Poshmark of course is siding with the buyer and then notified me that I was in danger of loosing my membership because of my response to the buyer telling her that this was impossible and completely rude.now that treat me like bully. But I guess some people do think there used stuff is better then others same used stuff . Is essentially new to Posh, aka, a buyer. There are apps out there that are truly personal, do treat sellers well, aside from opening own sites. Yes I left poor feedback. 31 Natural_Sky854 2 yr. ago Okay, brace yourselves, women! I used to do a flat lay with nearly everything I sold because I lived in a small place with no room for much else. Considering another site. Just ship it back for free if you dont like it. I think any buyer should be aware of that and understand that someone wants to buy something that they cant touch or feel , they have to get the best information to make the best choice bc Returns on Posh or any of these sites is a pain in the butt! List Perfectly offers ability to relist as well. Thats just a fact. Im in the same boat and trying to figure out how to best transition off of Poshmark. The loop that connects the crossbody strap was broken so I thought even with the repair, it was still a steal. Anyway, only in a real store you get to send them to the bad customer file of the credit card companies to ban them from buying stuff from any store. You never know .it might get some traction. Wait, to the person who said the shipping is absurdly high, I have to ask where else are you shopping that $7 is high for priority?! Sadly, this happens all the time and Some scams are pretty sophisticated. Ive had brick and mortar stores in the past and have been selling on eBay for 4 plus years, so Poshmark is my newest addition to my retail experience. The buy, destroy, and open a case type. You can't make money without selling items! Does listing "not for sale" items help sales? Step 2, who will I buy wholesale from? If youre going to share items on Poshmark, your time is best spent sharing your own items. I also have an ebay store. It shouldnt be like this and it is infuriating. The seller can get their item back and re-list and move on. To get to your closet stats, click on your profile tab at the bottom right of the app > click on My Closet Stats.. The girl picked an area on the side of the sleeve (not visible unless I took a 360 picture) of this jacket to soil it. The modeling is not happening for me either, perv red flag alert!!! Have been selling and buying (a lot more buying LOL) since March, just to clean out my closet and re-sell nicer items that I just dont wear anymore. This activity is strictly prohibited on Poshmark for essential items. I have been selling for five months. By facilitating these scams, Poshmark itself is condoning this type of criminal activityyes, thats what it isand these buyers know it. Im sure not all Poshers are respectful, and I do not defend the sorts of people youre talking about, but from what I have seen in the Posh community, there is a fine line between due diligence and what certain Poshers consider trolling. I was So angry but took time to ask the seller more questions nicely bc I felt that she couldnt have not known bc the heel heights are so different I took them to the store she purchased from where they told me it was a defect.. If there are active offers on the item, then it cannot be marked as not for sale. End of story. After discovering I purchased a fake gold ring sold as real 14K, I then found several more rings from the same Ambassador. I could go on. I got my money back, but damn! Yes, I use Shopify because Im selling a mix of vintage, pre-loved and brand new items. 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! I have had no issues with anything I have purchased or sold so far, and I put a lot of effort into my packaging and fast shipping. But I wont. Theyre not gorgeous, staged photos theyre photos for record. Im looking to compile a list of interested sellers so when the app launches Ill have plenty of sellers. I will definitely look into them. Thanks! They asked me for pictures which I sent. I bet I have spent 8 plus hours a day on there sharing and all that other nonsense. You MUST state this in your ebay description or else the wrist band is useless. What I like about Posh is that it has mostly clothing items, and frequently if I want something from a previous season, or another color of something I have and like, I can get it on Posh. I did notice that a lot of the items being sold seem high endish. Best of luck. Same deal. Then I came across a buyer. The Poshmark Wholesale portal is a new feature that Poshmark created to enable individuals to buy small amounts of inventory to re-sell within their shops. I tried to explain to Posh why would I send a dress like this with snags knowing this would be the outcome?!!! The men and women who do this are to be commended, but again, their time is valuable, and are they compensated for it? I have been selling on Poshmark for 8 months now i do average to sell just over a 100 items per month on Poshmark. Yes it takes a lot of time to sell on the platform that Poshmark created, but you can sell on Poshmark for sure!!! I sell ONE or TWO items per week. I have considered starting this myself (before something happens and I wished I had). But then again, who isnt? Like thats my fault, Uggg so another frustration I had a buyer who is