Since then another open case has been filed against one of my listings where it was clearly stated NO STAMP to determine if what I was selling was gold or gold-plated. Now if you are legitimate and someone asks a question and you have nothing to hide, then politely oblige! I never buy from those that dont respond, no matter how much I want the item. My sales were good and I was getting 5 stars. No comments or likes, just followers. Poshmark should look at your selling history, there is no way a seller would send an item with holes on it and literary, obviously, used after selling 100 new and high quality/5 start rated items there is no way on earth that we as a seller would do that. (The seller, the one who said no offers would be accepted, remember her? It also took 11 days to arrive from 4 hours awayapparently she was wearing the shoes. Ive been on Poshmark for awhile and just started selling within the last four or five months. Poshmark now allows a much wider variety of items for sale. Just looking forward to dealing with a site that doesnt say reduce your price and we will give discounted shipping for one hour. Even before I read these comments I had pretty much decided not to go any further with PM. Its true. I love having the control I have over my ShopStylaphile.com site. So, putting it up to silver, it definitely wasnt silver and putting it next to something real gold, it wasnt quite that either. Party. I always check items very carefully before listing, If I noticed anything wrong with it I wouldnt of listed. Theyre not gorgeous, staged photos theyre photos for record. Probably not a bad Seller, but potential, serious Buyers, be aware that this Seller may flippantly cancel your order with no response to cause of cancellation. A lot of people personalize it to themselves by adding pictures of themselves and their families and describing what they like. What the fuck is wrong with people. I made sure everything was as described before I sent the order and then I got the issue. Sorry for those bad encounters, but thank you for the heads up!! dhampyre @amking45 Bored or something?; Clearly a snide remark? I think we should be able to review the buyer. I havent done anything wrong. For designer items, Posh has the Concierge service for $39 to authenticate items but thats probably not foolproof either. Ive had completely ungrateful ratings and rude comments left, even when getting an item close to 90% off in mint condition complaining of perfume smell (it was sitting by an air freshener). At first I didnt realize you need to share your closet and not just list and let it sit there. I dont have a lot of experience with buying wholesale, as most of my items either come directly out of my closet or are things I pick up at consignment stores that either dont fit me or that I think a customer would like. 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 just deleted all my listings and uninstalled the appIm taking a break and will see if I return. Not sure if i would want to sell on the site. With no real protections, its a huge risk for You and not to Poshmark or the buyer. They do not look out for the seller either. After finding this blog, and following this comment section, I was inspired to create Beyond Poshmark: https://www.reddit.com/r/beyond_poshmark/, If youd like some support, or are looking for alternative selling ideas, please check it out . Here are 20+ things to do when your items just arent selling. The set decorator from Mad Men was one of my favorite buyers. Wrapped it in crisp white paper with a simple label to close the folded over paper) I thought it looked minimalist Thanks! 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. The first was a lowball so I declined, but the 2nd I dont know if I should trust. Poshmark doesnt have a 1-800 number and doesnt responds to emails. The ones on the pics she sent Poshmark seems suspicious because it was all closed up of the item, not one pic of the whole shoe. Enter your email address in the form just below to receive the newsletter and checklist. Ive been a member on the site on and off for a couple of years however it wasnt until the last three months that Ive really been active. The easiest thing to do is switch around the order of the pictures you already have. I have many issues with Poshmark myself,and I agree with everything you said,except for one in particular. I always say that the truth always comes out. I have a Shopify shop (still under construction). 