What is etsy direct checkout

All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. PoleStar Reader. Re: Direct Checkout - Is it worth it?? Money Orders are so old fashioned. Don't count on those becoming MORE popular.

Reply Loading BlueTurtleCraft s Conversation Maker. I'd say 1 dump 'other' and Money Orders. They're just more trouble than they're worth. Hopefully a Canadian DC user will come along to give you advise. In the U. PayPal and Direct Checkout is almost the payment processing fee. I'm not sure if this is different in other countries. Maybe someone else will chime in. Most any type of electronic payment method is going to have a transaction fee, just part of doing business online.

This amount is part of my cost of good sold. SarahEGillis Registered Buyer. I live in canada, my shop is in US dollars, and I have direct checkout, and so far every one of my orders have been through direct checkout, I def think it is worth it, especially when you are loosing orders because of it. SmallthingsbyAm anda Crafty Poster. If you turn off other and only have paypal then it should solve the problems you are having even if you take DC with other as an option you will still get the same problems.

I think if you add DC now you will have to have integrated paypal so will not get any pay pal payments to your paypal account. Find out more about Etsy Payments here and find out how you can use Zenstores to save you time shipping Etsy orders here.

Toggle navigation. Toggle navigation Try Zenstores for free. Try Zenstores for free. Growth Metrics Planning Scams Tools. You can connect your PayPal account to a credit card and that way your PayPal purchases will clear instantly. I sold on eBay and Etsy for several years.

As a seller on Etsy since , I have a problem with Etsy. They seriously expect me to be excited by this? Sounds like they are about to make a small fortune in fees across the Etsy playfield.

Example 2: They make getting your end-of-the-year totals for tax purposes so complicated that it almost forces you to use their affliate partner, Quickbooks. Like thousands of dollars off for the year-end figures. I just went with the monthly breakdown, and supposed the inflated revenues were to make us feel so good about ourselves and how Etsy is making us so rich!

All the changes over the years makes me very suspicious of them. I get visions in my head of sheep being rounded up and herded from place to place. I have visions of people sitting at a big round conference table bouncing ideas around of how to increase profits.

I still sell as a hobbyist on Etsy, but my warm-fuzzy views of them have definitely soured over the years. I have had such a hard time reconciling this Etsy account since payments started operating this way. Paypal has algorithms of some kind which flag an item as one that is statistically more likely to result in a dispute of some kind, and they put a day hold on the payment to make sure everything has gone smoothly before releasing the funds to the seller.

This just happened to me on eBay, and I was selling something really innocuous, a well-known brand-name mortising attachment for their drill press, so I have no clue why it triggered the hold. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. Photos courtesy of Etsy. Etsy sellers will have to begin using the new Etsy Payments platform by May 17, or their selling privileges will be revoked.

Etsy Payments is an updated version of what was formerly called Direct Checkout and allows shoppers to enter their credit card information when buying an item. Allison Dey Malacaria on April 25, at pm. When I received the email regarding Etsy Payments, I was very glad for the option of keeping Paypal separate. Stevenson on May 21, at pm. Linda Dyer on April 26, at pm. Abby Glassenberg on April 26, at pm. Reese on June 1, at am.

Abby Glassenberg on June 1, at am. Subrat misra on April 28, at pm. Ella vd Merwe on August 21, at pm. However, those who wish to remain with PayPal are not being forced to change to the new system. The new checkout is rolling out to US-based sellers over the next few months. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.

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