I agree with you on disputes and scams. That's why I'm going to sell higher priced items on Tradesy. Two of my items sold within 2 days, so it does work!
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I agree with you on disputes and scams. That's why I'm going to sell higher priced items on Tradesy. Two of my items sold within 2 days, so it does work!
Super! that was exciting! congratulations on your sell. Did you happen to use the $8.50 label? If yes, did you purchase extra signature confirmation if they were above $500?
I used the tradesy packaging. One buyer wasn't thrilled about the wait time but I was up front with her and replied quickly when she messaged me about shipping time. It will still get to her in just under a week from purchase. I'm going to do the same thing with my future items, because I'm not a fan of my name/address on the shipping labels as mentioned earlier in this thread. I may work into that but it's what I really didn't like about selling on ebay.
Absolutely on the 4 day policy. I did know about that before I purchased, and to be fair, I got an authentication saying the bag was real the same day I sent in the request. If the bag was coming from the US, like I originally thought, I probably wouldn't seek another opinion on authenticity. Really, I'm just being paranoid, but the fact that it was suddenly coming from China threw me for a loop! Now I'm worried that the other authenticator will come back after the 4 days are up and say it's a really good fake.
Basically, I didn't think the 4 days would be a big deal, but now I feel like I'm scrambling! But again, I think if I had known where the bag was coming from before purchasing it, I would feel less paranoid, mainly because I would have looked for one coming from the US. I know when I signed up to sell my bag, I had to put in where I lived. It shows on my profile, though I'm sure there's a way to make it private.
I would feel the same way! Is it a new bag? I'd be worried about a superfake depending not he bag. What was the seller's closet name? I know some sellers like the B agricultures have bags from Japan listed (of course without making that clear in their listings, though one of them have Japan in the title) but which one is selling from China?
(And I hope you did get an authentic bag and it works out for you
)Signature confirmation is automatically added when value of transaction is above $500 when using pre-print label from Tradesy, it's not like you have to manually select it as if you were on PayPal or USPS site. What's also great about pre-print label is you automatically get full insurance of the transaction (to be more precise, USPS gives $100 protection and the rest is covered by Tradesy insurance policy) at no additional cost for up to $2500.
I've used labels above and below $500 threshold and the signature requirement drops off when below, you can see if signature is required on the label itself near the bar code area. The pre-print label used to be a lot more expensive when they calculated it as % of the transaction, but starting this year when USPS rates when up Tradesy revamped their policy and went with a flat rate approach instead. This has saved me quite a bit of money over shipping it myself.
Hopefully it's OK to name the seller here! Honestly, I have no complaints about her. She shipped fairly quickly and contacted me a couple times throughout the transaction to keep me updated. I just wish I'd known she was shipping from China before buying! The seller is called CO CO SUN's closet.
And nope, not a new bag. It's the Stephen Sprouse Roses Neverfull. Soooo... that makes me feel a bit better, though I've still seen replicas of that bag online, so I'm not completely worry-free lol. And thank you! I do think it's real, but since this is my first LV and I have no basis of comparison, I'm being a bit thorough lol. And because it's a LE, it wasn't cheap, so I definitely want to make sure it's real!
And nope, not a new bag. It's the Stephen Sprouse Roses Neverfull. Soooo... that makes me feel a bit better, though I've still seen replicas of that bag online, so I'm not completely worry-free lol. And thank you! I do think it's real, but since this is my first LV and I have no basis of comparison, I'm being a bit thorough lol. And because it's a LE, it wasn't cheap, so I definitely want to make sure it's real!
I believe that Tradesy will let you send it in to them for authentication, and return it to you if it is authentic.
Tradesy got back to me this morning and they actually revise the shipping label with their return address. The signature confirmation is already included. HTH.
The moment you said the bag was shipping from China this seller's closet popped in my mind. I think she/he is the only China-based seller. I'm not sure if she took it off but I did find one of her listings awhile back and I remembered it stating that shipping takes awhile bc the item was coming from China. Now I know Tradesy doesn't support international buyers/sellers yet so maybe someone reported that and she had to make an adjustment to her listings as I no longer see that statement anywhere. There are actually lots of international sellers on Tradesy. Basically stock is all overseas, someone here is in connection with the company and lists the item following Tradesy's rule of only US buyer/sellers. When an order is placed, stock ships to the person here, person here ships to you. You can usually tell its those kind of transactions when the seller states delivery time can take up to two weeks (probably to account for the possibility of an item being stuck in customs).
No, there are lots of Japanese sellers on Tradesy. They usually have a middle man stationed in the US to make the transaction legit. Basically all stock is in Japan. You made an order, the head seller ships the item to the middle man, middle man ships the item to you. The usually won't tell you it's coming overseas (I think it might be against Tradesy's policies) but they'll drop the hint that it might take up to 2 weeks for delivery. That right there is your sign that it's coming over seas. No item shipping in the US takes up to 2 weeks (unless it got lost in transit). The only time would be if an item gets stuck in customs from being shipped overseas. It may delay delivery by 2-4 days but sometimes can be in there up to weeks. So I think that's why these sellers state that in the listing just in case of that rare delayed scenario.
If I remember correctly, the listing said shipping could take up to 8 days, but that was it. I think it shipped directly to me, at least from what I can tell looking at the tracking. She's also verified, so doesn't that mean Tradesy verifies that she's a real person? I'm assuming that would tell them where she lives. Maybe they're slowly allowing international sellers?
Thank you for the reply. Sometimes they are fast to reply and other times so slow or not at all. It's a hit or miss with their CS.