Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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Chinese sellers? Really bad news. This is what killed Ebay's credibility. I once was on Ebay just surfing for costume jewelry - I wanted to see what I could get for .99 cents free shipping from China so I ordered a bunch of things - one item from each seller. Well first of all - they all messaged me - how come you only ordered one thing ? We can't make money that way. I responded - you shouldn't be offering those items at that price then. Well when they came - they all had the SAME dispatch address. Yes. Dozens of "individual sellers" all working as agents for one manufacturer. When I complained about that to Ebay because then you weren't even allowed to have more than one account yourself - and here was in reality one manufacturer - probably backed by their government - with dozens of and probably hundreds of sellers - and some were based in CA and TX but still getting their stock in China. Ebay said nothing preventing all these people from "getting" stock from the same place - and of course - ignoring that they are selling things they didn't even have which is why so many orders went missing or unfilled after the sale. They rack up thousands of negative reviews, then just close up and open under other names. One seller even had multiple stores himself because I even asked him - is that you too? And he just said oh yes - not even trying to hide it. So they were all able to avoid the listing limits plus the glut of their merchandise destroyed any base for any small seller trying to get their stuff seen and no US seller could compete with the 99 cent free shipping promos that was attracting their customer base. Etsy did the same thing just before its IPO to artificially increase its inventory but what I hear now is the % of actual sales per shop has really tanked. And so it starts at Tradesy. They obviously just bought out Shophers full on without being discriminating about what they were migrating over. :graucho:
 
They have sellers from outside of US now??
Chinese sellers? Really bad news. This is what killed Ebay's credibility. I once was on Ebay just surfing for costume jewelry - I wanted to see what I could get for .99 cents free shipping from China so I ordered a bunch of things - one item from each seller. Well first of all - they all messaged me - how come you only ordered one thing ? We can't make money that way. I responded - you shouldn't be offering those items at that price then. Well when they came - they all had the SAME dispatch address. Yes. Dozens of "individual sellers" all working as agents for one chinese based distributor/manufacturer.
When I complained about that to Ebay because then you weren't even allowed to have more than one account yourself - and here was in reality one distributor - probably backed by their government - with dozens of and probably hundreds of sellers - and some were based in CA and TX but still getting their stock in China. Ebay said nothing preventing all these people from "getting" stock from the same place - and of course - ignoring that they are selling things they didn't even have which is why so many orders went missing or unfilled after the sale. They rack up thousands of negative reviews, then just close up and open under other names. One seller even had multiple stores himself because I even asked him - is that you too? And he just said oh yes - not even trying to hide it. So they were all able to avoid the listing limits plus the glut of their merchandise destroyed any base for any small seller trying to get their stuff seen and no US seller could compete with the 99 cent free shipping promos that was attracting their customer base. Etsy did the same thing just before its IPO to artificially increase its inventory but what I hear now is the % of actual sales per shop has really tanked. And so it starts at Tradesy. They obviously just bought out Shophers full on without being discriminating about what they were migrating over. :graucho:
 
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They have sellers from outside of US now??

Yes I was going to come up here and complain again
Tradesy only values professional sellers now!!!!! Booooooo

I saw one shop owner who says right in her bio - I don't like, favorite, follow or buy from power sellers and will only support small sellers recycling from their own closets right here in the US which supports Tradesy's original mission and ask that you .make that committment too. I think I'm going to add that to my profile too. :D
 
I wish you could block buyers/messages. I get people who spam me with offers and such and there's nothing I can do about it.
Oh me too. I had this guy message me right after I shipped his purchase saying if it wasn't delivered by X date he didn't want it and that he told me to expedite shipping. I said you never contacted me one and two I don't expedite shipping & he only paid so little for the item that expedited shipping would have cost more than the item plus the shipping I already added in. Then he said well I called Tradesy & they said they'd contact you. Which I don't believe. So then I told him well you'll just have to return it for a credit if you get it after X day which the tracking clearly showed he would. Then another account but the same guy's name orders something else a couple weeks later and then immediately contacts me saying oh I'm sorry I didn't see that it was Petite can you cancel? So I cancelled but then doesn't Tradesy hold that against you if you don't go through with sales? So I think this guy is just harassing or really stupid and in any event - what is he shopping on a woman's website for? LOL. I'd love to be able to block both his accounts. Although come to think of it - I saw tons of men's ties and shirts & tie combos absolutely flooding the miscellaneous section lately. And power seller jewelery. Apparently they're just sticking their wares whereever they want and you can't find anything you actually are looking for - I used to love scrolling miscellaneous for unique odds and ends but now between the jewlery and men's stuff - I just don't have the patience. Yep, sorry. I went off topic there. Just really frustrates me.
 