also a seller spend over a $150 with me my item is priced perfect however online china takes photos off American websites and list items dirt cheap however when you click buy on the china site it says out of stock, thus happens so much when I ship my item I do so in another box otherwise I desk with buyers saying they seen it online for way cheaper thru refuse the allow me an explanation I have two items now held up because the buyer seen it somewhere cheaper then what I pay wholesale I have went to the sites and click buy you cant its always out of stock now these two items are being held why posh looks at the retutrn if everyone priced check like this online there wouldnt. Its bad for me and for customers walking by. My item was shipped to a buyer yesterday, so I will see how that goes. and telling me that she knew where i got my stuff and that i shouldnt mark up so much and it supposed to be sold for cheap.. so I reported and blocked her. I am so sorry to hear what happened to Alexandria Perri. Thats true for selling online too. I bought a BRAND NEW IN BOX item and this has been used. If you're used to selling only women's clothing and accessories, try branching out into men's items. Im so sick of sharing other peoples things and not getting the same in return. I have sold about 70 items and lately received 3 cases because people wont pay the price for new with tags items i have and i ask 50% of the original price. Absolutely agree with everything you had said and your reasons for leaving posh. But when I wrote to them about how as sellers can we be protected, I told them I removed over $27,000 in merchandise and I still have probably $60,000 to sell! Is there another reason for this? Everything you experienced is what Im going through now. I have a successful online store but some weeks I kill it on posh more than my store! I wont stick around much longer . posh is crap. Thanks! I responded immediately to the clam and again a day later but Poshmark has not had the courtesy to respond. On Poshmark, its called Poshmark Ambassador status. As for the 20%, it is a small price to pay for traffic. Thank you so much Sydney! We will see how this goes. Everyone sees a NWT high-quality item that retails for $100, Listed at $35 and wants to offer $10-12. 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. Once youve started a conversation, offer a genuine compliment if it fits the situation. I think I will check out Tradesey and maybe your idea as well . My 5th sale was shipped within 12 hours and this was a brand new pair of Electric Yoga leggings that were ordered online. Posh always binds w the buyer usually. I was under the impression thst Pishmark had individual sellers putting up for sale their own item.What Ive seen, increasingly, is tons of sellers putting up for sale items they have bought off ebay and some of those cheaper, asian based stores that are all over the internet! I was just wondering how you get buyers to your shop with the platform Poshmark offered. Right now I am in PANIC!I have been in Poshmark for some 3 years and about 2 I decided to make it may official business, I went well for a while but all of a sudden sales got to a halt. The first thing I did was double check that my notifications were on. They were only $7 so I felt like the buyer understood that they couldnt possible be UGG. Check other listings of the same item, particularly sold listings. 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). If not, oh well. Then she goes as far as posting a picture of my profile and some police report she claims to have filed. Where is the merchandise coming from? One of the easiest ways to shake things up is to change the cover photo of your items. All of my ratings (I have close to 300) have been 5 star except for 2. Its a selling clothes to people thing. If and when they do it will be a cut and paste response from their FAQ with no real answer. Thanks for all the threads and all the comments. That was my ridiculous newbie mistake. This morning i get an email from them telling me my bag is not authentic and my account has been suspended. It happens all of the time. I dont own a dog, but SHE does. Heres the link: https://shopstylaphile.com/products/ebook-how-to-ditch-poshmark-and-start-your-own-e-commerce-business. I came across a whole network of victims within Posh after nearly being scammed by Julie. Some people respond, other dont. So I wrote back to look at my pictures and if you knew me I would never do something like this! But I have had 3 files opened up on etsy and they sided with me all 3 times. Poshmark could not be bothered to let me know how to prove there wasnt any counterfeit, could not be bothered to let me know what part of the prohibited items policy I violated, but you could surely ask me to police their site and report back to them (tell on my neighbors). When I finally opened the package, I discovered that there was not one, but two stains, one on each side and that they were not only very large perspiration stains, but very noticeable. Im so sorry for these assholes being mean to you! The amount of time that I put into sharing on Poshmark I can market on Social Networks account. Last week I made four offers and they were all accepted. Hi, I came across your post and loved it because it describes how I feel with Poshmark. In other instances, you can offer discounted shipping as another incentive to purchase. Thank you for sharing your experience. Continued with loved my listing and had to purchase threw the posh app. She responded that she indeed had been away, and that she would ship it tomorrow. Well then she changed her story and only asked a store 7 hours away how to tell if a bag is a replica. Thanks for your comment. 