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. She bought a $15 kylie Jenner lipgloss tube and when she received her package she claimed I had sent her an empty box. But after sharing, liking, and following others, there doesnt seem to be much return. On one wholesale portal I think it was the bullet necklaces, they give so much to charity I suggested Posh give the 20% they make off each sale to said charity! I have about 200 items on poshmark and get one or two sales here and there. Now I think I have to. I even posted HOW to use a low heat steamer on the top! Complete disaster. Consider whos likely to buy your goods and choose accordingly. I have Traumatic Brain Injury, put so much time and money into Poshing. They dont look at the fact of the effort you put in. Sure theres a ton of complaining and trying to figure out what the business is doing, but theres no real pushback from the community. Thank you. I had success selling there, but I knew that you cant make everyone happy and was expecting to get a complaint anytime. I have been on posh for 6 mo. If it was Ebay that wouldnt fly. (Click here to get the 57-page e-book that lays out exactly how I did it.). The sad part is that she has a closet of her own and could have easily re-sold the NEW shirt in her own closet and made more than she paid for it. If you want one necklace, you pay over $6 in shipping costs!! 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. But our customer proposition and our positioning hasnt changed over the years.. Look out for your money. It would be a pain, it after the three days of inspection you could just delete the video. I've read through a few pages of posts here, and I know that 10 is the ideal bare minimum number of listings one should have. They have different shipping options and didnt see anything about what they charge for a commission. Just seems like so much work but but payoff is so minimal in both cases. Most items I have sent tops , pants and shoes are less then 3lbs and normally would cost under $3.00 to send yet the buyer is forced to spend either $6.79 or $ 5.00 unless the seller wants to pay shipping. The issue I have is people not taking their items down when theyre moving and dont take in consideration that we have to one wait for our item then most likely dont receive it and have to wait on our refund which pisses me off! 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 just opened my own Shopify store and would love to spend less time on Poshmark. (I think 3 and up stars only show) I honestly would have taken pictures of it to show the stains and tagged her name stating it was a bigger problem than described. Im very sorry that happened to you. While the majority of people who purchased items from my closet were class-act Poshers, I did have my collective share of bad apples that found their way to my Poshmark account. Now I found thus blog because I was severely harassed today for no reason by a random person. It wasnt. And then today? I have over 700 on eBay and sell 75 plus items per month. and meant to help you continue to succeed. and our I have been on Poshmark for 1 1/2 years and went full tilt and have over 1300 sales, Each one in blood, sweat and tears. I am willing to give deals but the gall that some have is unfathomable. There were pictures of the skuffs on my sale page. She claimed I must have mailed her item (a jewelry piece) to somebody else when that other person had purchases something totally unrelated and I KNOW hers was the only bracelet I had yet to sell. Unfortunately I have not received a single package sent with as much care as I send mine. I believe sellers remorse was behind the refusal to complete the transaction. Congratulations by the way and thank you for writing this. I felt really and until she started being rude. I love poshmark, but I have found the people on there to be very rude and hurtful. Just ship it back for free if you dont like it. My guess is she received the shirt and tried to iron the rayon material and burnt it. This countrys healthcare is the biggest scam. I know darn well they never looked at my photos, yet they actually let her submit photos twice, and asked me to please be patient. 2y. I am considering quitting poshmark as well, and seeing that I am not the only one frustrated with their service, makes me more confident about that. I am so glad to have found your experience. Sad it has to come to that! I just found Mercari to be too much of a hassle. And I got endless questions on every item, even though I had described it completely. I had a girl give me a terrible rating for shipping time needs improvement. Thank you! Id love to learn how to start my own online clothing store !!! It seems like this type of activity is picking up across all of these platforms. The first thing I did when I received the top back was check the zipper. It may be slow but I kind of like the process of it all, you know? I have a buyer questioning the authenticity of a bag I sold herthat is after incessant questions about everything. I had done nothing to the jacket. I posted a beautiful peridot necklace for way cheaper than it was worth. Wow, that sux Kristine! Nice to see their priorities still havent changed! By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 20% of $25 is $5, leaving a seller with $20 for their incredible amount of time sharing, posting and engaging to sell those mittens. The very day the