So I had a shop in 2014 that I closed (just closed - not suspended or anything bad). I want to reopen it, so I contacted etsy and they want to know the address that I shipped from and the last support contact subject that I had. 2014 mind you, how on earth am I supposed to know that the subject of a support contact?
I no longer have access to that email account and even if I did emails from 2014 would be long gone.
I have asked to be asked something else, and they keep giving me robot answers saying that is it, if I can't provide no go.
Has anyone successfully got their store name back after something like this?
Etsy has been closing inactive shops ... more info here @ https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/21661771654423-Why-Did-Etsy-Email-Me-About-My-Shop-Being-Dea...
Open a new shop with a new email, and name it PreviousName2 or something like that. Etsy probably won't reopen a 10-year dormant shop to prevent fraud. That is what scammers try to do, so it's for your protection