Today (4/10/24) Etsy removed an inappropriate, low review, but our star seller stats were not adjusted. Is there a delay in the adjustment or will the review continue to impair our May 2024 stats? This would be the first time in 2.5 years that we would not have star seller status. I can’t find a way to contact Etsy to ask the question. Has anyone else experienced this? Help!
Yes there is a delay, it doesn't sync instantly. Just like if you got a new review today, you likely wouldn't see it listed in your SS metrics until tomorrow.
Yes there is a delay, it doesn't sync instantly. Just like if you got a new review today, you likely wouldn't see it listed in your SS metrics until tomorrow.
I had a similar situation. Someone left a review because of a shipping issue. I reported it, Etsy agreed it did not follow guidelines. They said it would be removed. It is still visible a week later. I had a 5/5 rating with 122/125 ratings being 5 star. This guy gave me a one and my shop rating dropped to 4.8. It should have not dropped 0.2 points because of this. I have emailed Etsy and they are ignoring me. Frustrating
Ouch, no answer at all would be preferable to the one you left for this review. You have now locked in the review so the buyer cannot change it even if they wanted to. If I had seen that review before you responded I would have thought, that buyer is unreasonable, they saw the shipping before buying and should not have bought if they didn't like it. Yor response turns that around and makes you look bad. Never respond to a review in the heat of the moment. If you have spoken to Etsy support and they have said they will remove it, you will have to wait till they get around to doing that. In the meantime, your response is worse than the review itself and every potential buyer checking out your shop can see it. Let's hope Etsy removes it soon.
@PDXPeppers: Not sure what in that review would legally qualify as a reason to remove it, but it may be that when you replied you locked it in. https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015808588-What-to-Do-if-You-Receive-a-Negative-Review?seg...
As to the amount that your score 'dropped' that is simple math and nothing more (total number of stars divided by total number of reviews during the three month period for Star Seller).