handmade sellers

A gold craft storefront with one product card being lifted off the shelf by a warning-tagged notice, representing an Etsy listing taken down after an IP complaint

Etsy IP Disputes: How to Fight (or Avoid) a Takedown

Raymond / August 22, 2026

Etsy removes reported listings first and asks questions later. Here’s how to tell a real IP complaint from a bad-faith one, how to fight a takedown of your own shop, how to report someone who copied you, and how to avoid the whole mess in the first place.

A gold handmade storefront inside a protective shield, with two arrows - a coin and a warning flag - stopped at the edge

IP for Creators

Chargebacks, Takedowns, and Etsy: Protecting Handmade Sellers

Raymond / August 18, 2026

Two things can drain a handmade shop that have nothing to do with the quality of your work: a buyer disputes the payment, or someone gets your listing pulled with an IP complaint. Here’s the defensive playbook for both – in plain language, no lawyer-speak.