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Seller Mailbag: How Do I Price for International Buyers After the Tariff Changes?
“With the de minimis exemption gone, I’m not sure how to handle pricing for my international buyers anymore. Do I raise prices, add a surcharge, or just eat the cost? What are other sellers actually doing?” Given how much this has come up since the exemption officially ended last week, worth a dedicated, practical answer.…
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Week in Review — August 31, 2025
Closing out August with the tariff story now fully confirmed rather than developing, plus a clean wrap on back-to-school. The tariff exemption ending: reactions this week Following our deeper look Saturday at the end of the de minimis exemption, seller reaction this week has been resigned more than shocked, given how much runway sellers have…
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The Tariff Exemption Is Gone — Here’s What It Costs Your Shop
We’ve tracked rising sourcing anxiety all summer. As of this week, the underlying policy shift driving it is fully in effect, and it’s worth laying out plainly what actually changed and what it means going forward. What happened The “de minimis” exemption, which allowed shipments valued at $800 or less to enter the United States…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “supplier” outreach aimed at sellers sourcing materials, timed to land right as tariff-related sourcing anxiety is already elevated. The setup Several sellers reported unsolicited messages this week from supposed overseas material suppliers offering unusually low prices specifically framed as a way to “beat the new tariffs.” The pitch leans directly on…
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Week in Review — August 24, 2025
Back-to-school is clearly winding down in most regions, and shop chatter is starting to shift toward fall planning. The transition is underway Multiple sellers this week posted about starting to plan fall and early Q4 inventory, a full month earlier than some said they usually would, citing this year’s sourcing cost uncertainty as a reason…
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Week in Review — August 17, 2025
Back-to-school volume appears to have peaked this week, based on seller reports, with a few other threads continuing quietly in the background. Signs back-to-school is cresting Several sellers noted order volume leveling off or beginning to slow slightly compared to the past two weeks, consistent with school start dates arriving across much of the country.…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake shipping carrier notifications aimed at sellers rather than buyers. The setup A wave of sellers reported emails and texts this week claiming to be from a shipping carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEx), stating a package the seller supposedly sent has a “delivery issue” requiring the seller to click a link and enter…
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Week in Review — August 10, 2025
Steady week, no single dominant story, but a few threads worth flagging. Appeals: more data, still mixed Following up on Friday’s mailbag piece: the broader pattern in seller reports this week continues to be mixed outcomes, with well-documented original-design cases faring notably better than bare assertions. We’re not seeing evidence yet of Etsy publishing clearer…
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Week in Review — August 3, 2025
August opens with back-to-school clearly the dominant story, alongside a few threads still carrying over from July. Back-to-school is the real story now Multiple sellers across labels, dorm decor, and personalized kids’ items reported their strongest sales week of the summer. This tracks with what we’ve been saying since mid-July: shops that got listings live…
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Week in Review — July 27, 2025
Closing out July with the boycott story still the biggest thing sellers are talking about, plus a few smaller items worth knowing. Boycott: still loose, still ongoing No major escalation since our deeper look earlier in the week, but no sign of it fading either. Message volume from concerned or protesting buyers is still elevated…