Winnie Murugi
Winnie Murugi
Health and Beauty Expert

Millions of buyers visit Etsy.com to buy unique, handmade items from thousands of sellers across the globe. The platform transacts billions every year. However, there are numerous complaints about poor Etsy customer service. Buyers and sellers want to know how to call Etsy support number or the best ways to contact their customer service. 

This article explores the various ways to contact Etsy customer service for help. It concisely answers whether there is an Etsy support phone number to call or whether you can reach the company via email, live chat, and social media.

Here is an overview of the Etsy reviews and ratings on PissedConsumer.com.

Etsy Q&A

Number of Etsy reviews – 10.1K

Etsy rating* – 1.8⭐⭐

Etsy claimed losses – $1.9M

Successful calls – 5%/55.2K

Resolved issues – 74

  1. Is Etsy legit?
  2. How to contact Etsy by phone?
  3. How to contact customer service by email?
  4. How to chat with customer support via Help Center?
  5. How to contact Etsy customer service via social networks?

1. Is Etsy Legit?

Etsy.com is a global online marketplace for unique and creative items. The American e-commerce platform has been in business since 2005. It specializes in the sale of vintage items, crafts, and handmade pieces.

Sellers can set up shop at only $0.20 per listing, while buyers can sign up and buy from different sellers. Sellers are also charged a 5% commission fee and a standard PayPal payment processing fee.

When it comes to Etsy ratings and customer reviews, consumers like the wide range of unique products to choose from. Many have had a great experience buying or selling there, but others wonder, "Is Etsy legit?".

On PissedConsumer, it is rated 1.9 stars. There are numerous Etsy complaints on PissedConsumer.com by both buyers and sellers. Most revolve around poor customer service, shipping and deliveries, and account issues.

Etsy complaints by buyers include:

  • sellers canceling orders for no reason;
  • difficulty contacting sellers;
  • difficulty contacting Etsy support;
  • delays in order fulfillment and shipping;
  • items never delivered;
  • unexplained charges;
  • poor customer service by the sellers;
  • difficulty logging in to their Etsy account.

Etsy complaints by sellers include:

  • unexplained account closure by Etsy;
  • payments put on hold;
  • difficulty contacting Etsy customer service;
  • difficulty logging into their Etsy account;
  • rude and excessively demanding customers.

For instance, in Etsy review #2520816, the customer narrates his frustration with one seller. The Etsy seller was initially responsive when the customer was making an order but became unresponsive after payment was made. The customer attempted to contact Etsy customer service to help him resolve the issue, but he did not receive any help.

…on March 20th I contacted Dil Bahadur custom knife shop about him making me a knife I sent him the pic I wanted he said he could build it it would cost me $ 220.00…

…after receiving the money he said thankyou and he would get started on knife and update me as of today not heard anything from him…

In another Etsy review (#2968024), a seller complained about their account being banned without warning.

my account has been closed permanently i am a new seller i am a newbie maybe i may have violated a rule without knowing it i want my account to be opened

2. How to Contact Etsy By Phone?

Currently, there is no Etsy support phone number to call. Neither are there clear instructions on how to call Etsy customer service on both the sellers and buyers' FAQ sections. The question arises: "How do I speak to someone at Etsy?"

Some time back, the Etsy customer service phone number (844-935-3879) was available as an option to contact customer support for specific issues. However, it is no longer available on the website, as evidenced by several Etsy reviews on PissedConsumer.

With that said, some reviewers indicate that they were able to call Etsy support number but did not get to talk to a live person. They do not indicate the Etsy customer service phone number they called. For example, in review #2896886, the customer managed to call Etsy helpline directly to cancel an order that they had not authorized. They were put on hold for 10 minutes, left their phone number but did not receive any Etsy help.

On the sellers' page, the company indicates that sellers can leave their phone number for an Etsy customer service representative to get back. Nevertheless, it is not clear where the seller should leave their phone number.

Etsy phone number sellers page

3. How to Contact Etsy Customer Service by Email?

There is no Etsy customer service email address listed on the website. However, you can use the "Email us" option provided for various issues to contact Etsy support.

Etsy email us option

If you click on the option, you will be provided with a contact form where you are required to describe the issue in as much detail as possible. Once you send the form, Etsy customer support will get back to you within two business days.