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 am SO glad I found this thread & am getting more and more disheartened by Posh. I received no reply, but she now has the jacket marked not for sale. Can you please tell me more about it. Ive had to stop my notifications on this site as the alerts were getting to be too much! Too much creepy stuff going on with technology. She did not ask the percentage before buying. Thank you for sharing your experience! Not worth the headache. I ran across your blog and Im happy to see that I am not the only one who keeps getting low ball offers like no tomorrow. Now on there these people go back In a month later and change there review thats insane why would posh allow that you shouldnt be able to update a review once written I cant believe how they dont realize they have grown and need more staff anyone who reads this just know before you spend countless hours building a closet just know at anytime without Warning they can shut you down. Im so sick and tired of the low-ball offers, especially when I already list the items at a low price. Without exaggeration, 8 out of 10 new members are counterfeit scammers or spammers. I bought a pair of shoes. Was going to try eBay but I also feel it will get lost in the masses and have been contemplating Shopify since I have such a passion about what I want to do. xo. They work very hard and this system is actually very self serving to Poshmark. I would love to open my own site and have actually had one before but the marketing was where I couldnt figure out how to spread the word about it. The GST/HST rate on the Poshmark fee is dependent on the seller's Province. Let me know if you want anymore details. I got to the point where if someone offered me less than half the asking price, I would just block them. Privacy Policy. Thank you so much for posting this article. They always said work it out with the buyer. I am trying to figure the best venue for resale. You can promote discounted shipping by creating a separate listing announcing it, adding the info in an items pictures or description, or adding it as a comment at the bottom of your listing. Ive even started listing clothes and sold one of those items. Had one lady purchase two very nice dresses, file a case and say they had dog hair in the package. Though Poshmark paid me the money, the buyer was able to get a refund and my item!!!! That didnt happen, either. I have this terrible feeling i will never get my bag back! The only people hurt by the report feature is smaller closets that usually sell authentic goods. I have no recourse and feel I was scammed. Poshmark, Tradesy, Thredup results show up in google shopping searches. Youre better off selling on eBay or Tradesy, where there is a bit more protection. Ive been selling on eBay for over 12 years and never really had any issues up until the past couple of years.omg, scammers galore!!! Ive recently become a larger seller and its so annoying when people dont bother to read the description. Is this not consumer fraud? There are good Sellers but the experience of the bad Sellers is something that really tarnishes Poshmarks reputation. dont feed into all the games that are being played on Poshmark. It just reinforced my decision to NOT start poshmark at all. Not sure if this has been mentioned, but Ive had some freaky good success on Tradesy with my purses/wallets. ?What do I do?? The short version. And they are wicked. if theres anyone who can speak to this, i need help! Again, thats one of the reasons I quit! The edit button only lets me edit my listing. I quit Posh but then caved and signed up again. what else would i do ? ) Tradesy takes up to 2 weeks to release your fund and transfer to your bank. I have been using for over 6 mo, perfect sales/buyer.no complaints. Also, I found a site that list all the names of scammers. I have been pondering over the idea of whether or not accept the return, but it appears from what I have read here, I might as well fart in the wind. Because of those experiences, I am now extremely cautious when purchasing from places like Poshmark and eBay. if I cant offer a fair price for something I wouldnt bother insulting people with lowball bs. My daughter wanted to make some extra money so she decided to sell some clothing. I sold a never worn pristine condition Rag and Bone jacket on PoshMark. Thats how Ive been able to increase my traffic. I try to keep off the grid as much as possible. 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. I started on Posh and left, due to constant issues.Ive been on Mercari since 2015 and like their platform much better. 