Why Do Deleted or Inactive Etsy Products Still Appear in ProfitTree?
Seeing products in ProfitTree that no longer exist in your Etsy shop is expected behavior and helps preserve accurate historical reporting.
Products With Past Sales
If a product or listing has any past sales, it will continue to appear in ProfitTree.
This ensures:
Accurate profit calculations
Proper tracking of historical COGS
Complete reporting for selected time periods
Deleting a listing in Etsy does not remove the financial history associated with those sales.
Inactive, Sold Out, or Expired Listings
Products that are:
Inactive
Sold out
Expired
May still appear in ProfitTree because Etsy continues to report them as valid historical data.
These listings can still be relevant when:
Reviewing past performance
Running historical reports
Auditing costs and profits
Why ProfitTree Keeps These Products
ProfitTree is built to reflect financial accuracy, not just active inventory.
Removing products with historical sales would:
Break profit calculations
Remove cost history
Create gaps in reports
For this reason, ProfitTree retains products tied to past transactions.
Summary
If a product was deleted, inactive, sold out, or expired in Etsy but had past sales, it will continue to appear in ProfitTree. This behavior ensures accurate historical reporting and is expected.