Things have picked up, but still slow, not as much as I had hoped…both here and on my independent site…but truthfully I do not know if it is because of the approaching holidays or that because I added stripe to both places…a majority of the recent sales on my site are using stripe.. and got a couple here too

Unfortunately 2 that I had on bonanza were listings that were on reserve when I went on vacation last year and I did not notice that they reactivated when I turned off vacation mode..and had to refund them, since I was out of stock…I have deleted all reserved items and have been spending that last 3 days going through everything to make sure there are no more old reserved items that are active…(what a pain)..

And I do not use ebay..have not since 2009…yes it is slower but a lot less painful…

It has picked up a bit but not what I expected and still under last years figures. Next week will be the one to watch. But, it isn’t just slower here as it is that way along all 7 of my locations and I see many talking about it. Definitely a slower year all together, but, with all the happenings worldwide I really shouldn’t be surprised. People are saving their money or spending on necessities and not being as frivolous. Good Luck to you!

Mine never really pick up for the hols. I don’t sell a lot of gift-type items, and I always close down early in December to avoid last-minute shipping delays from Canada.

I do know, however, that many people on Etsy forums are also complaining about being way down from last year. Although many blame Etsy’s crappy search for that, it seems apparent that sales are down all over the place. Maybe not for everyone, but there seem to be a lot of complaints on every platform.