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Week in Review — January 4, 2026
The first week of the new year, and a new CEO officially at the helm, alongside the usual post-holiday wind-down. CEO transition: quiet so far, as expected Consistent with our coverage this week, no major announcements or changes have come from Goyal’s first days as CEO, which tracks with typical transition patterns at large companies.…
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Week in Review — December 28, 2025
A quieter week, as expected, with attention shifting from the season’s peak intensity toward wind-down and early reflection. Return scam pattern confirmed circulating Following Friday’s alert about fake refund-redirect requests, we heard from a few additional sellers describing similar attempts this week, consistent with the pattern of scams exploiting genuinely elevated normal activity, in this…
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Week in Review — December 21, 2025
The final full week before Christmas, and the season’s tone has shifted entirely into last-minute urgency. Payments Policy update: limited direct impact, per seller reports Following Sunday’s coverage of the expanded collection agent provisions, we haven’t heard from sellers reporting any noticeable change to their actual day-to-day payout experience, consistent with our read that this…
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Week in Review — December 7, 2025
A news-heavy week, with Etsy’s Color of the Year announcement generating real seller interest alongside the usual shipping-crunch urgency. Color of the Year: early seller reaction Following Thursday’s coverage of Patina Blue and Washed Linen, several sellers in home decor and jewelry categories mentioned already planning small catalog additions to reflect the palette, mostly as…
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Week in Review — November 30, 2025
Closing out the biggest weekend of the year, and November as a whole, with a genuinely eventful stretch behind us. The Cyber Five, overall: a strong weekend for most sellers Despite the search visibility concerns we tracked through the week, most sellers who reported in described Black Friday through Cyber Monday as a strong, sometimes…
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Week in Review — November 23, 2025
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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Week in Review — November 16, 2025
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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Week in Review — November 9, 2025
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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Week in Review — November 2, 2025
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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Week in Review — October 26, 2025
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…