If you need Etsy help with an order, but can't find it on your account, check for the order's transaction confirmation on your email. The transaction confirmation is usually sent from the Etsy customer service email: transactions@etsy.com. Once you sign in to your Etsy account, the transaction should have connected to your account.

Etsy help with order email

For legal issues such as copyright infringement, write to the Etsy email address legal@etsy.com provided on the terms and conditions page.

Etsy notice requirements email

4. How to Chat with Etsy Customer Support Via Help Center?

Earlier in 2020, their support offered an Etsy live chat option, as evidenced by reviews (#1926985). But, there seems to be no Etsy chat feature at the moment. At least, it is not available on the Etsy Help Center. Multiple reviews on PissedConsumer further collaborate that there is no Etsy customer service chat option (review #4353109).

Etsy live chat review

However, the Etsy Help Center is quite elaborate and provides answers to the most common customer questions. You can access it through the website or on the Etsy app.

Nevertheless, some customers encounter issues that are not highlighted in the Etsy Help Center that would need in-person assistance. Since there is no Etsy customer service chat option for immediate assistance, customers have to fill out a contact form, where applicable. Or, they still can try to contact support via the Etsy customer service email.

Some buyers are keen to find out how to contact Etsy about a seller. According to Etsy.com, buyers should first attempt to contact sellers about the issue. However, if it is futile, they can then contact Etsy about the seller. The platform serves as a mediator between the buyer and the seller to resolve the issue. You can open a case for two main issues: non-delivery issues and not-as-described cases.

Etsy issue resolution page

Steps for Contacting Etsy About a Seller

  1. Log in to your account.
  2. Under "Purchases and Reviews," click on the order that has an issue.
  3. Select "Help with Order."
  4. Then select "Still Need Help."
  5. Choose "Yes, I want to Open a Case."
  6. Select a reason for opening the case and provide as much detail about the issue as possible.
  7. Submit.

Once you have opened the case, allow three days for the seller to resolve it. If they do not, escalate the case to Etsy customer support to review the issue.

How to open a case on Etsy

Unfortunately, some reviews indicate despite reaching out to Etsy.com about a seller, some buyers did not receive the help they needed (e.g., review #2968660).

5. How to Contact Etsy Customer Service Via Social Networks?

Etsy.com has social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Etsy support is most active on the Twitter page. Although the company once had a dedicated Etsy customer support help page on Twitter (@Etsyhelp), they no longer monitor it. Customers now contact Etsy for help on the main page.

To reach out to the company on Twitter, you can tweet them or initiate an Etsy chat by sending them a direct message. There are numerous Etsy complaints on the Twitter page about poor customer service. Often customers do not get help, or the representative takes too long to respond to the Etsy chat messages. When they respond, customers are asked to provide details of the issue through a direct message.

The Twitter page does not provide alternative contact methods such as an Etsy support phone number or email address. As such, some customers question, "Is Etsy legit?".

For example, in an Etsy review on Twitter, the customer pointed out the company's poor customer service. They had not received any Etsy help 15 days after reaching out.

Etsy customer support reply on Twitter

Conclusion

On its website, the company claims to provide Etsy customer support 24/7. Unfortunately, numerous reviews across Reddit and PissedConsumer indicate otherwise. While the Etsy Help Center is comprehensive, it does not address all buyers' and sellers' issues.

There are limited channels for contacting Etsy.com. There is no Etsy customer service live chat or phone number option to get immediate help. For email correspondence, you need to fill out an Etsy contact form if it is available for your issue. On Twitter, Etsy support is slow to respond and does not address customer issues.

What has been your experience with Etsy customer service? Leave a review on PissedConsumer.com.

*The company ratings on the PissedConsumer website are calculated using a mathematical algorithm that evaluates the information in the company’s profile. The algorithm parameters are: users’ rating, the number of resolved issues, the number of company responses and more. The PissedConsumer algorithm is also subject to change in the future.

Legal disclaimers:

  1. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, it is not intended to provide any legal, medical, accounting, investment or any other professional advice as individual cases may vary and should be discussed with a corresponding expert and/or an attorney.
  2. All or some image copyright belongs to the original owner(s). No copyright infringement intended.

