Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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fashion_victim9 said:
so far this October was the worst month for me on Tradesy for the last year. I sold 2 - 3 times less items then usual. Bad sign. I wonder is it kinda "low season" or is Tradesy losing points on market?
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October was horrible for me on every site. I've sold one thing in November on Tradesy and several on ebay. I've noticed that for a long time now, my more expensive items don't move. My Tradesy sales always seem to come in waves.
 
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Weird thing now. The number of items in my closet increased by one even though I didn't add anything. The number of active listings remains the same. I edited an item and changed its category. Now it is showing in both categories.
 
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whateve said:
October was horrible for me on every site. I've sold one thing in November on Tradesy and several on ebay. I've noticed that for a long time now, my more expensive items don't move. My Tradesy sales always seem to come in waves.
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I had ordinary amount of sales on eBay in October, same as usual, even a bit more. And I always had more sales on Tradesy then on eBay. But last month I made twice more on eBay:(
 
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whateve said:
Weird thing now. The number of items in my closet increased by one even though I didn't add anything. The number of active listings remains the same. I edited an item and changed its category. Now it is showing in both categories.
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I think we need to give up and let it go lol
Everything lives it's own life there:) Did you see I recently wrote, that description is missing at some of my older items. The whole section with lot of words in it in several listings just gone!
 
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fashion_victim9 said:
so far this October was the worst month for me on Tradesy for the last year. I sold 2 - 3 times less items then usual. Bad sign. I wonder is it kinda "low season" or is Tradesy losing points on market?
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i'm mostly a seller, but i look around on tradesy too and as a buyer, that site is a hot mess. even if you know exactly what you're looking for the stuff it brings up is completely wrong and irrelevant. and when you narrow the results it somehow gets worse. ebay has a really intuitive search feature and even corrects spelling for buyers, it rarely returns 'wrong' results, which tradesy ALWAYS does. and the main photos for the stuff on Tradesy, the "cleaning" - OMG, hideous. as a buyer i think they are awful and i can see why my own sales are low b/c of that. i still sell far more on ebay every month. as a shopper i've started using TRR, their prices are crazy good and the search is excellent. as a buyer it has to be quick and easy, not weird and frustrating like tradesy.
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
i'm mostly a seller, but i look around on tradesy too and as a buyer, that site is a hot mess. even if you know exactly what you're looking for the stuff it brings up is completely wrong and irrelevant. and when you narrow the results it somehow gets worse. ebay has a really intuitive search feature and even corrects spelling for buyers, it rarely returns 'wrong' results, which tradesy ALWAYS does. and the main photos for the stuff on Tradesy, the "cleaning" - OMG, hideous. as a buyer i think they are awful and i can see why my own sales are low b/c of that. i still sell far more on ebay every month. as a shopper i've started using TRR, their prices are crazy good and the search is excellent. as a buyer it has to be quick and easy, not weird and frustrating like tradesy.
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Always been horrible for someone looking for anything. The search function is the worst on any site I have been on!
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
i'm mostly a seller, but i look around on tradesy too and as a buyer, that site is a hot mess. even if you know exactly what you're looking for the stuff it brings up is completely wrong and irrelevant. and when you narrow the results it somehow gets worse. ebay has a really intuitive search feature and even corrects spelling for buyers, it rarely returns 'wrong' results, which tradesy ALWAYS does. and the main photos for the stuff on Tradesy, the "cleaning" - OMG, hideous. as a buyer i think they are awful and i can see why my own sales are low b/c of that. i still sell far more on ebay every month. as a shopper i've started using TRR, their prices are crazy good and the search is excellent. as a buyer it has to be quick and easy, not weird and frustrating like tradesy.
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I agree that I've looked on the Real Real, and they discount but I haven't bought yet. I'd never sell there. I like to take my own pictures (and theirs kind of suck), but also my friend sold some stuff there a while back and she said the commission was 60%!

Anyway, I meandered over because, as some people know, I buy more than I would like all the time because my student loans are beyond unmanageable (yay law school!). So I sell on eBay, but I've had more than my fair share of problems with people not paying; sometimes it's Longchamps, but recently it was a pair of Chanel shoes, and I'm none-too-pleased. I've also had some really slow periods lately, so I was looking into other selling outlets.

