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Etsy Sells Depop to eBay for $1.2B — Why It Matters to You
Etsy and eBay announced today that eBay will acquire Depop, Etsy’s mobile-first resale marketplace, for $1.2 billion in cash, with the deal expected to close in the second quarter of this year pending regulatory approval. This is a significant strategic move worth unpacking, particularly given Depop’s connection to Etsy’s current CEO. The basic facts Depop,…
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Etsy’s Spring/Summer 2026 Trend Report, Decoded for Sellers
Etsy published its Spring/Summer 2026 Seller Trend Report this week, building on the Patina Blue and Washed Linen direction announced back in December. Worth translating the report’s broader design commentary into concrete, actionable guidance for what to actually build heading into the spring selling season. The core theme: comfort and authenticity over polish Consistent with…
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Extuitive for Etsy Sellers: Is It Still Worth Paying For?
Etsy’s Creativity Standards appeals process, which had no formal channel at all for removals before July 15, 2025, has now run through a full two-quarter maturation cycle heading into 2026, right as a new CEO takes over a platform still working through the fallout of that same policy rewrite. Table of Contents Introduction We covered…
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Etsy’s New Chapter: What Sellers Can Expect From CEO Kruti Patel Goyal
As of today, Kruti Patel Goyal has officially taken over as Etsy’s CEO, succeeding Josh Silverman, who moves into the role of executive chairman. We covered the announcement back in October; with the transition now actually in effect, worth revisiting what’s realistically ahead. What we actually know versus what’s speculation Goyal’s background overseeing Etsy’s Depop…
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DodgePrint for Etsy Sellers: What Changed in Their Latest Update
DodgePrint added a handful of new product types to its curated apparel and accessories catalog this quarter, without abandoning the simplicity that made it worth covering in the first place. Table of Contents Introduction We covered DodgePrint’s simplified, beginner-friendly print-on-demand approach back in September, when its whole pitch was a smaller, curated catalog traded for…
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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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Etsy Names New CEO as Growth Stalls
The CEO transition rumors we flagged briefly last weekend are confirmed: Josh Silverman is stepping down as Etsy’s CEO, with Kruti Patel Goyal, currently the company’s growth chief and previously the executive overseeing Etsy’s Depop resale app, named as his successor, effective January 1, 2026, per Etsy’s official announcement. Silverman will move into the role…
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ShieldMyShop for Etsy Sellers: How It Stacks Up Against the Free Alternatives
ShieldMyShop scans a shop’s active listings against a database of 500+ trademarked brand names and flags potential Creativity Standards, IP, and disclosure risks before Etsy’s own enforcement finds them, for a free trial that covers up to 50 listings and three lifetime scans. Table of Contents Introduction Most Etsy sellers find out they have a…
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S27 POD for Etsy Sellers: 3 Features Most Sellers Never Turn On
S27 POD Listing Pad charges $5 for a one-time listing rebuild, with no subscription required, and its free audit tool will score your current listing before you pay for anything. Table of Contents Introduction Most print-on-demand sellers on Etsy treat their listing text as a one-time task: write a title, fill the tags, move on…
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Extuitive for Etsy Sellers: Full Walkthrough for Etsy Sellers
Etsy’s Creativity Standards rewrite on June 10, 2025 removed ready-made templates and vintage sourcing exceptions that shops had relied on for years, without a single blanket announcement most sellers actually saw before listings started getting pulled. Table of Contents Introduction Most of the tools we cover in this series handle SEO, design, or inventory. Extuitive…