24 Things to Do When Your Poshmark Items Arent Selling + Checklist! Well, I tell Poshmark and they say that I received the shoes as stated in their ad and that shoe sizes can vary. Is it just me or has anyone else noticed they are taking a higher amount of taxes out of sales than the actual state rates? Yet I have people who offer me $6 for a $200+ item and then send me a comment to bitch when I explain why I cannot accept. Same with Free People. If its working for you, by all means stick with it! ?Can they keep my money. Or at *this* time. I blocked her and removed the entire listing ( since you cant remove the offensive comments) On the other flip of the coin I had a very sweet lady who had bought from me a few times in the past purchase several of my smaller items and tell me that although she didnt have a need for any of the items , she wanted to help. I have literally dropped prices down to the absolute bare minimum and I still get offers that make me loose hope in humanity. Protection needs to be across the board for both buyers and sellers. WIthin 4 weeks I sold 48 listings with 5 star ratings with over $600 in sales. I sometimes spend all day sharing and following other Poshmark closets trying to get a sale. And good luck with your sales , Good to read all these because since I became active in Pm in Jan I have experienced all this, even PM doing nothing about a creepy, unsafe member I reported and emailed. I myself been with them from the beginning. It slows you down a little, but it has saved me on enough occasions for it to be worth it. For more information, please see our Since youre selling higher-end merchandise, I definitely recommend Tradesy. They were withholding my direct deposit, I contacted the BBB and within a week I had my direct deposit. amking45 @dhampyre hey are you bored or something???? LOL! 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). Is it a monthly fee? For the most part, its gone well, but Im getting tired and stressed. So in this situation mercari shouldnt have approved the refund because he has clearly admitted that he was just unhappy with his purchase price! Our focus is on creating a platform for value and environmentally conscious users where theres no elitism, there is equal protection for sellers and buyers alike, no low-ball or time suck and speed and ease of sell is achieved. Im so glad Ive found this blog post! But when I found myself blocking people all day long, I just stopped accepting offers period. There are rude ignorant young girls on there that get angry when you reply to them or ask them questions as well. Click here for details. Listing photos showed otherwise. The jar has about 10% left. Done selling!! I ship the same day and love that all I have to do is print out a label and take it to my mailbox. Parties? Id love to learn how to start my own online clothing store !!! If you have any friend whos worked at a clothing store, particularly during the holidays, I would bet anything they have plenty of stories that would shock you. Discounting shipping does have to be formal. I have been on Poshmark over a year and have had positive experiences until this week. Otherwise theyll spiral out of business. I think I am going to dump the app after my last sale gets delivered. I think sometimes sellers forget that buyers are on these second hand sites because some people and families cant afford to buy new. This is so amazingly true and also why I stopped poshing a couple years ago. Its not! A second option of any item under 3lbs should be available . My first four sales were all shipped within one day and I received 5 star ratings for all of them. I couldnt ignore the urge to tell that girl all that I think about those kind of buyers. 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! So many sellers dont give you any info and you have to comment to find out basic information like the fiber content or the length of a skirt. Good luck! Thanks for sharing your experience with me and other Stylaphile readers. I had the worst experience on Poshmark. I havent! Tabitha, it is a HUGE time suck. There is no health insurance, life insurance, 401K, profit sharing, tuition reimbursement, advancement opportunities. This info has helped to confirm my decision not to sell on Poshmark.. Lies! Will I need to invest in Adwords and really push the marketing side with Shopify? Im basically on PoshMark to sell. I also told the folks at Poshmark about the discount thing. Besides that this site is for those who have quit Posh, not those singing its praises! I am so glad to have found your experience. I very stupidly asked her in a comment what happened to them, they were new That was cause for harassment and I am now banned. I am so sorry to read this. And yes, they dont give a crap about the sellers!!! Be any businesses I have the right to charge whavi want however I didnt I charge a fair priced its not my fault they seen it online cheaper. I purchased a name brand handbag for a very low price. And I believe Offer Up recommends that you do not ship items, plus I dont like the idea of having to have to meet someone for a sale. Perhaps a forum should be started as a resource and support group for our experiences. I recently sold a cute brand new mind you, Gigham plaid Bodycon dress an all measurements were posted an I always said if you have questions before you purchase ask . The buyer asked for an additional pics to a phone number. I am just concerned about traffic. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Im going nuts. They then locked my 1st account with there horribly generic email basically saying I needed to stop harassing Julie. It is unfortunate when sellers get "taken" by price gougers. 