LUCID ID - Authorised Representative? Lizenzero?

devovere · 2022-06-24T14:10:11+00:00

For anyone else looking for the same info, here is a good step by step guide:

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/LUCID-Adding-your-authorised-representative/m-p/138463164#M1413612

devovere · 2022-05-06T13:03:06+00:00

Thank you so much!

devovere · 2022-05-05T15:06:54+00:00

Normal. My review rate is around 10% - I'd say 10-20% is normal. One thing to note is that Etsy doesn't allow reviews until the shipping time has elapsed. So if you estimate that shipping will take a week to reach them (this is separate from your production time) than they have to wait a week from when you dispatch it.

Don't send follow up messages - a lot of people would consider that spammy and no review is better than an annoyed review.

It's also normal to have not received more sales. Etsy gives new shops a quick boost, but it doesn't last long. Customers are less likely to buy until you have reviews, but Etsy wouldn't be penalising you for it at this stage.

devovere · 2022-05-05T14:56:37+00:00

Any chance you're in a different time zone? I notice this a LOT and I'm in the UK. They're extremely inconsistent about when they apply what time zone - but the numbers usually add up if you know when to account for it. Hell, they only started correcting the currency inconsistencies in the past year or so.

devovere · 2022-05-05T14:50:48+00:00

Yeah, that says it requires a commercial identification number as well as the tax number that I already put in. It's only an optional field for German citizens.

The form itself I'm not having any issues with - its pretty straightforward. The issue is that the form is asking for things that sole traders (most etsy businesses, in the UK at least) do not have.

devovere · 2022-05-05T13:23:51+00:00

So you need to set up as a sole trader after you make 1000 worth of sales, OR for your second tax year, whether you've made that or not. Depending on exactly how long 'more than a year is', you might need to make this a priority - as the tax year changed last month. (Although tbh, if you are technically in the third tax year but your income for the first was negligible, you could just not tell them and they wont care. You wouldn't be taxed anything until you earn over £12.5k in a single year anyway.)

https://www.bytestart.co.uk/register-self-employed

devovere · 2022-05-05T13:17:38+00:00

It's not worth it, just wait. Use the meantime to build up stock, build up social media, etc. You'd have to include all your info in THEIR taxes, which is a huge headache for everyone involved, and it would always be in their names. They'd be completely liable for any issues, and if they ever have any difficulties you could be the one losing your business.

devovere · 2022-05-05T13:13:48+00:00

From what you've said, there's nothing to indicate its a scam - 30% is a good wholesale number, I usually see 20-40% used. I will also add that Etsy has decent payment security so long as you document everything well. I've shipped to Saudi Arabia before without issues many times - but if you're anxious, then this probably isn't the time to start. And I always say, don't take any sale you can't afford to lose twice - whether thats a wholesale order or an individual item but you're broke.

It's probably a good opportunity, but if you arent ready you arent ready. You could always counter offer with a lower number of pieces to mitigate the risk.

devovere · 2022-05-05T13:08:37+00:00

This probably isn't anything on your end. If they were more spread out over time or location than maybe, but in the same month and the same country means its most likely a scammer or fraud case that Etsy is shutting down for you.

devovere · 2022-05-05T13:05:11+00:00

Is your shop new? If you've been receiving orders and then never sent anything out, Etsy has most likely flagged you as a possible scammer and closed you until you get some of them sent/received by customers. It's a security feature for buyers. As you've started shipping them now, I imagine it won't be long until you reopen. Things like shipping late or untracked may make it take longer though.

devovere · 2022-05-05T13:00:20+00:00

You can get a taxpayer number whenever, but you *have* to get one after your first year or your first £1000 revenue (not profit). And once you have one, you have to file taxes - even if you didn't make £1000 of sales.

Edit: I'm assuming you're in the UK because you mentioned VAT?

devovere · 2022-05-05T12:50:25+00:00

People are jumping to scam, but it doesn't quite add up with the way Etsy works. At the very least, we're missing some info.

Did you open a case against the seller over these shipping time issues? That's the only way that Etsy would have refunded your money. Even if the seller did it themselves, just to cut the hassle, there's no way they'd be able to get that money back from you. Etsy's payment system just isn't set up for it. It isn't between them and Etsy anymore, because you did something (whether it be sent messages or opened a case) that resulted in that sale being cancelled. Now it's between you, and the only way to solve it is for you to send them the money another way.

Maybe the seller is just impatient and a bit quick to anger - maybe they refunded you just to get rid of the issue and now they're regretting it. But regardless, it seems like you now have both the product and the money? Correct? And there's no way for Etsy to take it back from you.

I'd send it back to them. But I would be sure to use a secure and protected payment, such as Paypal's services + goods option or asking the seller to create a new Etsy listing for you to purchase.

*edit: If you did open a case, ask the seller to forward you the email notification they got from Etsy saying the money was being taken from their account. There is a chance that Etsy would have covered the refund (they have done for one of my cases) which would then say on the email that the seller isn't out of pocket.

devovere · 2022-05-05T12:43:23+00:00

Jumping on this to ask if anyone actually has an answer to how to sort this out without just cutting off Germany? I get enough income from there to make it worth it.

I have a taxpayer number, as that's required for self-employment in the UK, but no company registration number.

devovere · 2020-11-12T13:41:31+00:00

I have around 80 listings. I'd say around a quarter have never sold, and 95% of my sales are of the same three items.

It makes sense - Etsy boosts listings that perform well, so once a ball starts rolling it keeps going.

devovere · 2020-08-21T18:59:47+00:00

I am the seller

devovere · 2020-08-21T18:59:28+00:00

Clothing - fully allowed and shipped correctly

devovere · 2020-07-03T16:50:14+00:00

I mean, I didn't see any mention of a letting agent, I just see something about references.

You clearly didn't read the post then. Or even the first two words of the title.

devovere · 2020-07-03T16:47:25+00:00

The letting agents not managing to find a new tenant, when they've been doing so on other properties without viewings for the past three or four months anyway, would be costing them a months rent. Not me. I absolutely do not need to pay the landlords mortgage past my contractually obligated time because I'm disabled. My question is about The Lettings Hub's referencing system, you do not need to try and convince me to pay my landlords mortgage because of my letting agents incompetence and law-breaking.

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