buyer got them, she opened a case that they were worn. No one should have to spend the equivalent of a 40 hour work week of time to sell a $15 tee shirt from the Gap. And she is, of course entitled to her feelings, opinions and thoughts in regards to Posh. I like people to be sure an she said it will fit just mail it to me ! It was $10. Luckily a friend bought it but for $100 so i lost 200+ IT insane- thats when I found out that people do that- they buy sometime to wear fora special event- and damage it on purpose after so they can validate a return,.. I, fortunately, only bought one on the Last One Reduced Price Listing by a Boutique Posher. This is a bold face lie! The total amount of money you have made through your sold listings on Poshmark, less Poshmark fees. A commenter asked if she should quit selling on Poshmark because she wasnt making any sales. Ive offered a 3 for $25 sale in my closet to move inventory. There is also too much room for miscommunication and understanding. Via Trading Wholesale Clothing Lot Review, How I Earned $3000 in Vendoos Refer-a-Friend Affiliate Program, 26 Places to Get Clothes to Sell on Poshmark, Poshmark Review: What You Need to Know Before Buying & Selling on Poshmark (2023), How I Made $800 in 6 Weeks Selling Online with Vendoo, How to Have an Awesome Thrift Store Date Night, 24 Must-Have Items for the Online Reseller, 15 More Tips to Become a Top Seller on Poshmark. Not sure why. You can add up to 3 tags to a listing. Just a tip I photograph EVERYTHING as Im packing each item. And comments like this always make me wonder too if they are trying to convince themselves. Im actively moving my inventory to less time consuming platform(s). I am a very active seller on Poshmark, but I had a buyer damage a coat because it didnt fit. I am pretty new to Poshmark, and have enjoyed shopping, and buying a few items. I only once had an issue and thank God it was resolved on my favor. And theyre based out of country over seas!! They emailed him back directing him to the app step by step how to start a claim process. I can live with it. Finally Poshmark voted in my favor and the story was over. If and when they finally remove a listing, they do not suspend the account. After seeing your post I may check out some other options. My daughter and I were devastated!! Also, a lot of people have luck selling on Instagram. Its not worth all the time Im spending on Poshmark for lowballers and crazy people like her. Select My Seller Tools. It has been pending since August 17th. I try to gather up really large bags of things in great condition so its not a waste of my time taking the subway and waiting in line (pre-pandemic, now you have to make an appointment or drop off and come back later). Tradesy take all the responsibility for any returns. But I wont. I complained to Poshmark and they sided with her. The GST/HST rate on the Poshmark fee is dependent on the seller's Province. The bag is 100% authentic. I also let my regular customers from Poshmark know that my closet had moved. You have to learn what sells, research prices, take good pictures, negotiate with buyers, and do it over and over again. Why did you accept the offer if you cant ship the item? If this company ever goes public Im buying stock! I went out of my way to be nice to this buyer and she says that. Im beginning to think it would just be easier to delete it. The time i put into posh was interferring with other things i need to be doing. Its discouraging.. Any tips on that? I am currently on Poshmarkbut have a hard time dealing with their promos. Or another one who offered me $3 on an item listed at $4? Without exaggeration, 8 out of 10 new members are counterfeit scammers or spammers. I just received my electric yoga pants back today, and not only are there new snags on it that it didnt have when it left my possession, there are stains at the knees and the back of the pants near where your heel would be. I quit because of all of the points you noted with the primary issue being horrid customer support. And its ppl like that, that are making me want to close up shop. She ended up posting my personal information on various websites and on the posh app, and told people I was never sending her top. Thank you for your story, glad to see I am not the only one. I hate that people are being scammed and the sellers appears to have made a few thousand dollars. From the drop-down menu, select a Posh Market. They arrived clearly worn, dirty white sides, toe creases and the price tag was half worn off. Im in the same boat and trying to figure out how to best transition off of Poshmark. She has yet to receive the items she purchased and I know shes going to write an awful review. The seller then cancelled the transaction. Your email address will not be published. It feels like Im being punished for having the nerve to request a return at all. Outside all the reasons most of the comments have said- mostly scammers, rude people