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Since going public two and a half years ago, Etsy has faced growing pressure from shareholders - and that pressure is now hitting sellers hard. Many longtime shop owners are searching for an Etsy alternative as they face shrinking profits and less control over their own shops.

While Etsy’s sales cut has remained the same, the platform has introduced more seller-paid services like promoted listings, which began in 2014 and now eat into already-thin profit margins. In fact, over half