Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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I used gently used on my last sale to protect myself and ward off picky buyers. At one time the bag was perfect while I was selling the bag, but has time went by it got a little flaw. The bag looked brand new if one did not overly inspect the bag. I wrote my description to match the buyer that would love the bag and not pick it apart. I knew it would make somebody happy to own it. I also have seen more people buy gently used before brand new. I think many buyers give gently used bags a consideration for purchase.
 
#6,647
Maybe I've missed it but is there a recap of tips a seller should be aware of when listing an item on Tradesy? I have some Balenciaga bags I'm ready to sell and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right to protect myself. Thank you!
 
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I just realized I still have an item listed "New with tags". It is a (new with tags) balenciaga leather jacket. Should I change it to "gently used" and write in the description that it "has never been worn, no damage, tags still attached."?
Or would you list it differently?
 
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nicole0612 said:
I just realized I still have an item listed "New with tags". It is a (new with tags) balenciaga leather jacket. Should I change it to "gently used" and write in the description that it "has never been worn, no damage, tags still attached."?
Or would you list it differently?
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I would list it as New with tag.
 
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AtiaOfTheJulii said:
I didnt notice until i played around it. When you click "Me" on the very bottom of the app the first thing you see until "Account" is "loves". I think it used to be "messages". Also when you view your closet from the app you can see your sold items at the very top. Minor & unnecessary changes if you ask me
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You can also now move items from the active cart to "save for later". That is a nice update.
 
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fashion_victim9 said:
I have some new shoes, but they have minor scratches on the bottoms from trying ons. And they were bought like this in store - on sale, or when you buy the last pair.
Like these ones for example.
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Regarding to Tradesy description even "Like new" is "This item may have been worn but has no visible signs of wear". And they offer to sell items with such flaws as "gently used". But that is not true, those shoes have never been worn. I sell them on eBay as "new" and never had any problems as long as I give clear pictures and accurate description of any imperfections. Tradesy needs to give us more variety in categories if they are not loyal to returns any more:sad:

Also some of the shoes are brand new, but without box. And only because of this it's "Like new" or even "Gently worn" condition to Tradesy opinion. But, again, they have never been worn, just don't have a box.
So unfair.
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bernz84 said:
I get where you are coming from, but I am too paranoid to even use the "Like New" descriptor. To me it just opens a can of worms if you get a picky, fussy buyer, and with any selling platform I've witnessed, transaction conflicts are almost always in the buyer's favor. We are starting to notice this with Tradesy now that they've raised the commission rates and are returning items to the sellers for unfair reasons.

I've also had a fussy buyer before and she made me so angry I had to take a break from selling. So I've just been describing things "worse" than they actually are. People can infer from the pictures I take, otherwise.

That's why I wish there was a feedback policy on Tradesy. I think if it were there, we could somewhat screen whom we are dealing with, whether it is a buyer or seller. If a buyer had crappy feedback, I could easily not confirm the sale and hold out for someone else. Similarly, if I see some bad feedback on a seller, I can pass up the deal and look elsewhere.
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jmc3007 said:
To be honest having more classifications won't help as ppl don't pay much attention or get the nuances you're trying to impart. Best to approach from the buyers' or Tradesy's perspective and call it for what it is - in this case you could say these pumps were store display/sample/last pair with nicks and dents from try on, mention creases to upper leather above if any... and set the price for what you're comfortable with and will sell. Protect yourself as much as possible.
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I also have several NWT items, but you can find some micro damage if you are looking hard for it. Oftentimes I buy things on sale and I list them as gently used. In description I say new with tags, but has some signs of handling because it was a "store display" and I disclose any marks.
frankly, it's overdo. I receive items with such small marks as brand new, not on sale from dept stores and boutiques sometimes, I do return them, but again it's for the full price, so what's the heck. My point is department stores don't care much, they just grab it and send to you without inspecting every inch of it. But in re-commerce market you need to list anything that potentially can be considered as a damage or flows.
 
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alwayscoffee89 said:
Paid by Tradesy? As far as I'm aware, it's paid by you. I have the same banner, but for 10% because that is what I picked. It is in closet settings and you can elect to opt in for sales or not to. And you can pick 5,10 or 15%. The only bad thing is you can't change it in the app, only desktop.
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you were right. I just sold one pair from this sale. they wrote "paid by Tradesy', but in fact it isn't.
The price with discount was $284, and my earnings - 234,45 $
It's not even 14.9%, it's more. And they will also take another 2.9% from this price when I withdraw it.

Just don't get it. They take almost 18% instead of 14.9!!!!!!

UPD I got it - they take 14.9 from price minus 8.5 for shipping.
But still not cool to write that sale is paid by Tradesy while it isn't.
 
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GemsBerry said:
I also have several NWT items, but you can find some micro damage if you are looking hard for it. Oftentimes I buy things on sale and I list them as gently used. In description I say new with tags, but has some signs of handling because it was a "store display" and I disclose any marks.
frankly, it's overdo. I receive items with such small marks as brand new, not on sale from dept stores and boutiques sometimes, I do return them, but again it's for the full price, so what's the heck. My point is department stores don't care much, they just grab it and send to you without inspecting every inch of it. But in re-commerce market you need to list anything that potentially can be considered as a damage or flows.
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That's wise. I couldn't say better (and not only because I'm not native English speaker lol)
 
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fashion_victim9 said:
you were right. I just sold one pair from this sale. they wrote "paid by Tradesy', but in fact it isn't.
The price with discount was $284, and my earnings - 234,45 $
It's not even 14.9%, it's more. And they will also take another 2.9% from this price when I withdraw it.

Just don't get it. They take almost 18% instead of 14.9!!!!!!

UPD I got it - they take 14.9 from price minus 8.5 for shipping.
But still not cool to write that sale is paid by Tradesy while it isn't.
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So wait, it wasn't paid by them? Why would they write that? Ugh
 
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NANI1972 said:
For those of us who are still selling on Tradsey I think that we should ban together and request that they make some changes to their listing categories. There really should be more options for listing such as: new with defects, new without tag, etc.. because as we all know items can be bought brand-new from the store and have some type of flaw such as a scuff or without a retail tag.
Especially since they have raise their commission rate they really need to revamp the website and I really feel we should all give them extreme feedback about what we want!
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Just e-mailed them my thoughts about new categories and mentioned that I'm not the only one who concerned about it and that Tradesy sellers from online communities think alike and we wanna be heard:biggrin:
 
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