Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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BeenBurned said:
You're missing the point and I think most sellers who have good listings would get what I'm saying. I'll try to explain my point of view one more time and if you don't get it, so be it.

It's irrelevant that Tradesy "reached out to you to join their "tradesy for business" program." I guess you're implying that they believe you're a great seller because not everyone is reached out to. And if it's the case, I'd think you'd understand why it's so much more important that you prove your honesty and ethics by doing your own work.

It doesn't matter whether it's just one listing with stolen pictures or all your listings that have stolen pictures. Rationalizing that "just one listing" won't "kill your reputation," is BS. Sure you might not get caught but that doesn't make it any less wrong.

Even if you are the original purchaser of the item (from another Tradesy seller), that doesn't mean that reusing the pictures is an accurate depiction of the item and its condition at the time you're reselling it. Whether you only used it a day, a week or not at all, the condition may not be exactly as the pictures show. Even using for an hour, you might have dripped coffee, scraped a corner, or made another ding that may not have been there before.

If as you say you use your own pictures, why wouldn't you do it for every listing? Prove your sense of ethics!
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Hmmm.. I'm not saying that I'm personally copying listings. In fact all the items I've sold have been photographed and have had descriptions written by myself only.

I agree that just because you are the original purchaser certainly does not mean that you should reuse the photos if they aren't accurate with the item that you now have on hand.. which as you say could change with even one hour of use. I would hope that the person that "resells" the item inspects it thoroughly before using the original photos and descriptions.

My point is that there are far worse things to worry about when selling online.
We can't have it all and no selling platform is "perfect".
This is the internet, your pictures and descriptions can end up ANYWHERE.
It's a risk you take by posting on a public site such as Tradesy.
I'm hoping to share a perspective to hopefully make people less frustrated.
If anyone feels like they spend hours taking photo and writing descriptions and are seriously upset by seeing someone who purchase your bag and uses the original photos/descriptions to relist then perhaps a better platform to sell on would be Fashionphile or Yoogis.
Of course I care about my reputation on Tradesy because it's been the best selling platform I've found so far - but I'm not trying to build a brand, If one of the Tradesy closets decides to accept a return without me being "hit" I see that as a win. The amount of time I would hypothetically have to spend to get back an item that someone wants to "return" for whatever reason and hope for the best that it's in the same condition that I originally sent it in is far more valuable to me then the time it takes for me to take pictures and write a description. This has happened too often to me on Ebay.

It was very interesting reading everyones opinions on this - on to the next!
 
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AtiaOfTheJulii said:
Hmmm.. I'm not saying that I'm personally copying listings. In fact all the items I've sold have been photographed and have had descriptions written by myself only.

I agree that just because you are the original purchaser certainly does not mean that you should reuse the photos if they aren't accurate with the item that you now have on hand.. which as you say could change with even one hour of use. I would hope that the person that "resells" the item inspects it thoroughly before using the original photos and descriptions.

My point is that there are far worse things to worry about when selling online.
We can't have it all and no selling platform is "perfect".
This is the internet, your pictures and descriptions can end up ANYWHERE.
It's a risk you take by posting on a public site such as Tradesy.
I'm hoping to share a perspective to hopefully make people less frustrated.
If anyone feels like they spend hours taking photo and writing descriptions and are seriously upset by seeing someone who purchase your bag and uses the original photos/descriptions to relist then perhaps a better platform to sell on would be Fashionphile or Yoogis.
Of course I care about my reputation on Tradesy because it's been the best selling platform I've found so far - but I'm not trying to build a brand, If one of the Tradesy closets decides to accept a return without me being "hit" I see that as a win. The amount of time I would hypothetically have to spend to get back an item that someone wants to "return" for whatever reason and hope for the best that it's in the same condition that I originally sent it in is far more valuable to me then the time it takes for me to take pictures and write a description. This has happened too often to me on Ebay.

It was very interesting reading everyones opinions on this - on to the next!
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I'm glad someone was able to see my point of view and was able to reiterate what I was trying to say :) and I agree, on to the next!! [emoji13][emoji1360]
 
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AtiaOfTheJulii said:
Hmmm.. I'm not saying that I'm personally copying listings. In fact all the items I've sold have been photographed and have had descriptions written by myself only.

I agree that just because you are the original purchaser certainly does not mean that you should reuse the photos if they aren't accurate with the item that you now have on hand.. which as you say could change with even one hour of use. I would hope that the person that "resells" the item inspects it thoroughly before using the original photos and descriptions.

My point is that there are far worse things to worry about when selling online.
We can't have it all and no selling platform is "perfect".
This is the internet, your pictures and descriptions can end up ANYWHERE.
It's a risk you take by posting on a public site such as Tradesy.
I'm hoping to share a perspective to hopefully make people less frustrated.
If anyone feels like they spend hours taking photo and writing descriptions and are seriously upset by seeing someone who purchase your bag and uses the original photos/descriptions to relist then perhaps a better platform to sell on would be Fashionphile or Yoogis.
Of course I care about my reputation on Tradesy because it's been the best selling platform I've found so far - but I'm not trying to build a brand, If one of the Tradesy closets decides to accept a return without me being "hit" I see that as a win. The amount of time I would hypothetically have to spend to get back an item that someone wants to "return" for whatever reason and hope for the best that it's in the same condition that I originally sent it in is far more valuable to me then the time it takes for me to take pictures and write a description. This has happened too often to me on Ebay.

It was very interesting reading everyones opinions on this - on to the next!
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I couldn't agree with you more on the last few sentences. I guess it's all about where we came from and our selling experiences and where we've sold in the past. As an ex-eBay seller for many years and I seriously would take someone reusing my listing for a purchase they made from me then dealing with a return. I find returns EXTREMELY stressful and often times very lengthy.
I can live with it as long as it's not someone trying to sell a fake with my real photos.
 
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Did anyone notice that the Louboutin sale only had about 800 shoes on sale and their email blast said "thousands"? I had about a dozen loubies that i've had my eye one and none of them were part of the sale...................:annoyed:
 
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i can't find the templates now, but a member posted the copyright template and i used that to contact tradesy about my photos being snagged. they took them all down within a day and now her listing says - for all but 2 photos - "this photo removed under copyright protection" - so, it did work, for now, and she only has her 2 pictures up instead of 7 (she took 5 of mine). thanks for your help with this. i take really awesome pics, so of course she'd want them!, but it's not cool to steal and i wish it wasn't so easy.
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
i can't find the templates now, but a member posted the copyright template and i used that to contact tradesy about my photos being snagged. they took them all down within a day and now her listing says - for all but 2 photos - "this photo removed under copyright protection" - so, it did work, for now, and she only has her 2 pictures up instead of 7 (she took 5 of mine). thanks for your help with this. i take really awesome pics, so of course she'd want them!, but it's not cool to steal and i wish it wasn't so easy.
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Awesome! I've been advocating and advising for years that infringement should be reported and it's good to know that my advice was followed and it worked.
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
i can't find the templates now, but a member posted the copyright template and i used that to contact tradesy about my photos being snagged. they took them all down within a day and now her listing says - for all but 2 photos - "this photo removed under copyright protection" - so, it did work, for now, and she only has her 2 pictures up instead of 7 (she took 5 of mine). thanks for your help with this. i take really awesome pics, so of course she'd want them!, but it's not cool to steal and i wish it wasn't so easy.
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