It doesn't matter what you enter for shipping if you are shipping it on your own. You pay 9% on the total. I have no idea why they care what I'm charging for shipping. I think it is just to remind sellers to allow an amount for the shipping cost.
Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?
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Well I think this goes back to when eBay wasn't charging a FVF on shipping and people were abusing the system. I remember searching for a preowned kindle and someone had it listed for $20 but then had a $80 shipping charge. So basically the seller was only paying FVF on the $20 but was keeping a lot of the sales from jacking up the shipping prices. Which is why eBay later changed its policy to include FVF for the whole sale price + SH. I think Tradesy is implementing the same policy, because we all know there's is going to be someone out there who's going to try to circumvent the system and try to make a few bucks more if the policy wasn't in place.
You can't compare Yoogis to Tradesy, both have very different business models.
With Yoogis, they don't list the bag just based on your pictures. They require that you send the bag in so they can authenticate and then they take it upon themselves to photograph and list the item. They for sure know what item they're getting and if it is authentic or not. Keep in mind, for many of the superfake bags out there, many professional authenticators won't even authenticate without physically touching the bag. So Yoogis does all this to insure that everything is up to their standards. When you purchase with Yoogis, you're entering into a transaction with this particular business.
With Tradesy, you are entering into a contact/transaction with a private seller, not with the company itself. The company only offers a platform for sellers to sell. Which is why the commission fee is 9% vs. the 30% that Yoogis charges. They can't insure that all the bags on their site is 100% authentic. What if it is a super fake and it photographs like the real thing but when you receive it, it feels like plastic? I have seen Tradesy remove obvious fakes. But sometimes to hard to remove something that looks borderline "off", maybe because the seller is a bad photographer and took bad shots. Even on tpf, there have been instances where members thought a bag looked "off" and reported it as a fake, only to find out from senior authenticators that the bag was actually authentic. So there are lot of factors that go into why Tradesy won't take it upon itself to remove fakes that people are reporting (unless it's a super hideous fake). Whose to say the ones reporting aren't just reporting to take out their competition?
As a buyer, it is best to take it upon yourself to protect yourself and know what you're buying. There are definitely some great deals on Tradesy but that requires that you do a bit of homework. If you have no time for that or just don't care to put in the effort, then maybe it's best to buy on Yoogis or Fashiophile or even the boutique. The downside is you have to pay their inflated price. There's a cost to everything.
:urock:I'm sure this is the reason. Tradesy should just have a warning to the seller to allocate enough funds in her item price to cover her shipping cost, rather than actually having a separate field for it. Since you have to pay 9% on your shipping costs if you ship it yourself, it makes using Tradesy's label more attractive. I only ship myself when it means I'll be putting more money in my pocket than I would if I were using Tradesy's label. Like when I can ship a keychain for $2.50 vs. Tradesy's charge of $8.50.
I sell on Tradesy since April 2015, and pretty successful, and I also sell on eBay for almost 1 year. And as for me, Tradesy is MUCH more seller friendly place. Several times I had these return requests, and 3 of them for «a question as to its authenticity», although I am 100% that all my items are authentic. And only once I had to refund to my buyer, and it was fair, as I didn't notice / mention one serious flaw on my shoes. All the other times Tradesy took my side. It takes time to wait for their conclusion, but they are fair.
On eBay they wouldn't even care to get to the bottom. They’d just force me to refund no matter what, as on eBay buyer is always right.
So when I sell something on eBay, I always worry a little, as not all the buyers are nice and reasonable. On Tradesy I feel totally protected as they take everything upon themselves – returns, authentication questions etc.
It’s just my experience, but it’s only positive.
On eBay they wouldn't even care to get to the bottom. They’d just force me to refund no matter what, as on eBay buyer is always right.
So when I sell something on eBay, I always worry a little, as not all the buyers are nice and reasonable. On Tradesy I feel totally protected as they take everything upon themselves – returns, authentication questions etc.
It’s just my experience, but it’s only positive.
I have had this happen many times on the mobile app for Tradesy
. I thought they had it fixed, but it doesn't appear that they have. Maybe try again a couple of hours later to see if it is working for you?I've never used the app. I used to have trouble uploading photos on the website. I would have 12 photos and only 5 would upload. It was random which 5, so I would have to look through them all and figure out which ones I needed to add again. Sometimes it took 4 or 5 tries to get them all uploaded. Lately, since they moved the picture upload section, it has been working.I have had this happen many times on the mobile app for Tradesy
I agree, Tradesy shipping label can be very good but when shipping lightweight items it doesn't make sense
Does anyone know if clicking 'relist' automatically releases the funds to the seller for items with a 4 day wait time? If so, does it actually need to be relisted, or is clicking the button enough? TIA!
I received an e-mail about an hour ago that they had ruled the bag was fake on 4 different levels. I was/am mortified! I called the number and gave them the order number from my purchase and the order number from my sale and they said that I was covered under their authenticity guarantee because I bought it on their site. They also said I would be completely refunded which is quite a relief. I will rest easier once they've pulled my money back from the fraudster that sold it to me. This just goes to show that online authentications can sometimes be inaccurate
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That's terrible that the bag was deemed fake, but it's wonderful that you are protected because you bought the bag on their site. Something like this happened to me on ebay when I first started selling. I listed a bag that was removed for being fake (this was years before I became an authenticator). When I told ebay that I had bought it on ebay, they removed the defect on my account, but said I was out of luck for getting my money back since it was past the 6 weeks dispute window.I received an e-mail about an hour ago that they had ruled the bag was fake on 4 different levels. I was/am mortified! I called the number and gave them the order number from my purchase and the order number from my sale and they said that I was covered under their authenticity guarantee because I bought it on their site. They also said I would be completely refunded which is quite a relief. I will rest easier once they've pulled my money back from the fraudster that sold it to me. This just goes to show that online authentications can sometimes be inaccurate
I bet Tradesy will give your money back even if they can't get it back from the original seller. Is that seller still on Tradesy?
The scary thing is that she is! She's sold 13 item and has 3 items currently listed. Hopefully they will remove her because she's sold quite a few things.
