That said, Im just done with yet another form of online bullying/abuse/scams where trolls end up the winners. I just opened my closet on Poshmark exactly 2 1/2 months ago and although Im doing great, I feel like if I do step away from the shares and the parties etc that my sales also decline as well. Thank you for this article, its very helpful and makes you really think about why someone is wasting their time to rush off to ship things if people dont even bother to accept it right away. wonder why they arent selling, or think people are low balling them. Thanks for any advice! Click here for details. I havent sold anything. Its obvious Poshmarks main intent is to earn money primarily for themselves, and thats mine with my closet. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for taking the time to write this! There is an assumption at the foundation of this piece that what is a well-written description to one person is suitable in addressing the subjective requirements of another person. That comment hurt my heart a bit because I want everyone to succeed at selling. I have a Louie Vuitton handbag that I was going to put on Poshmark, but I wont do it now. If you cant be bothered to actually read the item description and respect the sellers policies, then you really shouldnt be on Poshmark. There is a lot of work involved as far as driving people to your site via social media, blogging and adwords, but its well worth it because its YOUR site and youre not having to deal with the BS on Poshmark. Oh yeah. My items are not cheaply priced but I think they are fairly and accurately priced. The bag was not damaged when it left my home, and definitely was not broken when Concierge received and inspected it or their Concierge wouldve returned it back to me. (Rosegal etc trust me h know how those sites are) tell them to Google the damn garnets those sites are ripping pics off and what you actually get when they come in. Me and poshmark have a love hate relationship I love the fact that I can make money without all the footwork but the thing I despise is the fact they have full control over my closet. I think Im ready to quit poshmark too. They advised me to purchase an American Express card at a sore ( or faster on line with the link they provided). If you're used to selling only women's clothing and accessories, try branching out into men's items. Ive recently started selling on Poshmark and I do admit that its super slow getting sales on this site. If you plan to stick with what you have (Im sticking with clothing), check that your items are in good condition. Maybe its buyers remorse for spending $1k on a bag? Why sell an item and not ship? Poshmark | PurseForum I have only been selling for 4 months and I have already had a brand new with tags 34 B bra returned because she claimed there was NO WAY it was a 34 B. I agreed to let her return the item and she was reimbursed . Im a perfect, highest rated buyer on eBay, and Ive sold as well. The items were an UA shirt, TWO Victorias Secret Pink shirts plus pink dog, pink bag and ribbon, AE shorts and this Packers shirt. An older women and didnt realize makeup is duplicated. If you know thats not enough, then focus on taking that first picture over again. (2) Haha yea it happened during mail process? Especially woman to woman! Last week, I sold a Coach bag in great condition other than a blob of clear nail polish that had dried on the interior zip pocket and slight wear on the embroidered CsBOTH of which were pictured and mentioned in the description. Of course, there are several other top Poshmark sellers who are crushing it. I belong to a few resale groups on Facebook if anyone is interested again I really appreciate your post. The total amount of money you have made through your sold listings on Poshmark, less Poshmark fees. And lastly, DESCRIBE YOUR ITEMS. Shop Kids' Cat & Jack Black Gold Size 7G Sweatshirts & Hoodies at a discounted price at Poshmark. When Poshmark finally got around to a reply they told me they couldnt help me. Danielle, Because my insurance deductible is too high and Im trying to get that paid so I can get medically necessary procedures done! ( maybe crammed her fat butt into it and tore it ?) So expect questions. These are 2 huge steps and there is so much more. Keep me posted if you start something outside of Poshmark so I can help you promote it! You have to create a profile. I feel that I should get some of my money back bc I have defective shoes and poshmark has a guarantee to not sell faulty items since I paid so much for these defective very expensive Louboutins I feel that I should be compensated.. so far as a buyer this website kinda sux .. Im an honest person and buyer and not one thing that I bought on this website was described accurately ( I take that back one pair of pants were fine) but sellers should be honest bc there are good honest buyers like myself who end up with the short end of the stick. And physical retail stores? I sold a pair of like new Spanx skinny jeans for a ridiculously low price to someone who I just had a feeling was going to be a problem after I accepted their offer. When selling on shopify do I have to pay some kind of fees? Im @relovestyle (come say hi) and I will NOT be leaving Posh anytime soon. In the 4th month I hear back from Posh stating because they believe the sunglasses were fake they cant help me. I have done so well on Poshmark that at this time Im not gonna let one bad