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Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?
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I don't follow anyone, but I hope that at least some of my followers follow me to return to my closet from time to time to see what's new
since you guys got nice emails from Tradesy that they are behind on shipments, and I recieved none, I bugged Abbey R about my order. And I just received the response with tracking at 2 am ET. Abbey R works really hard. at least label was created #progress
I didn't have very many listings but I decided to end them on the night of November 30 to let Tradesy know I wasn't happy to read that I'd be paying extra for "improvements" that I didn't believe would happen.
Did anyone else end their listings to let Tradesy know they were unhappy?
IMO, unless sellers (and buyers) actually walk away to show Tradesy that they aren't happy, nothing will change, nothing will improve and you'll just pay more commission and by extension, more for your purchases.
Did anyone else end their listings to let Tradesy know they were unhappy?
IMO, unless sellers (and buyers) actually walk away to show Tradesy that they aren't happy, nothing will change, nothing will improve and you'll just pay more commission and by extension, more for your purchases.
I didn't end my listings. I did send 2 emails voicing my complaint/concerns. I raised the price on many of my items, which will probably result in fewer sales. I'll gradually start listing more of my Tradesy things on eBay. It's just tedious and I'm wary of selling my more expensive items on e-bay. I won't be making any new listings on Tradesy. Most of the things I still need to list are clothing items that are easier for me to sell on eBay anyways.
I don't really know what direction Tradesy is headed anyways. Maybe things will get even worse. Or they will kick off the non-business sellers, or start charging for each listing.
Someone from Tradesy support wrote me: Tradesy no longer holds sales, all the sales are seller sponsored.
So it's like never, no more "Paid by Tradesy" sales at all. I thought now when we pay higher % they can do it sometimes without any loss
I wonder will they keep promo codes or are they also history now?
So it's like never, no more "Paid by Tradesy" sales at all. I thought now when we pay higher % they can do it sometimes without any loss
I wonder will they keep promo codes or are they also history now?
I didn't. I can't afford it, as I still have pretty good sales on Tradesy, but I put higher prices for all the new listings. I think if appreciable quantity of sellers leave them after these changes, they will just close business in a while. I doubt they will return 9% fee. They need to make some profit in 2017. I guess they weren't doing well with all these Tradesy sponsored sales, promo codes and thousands of returns, and it was done to attract more people. If they continue doing it, they will not survive. But I was hoping to see any changes and upgrades after this step, but still nothing so far.
It's a general rule of thumb that it takes 3 to 5 years before a new business makes a profit. Until that time, businesses (should be prepared to) lose money while they build their reputation and client base.
They were founded in 2012, so 4 years passed, that what they did until this December and that's what i mean, right
I put shop on vacation for a couple of days with notice that prices are changing due to Tradesy fees increase. I also emailed them and asked why they are doing it and what are the potential improvements. They responded they would improve search and do sitewide sales.Someone from Tradesy support wrote me: Tradesy no longer holds sales, all the sales are seller sponsored.
So it's like never, no more "Paid by Tradesy" sales at all. I thought now when we pay higher % they can do it sometimes without any loss
I wonder will they keep promo codes or are they also history now?
ironically, I can see search got worse. I tried to find my LV bag, it used to appear on page 2-3, now my sold listing appeares on page 4, but not an active listing. I had to play with search to locate it.
and Tradesy just responded to fashion_victim9 that they wouldn't sponsor sales anymore.
I don't know which direction they are heading and they may not know themselves, right now it's very unstable and whatever they promise today can be changed tomorrow.
Bargain shoppers are such pests (for a lack of a better word)! Dang, how many times do I have to tell you no before you go away!
I have a buyer who's trying to buy Ugg boots from me. When she first contacted me the day after Thanksgiving, I was willing to go a wee bit lower because I was trying to get rid of my things before the increase. We agreed on a price but then she disappeared. She reappeared yesterday and asked me to honor that price, to which I kindly told her no because of the recent seller fee increase. Then she wanted to negotiate on the shipping after I told her going the Tradesy label route was the cheapest. This morning she messages me stating that she checked USPS and shipping is much cheaper than $8.50. Uh...how do you know where I live to even calculate for postage?
Tradesy needs to enable a block option. The most annoying part is not her ridiculous offers but her constant bombardment of messages because she sends messages like texts messages (short, sometimes 1-2 word messages) so I get 15 notifications for her on my phone every time I check.
I have a buyer who's trying to buy Ugg boots from me. When she first contacted me the day after Thanksgiving, I was willing to go a wee bit lower because I was trying to get rid of my things before the increase. We agreed on a price but then she disappeared. She reappeared yesterday and asked me to honor that price, to which I kindly told her no because of the recent seller fee increase. Then she wanted to negotiate on the shipping after I told her going the Tradesy label route was the cheapest. This morning she messages me stating that she checked USPS and shipping is much cheaper than $8.50. Uh...how do you know where I live to even calculate for postage?
Tradesy needs to enable a block option. The most annoying part is not her ridiculous offers but her constant bombardment of messages because she sends messages like texts messages (short, sometimes 1-2 word messages) so I get 15 notifications for her on my phone every time I check.
Herein lies the problem. So many threatened to leave but in fact, stayed on Tradesy in spite of the price increase, in spite of the difficult searchability, in spite of the lack of sales and other issues. And since they didn't lose enough of the membership necessary to impact their bottom line, they have no incentive to respond to emails and chats complaining.
Had they actually lost a good chunk of sellers (and buyers), perhaps they would have reconsidered whether a price increase was a smart idea on a site that doesn't warrant the types of fees it charges.
Unfortunately, I have not. I still think Tradesy is a bit more protective of sellers than eBay. I've also taken note of other's recent feedbacks and basically revised all "like new" listings to "gently used" just to be on the safe side. Tradesy hasn't really made any unfair returns to me (except for one time but they ended up compensating), so I'll stick it out until I can't anymore. And given the eBay luck I've had recently, it makes me not want to go back even with the lower fees. But I did up all of my listings by 6%. I am not running a business so I can afford to wait until the right buyer comes along. I figured, if I don't make a sale, Tradesy doesn't get to either.
That sounds like the same one I had a few weeks ago. Negotiated the price 3 times, I finally agreed to her terms then crickets. I think some people just like to see how low they can get you to. Maybe negotiating is more of a thrill than the purchase. I dunno but it gets tiresome.
First I ignored them. But they kept coming back and wrote like "hey, I offered you $200 for these $600 shoes, did you get my offer, why didn't you answer?"
These comebacks are even more annoying lol, so now I answer them all "the price is firm, sorry"
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