I was about to list on Tradesy, and it said 9%, so I said "great." Then, they sneak in the 2.9% for PayPal as a BS "safe transfer fee?" Umm no. But what really got me is that the funds won't be available until 21 days after my item is delivered? Good-bye, Tradesy! I was listing a pair of Chanel Ankle Boots. I'm not waiting that long!

So, what other sites than eBay are good for selling or am I really just stuck with eBay?

Thanks.
 
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AP919 said:
I agree that I've looked on the Real Real, and they discount but I haven't bought yet. I'd never sell there. I like to take my own pictures (and theirs kind of suck), but also my friend sold some stuff there a while back and she said the commission was 60%!

Anyway, I meandered over because, as some people know, I buy more than I would like all the time because my student loans are beyond unmanageable (yay law school!). So I sell on eBay, but I've had more than my fair share of problems with people not paying; sometimes it's Longchamps, but recently it was a pair of Chanel shoes, and I'm none-too-pleased. I've also had some really slow periods lately, so I was looking into other selling outlets.

I was about to list on Tradesy, and it said 9%, so I said "great." Then, they sneak in the 2.9% for PayPal as a BS "safe transfer fee?" Umm no. But what really got me is that the funds won't be available until 21 days after my item is delivered? Good-bye, Tradesy! I was listing a pair of Chanel Ankle Boots. I'm not waiting that long!

So, what other sites than eBay are good for selling or am I really just stuck with eBay?

Thanks.
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They only write about these 21 days, but in fact you'll get your money much faster. Usually it's 4 days after buyer receives their purchase. And you'd pay % to PP even if you sell on eBay, and eBay takes 10% if you don't buy store subscription.

as for the other sites, I made my search and didn't find any competitive. I didn't manage to sell anything on bonanza, though I am there for an year. most consignment sites take way too high % or offer ridic low buyout. Posh takes 18% and it seems like most of users are there to chat / lowball sellers. Vestiare takes like 35% and they also make their own price suggestions and don't let you just set your own price, they always try to let you down. For example I put very rare collective CL loafers there, brand new, with original price $2000. I posted them for $990, and they offered me to list for $400 (and I'd get $272 of it), that is just absurd. I didn't find any worthy analogues. If someone did, I'd love to know it too:)
 
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I'm hugely annoyed that they recently blocked links to dropbox/google drive etc. instead they lamely suggest creating another listing for additional pics. ugh I wished they aren't so insecure that they'd resort to this kinda tactic of total blackout. I actually prefer selling on Tradesy platform and when buyers suggest otherwise, I always turn them down. if buyers intent on conducting off market transactions, they're gonna do it anyway. the resale market is full of choices. in doing this they potentially hurt my sales more than promoting them.
 
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jmc3007 said:
unless the buyer specifically mentions authenticity in their return reason, you wouldn't get an email alert otherwise. that said, every return that comes back to Tradesy regardless of reason, will undergo authenticity check. I think this policy has been in place for a while now, since the spring/summer at least.

I've mentioned before that I recently downgraded all my listings to either Like New or Gently Used just so buyers have one less excuse to use in their return. what they see in the pics is what they get, I've decided that it doesn't matter at all how I personally view the condition of my items as I'm better off approaching it from the prospective buyer's view. plus all of my recent items that have come back to Tradesy's closets have gotten downgraded anyway, so what better approach than to mimic theirs is my take. however, it doesn't mean that I follow Tradesy's suggest pricing guidelines, I still price them the way I"m comfortable with. I don't necessary feel that my approach puts me at a disadvantage per se, hi-res photos make up for the difference. A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words so buyers can judge for themselves if they want to buy what they see and don't have to rely on my interpretation.
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I marked my last sold bag as gently used too. I also relied on my images to sell the bag. I did not want an overly picky buyer, but a buyer that wanted a nice condition bag. I was not scared to use gently used because I had seen buyers skip over my like new bag for a gently used bag with defects (the same bag).
 
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