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mountainpeacock Jul 13, 2023

YSK: How to protect yourself against Etsy’s plan to prevent class action lawsuits

Why YSK: You should know that you can protect yourself as a buyer or a seller as anyone who uses Etsy. It's a very popular sales platform and they're making some changes to prevent class action lawsuits against any shenanigans they might pull against buyers and sellers on the platform. You have the ability to opt out of this to... #etsy #class

https://indiesellersguild.org/etsys-plan-to-prevent-class-action-lawsuits/

Etsy’s Plan to Prevent Class Action Lawsuits

Did you know that when you agree to Etsy's Terms of Use, you agree never to join in a class action lawsuit against them, no matter what they do? At least, that's how it used to be. Until very recently, Etsy had a mandatory arbitration clause. It stated that by using their service (or continuing...

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XbSuper Jul 14, 2023

I still don’t get etsy. It’s like the world’s shittiest craft fair.

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loopy Jul 14, 2023

Idk, I found a lot of shops for custom pieces that I would not have otherwise found. I’ve never had an issue with them

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mountainpeacock Jul 14, 2023

I haven't either, but I also realize for me that's survivorship bias. It must have enough issues that they're trying to weasel this into their TOS.

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loopy

I agree, it’s sketchy and unfair practice to include those lines. I’m thinking they either had an issue in the past like you said, or whatever legal team works for them decided that was something they could get away with to aggressively protect the business.