Etsy will be changing their policy soon. Etsy will be increasing their transaction fee to 5% that will also apply to shipping. It appears that they are trying to move towards a subscription based model. There is a FREE option for now, but the cheapest subscription will be $10 until January, then it is $20 a month. (A breakdown of the plans.) These changes should take effect on July 16th. (Etsy Update)
Etsy has argued that the increase in fees will help the seller because Etsy will increase their marketing. ( quote )
Unfortunately what that means for JamSammich is that we probably won’t be able to continue to list our items for sale on Etsy and going forward, we will look for an alternative.