Actually it's a great favor to us sellers that Etsy is taking care of the sales taxes for other states for us. As individuals, it would be extremely difficult to calculate possible sales tax for each sale and then have to remit it individually to each state that collects online sales tax. For me, the fees that Etsy charges are a much smaller percentage of my sales than booth rent at a craft fair, not to mention all those hours sitting in a booth, instead of making sales at home while I'm sleeping! I'm also happy with the way Etsy makes it so easy to set up a shop and list items, make sales, and print postage for sold items. However, if you are in Europe, most of what I just said probably doesn't apply to you. (I'm in the US.)
