@funkydreamsmosaics - Because Pattern is about half the price of other sites I've looked at, and (most of all) because with a Pattern site Etsy handles the out-of-state sales tax which would be a nightmare to handle on one's own. That's really the main reason I've stayed involved with Etsy, because they handle the sales tax. Only other place that also handles it is Amazon. I can't imagine the quarterly filing paperwork having to file different tax % for each COUNTY (including 0 if nothing sold in that state) . With Etsy I only have to file in one state (where my business is physically located) and they handle the rest. As it is, for my state alone, there are over 20 counties with different tax % to file on. I suppose one could get an accountant to file everything for you, but my accountant charges 50 $ for each page of paperwork filed, and at (eventually) 50 states with 2 pages sales tax each, that would be $5,000.00 per quarter.