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William Jassenoff #4519
I have been charged twice for products I DID NOT order - need refund of cancellation- this is a fraud issue
susan weisenberger #4552
The email link on Etsy website does not function. Can't Call! Can't Chat! Can't Email. Customer Support at Etsy is the WORST!I just had to spend an hour getting an email out to them about photo's not loading. I have done multiple manuevers that I won't for you with. I have confirmed it is not a user end issue, but is on their end, and on my shop.Also this year, I put my shop on vacation and three weeks could not open. Thru no help from them, and despite at least 15 different employee and personnel responses, I realised that my email was wrong. Someone because my email and shop name are similar, they were confused in their system. IT LITERALLY TOOK THREE MONTHS TO CORRECT. During that time they continued to bill me for auto renewals (I would not pay) so they threatened to shut me down.Finally, just like that, someone fixed it! They sent the correct link so that I fix the password to my hacked shop.So now this photo issue - Can only imagine how many emails, "Zen Desk" template letters I will get. I just do not understand why they cannot take better care of their customers. Been there for 13 years. Expansion into new markets, profits, now too big to care!
Tracy #6071
Hi Susan, try this through chrome not through the Etsy app because it won’t open on the app I’ve tried. But go to chrome and then Etsy.com then go to your finances and then payment account and then scroll down to contact Etsy support and it should have a box pop up that says email us. I just had to message them about 1 1/2 days ago and it says it could take 1-2 days for a response so hopefully I’ll hear from them . Hope this helps .
Hanan Stanley #4596
Ordered a coffee table from Etsy. Took months to arrive then denied delivery from DHL because of heavy weight. Asked for refund from the seller ArtRulesLab. I paid £523 got back £272. I cannot open a new case because I had an issue with delivery charges with the seller snd he refunded me £58. I also had to pay £104 tax. I don’t know how to contact them agsin
jessica gallagher #4674
I still have yet to receive my item from etsy it has been days and it says that it has been delivered and it has not. i really just want my money back at this point.
nancy #4691
There is no longer an option, anywhere on the etsy site, to email customer support. Believe me, I would have done so.I did get to waste nearly a half hour chatting with "Mary Q" who not only never addressed my concerns, but kept asking me to "verify" myself. Including asking for ISP numbers from my internet provider. Seriously, this stuff is easy enough for etsy to determine during the 28 minutes I am holding for "Mary Q"
Garcia #6070
Hi Nancy there is a way to email them. You have to go to Etsy.com through chrome though not on the Etsy app because I’ve tried this through the app and it won’t open but if you go to Etsy.com through chrome and go to your finances and then click on your payment account and then scroll down to where you see Contact Etsy Support and it should have a box pop up that says email us. Now I did have to email them like a day and a half ago but haven’t heard from them yet but it says I should get a response in 1-2 days so fingers crossed that I hear something soon. Anyways I hope this helps .
Vicky L Healy #5258
I buy fabric from Etsy all of the time. I also buy several different fabrics from the same seller. I am not going to take the time to review each fabric I purchased from the same seller, perhaps you can change your review system so that one does not have to review each item bought at the same time from the same seller. I really get tired of seeing I have XX number of reviews to do.
thefamily joolz #5753
you do not have to leave reviews. Just ignore those reminders and they will go away.I have a shop and about 1/4 of my customers leave reviews. Or, leave one review for the whole purchase and that's all you need to do. Or, leave none and just ignore the reminders. Etsy is desperate for better reviews now that everything on the site is made in China.
Bernadette Mays #5419
Etsy has charged my account $299.60 and I don't even have an Etsy account. I have been trying for 3 days to get someone to respond to me. I have chatted with 3 people Meli, Emerson, and Paula and none of them have helped. Each time my chat is dropped. I have sent emails to their contact email to no avail. Who is the President of this organization I am also looking for Board members as this is ridiculous. I want my money back. In the times that we are in now this is not time to scam people. Etsy should be ashamed of themselves. I am a in leadership in customer service. When my company makes an error my team fixes it immediately. This behavior is unexceptable and Etsy leadership needs to know about it.
Kathy Aune #5421
You deleted a listing on Etsy, not sure why, you say I violated Etsys standards, the brooch is a glass amber color made in Germany ???????Why.