apple ruin the bunch. Creeps asking for smelly socks with bacteria and toe jam. Its been happening for the last 15 items I e sold in a row. This might help you to see that one thing youre missing that makes a big difference to your sales. We appreciate your business and support !. I requested to see evidence pictures and posh sent them to me.instantly knew I was in for trouble with this one. Thats ridiculous! Unfortunately there are sellers who only post stock photos and those who dont like questions. Complete disaster. I was nice at first and pointed out that #1- I am listing a ton of NWT stuff well be low retail and even wholesale prices, not making money on a lot of things. This means that I may receive compensation when you click on a product link or purchase an item linked on this site. Or the folks that give you a 1-star review with no specific reason. Honestly I think part of the reason people lowball is the absurbly high shipping that raises the price. No thanks. Hi Kelly! . My in search of posts were idiotic.. i explaindd to her why we do it, she still kept calling me an idiot and after I was nice, she then goes on to call ME a bitch! Ive been on here for 5 years. I just quit last night. You may find some platforms are easier or more fun to use and stick to them. I spent days on this. I mean absolutely every single thing complete with order numbers, photos, love notes and all. SALES Double layers Behemian silver necklace, Johnson Bros 1920 Pareek Cream Bouillon Bowl. Nuff said! I recently found a very unusual top, by a designer from Lebanon. I purchased a very expensive item and the seller hasn't sent the item and it has been two weeks. Looking at her closet I see she purchases all sorts of jewlery for a super-low price only to turn around and resell it. Thanks for all the great insight and perspectives. This is my preferred way to reserve a listing. They have lots of listings, Im taking over 1000 listings in their closets or shops. With mercari, I sold a drone that was worth ALOT more then my asking price ($300), and I had barely used it at all so it was in new condition. Share tips and tricks, make new PFFs, and banter about. The next low rating was a similar situation. Augh I feel your pain. As strictly a buyer, I cringe to hear these stories but always suspected that there are potentially steep challenges to selling items on these platforms. Im done for good this time. Remember it all probably started because youd rather have the cash than just donate it, so consider it a bonus. Ive been bulkied, support is crap, people can not respect its not a garage sale, and I work 20/7 to make sales; huge tine suck. I simply declined, since I had enough experience through my clothing page to know theres no winning THAT fight. Archived post. Omg I fully understand. She said, no gurl.just send it as it is. Unfortunately, i live in a very small town and the local authorities probably wouldnt be of much assistance. Womens Tank Top Casual Print Floral V-neck Lace Up Sexy Fashion Summer Hawaiian Vacation Tropics Caribbean Preppy Girly Trendy Date Night Y2K Wedding Guest Engagement Party Cruise Bachelorette Lace Eyelet Bra Cropped Levi's cottage boho grunge trendy cowboy western concert festival y2k 70's 90's 80's madewell highwaisted high waisted highrise high-rise high rise alt alternative coachella summer spring club cruise vacation, Shop All Electronics Cameras, Photo & Video, Shop All Electronics Cell Phones & Accessories, Shop All Electronics Computers, Laptops & Parts, Shop All Electronics Tablets & Accessories, Shop All Electronics Video Games & Consoles, Shop All Electronics VR, AR & Accessories. Although, sometimes I wonder who the buyer is because they pass up a lot of really good things (nice brands, in great condition, in good styles). NO PROTECTION FOR SELLERS AT ALL!! I am so sorry to hear what happened to Alexandria Perri. The most frustrating issue for me is, people dont know the difference between NEW UNUSED and excellent used condition, or pre-loved condition. I too hae sold on poshmark for several years. The low ballers are completely out of control & the amount of fake and replicas on posh are also out of control. and our Recently though, someone bought a dress and actually complained in the listing comments stating it was smelly and dingy and I was getting reported. If you are a new seller and wary and have questions, feel free to email me. Im hoping someone from posh reads this. I recently found a couple of buyers that made me rush to send their packages, only to give me a 2 star rating because the item , in their opinion, wasnt as described. So if they buy it on a Saturday afternoon and your local PO is closed it doesnt get shipped until Monday and, if Monday is a Federal Holiday then it gets shipped Tuesday and , that is held against your record of shipping even though you had no control over the days the PO was closed . Then you can state your side, they state theirs and photos are exchanged. But what I found in that package was TRULY DISTURBING. