Although Etsy already has plenty of members, there are those who certainly would prefer not to go through the entire process of having to create and/or register to etsy completely. I think sometimes this brings about a decline in sales and this would highly boost sellers sales if in fact guests were able to purchase items as well. If guests are allowed to view anything that registered members do, it should not be an issue to checkout as a guest either. This may even make the guest want to register and become a member if the persons transaction(s) were successful.