Tera #5486
I had an account on esty to sell items bought and by me they took down my site and kept all of my earning for 180 days and it has been well past the 180 days that the email sent to me stated. I have yet to see my profits from.the items I sold. They will not contact me back and I think they are going to just keep my money. I know $300 isn't a whole lot of money to some. But that was an entire month of working my tail off just to have my page taken down and told my funds are on a 180 day hold. Then when it finally comes time for my money to hit my account I get nothing and hear nothing despite the numerous emails I've sent them.
Richard Barzu #5618
Hopeless do not use .... contactless
Anonymous #5804
New items from my Etsy account that I post on Etsy are not showing up. I have used Etsy search box to locate & on one item searched 17 pages that my item should have been listed on. NOTHING!! Absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to get ANY FORM OF CUSTOMER SERVICE response. E-mail, phone, chat line, every form of customer service they list is a dead end. Been selling product off web site, internet, for 35 yrs. & have NEVER come across a more F'ed up company for customer service. They make sure I get charged for every time I re-inter the same item, even though it doesn't get listed. FRAUD, ABSOLUTE TOTAL FRAUD & they should be INVESTIGATED for it!!
Linda Seebohar #5956
I have just set up my store with Etsy for Angeline's Hair Serum and I am on the last step of 2-code secure verification and it says that I need to download the Authenticator Code App which states that it is "free" on my MacBook Pro, but I cannot seem to download on my laptop, and I was able to download on my i-phone, but it has a charge of $29.99/year, which is not free? Can you please assist me so that I can complete my shop for selling my product on Etsy? thank you, Linda
Glen Nystrom #5968
I purchased drink glass from Otter&Owl gifts first set was wrong which I had contacted they sent replacement glasses which 3 out of 4 where broken.Again I contacted sell very nice people they gave me a refund for my visa which is how I paid.They have texted me copy of the visa receipt showing refund of $72.00 but has nut been credited to my card this has been going on since June 25/22Seller told me to contact Etsy support which is next to impossible!!Receipt #2516293674Ref #11634Trans ID # 3064857246Not Happy shady Company Glen
Judy Sanders #6069
I ordered two pairs of shoes by mistake. I want to return one pair. How in the world can I do that without crying. I am 78 and don’t know too much about technology. Please help me, no one else wants to.
Ms. Ellen Gelber 113 #6357
I purchased the knitted Queen Elizabeth doll. They say it was shipped out onOctober 7th. I have still not received it. Yes, I'm very upset
cLAH bENALLY #6408
MY ACCOUNT IS HACKED. MY RECOVERY EMAIL AND TELEPHONE NUMBER HAS BEEN CHANGED. i HAVE A NEW PHONE NUMBER NOW 928 7130320 AND i NEED HELP TO CHANGE THAT . mY SHOP IS ETSY.COM/SHOP/COURAGEBENALLYART AND MY OLD PHONE NUMBER WAS 9287108182. pLEASE HELP ME AS i REALLY DEPEND ON THE SHOP FOR MY INCOME. i AM 71 YEAR OLD AND PARTLY DEAF AND BLIND.
Hidayah #6412
Hello sir .I have a problem.unable to verify my bank account and that I need to click on the "re - enter bank details"button to verify.the problem is the black button that say"re -enter bank details "does not click to anything.in fact,I don't even have the " update"option to update my banking info where it shows my current banking number.i am a new shop for a month now.verifield my banking when started up but I know plaid is new.anyone else know what the issue is or it's a bug?
Tval8 #6421
This is outrageous and ridiculous that customers cannot contact you Etsy immediately regarding problems! This is why I limited my shopping on Etsy! It is unacceptable when customers get not get their problems resolved right away! I agree with the others reviews complaints against Etsy Company! If you continue to make it extremely difficult for customers to reach you Etsy you will lose a lot of business! I Judge Valerie Thomas received an unfinished item, uneven defective item! It is not hem! I paid for a brand new green Camouflage Women Jacket not a cut off uneven, unfinished Jacket that is not hem!
Penny hill #6456
I ordered a wig back on Oct 13,22 & paid for it debit card I never received my order wig it was never shipped to me, I got ahold of seller’s she doesn’t seem to want to help
Martha #6492
I need help the company magnificent 101 has canceled my order 2 times the first one they said they did refund me for 18.98 I haven’t received my money back at that time they said the had one candle left so I place a nother order this time was 17.36 for the same candles because they said they had 1 left now the canceled the second one so they owed me 36.34 I want my money now back to my visa I will never buy from them again the wait just to keep my money