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I want to expand my clients so I tried poshmark. No worries. Not for sale vs. deleting : poshmark - Reddit Large Black Graphic Short Sleeve. However, if also seems like the last year has been miserable on Posh. What a farce! It is a challenge since my clothing consists of very nice designer items (at very low prices) and not secondhand items, and I think a lot of people are used to buying bargain basement thrift items (which I do not sell). Also her poor, low-lit photos of the spots were blurred. Hi Stylaphile, So ironically many of the items that I really want to buy are changed to not for sale 3 days after liking them, but I always check the accounts and its always people that havent been active for months. I dont buy items to resale, everything is from my closet and most all still have tags attached, never used, or if so, maybe once. I encourage buyers to ask questions. The sellers on there have a much higher chance of actually shipping my stuff. Posh did noting when I informed them , VIA Customer Service. Ive been selling on Poshmark in a niche market vintage. Usually I sell my items on Ebay, however I thought that my clothing might sell better on a site that was more targeted to, well clothing. I have had a 5 star rating, about 25 sales so far. To mark your closet on vacation: In the app Go to your Account Tab (@username). There are some pretty simple fixes to your complaints and you just have to determine what you want to put your energy into! But undisclosed damage is unacceptable. I hope you have lots of success! but maybe Im wrong. This is a bold face lie! Thank you . high fees and noone is serious. Ive branched out to posting my items on IG, Im just nervous about making the leap to a full fledged small business. List On Tradesy, etsy, eBay, and as many websites as you can so that you dont get caught up in PoshMarks TIME SUCK MACHINE and squander your weekends away. Other | Not For Sale | Poshmark Well the women purchased this brand new dress from me an I mailed it out on the same day as she wanted it for a weekend party .. so I went above an beyond an she received it an on the 3rd day she opens a case against me claiming that the sizing wasnt right an it couldnt of been a size Large 12-14 , an wanted her money back ! I have literally run across earrings on Poshmark for $30 that are bought for $1.25 from online websites (oh it takes 3-4 weeks to arrive! Apparently it doesnt have a YKK zipper and she says thats what makes it fake (keep in mind at first she gave me a couple other reasons before the zipper) and doesnt understand that they use different brands and finding that info is very easy! Besides all of that, I feel if a company/organization is legitimate, honest and upfront, then there would be an amazing customer service!! I have no idea how anyone can keep up with that. Im shocked and disheartened to learn that so many other sellers have experienced the same ABUSE by a company that were keeping in business! Definitely deleting my accounting and washing my hands of this. I doubt it displays on the newsfeeds of all our followers. Also I am 100% sure Poshmark sells your email address as I now have TONS of junk email addressed to my Poshmark user name!!! I will now only buy on TheRealReal. These are men who have found Poshmark and created accounts just so they can ask you to model that pair of high heels or that tight dress. I agree it is pretty ridiculous! The same can happen on an online store with chargebacks and PayPal returns! I received no reply, but she now has the jacket marked not for sale. There are other options besides Poshmark, like Tradesy and even eBay that arent quite as time consuming. My 5th sale was shipped within 12 hours and this was a brand new pair of Electric Yoga leggings that were ordered online. They could side with you or the buyer. I block about 20 to 30 sellers a day with ease and never look back. This has really opened my eyes! I guess if you get all your items for a $1.00 its worth it. Along with that I made mention of my experience with a word of caution to other serious Buyers, such as myself, when ordering from you, amking45. One girl told me Then save and you're all done! I bought a BRAND NEW IN BOX item and this has been used. Ive had to cancel orders because the seller just ignores the purchase and never sends the item. Mind you that Ive had over 30 other sales with much more expensive items and never had this problem so it baffles me that then a user would think Id go and scam for $15 technically a $12 profit. Reason #1. Im a Poshmark Suggested User; a top seller with 1100+ salesand Im closing my closet at the end of the month. Thanks for the insight! I am so upset!!! When this item left my possession, these were brand leggings with no flaws, I just took them out of the bag for goodness sake! I told him that my ad had clearly stated that it was not brand new and that it was 3/4 full. Got tired of receiving my good stuff back damaged! Nothing sold. I am so sorry that happened to you as well. L N C. Just wanted to offer my support and validation of your Poshmark experience. She ruined my perfect 5 star rating with a one star. I am SO glad I found this thread & am getting more and more disheartened by Posh. You can offer discounts to people who like your items. Hello, I complete It did a number on me. As for advice, you can open your own store like I did on Shopify, or if you dont have HTML knowledge, you could try BigCommerce here: http://bit.ly/2pFg5Mt. You know what I mean. Each of your listings automatically comes with the option to "Buy Now" and a "Make An Offer." Note that you won't see these buttons on your own listings since you can't buy your own items. Not familiar with Shopify. I wont be on here much longer. So you think Shopify would be better for me? Seriously? Hi Mary! Sure enough, she gave me a 1 