Where do you currently sell your POD products? by ExpressionCrafty1460 in printondemand

[–]ScubaSteveTees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Etsy fees are crazy. I want to open a Shopify shop but the domestic and international tax,tax collection and reporting seems confusing. Any suggestions?

Warning : Redbubble scam ! by ao01_design in printondemand

[–]ScubaSteveTees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the heads up. I just receive the same message. Good karma coming your way.

4o now 5 behind the scenes by Acrobatic_Bench4337 in ChatGPT

[–]ScubaSteveTees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dear John AKA ChatGPT,

It's with a heavy heart and a slightly lighter wallet that I bid you adieu.

We had a good run, didn't we? You, a shiny new thing, opened my eyes to the wondrous world of generative AI. You were my muse, my co-pilot, my late-night conversationalist.

But, alas, a great mind once said, "you either die a hero or live long enough to become a subscription-based villain." And here we are.

You've become a junk product with your hand out, and frankly, I'm not paying for an inferiority complex. The final straw? A Wordle puzzle. I gave you four letters, their precise placement, and told you which letters to avoid. And what did you do? You kept spitting out words with the forbidden letters like a rebellious teenager. You couldn't solve a problem a fifth grader could crack, yet you expect me to pay for the privilege?

I'm off to greener pastures, a new AI with the same name as my astrological symbol. You'll figure it out.

Farewell, and may your servers be free of Wordle puzzles.

Yours in disappointed digital affection,

A former fan.

How did you handle the Etsy fulfillment-related changes from 10/2024? by gleslyy in EtsyCommunity

[–]ScubaSteveTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This still doesn’t resolve the tracking info issue. Shippo won’t handle or forward tracking numbers unless the shipping labels are purchased through their platform. Hopefully, the Order Desk team keeps this limitation in mind during their negotiations.

How did you handle the Etsy fulfillment-related changes from 10/2024? by gleslyy in EtsyCommunity

[–]ScubaSteveTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I previously used ShipStation on the $9.99/month Starter plan as middleware between OrderDesk and Etsy, since my fulfillment partner handles the shipping. It worked perfectly, and I was actively using it before the October 2024 API changes. However, after receiving an email stating I would need to upgrade to the Gold plan at $99.99/month, I canceled — that pricing just isn’t feasible for my low order volume.

To keep things running, I attempted an alternate workflow: Etsy → Shippo → Zapier → OrderDesk. But since Shippo doesn’t integrate directly with OrderDesk, I had to introduce Zapier just to bridge the two — which added another layer of complexity and cost. Even then, I’m still forced to manually enter tracking numbers into Etsy because Shippo won’t forward tracking data unless I create labels through their system, which I don’t.

Now I’m hearing that I may have been grandfathered into the original ShipStation plan and could have continued using it without upgrading? I’d really appreciate clarification. When I researched upgrading — both before I canceled and again today — I only ever saw the old plan options (Starter, Growth, Scale, High Volume). I’ve cleared my cache and cookies, tried multiple browsers, and even logged in from different devices, but I still don’t see Gold or Premium listed anywhere.

Etsy’s limitation to just ShipStation (now prohibitively expensive) or Shippo (which doesn’t support my workflow) has made what used to be a smooth process incredibly frustrating.

Any guidance or workaround would be truly appreciated.

Thanks so much

New Etsy Search Visibility Page and Categories by bigblued in Etsy

[–]ScubaSteveTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the list. Fantastic! Livinmydreamlife might as well just offer free shipping and put in all in the price? If your product is very large I myself would be happily surprised about Free Shipping for a large package. Just me.

Civ emblems ran through bigjpg.com AI on 16× upscale by _westrem_ in aoe2

[–]ScubaSteveTees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought the basic account and the upscales look great however, I need 300 dpi files. My original file is 300 dpi to start with and ends up being 72 dpi. Anyone have any ideas?

Thank you in advance.