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Thanksgiving week is here, and the search visibility bug we covered Friday remains the dominant story, with no official resolution yet. Search bug: still unresolved, still no official statement As of this writing, we haven’t seen any public acknowledgment from Etsy regarding the visibility issue affecting a portion of sellers this week. Affected sellers continue…

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Eleven days out from Thanksgiving, and order volume is now clearly at holiday-season intensity for most sellers. Queue prioritization advice paying off, per seller reports Following Monday’s piece on sorting production by need-date rather than order-date, a few sellers specifically mentioned adopting a simple written tracking system this week and finding it genuinely reduced the…

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Two weeks out from Thanksgiving, and the season’s real intensity is starting to show in seller conversation. Ad scam alert confirmed circulating Following Friday’s warning about fake Promoted Listings upgrade offers, we heard from several additional sellers this week describing similar attempts, including at least one report of a message appearing to come from a…

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The full shift into holiday mode is now underway across seller conversations, alongside continued reaction to last week’s CEO news. CEO transition: reaction has been measured A week on from the announcement, seller reaction has settled into a wait-and-see posture, consistent with what we said in our coverage: a January effective date means no near-term…

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Halloween’s very final days, with holiday season conversation now fully sharing the spotlight. Halloween: the countdown is on With the holiday just days away, sellers describe this final stretch as intense but manageable for those who set clear cutoffs earlier in the month. A few reported turning away late orders they couldn’t confidently fulfill, consistent…

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Halloween’s final full week, with attention increasingly split toward the holiday season just ahead. Halloween: the last real week With the holiday itself less than two weeks away, sellers in costumes and party decor describe this as the true final push, consistent with the cutoff and pacing guidance we’ve covered throughout the month. If you…

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Halloween’s peak week is here, and the Star Seller changes from earlier this week are already generating real seller reaction. Star Seller update: early reactions largely positive Following Monday’s coverage of the lowered order minimum and combined messaging threads, several smaller shops reported this week that they now qualify for the badge under the new…

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Halloween’s final push is underway, and support case volume is already climbing ahead of the busier Q4 stretch. Halloween: full intensity now Sellers across costumes, decor, and party supplies report this is now the single busiest week of the category’s entire selling season, consistent with the compressed timeline we’ve discussed all along. If you’re in…

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Closing out September with Q4 planning now the clear focus across seller conversation. Cash flow planning resonating Following Thursday’s piece on Q4 cash flow, several sellers reached out specifically about the staggered-ordering approach, with a few mentioning they’d never considered it as an option versus a single large upfront inventory purchase. Worth revisiting that piece…

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Halloween is now clearly the dominant seasonal story, alongside continued Q4 planning conversation. Halloween momentum building fast Following Wednesday’s keyword guide, several sellers reported Halloween listings published earlier this month are already converting well, consistent with how sharp this category’s demand curve tends to be. If you haven’t published Halloween-adjacent inventory yet, the window is…

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