Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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Fullcloset said:
Yeah but the USPS is outrageous for a pound or more - I really hope President ***** reorganizes the USPS or something because its out of control. I thought I could ship something for about $4 because it was just a photo frame and altogether I think it weighed about 1 pound 2 ounces. Pretty light I thought and only going a couple states away. They wanted $10 for it - then I was like can't you do any better then that? And the best they could do was send it some other way for almost $8 which was still twice what I expected. So that $8.50 Tradesy label makes sense plus they don't take commission out for shipping when you use their label and now that their commission is so high - it really makes a difference. I just have been too busy to change all my listings raising prices and switching over to their labels.
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It really depends on how far the package is going. I can ship a 4 pound box within my state for under $8.50. USPS is still the cheapest of any carrier. I don't like paying high prices for postage but when you figure what you are getting for that price, it is pretty amazing they can do it without charging even more. It was a real big help to me when they increased the first class package limit from 13 ounces to 1 pound.

You are paying more by buying your postage at the post office. You have to pay extra for delivery confirmation and the rates might be higher. I buy my postage through paypal for my non-ebay sales and have USPS pick the packages up from my house. My carrier scans the package when he picks it up.
 
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Fullcloset said:
Yeah but the USPS is outrageous for a pound or more - I really hope President ***** reorganizes the USPS or something because its out of control. I thought I could ship something for about $4 because it was just a photo frame and altogether I think it weighed about 1 pound 2 ounces. Pretty light I thought and only going a couple states away. They wanted $10 for it - then I was like can't you do any better then that? And the best they could do was send it some other way for almost $8 which was still twice what I expected. So that $8.50 Tradesy label makes sense plus they don't take commission out for shipping when you use their label and now that their commission is so high - it really makes a difference. I just have been too busy to change all my listings raising prices and switching over to their labels.
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whateve said:
It really depends on how far the package is going. I can ship a 4 pound box within my state for under $8.50. USPS is still the cheapest of any carrier. I don't like paying high prices for postage but when you figure what you are getting for that price, it is pretty amazing they can do it without charging even more. It was a real big help to me when they increased the first class package limit from 13 ounces to 1 pound.

You are paying more by buying your postage at the post office. You have to pay extra for delivery confirmation and the rates might be higher. I buy my postage through paypal for my non-ebay sales and have USPS pick the packages up from my house. My carrier scans the package when he picks it up.
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I agree with Whateve. No one likes paying for anything particularly when prices are raised. But for the quantity of items USPS delivers and the accuracy of 99% of those deliveries, it's a bargain, IMO.

BTW, @Fullcloset , if you print your shipping labels at home, you not only save money but you have full permanent records, receipts, email confirmations, and you don't even have to leave home.
 
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montana_patina said:
I just made my first big sale after the commission increase. I had the item listed on ebay as well, with no movement. I'm bummed about the higher fees but really, I'm thinking it might still be a safer transaction than ebay. Here's hoping it goes smoothly again!
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I hope Tradesy confirms the sale quickly. My sister purchased her dream chanel bag Monday and Tradesy never confirmed it and the sale was cancelled. The seller did not do it.The seller sent a message to Tradesy but didn't hear back. This also happened to me a month ago. If
Tradesy doesn't get a chance to confirm a sale the it auto cancels.
 
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luv2run41 said:
I hope Tradesy confirms the sale quickly. My sister purchased her dream chanel bag Monday and Tradesy never confirmed it and the sale was cancelled. The seller did not do it.The seller sent a message to Tradesy but didn't hear back. This also happened to me a month ago. If
Tradesy doesn't get a chance to confirm a sale the it auto cancels.
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Hmm, no issues there. I had a notification today and was able to confirm and ship. Good luck to her that's frustrating!
 
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luv2run41 said:
I hope Tradesy confirms the sale quickly. My sister purchased her dream chanel bag Monday and Tradesy never confirmed it and the sale was cancelled. The seller did not do it.The seller sent a message to Tradesy but didn't hear back. This also happened to me a month ago. If
Tradesy doesn't get a chance to confirm a sale the it auto cancels.
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Your sister bought the Chanel from an independent seller correct? The seller confirms the sell not Tradsey.
 
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NANI1972 said:
Your sister bought the Chanel from an independent seller correct? The seller confirms the sell not Tradsey.
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I think she was referring to when there is a lag between when the buyer buys and the seller gets notified of the sale. I've seen items move from my closet to the sold section, but until they actually appear on my sales page, I have no information about the buyer and can't confirm the sale. One time it took 24 hours. I've heard of other times when Tradesy cancels the transaction for some unknown reason without the seller ever knowing she had a sale.
 
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Is there seller feedback on Tradesy? I've been looking at a bag but can't figure out where the heck previous feedback is. They've sold like 50 items before. Not sure if maybe tradesy doesn't do feedback.
 
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