Etsy shop closed after purchase, will it still ship?
When an Etsy store goes down and all items become unavailable right after a purchase, the shop may have been closed by the platform or the seller. Even if a shipping label was already created, it remains unclear whether the seller can still ship the item out or if the order is a scam.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Opening a case with Etsy for a full refund under the Purchase Protection programDid this help you?
- 2Waiting briefly to see if tracking information updates before filing a claimDid this help you?
- 3Submitting a claim before the protection/case window closes (within 30 days)Did this help you?
- 4Open a buyer protection case with the marketplace platform.Did this help you?
- 5Wait until the automatic shipping date has passed to see if the item ships.Did this help you?
- 6Try searching for the seller's brand name on social media platforms like Instagram.Did this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Today, I opened the app to show a friend a ring from my cart and noticed that all other items from the seller were marked as unavailable.”source ↗
“I clicked on the seller’s store to find that ALL items have been taken down, and my friend attempted to access the store but on her end the store itself was down.”source ↗
“What are the chances that this ISN’T a scam and the seller is having trouble with Etsy on their end?”source ↗
“I was just wondering if this meant A. it was etsy or the seller themselves who closed shop and B. if there's still any chance I can get said jacket 😭 with the shop closed but label created, would that mean they'd still be able to ship it out?”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 2Shop closed after purchase and asked to pay through PayPal
- 16Why hasn't my online order shipped yet?
- 2Why was my digital order cancelled and the shop closed?
- 3Why is my Etsy payout missing or locked?
- 8How to get a refund when an online seller won't ship or reply
- 7What to do when an online seller stops responding after purchase