and the absolutely worst customer service in the history of online sales I mean, honestly when its worse than eBay, that is sayin something, I think that its really being overlooked just how much Poshmark is expected to consume a persons life just to sell a $35 skirt, pack it prettily, rush it to the post office, wait for someone to get off their ass and accept it while praying they dont ding you with less than 5 Stars. They never gave me a chance to defend my bag or my closet they just removed it . I think I am going to dump the app after my last sale gets delivered. I didnt expect a response right away from the seller, of course, due to the holidays, but after the New Year passed, I commented to ask her if everything was okay(I figured she may have been away for the holidays). Apparently these people are only willing to pay $5 for ANYTHING in your closet, whether its an authentic hard-to-find Coach bag or a vintage Versace dress. Maybe it cost them $1 to make! Same with Free People. All the best to all you other sellers as well . Well I returned them both and yesterday, they send me an email that they would be giving me a store credit for the dress but they were returning the shoes to me. No response!! Yes I left poor feedback. I dont mess around. It all makes me sad. Eight items for $40 bucks, its all good. How can so many people have tons of Zara in their closet that they are selling so inexpensively? Ill definitely look into Tradesy, DePop, etc., but think a class-action lawsuit against Poshmark will prove the point quite nicely. 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. Mayra, have you tried Etsy? 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. When people offer $5.00 for an authentic Michael Kors bag, then I certainly understand why sellers get upset. And on eBay, feedback is public. I havent read all the comments, but I suspect most are from a sellers POV. This is the worst thing Ive heard so far. I have contacted Poshmark but I dont have high hopes of them actually having seller protection. I certainly dont miss the time suck, and Im now making a lot more money on my own site than I ever made on the Poshmark app. Best of luck and let me know how it goes! The buyer usually has more to lose than the seller does and if buyers dont trust Poshs customer service and know that they can return when the description is genuinely wrong, then they wont buy. No thanks. (Seller finally makes a response right after, although a very questionable one, again a little more than two and a half weeks have gone by) I dont know how they can look themselves in the mirror. If anyone else is interested, please message me or comment here because this SELLER ABUSE has got to stop. Listings that are marked Not for Sale dont have a blue Buy Now button, but others will still be able to see, like, share, and comment on them. I use Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, and Facebook Marketplace. Beware of Ebay! Im going nuts. Ive seen several sellers offer a pay what you want sale. Also, the seller seemed shocked and said shed get back with me. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The faster you ship an order to a buyer, the faster she can start enjoying her purchase! -slow shipper (shipped same day) I now only sell high value items on my own site or through Tradesy, as Tradesy handles all returns and you dont have to worry about getting scammed. I posted on her page and also on the thread on bag and said can you give me more info. So you tell me who is being dishonest??!!!!!! I have seen people record packaging and shipping an item (which is sad that something that extreme is needed for seller protection) Youre right people are crazy! NO sellers response to feedback anymore. But then again, for a buyer, the opposite may be true. Thats obviously not happening, so I only made clear the simple fact that this item was not sold, although it is listed as sold. Fortunately I decided to google for reviews first. Thats what I found so frustrating. So, I made a nickel, she admitted to breaking my item & im stuck with a 1 star review I totally feel you. The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Its true! I occasionally sell on eBay. ~Peace and Purple rain, friend~. It is maniacal. Expensive items seem risky for the buyer and the seller. Ive had another rate me low because she said the pictures made the bag look bigger. I have not had a case opened yet. I like the app as a seller, but the buyer experience leaves a lot to be desired. They want to come to my house to get the item and only pay with a check. Cookie Notice I am so glad I found this blog! Im just getting started with Poshmark and I feel its more of a sellers app then a buyers place. There is a workaround with changing the size, but you can only change the size of a listing 3 times in Poshmark. I contact Poshmark to initiate a return and submit my photos.
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