Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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GemsBerry said:
Bingo! I had a perfect authentic bag returned to me WITHOUT any discussion, money was taken from my account and the bag shipped back in a light speed. any attempts to ask why, to send proof of purchase and independent authentication were cut off. it happened less than a month ago and it's building up since. maybe for two months already when bags were returned to members of this forum for odor, "worse condition" for new items etc.
now if we get sales it's great as long as it's not returned. the chances you get your deposit are very slim now. eBay with 10+2.9% fees becomes a better option than tradesy with 15.9+2.9% from Dec 1, there's no protection either way.

Yep, I got my perfect bag back with three scratches, two on leather and really deep one on HW bottom feet. it's $1K bag.
Yes, this is for real, and I wouldn't be surprised if they store returns everywhere on the floor.
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Exactly. No protection either way, but at least on eBay it is the certain proportion of dishonest buyers one has to watch out for. With Tradesy, it seems the business itself is the dishonest party, on top of some bad apple buyers (and some good also) mixed in. I also feel that it would be better if Tradesy stopped stating that they accept returns if in reality they do not in most cases. With the current system the seller is the only one who loses.
 
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nicole0612 said:
Exactly. No protection either way, but at least on eBay it is the certain proportion of dishonest buyers one has to watch out for. With Tradesy, it seems the business itself is the dishonest party, on top of some bad apple buyers (and some good also) mixed in. I also feel that it would be better if Tradesy stopped stating that they accept returns if in reality they do not in most cases. With the current system the seller is the only one who loses.
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The main reason I'm at Tradesy is because of the return policy. If they get rid of that, there would be almost no reason to stay. (The only other good thing is the shipping label.) When I make a sale on ebay, at least my buyers have to decide if they want to pay for return shipping and lose their original shipping when they make a return, assuming they aren't claiming not as described. I consider the shipping cost and my restocking fee on ebay to be a deterrent to returns. There is no deterrent at all to returns on Tradesy.
 
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nicole0612 said:
This is scary. Especially if the seller gets back an item in worse condition due to Tradesy's storage/handling of the item, as others have commented on here about their returns being damaged when listed in Tradesy's closets in the past.
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That is true, Nicole0612. I sold a beautiful white "like new" Chanel Biarritz tote on Tradesy a few months ago. The buyer was gracious enough to message me that she was returning because it wasn't the right size for her. I told her go ahead and return to Tradesy. It is now listed on their store as "gently used" with marks all over the bottom. Makes me sad. It's on their clearance sale now. I should have kept it...
 
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GemsBerry said:
Bingo! I had a perfect authentic bag returned to me WITHOUT any discussion, money was taken from my account and the bag shipped back in a light speed. any attempts to ask why, to send proof of purchase and independent authentication were cut off. it happened less than a month ago and it's building up since. maybe for two months already when bags were returned to members of this forum for odor, "worse condition" for new items etc.
now if we get sales it's great as long as it's not returned. the chances you get your deposit are very slim now. eBay with 10+2.9% fees becomes a better option than tradesy with 15.9+2.9% from Dec 1, there's no protection either way.

Yep, I got my perfect bag back with three scratches, two on leather and really deep one on HW bottom feet. it's $1K bag.
Yes, this is for real, and I wouldn't be surprised if they store returns everywhere on the floor.
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Well I'm done with Tradesy. GemsBerry, I just posted a note about damage to a Chanel bag I sold that was returned. I just pulled my remaining Chanel listing and changed my city to "Closing Store 11/30". I am using up my Tradesy credits this week and will move my other listings elsewhere. Checking out Mercari, Lollipuff, and will dust off my old eBay store. Oh well, Tradesy, we had a good long run, was good while it lasted. If others here decide to stay, please keep us posted on how things go in the new Tradesy world. My suspicion is Tradesy is making changes so they can be acquired by a larger company. Time will tell!
 
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there's a banner in my closet now that selected items are on sale till tomorrow. and 19 of my items are on sale with 5% discount, not covered by Tradesy as far as I understand. I don't mind lol, but I'd prefer to know it before this sale started. 2 pairs from this sale are already sold during past hour. Doest anyone have this banner in the closet and items on sale?
 
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fashion_victim9 said:
there's a banner in my closet now that selected items are on sale till tomorrow. and 19 of my items are on sale with 5% discount, not covered by Tradesy as far as I understand. I don't mind lol, but I'd prefer to know it before this sale started. 2 pairs from this sale are already sold during past hour. Doest anyone have this banner in the closet and items on sale?
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If you go into your Tradesy closet settings and turn off limited time price drops, I think the sale discount will turn off.
 
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ClaudiaK said:
That is true, Nicole0612. I sold a beautiful white "like new" Chanel Biarritz tote on Tradesy a few months ago. The buyer was gracious enough to message me that she was returning because it wasn't the right size for her. I told her go ahead and return to Tradesy. It is now listed on their store as "gently used" with marks all over the bottom. Makes me sad. It's on their clearance sale now. I should have kept it...
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That is so horrible! Several people here have had a similar experience. I am feeling very nervous about selling on Tradesy these days, it's just not worth it anymore.
 
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ClaudiaK said:
Well I'm done with Tradesy. GemsBerry, I just posted a note about damage to a Chanel bag I sold that was returned. I just pulled my remaining Chanel listing and changed my city to "Closing Store 11/30". I am using up my Tradesy credits this week and will move my other listings elsewhere. Checking out Mercari, Lollipuff, and will dust off my old eBay store. Oh well, Tradesy, we had a good long run, was good while it lasted. If others here decide to stay, please keep us posted on how things go in the new Tradesy world. My suspicion is Tradesy is making changes so they can be acquired by a larger company. Time will tell!
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I'm done too. I already moved a few items. MERCARI was at least respectful enough to give sellers reasonable notice before they started to charge fees. Tradesy at least could've given us until Jan. 1
It seems like now they are only interested in decreasing their inventory.
 
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ClaudiaK said:
Ug, that's horrible. And exactly why I film my bags while packing. I also attach a plastic numbered festival bracelet to the handle and write "Do Not Remove unless you are keeping this bag". That way the buyer can't switch for a fake.
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i buy stuff from large consignment companes with these tags and although it might help from getting a fake back (i assume?), it doesn't help with someone actually using the item and enjoying it until they decide to return it. even if it's attached to the chain - which most on chanel bags are - it's so easy for someone to tuck in the chain and still use the bag. i know we all do things to help ourselves not get scammed, like videos and tags and etc. but nothing can solve all the problems when buyers are looking to scam.
 
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