No More Autocharged Bills — For Now
Etsy bills are no longer being autocharged because a new payment processor system is in the works. The following quotes are gathered from RD’s comments in the fora.
Unfortunately, we’re temporarily unable to auto-charge bills, as we’re working on switching to a new and bigger payment processor.
You can still pay your bills manually, but the auto-charge will not be running this month.
If you want to pay your bill before it gets larger, you can do so manually by going to Your Etsy -> Your Etsy Bill, then click “Pay Now” under the unpaid bills section.
There will be no late payment penalties during months that are not auto-charged.
We ARE still going to autocharge — this is not something that we are going to stop doing. If we were making a drastic shift like that, we would have announced it.
The current lag time in autocharging is temporary and will be resolved as soon as possible.
Source: Fora
This latest news item is a perfect example of why I started this site. Personally, I believe that issues surrounding billing should receive high-profile attention. What could be more important to sellers than when a potentially multi-hundred dollar charge will hit their credit cards? I know I had to swallow an ugly lump in my throat when I realized that my three largest bills yet (the showcase really adds up!) were not taken care of. Ouch!
