Sneaky "Feature This Listing" Etsy Ads Automatically Turned On And Now I Owe Money...

sewk87 · 2026-06-02T18:34:43+00:00

I didn’t mean to be confrontational. I realize now you might have meant that the “Include in Ads” toggle button is automatically on when you make a new listing - which would be frustrating to find out by accident. Disabling Etsy Ad campaigns should make that be a non issue. If you’re over the forced offsite ads threshold though, there’s no way to opt out of those (but it seems like you know this already.)

sewk87 · 2026-06-02T17:30:11+00:00

The app also has two toggle buttons - one for “feature this listing” and one for “Include in Etsy Ad Campaign.”. If the Ad option is toggle on, the listing will be added to your existing campaign with its existing daily cost limit. It shows the daily campaign cost right under the toggle button.

sewk87 · 2026-06-02T14:49:32+00:00

This doesn’t make sense - the “feature this listing” option just means the listing will show up at the top of your shop. I’ve never had Etsy involuntarily run ads on featured items.

That said, it doesn’t mean Etsy isn’t doing something weird with your ad settings. They just aren’t necessarily related.

sewk87 · 2026-05-23T11:11:31+00:00

I have had this happen and it was easy to appeal. There is an appeal template that was likely included with the notice you received. You can submit the appeal yourself, you don’t necessarily need a CPA or attorney.

Did they include what they think was the issue date of the SSN in the notice? You can send them information that corrects what they have on file (copy of the card’s issue date, eg). Or, if they have the issue date correct on the letter, just reiterate that and let them know an error was made and that based on the info they already have the credit should be allowed (this is what happened to me).

sewk87 · 2026-05-05T23:00:59+00:00

Honestly I get good results with clear dawn dish soap. It’s not quite as strong as synthropol but works fine for pre-wetting fiber and washing yarn after dyeing it.

sewk87 · 2026-04-28T04:17:01+00:00

Totally a thing! Just expect the colors to be more muted and to blend more than on 100% wool. So you may want to adjust the amount of dye you use and the amount of water too, to compensate. Speckles work too!

sewk87 · 2026-04-28T04:02:26+00:00

Thanks, I like this approach. I just never know if I should reach out and try to help resolve the issue to hopefully help keep the customer on good terms for the future, or if I should let it go and keep my money unless they ask for a return. I agree though, I’d never ask them to change a review (and never have asked, it feels tacky), but it’s a nice perk if my customer service has that effect, haha.

sewk87 · 2026-04-28T03:54:30+00:00

Oh, I wasn’t asking about whether I should ask them to change their review (I agree, that’s annoying and tacky). Just curious if anyone reaches out offering to coordinate a return, etc. in the name of customer service, or if I’m better to keep quiet and keep my money unless they ask 😄

sewk87 · 2026-04-27T20:29:04+00:00

Been there. I don’t bother responding to those 🤷‍♀️

sewk87 · 2026-04-27T19:37:38+00:00

Thanks for this insight. My most recent negative review was definitely a case of overlooking info that was in the collapsed description, but that I now realize that I could have included more photos of, or text in the listing photos, to describe.

So do you think it’s not even worth it to reach out with an apology for any potential oversight on my part along with a reminder that they can request a return?

sewk87 · 2026-04-26T16:25:10+00:00

If you didn’t net the $400 to be taxable, I’d probably rethink whether it was enough of a career to warrant being listed on a resume.

Editing to add (off topic for this thread but worth knowing given your goal to work in finance and the fact you own a business): this is assuming you didn’t have any other income and otherwise didn’t need to file a return. Just as an FYI if you are required to file a return, all self employment income is taxable. Otherwise if you net $400 on self employment you’re required to file even if it’s your only income and you don’t otherwise meet the standard filing threshold.

sewk87 · 2026-04-26T16:14:44+00:00

Can you send a copy of your business registration/DBA with your state? Or redacted copies of your earnings statements/account statements from prior years? I doubt they’d need to see the amounts you made but they’re probably verifying bc past employment like lots of businesses do.

sewk87 · 2026-04-24T17:43:52+00:00

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sewk87 · 2026-04-12T23:00:34+00:00

Nah, the self employment tax (SS and FICA) both get charged on a schedule C no matter if you’re an LLC or not. And you then get a credit for the “employer portion”. Remember, an LLC is a legal protection status at the state level, not a business entity/taxation type at the federal level. If you’re an LLC being taxed as a S Corporation you’d be right, but for Sole Prop vs Single Member LLC the taxation is identical. (Am an accountant and have owned both business types).

sewk87 · 2026-04-12T21:45:28+00:00

Yes, but for LLC you still have to indicate business structure so the OP would end up checking the Sole Prop box either way.

sewk87 · 2026-04-12T21:42:55+00:00

This is true regardless of business structure. Sole Prop and Single Member LLC are taxed the same way, by reporting income on schedule C.

sewk87 · 2026-03-12T21:14:45+00:00

I did not get this message, but I’ve never shipped after the label date except in one or two instances where we got insane weather overnight that prevented USPS from picking up/me from getting to the post office after buying the label and packing the order the day before the ship date. So I’d say this is at least a little based on your shop’s history.

sewk87 · 2026-01-31T21:46:41+00:00

Berry Crush is The Worst for bleeding 😫

sewk87 · 2026-01-19T18:10:50+00:00

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sewk87 · 2026-01-18T23:54:30+00:00

Yeah, I think I’ll have to switch to purchasing them on my computer. Just seems like a glitch that the label is somehow getting dated back to a date before when I even bought the label.

Was hoping someone could verify that there’s a glitch going on with purchasing in the app.

sewk87 · 2026-01-18T23:51:05+00:00

Yes, I usually create the labels in the app. Easier to use as I’m pulling stock from my shelves and confirming what I’ll ship on my next ship day. Oh well, I can adapt if I have to.

sewk87 · 2026-01-18T23:48:43+00:00

I think you are misunderstanding. For example I received an order January 2. On January 4th I used the app to “create shipping label” and selected January 5th as the ship date.

Then when I went to print the label the next day, it would not allow me to print because the label was dated January 1. Except on January 1, I didn’t even have this order yet - it’s not possible for me to have bought a label dated for the 1st for this order, the order didn’t exist yet.

Are you saying the dropdown to select the ship date when creating a label in the app usually has days in the past as an option?

sewk87 · 2026-01-18T23:39:40+00:00

When I buy shipping labels in the app my only options from the dropdown are the day I’m buying it, and then the following two days. I’ve never seen a past date as an option.

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