Oh me too. I had this guy message me right after I shipped his purchase saying if it wasn't delivered by X date he didn't want it and that he told me to expedite shipping. I said you never contacted me one and two I don't expedite shipping & he only paid so little for the item that expedited shipping would have cost more than the item plus the shipping I already added in. Then he said well I called Tradesy & they said they'd contact you. Which I don't believe. So then I told him well you'll just have to return it for a credit if you get it after X day which the tracking clearly showed he would. Then another account but the same guy's name orders something else a couple weeks later and then immediately contacts me saying oh I'm sorry I didn't see that it was Petite can you cancel? So I cancelled but then doesn't Tradesy hold that against you if you don't go through with sales? So I think this guy is just harassing or really stupid and in any event - what is he shopping on a woman's website for? LOL. I'd love to be able to block both his accounts. Although come to think of it - I saw tons of men's ties and shirts & tie combos absolutely flooding the miscellaneous section lately. And power seller jewelery. Apparently they're just sticking their wares whereever they want and you can't find anything you actually are looking for - I used to love scrolling miscellaneous for unique odds and ends but now between the jewlery and men's stuff - I just don't have the patience. Yep, sorry. I went off topic there. Just really frustrates me.

I love reading your thoughts about Tradesy. A lot of your frustrations with Tradesy are mines. After my debacle with my first attempt with EBay, a lot of those feelings about Tradesy have subsidied (bad buyer :laugh:). I would call Tradesy about this buyer and explain why you had no choice but to cancel. He seems like an awful buyer. I had a guy buy a purse from me. I appreciate him buying my purse. :D :tup: Sadly, your buyer is not playing with a full deck of cards. Oh, I would make sure the sell said cancell because the buyer demanded it. :smile1: You might have been saved from another bad buyer drama from him. I wish you could block him too. :laugh:
 
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I saw one shop owner who says right in her bio - I don't like, favorite, follow or buy from power sellers and will only support small sellers recycling from their own closets right here in the US which supports Tradesy's original mission and ask that you .make that committment too. I think I'm going to add that to my profile too. :D

Well said. I feel the same about supporting the individual. With the addition of more and more "power sellers", I worry that Tradesy will lose what made it special from the beginning. It may be inevitable!
 
I saw one shop owner who says right in her bio - I don't like, favorite, follow or buy from power sellers and will only support small sellers recycling from their own closets right here in the US which supports Tradesy's original mission and ask that you .make that committment too. I think I'm going to add that to my profile too. :D

Well said. I feel the same about supporting the individual. With the addition of more and more "power sellers", I worry that Tradesy will lose what made it special from the beginning. It may be inevitable!

I agree with both of you. I wish it was a fair playing field. I don't feel comfortable putting that statement because I want to appear neutral and happy to my buyers. :p However, I do point out to buyers that they are shopping from a closet items that are loved and owned by the seller. :smile1:
 
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I just sold two bags on Tradsey and it couldn't have went smoother! I just turned around and bought two bags from Salwa B, as she's running a 10% off through 3/31. I got gorgeous bags at crazy prices, I'm a happy girl today! I love Tradsey!! :yahoo: now I'm off to :banned: banned island lol
 
I just sold two bags on Tradsey and it couldn't have went smoother! I just turned around and bought two bags from Salwa B, as she's running a 10% off through 3/31. I got gorgeous bags at crazy prices, I'm a happy girl today! I love Tradsey!! :yahoo: now I'm off to :banned: banned island lol

OCWifey, congrats on smooth transactions! can you share which shipping carrier they use and how long does it take for items to be delivered since you place the order?
ETA: and what about shipping for sellers? do they provide a label and packaging materials?
 
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OCWifey, congrats on smooth transactions! can you share which shipping carrier they use and how long does it take for items to be delivered since you place the order?
ETA: and what about shipping for sellers? do they provide a label and packaging materials?
TYIA

Thank you! It appears she is using the pre printed labels that Tradsey provides, which are through usps priority mail two day shipping (signature required). I ordered today, she will ship out tomorrow so I will get on Friday! I use the same ones to ship my items. I believe it's around $8-10 dollars for the labels and you use your own materials which I like to do anyways. Most sellers I have purchased from use the pre printed labels, which I think is best. as a seller if you'd like Tradsey to send you their shipping materials you can do that too, costs more and will take you a few days to get from them once you make a sale. You can elect which option you want when you list your item. Hope that helps!!!
 
I just sold two bags on Tradsey and it couldn't have went smoother! I just turned around and bought two bags from Salwa B, as she's running a 10% off through 3/31. I got gorgeous bags at crazy prices, I'm a happy girl today! I love Tradsey!! :yahoo: now I'm off to :banned: banned island lol



I just bought a bag from Salwa B too! It should be arriving tomorrow. 10% off? Was this for all her bags or just certain ones?
 
Thank you! It appears she is using the pre printed labels that Tradsey provides, which are through usps priority mail two day shipping (signature required). I ordered today, she will ship out tomorrow so I will get on Friday! I use the same ones to ship my items. I believe it's around $8-10 dollars for the labels and you use your own materials which I like to do anyways. Most sellers I have purchased from use the pre printed labels, which I think is best. as a seller if you'd like Tradsey to send you their shipping materials you can do that too, costs more and will take you a few days to get from them once you make a sale. You can elect which option you want when you list your item. Hope that helps!!!

Thank you, it looks easy. USPS Priority is pretty reliable. I hate Fedex Smart post or carriers like this, it can take forever for items to be delivered or returned.
 
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