Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

[BeenBurned]

Don't get me wrong. I agree about the perfume. After purchasing it, I had second thoughts and never sent it.

 

[SweetDaisy05]

I've found some buyers are really nosy particularly the ones that have sold a lot of items on Tradesy. They'd love to hassle for super low prices yet they list their items at outrageous prices. And I've always thought this is why! Resell for profit!

One of my Chanel items was bought and sold by another pro-seller and she tried to recoup the amount (she bought it after lots of negotiations but I didn't give in on price...I love the bag so I would keep it if I can't sell). It took her several months as she wouldn't give up any dime on pricing.

Another one recently messaged me several times asking if I'd sell lower while her worn Chanel wallet was sold over $1000! (Who bought it!!?? That was more than gently used!!) and she kept telling me my item wasn't even in the color she wants (even if I sell you for $1 the color won't change!)

Yes, some of the buyers love to hassle for super low prices. I get a little anxious when some of the buyers want to haggle. I feel like they are trying to take all of the profit with them. We both got to win. A buyer did that to me and accused me of not wanting to sell my handbag. I need to be more frank with those types of buyers and just tell them you are cutting into what I should reasonably get for the bag. In my experience, selling something low price but reasonable brings them out to play with you.

 

[SweetDaisy05]

I did add little gifts, post cards, and still do include a nice fortune cookie. but you know what? nobody ever noticed it or wrote me something like thank you for a lovely gift or whatever. After hundreds of sales. so I think I will not do it anymore when my box with cookies is over

Aw, I would love to have some complimentary cookies if I brought from you. I add a thank you card with a ribbon around the purse. I want the buyer to feel special and excited to get their bag. A few appreciated my effort with a nice reply back. I do it mainly because I like to treat my buyers how I would love a seller to treat me.

 

[alwayscoffee89]

I did add little gifts, post cards, and still do include a nice fortune cookie. but you know what? nobody ever noticed it or wrote me something like thank you for a lovely gift or whatever. After hundreds of sales. so I think I will not do it anymore when my box with cookies is over

Fortune Cookie? Like the kind you eat? Or those glass kind?

Well, after reading some of these I think I'll just stick to a nice Thank You note with a bow on the purse and wrapped in nice tissue paper. :-p

 

[SweetDaisy05]

Have any of you ladies taken down a posted item that has been for sale for a while, retaken new pics and relisted it, to see if it can benefit from "newly listed" traffic? I have an LV bag that hS some likes, but even when I did a search for the same type of bag it seems to get lost in the sea of 2,000 other listings. Any thoughts appreciated

I thought about doing that. However, I have realized there are no quality changes to be made for my listing. It is odd to me. I see all of the bags with major defects selling while leaving the more pristine bag on Tradesy for what I am selling. The pristine priced bags are not priced crazy either. I figured it just takes time to sell bags that are not well used with super cheap prices sometimes. What those buyers don't get is they are actually paying for what that bag is worth.

 

[calflu]

That makes me laugh because it is just what I have done too!
1. See a bag online and casually think "Oh, that looks cute..." 2. Click on the listing and think "Oh, wait, I used to have that bag!" (laughing at myself) 3. Look at the photos and realize "Wait, that IS my bag" (surprised!) 4. ...followed sometimes by "AND that's my LIVING ROOM!!" (shocked!)
I have seen maybe 3 or 4 of my bags relisted at some time, but I would not be surprised at all if there were more that I never saw. There would almost have to be. I agree, in the resale community, our bags are not going to their "forever homes" [emoji3] Maybe their 3-6 month homes!
Just at this moment I have the Boy that the buyer has relisted on Tradesy (though I think she is keeping the dust bag for herself...funny), also another Chanel that Tradesy is selling with my photos (and oddly with $30 shipping, when I had their $8.50 shipping! Can't figure that one out). My bag "ghost" though is the very first bag I ever sold, on Tradesy - the buyer said it was her dream bag. She kept it for 6 months or so and then I accidentally found it on sale again on Tradesy - with my receipt - and my living room rug, ugh. Maybe 6 months after that, I saw it on eBay from a different seller without my receipt but again with my living room rug! Just recently I saw it AGAIN on eBay from a 3rd seller, mercifully without my rug this time (but same date code).