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. Kateable. No cha-ching notification of a sale or offer from eBay. I agree it is pretty ridiculous! I was Googling something else concerning Poshmark and stumbled across this blog post. With eBay, Im having a similar experience, but Im still dealing with it and need some advice. This person just received the top and either didnt like it or found out it didnt fit her and wanted her money back. I mostly stick to eBay these days. Theres a lot of room for improvement. My bag was ripped by the buyer (maybe she regretted her purchase). Depression doesnt even cover how I feel. 2y. I dont have pets and the dress was stored in a hanging bag. You betcha ! I think that that goes a long way to saving yourself the time of someone asking you to measure the inseam on a pair of pants or the bust on a top because now youve got to find that item and Ive had Posh sellers telling me that they keep their items in a storage locker or at another location so sometimes its weeks before they get back to me and since Im trying to move product X quickly as possible it was worth my time investment to do things like measure the bust measure the sleeve measure the inseam where possible and because I kept my items super organized I knew where to go get them at a moments notice but for some people thats not possible so if all the information is right there when you first listed no one has to ask you because now you gotta find that item and Ive had posh sellers tell him me that they keep their items in a storage locker or at another location so sometimes its weeks before they get back to me. And the time involved isnt worth practically giving stuff away! Its discouraging.. My goal was to sell, unfortunately I shop. Sell your items on the platform with the most potential buyers. #2 Im not on there as a hobby, Im trying to make rent & liquidating NEW mostly NWT items ( i got wholesale- i work in apparel) and yes sometimes my personal buys but those are also either NWT or EUC that are I list much lower than I should and more importantly #3- ITS MY BUSINESS both on a personal and business level- my pricing is my prerogative and she doesnt need to by from me ( no to mention the items I list high are rare and highly desired.. like a baseball card or any other collector item do i have to sell it for $5 bc I bought it for $4? And a majority on here, due to their young age, havent even experienced life much less know how to conduct themselves with any decorum!! Im sorry that happened to you! I dont mind doing the work but i believe i should at least be seeing some improvements on their part. OMG!!!!!!! After a couple of years hiatus on Reddit as well, I decided recently to check-in on the 2-most popular Poshmark subreddits. Hard to find a good place to sell my gently worn, quality clothing! Disappointed in Posh. 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. We are the ones that helped you grow. Anything in dealing with the public is going to have problems but certainly having those people asking you to model something would be the straw that broke the back for me I wouldnt have anything to do with them I wouldnt even answer them but I was having many questions about how the site function and Im glad I came across your experience. I have many new things in my closet that I have never worn or touched as my style has changed over the years. I get a lot of traffic to my ShopStylaphile site through my blog, Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Poshmark is refunding the buyers money because of minor skuff marks. Item was never SOLD but was rather abruptly Canceled by Seller 3 days after accepting my initial offer. No response. Great, think I. I lost a lot of weight recently, and have had to replace virtually my entire wardrobe. Poshmark ruled in her favor. If and when they finally remove a listing, they do not suspend the account. Im shocked and disheartened to learn that so many other sellers have experienced the same ABUSE by a company that were keeping in business! The average time you have thus far taken to ship your orders to buyers. Uh, I posted FOUR photos of the bag, including one where Im holding it for reference. Also on her page I noticed she sells replica Louis Vuitton which is against poshmarks guidelines but again theyve done nothing. So you think Shopify would be better for me? The problem I have is I have not found a platform I like as much as PM, except for the time suck sharing issue. Everyone who has done this says it is the one thing that keeps you protected from lying buyers. Ive now opened my own boutique at http://www.onlinesplurge.com. It is very obvious that PM does not care about the seller. With your own site, you are responsible for driving traffic to it, of course. I have since had two additional sales that have five star ratings so but I feel that it is irrelevant to Posh. Their shipping rates are high and so is their commission rate. Luckily there are good people too, who hopefully outweight the bad. For more information, please see our eBay may be the best for that still, if one has a good inventory. But from the looks of it he has removed a portion of the product and I have no way of knowing what I would be getting in return! I learned this my first month and never turned back. I think I am going to close down my PM closet soon.By they way I am following you on i instagram ( I have no idea what do there, I have so much to learn from LOL ) Thank you and have a good day!!~Moni. and our It was in perfect condition. . 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.
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