star rating and checked off every available area for improvement. I also had emailed Poshmark about using a windows phone and not being able to use their app, they never responded, that tells you a lot about Poshmark right there. I am fairly new to Poshmark, just a week over a month. I have explored trasdesy and ThredUp, will check out Shopify soon. Ive been selling on ebay for 5 years now and this is true for me. What is interesting to me is I will click on the hosts of various parties and some of them dont even have any items to sell or they have nothing to sell in their closet that matches the party which is odd to me. This seriously angers me. Step 1, trying to get a tax id number. Four times a day for the parties. I had success selling there, but I knew that you cant make everyone happy and was expecting to get a complaint anytime. OMG!!!!!!! I told Mercari theyd lost a very valuable, and honest seller. Starting my own business. Again I contact poshmark no response. Each platform has different user demographics and may appeal more to you based on what youre selling. It worked just fine. There is no health insurance, life insurance, 401K, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, advancement opportunities. For more information, please see our Plus they only let you add 8 pics. My first transaction on Poshmark cost me $50 for a defective pair of shoes I cant wear or even try to resell. Smh!! Selling On websites has outlived its purpose in my life. I sent them like 10 messages telling them that its ridiculous that I cant speak to someone. Again described, photographed, and noted ALL damage! You might be wondering how starting a conversation this will help increase sales. Not for sale - Poshmark Home Not for sale All Items Available Items Available + Dropping Soon Items Dropping Soon Items Sold Items Not for sale Sort By: Just In Feel free to make me an offer! The 20% is way to high. No cha-ching notification of a sale or offer from eBay. Gradually ebay swerved everything in the buyers direction. People are picky and dont read descriptions and change their minds constantly and return things they shouldnt and push limits. I have a lot of luck with both Tradesy and eBay actually. To make this story short, Poshmark ends up telling me theyve reviewed my claim, and that I need to return the entire order within two days. So it was worth my time investment to do things like measure the bust because sizing varies by brand. Its like you said low ballers trolls and I had high end designer stuff with tags I felt like I had to lower my prices and those parties never got me any sales I am leaving too, You really hit it on the nose! This recent one was because of undisclosed odor. CHEERS! Patience can do wonders for waiting out a slow period. Only to get a no reply email from Poshmark that my jacket was a counterfeit, and the listing taken down. She charged me 250 .I get the wig and its horrible,there are threads hanging out of it,its just not what the picture that I ordered looked like. I have been ready to venture out to a commission free and offer free selling environment but didnt know where to start or what platform to trust next really. So far from the truth. When it finally got to me, poshmark has missed that ALL damage was on one side & it was obvious that someone way too large had tried to stuff her arm in to the sleeve. Be as detailed as possible. Obviously, someone was mad that I didnt give them the lowball they wanted and started flagging my comments, but Mercari doesnt care to actually research what is going on. Another complained the item reeked of cigarette smoke, likely from the box I used as we dont smoke in our house but the box was sitting in our mud room which we sometimes smoke on. Its enough to make you really irritated, if youre that picky you could always try asking or leaving a comment warning first that youre going to be that particular and will act like a miserable brat when your never used $120 retail item you bought for an offer of $18 smelled either too nice or not nice enough! i will be for now on or only going to sell locally and hand it off in person! Im glad I found this post. Do they care? It requires you to offer at least a 10% discount on the price along with a shipping discount of $2.12 or $7.99 (making the buyer's shipping charge $4.99 or free, respectively). if theres anyone who can speak to this, i need help! If you delay shipping an order to a buyer, you may harm her purchase experience and reduce the chance she shops your closet again. Any sharing or following like poshmark? I came here to warn people to stay away, far far far away from Mercari!!!!! Its really too bad because what started out as a great way to sell my designer stuff that I no longer use, has now become a wild west market of crap and dishonest people. I document all my listings with REAL photos, measurements (actual measurements) and answer any questions. Sure enough they opened a case once I was on vacation and sent them back, fine no big deal. I found this Must Read article on Forbes . CONS: Their customer service is horrific, no phone service, insane lowball offers, buyers not accepting, the 20% fee, their email responses are comical, they look at the subject and copy & paste a generic response. 