Thousands of e-commerce sellers go on strike over ETSY transaction fee hike

More than 15,000 Etsy sellers are going on strike today. The online marketplace, known for selling handmade and designer items, announced they would be increasing transaction fees from 5% to 6.5% starting today, April 11th, meaning ETSY will start taking a bigger cut from sellers.

The official #EtsyStrike and it’s supporters on Etsystrike.org demands include: