Has anyone heard about etsy reserves? Basically, etsy are withholding 75% of sellers funds putting a lot of sellers into debt/out of business as they struggle to pay for materials/postage upfront.
Worst still, they take the fees from the remaining 25% which means sellers aren't receiving anything at all - infact sometimes you end up owing them when you receive an order 
Etsy claims they're doing this to protect buyers, but they're doing it to shops that have been on etsy for years with zero issues. They refuse to tell individual shops why they've been put on reserve - the most frustrating company to deal with ever!
I've been selling on Etsy for 5 years, never had an issue - over 2000 5* reviews, now I'm in reserve. Etsy claims they release the money once an order has been shipped, however this isn't always the case. I'll try and upload a particularly frustrating conversation I've had with their reps this week 🤯
The whole mess is particularly galling because Etsy's whole ethos is championing small businesses.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share the story on here, if you could share on social media that would be fantastic.
https://news.sky.com/story/they-are-holding-15-000-i-basically-cant-afford-food-etsy-sellers-claim-platform-is-imposing-75-reserves-on-their-sales-12921271