Do you have feedback on getting your money before you ship?

[Former_Member]

Hi all,

Just wanted to get some opinions on how things are working with the pre-shipping deposits for those sellers that have this enabled.

Do you like it? Is there anything that is more or less confusing than the old way (having to mark as shipped)? Is direct checkout easier to use now?

If you have questions you can throw them in here too.

Thanks!

[Former_Member]

Nicole I love it. Thank y'all so much for this. No problems here.

[Nothingbutstring]

it's working great for me. I love it.

[PattenCreations]

It is the reason I finally turned it on. The vast majority of my sales involve fully custom or made to order items. I was not willing to take an order, invest in materials, and then have the money held for perhaps a year - yes some of my orders take that long.

ETA: And while I try to mark orders shipped as soon as I get back from the post office on occasion it can take until the next day as I won't mark as shipped until I can send the shipping notification with the delivery confirmation #. And I don't like the idea of using Etsy shipping since it is added to my bill. I prefer to pay for that when I buy the postage.

[Former_Member]

So much easier! Being primarily made to order shop, this is exactly what I needed :) Thank you!!!

[pzmdesigns]

I love it, thank you.

[thunderrose]

We like it ! This is the reason we turned on direct checkout. Our work is made to order and we need the funds to buy supplies. So far so good. We haven't tried to move any money yet but the orders are coming in. Thanks ETSY !!!

[Former_Member]

I liked the new system enough to disable paypal and use DC exclusively. Next day deposit works just fine. Never any issues or problems with the process. Thanks!

[Former_Member]

Thank you! I love it. I feel like I'm being treated with more fairness and respect. I know that doesn't necessarily mean anything, technology wise, but I think it's still important. Before, I felt like I wasn't being trusted, that Etsy was stepping in and holding funds until they made sure I shipped an item. It's not necessarily rational or true, but that's how I felt.

I think this feature will be absolutely wonderful for sellers who rely on the funds in order to purchase materials for custom work.

I don't feel any less inclined to ship items asap. I want a quick turnaround for customer service reasons, not for payment reasons.

Thanks for the change! So far, so good!

[HowCuteAreYou]

I really love it. My shipping schedule can be up to 3 weeks out since all of my items are custom made. I also love shipping with Etsy. The little Etsy logo on the label looks very professional. Also, international shipping is so easy since Etsy automatically prepares the custom form. I don't mind having the fees added to my bill. I have to pay for the shipping either way and this allows me to take care of everything with one monthly payment. So far very good, THANKS!

[Former_Member]

I am still not sure! I had a order transaction on last Sat. Nov. 3rd and I am still waiting for the funds to direct deposit to my checking account.

Does it usually take 5 days?

Can someone please advise!

[PinchtheMuse]

@Allison--My bank can take that long and often does.

If the $$ from that transaction was available for deposit, then the earliest it would have transferred is Monday 11/5/12. For my bank I would be lucky to see it by Friday.

And speaking of transfers --this coming Monday is Veteran's day--a holiday so I don't think there are transfers that day. (A huge thank you to all that have served.)

[Former_Member]

I just tried etsy shipping,I was afraid at first ,but it went great.I got some international orders,I did etsy shipping and I really love it.I will not use pay pal much.Thanks etsy.

[Former_Member]

It is great, thank you!

[SockMonkeyBizzToyCo]

I'm not sure if this is the right thread to post this but I think I may have to disable DC for a bit. Most of my orders are paid using DC and my items have high shipping because they are larger. It looks as though I will have to pay initial shipping from my personal funds because DC doesn't deposit soon enough; specifically after a 3 day weekend. I understand you are allowed to print labels and have it posted to your bill but you can't do that if your bill is currently over $50. It just seems there is a lot of fund juggling. Am I missing something?
Edited for punctuation.

[DianeTurpinDesigns]

I love it! I do almost all custom orders so having the $$ upfront is very helpful.

The only other suggestion would be the ability to pay your bill through the shop payment account if you have a credit balance. Seems kinda silly to run the money out to my bank and then back to Etsy to pay a bill.

[Former_Member]

I love it... it is perfect!

[BizzieLizzie]

LOVE it!!

[gussiegurl]

I do like direct checkout and it works beautifully. My only complaint, and this might seem stupid to some, but I wish we had the option of sending the money to our PalPay accts instead of our checking acct. The reason I say this is I basically use PP as a way of saving my money (at least for a little while) Like most if it gets deposit into my checking, I spend it instead of saving it. I know, I have a little restraint problem, lol Just would have liked the option to say where the money would be deposited.

[Former_Member]

Working great for me. Thanks ETSY!

[Former_Member]

Love it!! So much nicer than the old way!

[dahliasoleil]

Really wish we could pay our Etsy bill with DC funds.Using my checking account to pay my bill with money that already went through here via deposit makes the process too many steps.

[Former_Member]

Hi Paulette,

That is a fantastic idea! We would definitely like to add this ability in the future. I agree, it would make paying your bill a much smoother process.

Thanks again and have a great weekend.

Best, Heather

[Former_Member]

Love the Idea of it, but I'm a little bit on the fence right now. I've been seeing that you can only schedule early deposits one time per day?

Do I have to wait until the very end of the day to get "All" the days sales?

[FiberBeads]

This is one of the BEST improvements you've ever made. Easy to track the transactions, the billing makes perfect sense. I can tell how hard you worked to perfect your service and I thank you.
Now, to get the shipping labels compatible with the Dymo printers...