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Franklin: Etsy raised seller fees 30% while announcing record corporate profits

Valerie Franklin · Advice Line with Gary Erickson of Clif Bar · May 9, 2024 · at 21:12

Artisans Cooperative co-founder Valerie Franklin explains the catalyst that sparked the 2022 Etsy strike and prompted the creation of a member-owned marketplace alternative.

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“So this all really got started when they increased their fees a second time by 30% in 2022 and they announced that fee increase in the same week that they announced record profits.”

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The claim, plainly

Etsy increased seller transaction fees by 30% in 2022 during the same week it announced record corporate profits.

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Assessment

On February 24, 2022, Etsy issued its Q4 and full-year 2021 earnings press release, reporting record levels of consolidated GMS ($4.2 billion), revenue ($717.1 million), and adjusted EBITDA ($218.8 million). In that exact same press release and date, then-CEO Josh Silverman announced that Etsy was raising its seller transaction fee from 5.0% to 6.5% (a 30.0% relative increase), which took effect on April 11, 2022. Because both the 30% fee increase and the record financial results were announced on the same day (and thus within the same calendar week) in 2022, all assertions in the claim are fully verified.

Etsy press release 'Etsy, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results' (February 24, 2022) announced a seller transaction fee increase from 5.0% to 6.5% effective April 11, 2022, representing a 30% increase.
The same February 24, 2022 release reported record quarterly GMS of $4.2 billion, revenue of $717.1 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $218.8 million.
The fee increase announcement and the record earnings report occurred on the exact same date.

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[1] etsy.com [2] reddit.com [3] phineasstreet.com [4] searchengineland.com [5] stratrix.com [6] craftserver.com [7] prnewswire.com [8] eseller365.com

"Josh Silverman" "5% to 6.5%" "February 24, 2022" Etsy "February 24, 2022" "transaction fee" "6.5%" "Etsy, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter" Etsy transaction fee increase 2022 5 to 6.5 announcement date Etsy seller transaction fee 30 percent record profits February 2022 Etsy press release February 24 2022 transaction fee 6.5 percent Etsy Q4 2021 earnings release date record profits 2022

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