I used to sell on Etsy, but stopped, when they began to force sellers to provide their personal bank info (which I did not want to give to them). I also felt they were starting to charge more and more fees. I too experienced automatic renewals even though I had turned them off. But all of this was small compared to the experiences shared here. I am hence sharing this.
I am an Etsy seller that was only slightly impacted in Feb. and I did receive a complete refund, although it did not cover my overdraft fee at my bank of course. After reading this, I kinda feel like I’ve had my head in the sand for the last five years and that I need to wake up and look about a bit more…