Etsy Retiring Old Listing Form, Sellers Say New Form Still Missing Important Functionality

UPDATE 5-23-24

Etsy says they've been taking seller feedback about missing functionality in the new listing form into consideration, providing an update that several of the main issues sellers brought up will be addressed before the old form is retired on June 25.

Re: The old listing form retires June 25

Since we announced that we’re retiring the old listing form on June 25, we’ve monitored and listened to your feedback, especially about the features that you would like to see on the new form. We’ve passed this feedback onto our team and are happy to share that by June 25 you will be able to: Add…

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Since we announced that we’re retiring the old listing form on June 25, we’ve monitored and listened to your feedback, especially about the features that you would like to see on the new form.

We’ve passed this feedback onto our team and are happy to share that by June 25 you will be able to:

• Add manual translations to your listing
• Enable your listing to appear on your Pattern site
• Edit a private, custom listing in the new form
• See and edit all listing states (e.g., inactive or expired listings) in the new form
  
  

We are also exploring further improvements to navigation and shipping profiles.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your feedback, which is always a critical element in helping us make updates and improvements.

Sellers are also encouraged to leave additional feedback via an Etsy survey.

Etsy is officially retiring the old listing form as of June 25, saying the form is evolving into a new version with time-saving features - but sellers say new features don't make up for old features that are still missing as they worry about impacts of being forced to switch.

The announcement was posted in the Etsy Community today, with additional information provided in the Seller Handbook.

The old listing form retires June 25

Hi, sellers! On June 25, we say goodbye to the old listing form. After years of service, the old form is retiring and will no longer be available. Don’t worry; you won’t miss any of your favorite features. The updated listing form has evolved. Thanks to feedback from sellers like you, the updated…

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On June 25, we say goodbye to the old listing form. After years of service, the old form is retiring and will no longer be available. Don’t worry; you won’t miss any of your favorite features.

The updated listing form has evolved. Thanks to feedback from sellers like you, the updated form is streamlined and now has everything you need to save time. If you haven’t tried it already, no action is needed to make the switch.

Confidently list your items with these time-saving features:

• Scroll no more: Navigation tabs help you quickly jump to sections of your listing details faster and more seamlessly.
• Optimize smarter: The Performance tab displays performance data and reviews for your listing, making it easier to decide what types of edits to make.
• Get a sneak peek: Listing preview lets you double check your edits before publishing live.
• NEW! Skip the mental math: The profit calculator helps you efficiently estimate your profits while pricing your items.
  
  

And it’s only getting better! The updated listing form allows us to develop new features you want 3x faster. With just one modernized form, you'll soon see more insights and exciting features based on your suggestions. This is just one way we’re investing in your shop’s success.

Etsy began rolling out the new Profit Calculator back in March but sellers said it was missing important information needed to be useful and is really only a "some fees calculator."

Etsy Introduces Estimated Profit Calculator, Sellers Say It’s Missing Key Data To Be Useful

Etsy has rolled out an Estimated Profit Calculator, but sellers say it’s missing key data and is really only a “some fees calculator.”

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Sellers are also complaining that the new form does not appear to offer any way to manually translate their listings anymore, leaving them stuck with Etsy's sometimes lacking automated translations for some languages.

The new listing form has been in Beta for some time, and while many of the bugs have been worked out, others still remain - like long standing issues for non-US sellers who use the domestic pricing tool to charge taxes correctly or to offer free shipping to the US reporting the new form causes prices to be incorrect.

International Buyers Paying Domestic Prices

I have different domestic and international prices set up on multiple of my listings so I can provide free delivery. About a week ago, I noticed I had received two international orders where the buyer’s had both paid the domestic price. This is a major issue for me as the domestic price doesn’t even…

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Hi, UK seller here, I use the differential pricing for domestic and overseas and I had this issue last summer.

For me it was an issue when using the new listing template on the desktop site, the overseas pricing simply wouldn't stick and overseas buyers were paying the domestic price. I have found that using the old listing template on the desktop site eliminates the issue. I haven't used the new version since.

I hope this may help some of you still having this issue.

Of course at some point Etsy will likely remove the old listing template from use so hopefully they will have fixed this before that happens!

What do you think of the new Etsy listing form? Are their features or functionality you'll miss or things that don't work as well as the old version? Let us know in the comments below!