As Etsy sellers, you know how important it is to adjust quickly to changing buyer needs. Right now, Etsy has become a destination for fabric face masks, which is leading to overwhelming demand. While we don't know how long this spike will last, we know that we're on-track to exhaust available inventory.
As a community, we are uniquely designed to mobilize and help one another out, and it’s moments like this when we can make a huge difference. If you have the skill and materials, you can help–start making masks today.
We acknowledge there have been some conversations about selling masks on Etsy. Handmade face masks and covers are allowed to be sold on Etsy, however, they must comply with certain guidelines. To help our community better understand those guidelines, we published a detailed guide in our Seller Handbook for Tips for Selling Handmade Masks and Face Covers on Etsy.
If you are interested in expanding your product line to include masks, here are additional resources to help guide you:
Tips and guidance on selling masks on Etsy
- Set realistic expectations: It’s critical that you meet your shipping estimates. Customers are counting on you to deliver these items on time.
- Ready to ship matters: It’s hard to predict when a sale will happen, but try to have some inventory on hand so that you can ship the same day.
- Don’t make medical claims: If a listing makes any medical or health claims, such as promising protection against the coronavirus, it will be taken down.
- Additional Face Mask Resources: How to sew a face mask (New York Times)
