need to act now to protect your business.
✔ Explore alternative platforms: Shopify, Faire, and Big Cartel allow independent sellers to control their own stores.
✔ Start directing customers to your own website: Etsy controls your customer base—take steps to own your audience through email marketing and direct sales.
✔ Stay informed: Etsy changes policies without warning—stay ahead by reading seller forums and business news.
If your Etsy shop is struggling financially, now is the time to assess your options and take control of your financial future.
Facing Financial Hardship? We Can Help
If Etsy’s changes have put your income at risk, my team can help you navigate financial struggles and protect your business and assets.
✔ Debt Relief Solutions – Reduce balances and negotiate with creditors. ✔ Foreclosure Prevention – Protect your home if business income is impacted. ✔ Living Trusts & Asset Protection – Secure your financial future and plan ahead.
💥 Don’t wait until financial trouble worsens—take action now. 💥
Call to Action: Protect Your Business and Future Today
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Final Thoughts from Attorney Omar Zambrano
Etsy once gave independent creators a space to thrive—but with these policy changes, the platform is becoming unrecognizable.
Sellers who have built their businesses from the ground up are now struggling to survive, and thousands have already been pushed out by unfair policies.
If you are facing financial uncertainty because of Etsy’s changes, don’t wait until it’s too late. Whether you need help navigating debt, foreclosure, or financial planning, my team is here for you.
Attorney Omar Zambrano
Helping 10,000 Families Achieve Debt-Free Futures in 2025.
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