The public life of Etsy

This morning Etsy rung in a new era, it is now listed on the stock exchange.

I'm not sure how I feel about this, since I know nothing about the stock market.  And I have no idea how this will effect me as a seller.  Increase in fees?  Less handmade?  Small stores (like mine) getting pushed out?  I have been doing a lot of reading and I am going to take my usual wait-and-see approach.  I am a small time seller, Etsy would not miss me if I left.  But I think I would really miss Etsy.

I sell my patterns on several sites, but Etsy is where I sell my finished hats.  I started selling on Etsy in 2006, it was a perfect alternative to eBay.  I have seen a lot of changes, most of them good, anyone remember v2?  So while many see this as the end of days, I am going to wait and see.  Only time will tell.

Some reading for thought:
http://www.makersnation.org/etsy-going-public/

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/15/399937721/online-crafts-marketplace-etsy-prepares-for-public-offering

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2015/03/17/etsy-ipo-what-you-should-know/

Thoughts?