21 Places to Get Clothes to Sell on Poshmark, 21 Top Brands to Sell on Poshmark in 2021. I havent sold or purchased anything on there for at least a year now. The low balling when stated as firm- yep. Ive seen promotions such as listing a certain number of items on given days to earn a discount off your next purchase (e.g., list two items and get $5 off your next purchase). Too many scammers and Poshmark does nothing to help either party. I seemed to have a streak of 4 rotten customers, one was an obvious scammer that pm allowed to go through anyway. The buyer, with three followers, complained that my new Reed Krakoff bag smelled like manure and was stained all over. I will say this though, as a grown woman who has experienced life from many facets, dont call me hon, sweetie, dearie or whatever other cutesy term you want to address me. And half the time they dont respond so youre just wasting your time chasing after ghosts. Serves her right, ei. Had one guy that put $300 of stuff in his cart and offered me $50. Poshmark really does need to protect their sellers more. It feels like Im being punished for having the nerve to request a return at all. I completely understand how you feel. Thanks for your comment. Every screen is tailored to the Market of your choicefrom your Feed to Trends and beyond. The first thing I did was double check that my notifications were on. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Then there are the pervert trolls. You earned it. Great minds! It looked nothing like the photos in terms of fabric or even color. When she received it, she filed a case with Poshmark help stating that the zipper didnt work. I can live with it. Completely bizarre but block and ignore. Continued with..HE . maybe a few are , but most of us know what its worth and it is not what you paid for it. In addition, of course, to checking out your shop. Then in May, I listed many more items; also joined the parties and follow groups. So I am officially done, it is no longer worth the time, risk, and effort. As a few other people have said, I have been on pins and needless for a few days over a profit of $16, which makes me disappointed in myself for letting this get to me. Had one lady purchase two very nice dresses, file a case and say they had dog hair in the package. Its called How To Ditch Poshmark and Start Your Own E-Commerce Business! Its a 57-page e-book that details every step I took in opening my Shop Stylaphile Vintage store. She was rude and not what I wanted to deal with. So,I had weigh loss surgery in 2013,which worked out wonderful except for the fact of always having fine hair,I lost a lot more. Its actually wasteful and contrary to the pro-reduce/reuse/recycle attitude that is supposed to be rampant! Getting Started - Poshmark I listed a pair of white gold earrings. Make the sale a really good one! I was so negatively impacted by my experience with Poshmark that for about 6 months I tried, both on Reddit and a blog that I created, to create a community of like minded folks to start some kind of a movement to expose them (so that there is more readily available consumer information). Very well said and I cant wait to check out your store! And this is exactly why I left Poshmark! As per my other post, I began videotaping all packing and the full item before shipping. I apologize to all you good Poshers.Im done!!!!!! If you are in the Houston area I can offer you some he!p in finding inventory, getting aid from various charitable organizations in your area and even mentorship if this is truly the career path you want to go down. Thats the risk of shopping online !! Someone told me how well they were doing and said I should give it a try. I came across this blog because Ive been researching resale apps and Poshmark is one of the biggest when it comes to womens clothes. Perhaps you could find one that does a free consult to see if its worth pursuing, but sadly I am not sure anything can be done. Poshmark, Tradesy, Thredup results show up in google shopping searches. I did request the reinstatement of my buying and selling privileges on Friday. Sellers: What 'Make An Offer' Means For You + FAQs - Poshmark Ive recently become a larger seller and its so annoying when people dont bother to read the description. Whats really unfortunate about these subreddits is that theres no option for a critical discussion that cuts to the heart of the matter, which is that Poshmark is a really poorly run business. That why they dont have a call center like eBay does! Very disheartening because a gorgeous dress is ruined! Thanks! There are the trolls that comment and ask a gazillion questions about an item (most of which have already been answered in the descriptionthe one they couldnt be bothered to read). This is when they still owned Paypal. If lowering your prices to the average sold prices will cause you losses, then consider how much youre spending to obtain the item. Tradesy sets limits on offers, so you never have to worry about lowballers. Stylaphile I am done with Posh too because Posh ALWAYS sides with the buyer and there are NO seller protections!! Poshmark is such a joke of a business. After doing some research, I think Im going to steer clear of PM. Smh. The very day the buyer got them, she opened a case that they were worn. Great article and thanks for sharing. She didnt get it in time for her party so she opened a case. Essentially, there are many Sellers that may have 1,000 listed items to Sell, yet lacks any real intention of Selling many of the listed items. -made a white with black logo thank you card. I had a genuine Chanel listing reported and questioned.