Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

[PikaboICU]

when great discounts are rolling over for pre-sales and early black friday, and I get all these pre-views and vip offers, I have to reconsider my buying behavior. it used to be like oh I'll get it and if it doesn't really work for me in terms of style or color I'll put it on sale right away as NWT so I don't need to deal with returns and lose money on custom fees. it was not easy to sell on Tradesy but it was working for me given that I put lots of efforts in photography, descriptions and promotion of my listings in social media (I'm not sure if I got much traffic from horrible Tradesy search). now I just get into conservative buying mode, because with high fees on Tradesy I can't offer competitive prices any more. I'll either keep it or return to retailers.
as for current stock I'll split it. NWT I can wear myself and then send to consignees. Old stuff that takes place in my closet will go to cosigners right away. Any collectible pieces like limited editions and rare colors will go to eBay.
I remember that was original Tradesy idea to buy, to sell, to get something new. Now this concept is gone. they became eBay with almost double fees and inferior platform.

That pretty much sums it up for me as well.

I'm going to have to modify my buying habits in a HUGE way.
I often bought 2 of certain things- if I was unsure of sizing & would sell the one that didn't fit.. I'm very picky about
my shade of purple (I buy almost everything in purple, it's my "black") anyway, I always sold those that weren't the color I wanted.
I'll have to return items now- something I VERY rarely ever did and probably cut my buying by at least 50%.
I suppose it's a good thing in some ways but it's also going to mean less sales for sellers on Tradesy and eBay.

I'm really disappointed about this increase for Tradesy. A percent or two would've been fine but I can't raise my prices enough to cover them taking 18%.
I'm dreading moving the higher vaiue things to eBay but that's what I'm doing too.

 

[Arlene619]

Hi everyone I have a quick question, I just sold my pochette metis on ebay, and the buyer sent the payment through paypal. I went to look into my PayPal and the money is there but it says pending. Should I wait until the money clears in my bank accnt to ship the bag out? Tia.

 

[PikaboICU]

Hi everyone I have a quick question, I just sold my pochette metis on ebay, and the buyer sent the payment through paypal. I went to look into my PayPal and the money is there but it says pending. Should I wait until the money clears in my bank accnt to ship the bag out? Tia.

It depends..
Do you know why it's pending?
If it's an Echeck then YES wait...

Does PP say you have seller protection? Are you a regular seller on eBay? As newer sellers or those that haven't listed in a long time have a hold on their pmt.
Once tracking shows delivered, the funds will release 3-4 days later..

So shipping or not depends on why the funds are pending..

 

[Arlene619]

It depends..
Do you know why it's pending?
If it's an Echeck then YES wait...

Does PP say you have seller protection? Are you a regular seller on eBay? As newer sellers or those that haven't listed in a long time have a hold on their pmt.
Once tracking shows delivered, the funds will release 3-4 days later..

So shipping or not depends on why the funds are pending..

Hi, thanks so much for the info. You're right, I just opened an eBay accnt and it's because I have no seller history, so I guess the funds will be held until the bag arrives to the buyer.

 

[fashion_victim9]

Hi, thanks for your response. I just opened an eBay accnt and it's because I have no seller history, so I guess the funds will be held until the bag arrives to the buyer.

better ask PayPal first before sending the package, you can call them or check what's written in this transaction at PP. Cause buyer could pay by e-check and payment needs to be cleared, and it can be rejected by some reasons. I don't know how it all works now, but when I started several years ago, new sellers' funds were on hold for 21 days after the payment is made, not just till the item is delivered.

 

[PikaboICU]

Hi, thanks so much for the info. You're right, I just opened an eBay accnt and it's because I have no seller history, so I guess the funds will be held until the bag arrives to the buyer.

Yep, that's what it is then..
As long as PP shows you have seller protection, you're good to ship.
If it's over $750. use signature confirmation, if it's under just regular tracking is fine.
3 days after tracking confirms delivery, PP will release your funds..

Congrats on your sale.

 

[fashion_victim9]

Yep, that's what it is then..
As long as PP shows you have seller protection, you're good to ship.
If it's over $750. use signature confirmation, if it's under just regular tracking is fine.
3 days after tracking confirms delivery, PP will release your funds..

Congrats on your sale.

I always use signature confirmation when sale is on eBay, even if it's much less then $750. feeling more safe with it

 

[whateve]

Hi, thanks so much for the info. You're right, I just opened an eBay accnt and it's because I have no seller history, so I guess the funds will be held until the bag arrives to the buyer.

