Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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PikaboICU said:
I don't believe that's even legal.. Many people have PO boxes and no actual physical address.I know several long haul truck drivers that live in their truck- they have PO boxes and that's it.. The USPS is Federal thus the same rules for all 50 states, if a PO is refusing packages, they need to be reported. Further, businesses ARE allowed to have PO boxes! The USPS can NOT put a limit on items you are allowed to receive.
If it's shipped via the USPS they must accept & hold it.

Now if you're talking about the USPS accepting packages from UPS or Fedex, DHL and other alternate shipping services, they can refuse. Many businesses refuse to ship to PO boxes but a post office cannot refuse a USPS shipped package that's addressed to a PO box.
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I know our area Postmaster has decided to refuse to work with the UPS/USPS deal. So sellers like hsn or qvc that use UPS must specify that the item be sent all the way with UPS and not passed to local PO because of small size. If it is it will be stamped undeliverable as addressed. It takes weeks to return to sender. We would get UPS tracking and then the item would just disappear. My mother is in a different state and her Postmaster has odd rules too. I can't send packagess to her via USPS either.
 
#2,133
love2sh0p said:
What post offices do you use in NYC do you use? If you go to bigger branches in NYC they do accept packages with your PO box.... no questions. The one in my neighboorhood (UWS) also doesn't accept packages if it doesn't fit in your box but you have the option to simply get a bigger PO box or I believe you can pay extra for the service. I will say the post offices in NYC run quite differently then anywhere else i've seen.
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Puttin On Ayers said:
I know our area Postmaster has decided to refuse to work with the UPS/USPS deal. So sellers like hsn or qvc that use UPS must specify that the item be sent all the way with UPS and not passed to local PO because of small size. If it is it will be stamped undeliverable as addressed. It takes weeks to return to sender. We would get UPS tracking and then the item would just disappear. My mother is in a different state and her Postmaster has odd rules too. I can't send packagess to her via USPS either.
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I wonder how they're getting away with that..
Are those USPS branches? Or private owned places that offer PO boxes?
This doesn't seem legal to me- the USPS is a Govt operated entity and is supposed to have Federal rules & regs..

The largest boxes that I've ever heard of are about 22 inches and very few of the packages I receive would fit in there.. It seems they are denying you the right to full mail service, especially those that don't have a physical address.

I can't find any info about this online- all the rules seem to be nationwide on their website...
Strange.. I would be PO'd (no pun intended:p) if they refused to hold my packages..
What do they do with them when nobody is home? They must have a holding area..
 
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PikaboICU said:
I wonder how they're getting away with that..
Are those USPS branches? Or private owned places that offer PO boxes?
This doesn't seem legal to me- the USPS is a Govt operated entity and is supposed to have Federal rules & regs..

The largest boxes that I've ever heard of are about 22 inches and very few of the packages I receive would fit in there.. It seems they are denying you the right to full mail service, especially those that don't have a physical address.

I can't find any info about this online- all the rules seem to be nationwide on their website...
Strange.. I would be PO'd (no pun intended:p) if they refused to hold my packages..
What do they do with them when nobody is home? They must have a holding area..
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United States Post Offices but a lot depends on the Postmaster. That's why I complained to HSN and QVC since they had a large interest. This has gone on the last 18 months.
 
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PikaboICU said:
I wonder how they're getting away with that..
Are those USPS branches? Or private owned places that offer PO boxes?
This doesn't seem legal to me- the USPS is a Govt operated entity and is supposed to have Federal rules & regs..

The largest boxes that I've ever heard of are about 22 inches and very few of the packages I receive would fit in there.. It seems they are denying you the right to full mail service, especially those that don't have a physical address.

I can't find any info about this online- all the rules seem to be nationwide on their website...
Strange.. I would be PO'd (no pun intended:p) if they refused to hold my packages..
What do they do with them when nobody is home? They must have a holding area..
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i am referring to USPS branches. there are "main" branches in the city that are much bigger .. When i'm not home my packages are held for pick up at a larger branch about 6 blocks away and not at my local USPS (which is literally accross the street and the size of a convenience store). When I say bigger I mean that branch has about 15 service windows which the one across the street has about 3. Come to think of it I don't think i've ever seen anyone actually "pick up" a package at my nearest USPS
 
#2,136
AnnaFreud said:
I had someone message me today offering $25 for a $50 item I'm selling. Is this standard to offer 50%? I replied with $45. Should've just ignored this person because her reply was "I just bought the same item NEW for the same price." Then why are you bothering me?! I don't understand this reply. Also, I listed my item as gently used even though there is no sign of wear because I like to be conservative. Beyond annoying.
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Depending on the price/value of an item, generally I think requesting a 50% discount is excessive, but as a buyer, I wouldn't be happy with a $45 counteroffer (from seller) on a $50 item. Why have a b.o. if you aren't going to let the buyer feel as though she's getting a deal?
 
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BeenBurned said:
Depending on the price/value of an item, generally I think requesting a 50% discount is excessive, but as a buyer, I wouldn't be happy with a $45 counteroffer (from seller) on a $50 item. Why have a b.o. if you aren't going to let the buyer feel as though she's getting a deal?
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There's actually no best offer option on Tradesy and even when I physically write "PRICE IS FIRM" (on rare/incredibly sought after items) on the listing, people still send ridiculously low BOs. There's no respect given to sellers so why even consider offering a "deal" to these buyers? If you can't afford it, you really should just move on.
 
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BeenBurned said:
Depending on the price/value of an item, generally I think requesting a 50% discount is excessive, but as a buyer, I wouldn't be happy with a $45 counteroffer (from seller) on a $50 item. Why have a b.o. if you aren't going to let the buyer feel as though she's getting a deal?
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$5 off a $50 item is a 10% discount which is what Tradesy offers when they do a sale. Also I didn't realize Tradesy has a best offer option. I am happy to communicate with potential buyers but not if their request is ridiculous.
 
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ThisVNchick said:
There's actually no best offer option on Tradesy and even when I physically write "PRICE IS FIRM" (on rare/incredibly sought after items) on the listing, people still send ridiculously low BOs. There's no respect given to sellers so why even consider offering a "deal" to these buyers? If you can't afford it, you really should just move on.
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Thank you! Well said.
 
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NANI1972 said:
I just had a buyer provide their PO box for delivery, the item shows as available for pick up at the PO.

Just got a message from the buyer that USPS does NOT deliver to PO Boxes. What? I have sent items to PO boxes plenty of times. Is this a new rule or is the buyer playing a game? She asked me to forward the package to her home address (which I am not going to do).
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Of course USPS delivers to PO Boxes, which are of course ONLY at US Post Offices! What a ridiculous claim.

UPS doesn't.
 
#2,143
AnnaFreud said:
$5 off a $50 item is a 10% discount which is what Tradesy offers when they do a sale. Also I didn't realize Tradesy has a best offer option. I am happy to communicate with potential buyers but not if their request is ridiculous.
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There isn't a best offer option, buyers take it upon themselves to message sellers with offers, it's up to you wether you want to negotiate on your price.
 
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So strange that funds for some items sold are released right away while others are in escrow for 4 days after it's delivered. I can't make sense out of it. Had a $90 purchase go straight into my account but $33 purchase is beings held. Makes no sense to me.
 
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