Note to self: don't include receipts and living room pics (or any pics of the house)

I'd be horrified

 

[calflu]

Yes, some of the buyers love to hassle for super low prices. I get a little anxious when some of the buyers want to haggle. I feel like they are trying to take all of the profit with them. We both got to win. A buyer did that to me and accused me of not wanting to sell my handbag. I need to be more frank with those types of buyers and just tell them you are cutting into what I should reasonably get for the bag. In my experience, selling something low price but reasonable brings them out to play with you.

So outrages prices keep them away? I feel some prosellers have too much free time! Whenever they send me messages asking "can you sell lower", I'm always very tempted to say why don't you bid higher?

 

[calflu]

I'd love to see more Tradesy affiliates come up here

Can't they tell people are mad at their new 21 days and verification policy? I've seen similar responses on their FB page.

 

[aga5]

I thought about doing that. However, I have realized there are no quality changes to be made for my listing. It is odd to me. I see all of the bags with major defects selling while leaving the more pristine bag on Tradesy for what I am selling. The pristine priced bags are not priced crazy either. I figured it just takes time to sell bags that are not well used with super cheap prices sometimes. What those buyers don't get is they are actually paying for what that bag is worth.

I know exactly, I looked at 5 other bags prices for more than mine with a lot more defects. I was just thinking that it might make he bag show up under new arrivals and capture some attention.

 

[aga5]

Note to self: don't include receipts and living room pics (or any pics of the house)

I'd be horrified

I think it also may be that Tradesy when they relist the items it does not seem like they retake pictures they just reactivate the listing. I noticed that with a pair of shoes and a bag I sold. For one reason or another the buyers retuned the items I don't know if it was because of size or whatever, I was not involved I got paid and Tradesy did the rest. But the pictures were the same pictures ones I took.

 

[SweetDaisy05]

So outrages prices keep them away? I feel some prosellers have too much free time! Whenever they send me messages asking "can you sell lower", I'm always very tempted to say why don't you bid higher?

I have to take that back; they will most likely attack those prices too. Sorry! All I know is that they messaged me more when I was priced to sell. Some of the low ballers were nice, though. They kindly asked me if I had anymore wiggle room. The hagglers that took too much off on a priced to sell item is so annoying to me. I don't counter which made them mad. In those situations, I think my item was already low priced or can only take a 100 dollars or less off which I knew was not good enough for them.

 

[SweetDaisy05]

I don't mind Tradesy using my pictures to resell because I did not loose time or money on a buyer's change of heart like EBay. They probably have too many bags to take pictures of to resell. I would appreciate buyers using their own pictures to validate the bag's condition on their listing. I also don't want my pictures all over the internet either. I do my best to show mainly just the bag. I think letting buyers use seller's pictures makes more people inclined to be bag flippers and buy only very cheaply.
I think this new verified seller's rule must be doing something special for Tradesy. I left a complaint too! I don't think they care though.

 

[calflu]

I think it also may be that Tradesy when they relist the items it does not seem like they retake pictures they just reactivate the listing. I noticed that with a pair of shoes and a bag I sold. For one reason or another the buyers retuned the items I don't know if it was because of size or whatever, I was not involved I got paid and Tradesy did the rest. But the pictures were the same pictures ones I took.

I've had buyers relisting my items using my pics. I know it's Tradesy's policy but it just feel so weird seeing your own living room showing up in others listings. And if this can go on and on (say 3rd or 4th buyers) it just feel creepy [emoji27]

 

[whateve]

I'd love to see more Tradesy affiliates come up here

Can't they tell people are mad at their new 21 days and verification policy? I've seen similar responses on their FB page.

Since it has been implemented, I've gotten my money 4 days after delivery, the same as before. The only difference for me so far is that on lesser brands, I used to get my money as soon as tracking said it was shipped; now I have to wait 4 days after delivery. I bet some sellers were sending rocks or something in place of the item so they can't trust anyone anymore.

 

[p3b]

How do you see if feedback is left for you as a seller? I'm confused by some earlier posts on this