When this happened me, it said the funds were being held for this reason on my ebay sales page.

 

[lallybelle]

I hope everything works out!

Thank you. It worked out fine. Tradesy sent her an email about her refund so she felt comfortable enough to check out again. Alls well that ends well. [emoji3]

 

[p3b]

when great discounts are rolling over for pre-sales and early black friday, and I get all these pre-views and vip offers, I have to reconsider my buying behavior. it used to be like oh I'll get it and if it doesn't really work for me in terms of style or color I'll put it on sale right away as NWT so I don't need to deal with returns and lose money on custom fees. it was not easy to sell on Tradesy but it was working for me given that I put lots of efforts in photography, descriptions and promotion of my listings in social media (I'm not sure if I got much traffic from horrible Tradesy search). now I just get into conservative buying mode, because with high fees on Tradesy I can't offer competitive prices any more. I'll either keep it or return to retailers.
as for current stock I'll split it. NWT I can wear myself and then send to consignees. Old stuff that takes place in my closet will go to cosigners right away. Any collectible pieces like limited editions and rare colors will go to eBay.
I remember that was original Tradesy idea to buy, to sell, to get something new. Now this concept is gone. they became eBay with almost double fees and inferior platform.

Ditto. This is the first thing I thought when the email came to tell me of the raise

 

[ccbaggirl89]

re: offers..... this would be helpful for my last days on tradesy and then when i go back to ebay...
we all get the lowballs and handle them as we want, but what about the one like i got today that says "what is your best price?", or variations on that question. do you answer those?? i actually prefer the lowballs b/c i can see their ridiculous thoughts and starting point, whereas with the 'give me your best price' - i feel like my best price is the one listed?! and i don't usually respond at all. how do you guys handle these??

 

[whateve]

re: offers..... this would be helpful for my last days on tradesy and then when i go back to ebay...
we all get the lowballs and handle them as we want, but what about the one like i got today that says "what is your best price?", or variations on that question. do you answer those?? i actually prefer the lowballs b/c i can see their ridiculous thoughts and starting point, whereas with the 'give me your best price' - i feel like my best price is the one listed?! and i don't usually respond at all. how do you guys handle these??

I hate these. Usually I answer with "What did you have in mind?" or "Make me an offer." Put it back in their court. Or if my price is firm I'll say that I've already priced my item at my lowest price. Or I might say, the best I can do is $, which answers their question. The other day I offered a buyer a discount of $4 and she accepted it. Sometimes buyers just want to feel they got a deal.

 

[GemsBerry]

Ditto. This is the first thing I thought when the email came to tell me of the raise

another thing I don't get, why Tradesy tried to push away small sellers. why it's better for Tradesy to get fees from a power seller who sells say 5 canvas bags for $500 than from a small seller who sells 2-3 bags at $1.5-2.5K each? # of sales looks good on paper but it doesn't add more to the bottom line. operational costs are smaller for higher-end items (less listings, less returns, less customer support, less shipping). so why is the fee increase for individual sellers only?

 

[nicole0612]

another thing I don't get, why Tradesy tried to push away small sellers. why it's better for Tradesy to get fees from a power seller who sells say 5 canvas bags for $500 than from a small seller who sells 2-3 bags at $1.5-2.5K each? # of sales looks good on paper but it doesn't add more to the bottom line. operational costs are smaller for higher-end items (less listings, less returns, less customer support, less shipping). so why is the fee increase for individual sellers only?

That is so true. I just checked and Tradesy has earned $3,300 commission from me. I've only sold a handful of items, but they are mostly over $2,000. I am guessing a lot of TPF members are similar, especially those of us who mostly sell our from own real closets.

 

[nicole0612]

I sold a bag this morning.
To an a-hole apparently.

I confirmed the sale this morning and send a note to the buyer saying thanks and that I would pack it up tonight.
I just got a message from them wanting to confirm that it was in good condition and I responded back "yes, it is exactly like in the photos/description, you will love it."
Reasonable so far, until I got this mildly threatening response!

They just got a great condition new medium boy for $3100 after I just slashed my prices before Dec 1. I had 8-9 clear photos and my "sold listings" speak for themselves. Hopefully they just think it is too good to be true, instead of the type of person who is aggressively displeased with everything.