Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

[nicole0612]

Has anyone found anything similar to Tradesy (except for eBay) so far? I liked Tradesy for the return security (I mostly sold relatively inexpensive items) and the shipping labels but I need to sell some of my stuff and nothing is moving nor has been for the past several months since the commission increase. I feel like Poshmark is too risky and social for me but I haven't found anything else yet...

I have been using Vestiare and have sold more on that site than any other. They take a 30% commission, but sales are final and they check your items at their headquarters prior to sending them to the buyer so you don't have to worry about fraud. I've been liking it a lot. There are shipping restrictions - basically no jewelry or exotics can be shipped internationally per their site protocol - and they only take certain brands. Otherwise, it is kind of a headache to list items and to get their "approval" for your listing price, but after an item is actually listed then it is pretty good! The buyer pays shipping, not the seller.

 

[whateve]

After a dry period, I made two sales last night. On one of them, which was inexpensive, I made about the same as I would have on ebay because of the commission ebay charges on shipping.

I just had a nightmare buyer on ebay who forced me to take a return after insisting I ship UPS rather than USPS, which cost a lot more. Now I'm afraid to relist on ebay because I don't want to have to take another return.

 

[caident]

Has anyone had any experience with a Tradesy seller HerBag before? It's also my first time considering buying something from Tradesy and I'd be grateful for any opinions on how their customer service has been like lately Thanks!

 

[nicole0612]

After a dry period, I made two sales last night. On one of them, which was inexpensive, I made about the same as I would have on ebay because of the commission ebay charges on shipping.

I just had a nightmare buyer on ebay who forced me to take a return after insisting I ship UPS rather than USPS, which cost a lot more. Now I'm afraid to relist on ebay because I don't want to have to take another return.

Congratulations on your sales. They always seem to come in multiples on Tradesy.

 

[HandbagDiva354]

One of my handbags sold and I never received notification. In the Sales section it says no pending offers & no sales need to be confirmed but it is listed as sold in my closet. Does it sometimes take a few hours to receive a message to confirm the sale?

 

[Butterflyweed]

One of my handbags sold and I never received notification. In the Sales section it says no pending offers & no sales need to be confirmed but it is listed as sold in my closet. Does it sometimes take a few hours to receive a message to confirm the sale?

Yes it takes a few hours or sometimes 24Hrs to get confirmation, sometimes the sale won't go through if there's s problem with the buyer, which happened to me twice. Just wait, good luck!

 

[GemsBerry]

Hi, it's been really quiet here. I received email from Tradesy with seller tips and I found it so irrelevant. I tried to address the issue in response to this email saying that, hey after commission increase and promised promos and increased traffic, in reality sales and traffic (favorites and inquiries) has stopped, so you are taking more money from independent sellers while it actually worsened in terms of traffic. is it really better to earn Zero commission than 13%?
Chiristina O from CS sent me generic response "we understand it's never fun to pay more.." the same usual text that didn't address my issue. I pointed at it and asked if she actually read my email.
Chrostina O "The 14.9% commission increase was issued and all explanations regarding the increase was also informed via email. While they are not available to you yet, they will become available in the future as we work on rectifying any lingering problems on the site."
CS is so broken. maybe Christina O is auto-response with broken English.

 

[alwayscoffee89]

I've noticed it is dead here too lately, it's like people gave up on Tradesy. And I wonder what Christina means when she say some things haven't been made available to us yet?

Hi, it's been really quiet here. I received email from Tradesy with seller tips and I found it so irrelevant. I tried to address the issue in response to this email saying that, hey after commission increase and promised promos and increased traffic, in reality sales and traffic (favorites and inquiries) has stopped, so you are taking more money from independent sellers while it actually worsened in terms of traffic. is it really better to earn Zero commission than 13%?
Chiristina O from CS sent me generic response "we understand it's never fun to pay more.." the same usual text that didn't address my issue. I pointed at it and asked if she actually read my email.
Chrostina O "The 14.9% commission increase was issued and all explanations regarding the increase was also informed via email. While they are not available to you yet, they will become available in the future as we work on rectifying any lingering problems on the site."
CS is so broken. maybe Christina O is auto-response with broken English.

 

[whateve]

On Tradesy, I sold two items this week and bought two items last week. February has been really, really slow for me everywhere. Both items I sold had been listed for a long time. Both items I bought were really good deals. It's surprising they didn't sell earlier to someone else. I don't think very many people are shopping on Tradesy. When I look at listings, I'm surprised at how few have good pictures and descriptions. So many don't have descriptions at all. Many don't have measurements. Compared to the majority of listings, mine are so much better, and my prices are better than most too. If people could actually find my listings, I believe they would be selling.

 

[GemsBerry]

I've noticed it is dead here too lately, it's like people gave up on Tradesy. And I wonder what Christina means when she say some things haven't been made available to us yet?

I guess their search is still horrible and once they blew off money on TV commercials they don't have much left for online promotions and google ads. Traffic was hurt by their recent changes. Commission increase? Cool, if it's money well spent and there's significant inflow of new buyers.

On Tradesy, I sold two items this week and bought two items last week. February has been really, really slow for me everywhere. Both items I sold had been listed for a long time. Both items I bought were really good deals. It's surprising they didn't sell earlier to someone else. I don't think very many people are shopping on Tradesy. When I look at listings, I'm surprised at how few have good pictures and descriptions. So many don't have descriptions at all. Many don't have measurements. Compared to the majority of listings, mine are so much better, and my prices are better than most too. If people could actually find my listings, I believe they would be selling.

I also sold two items and I gave up on them as a buyer. No descriptions, stock pictures saying bag "used to be like that". how they are even allowed to list items like this? I have pictures that are on par or even better than stock photos, full descriptions and measurements too. Tradesy sellers newsletter is irrelevant, traffic is the issue.

 

[LL777]

I sold 2 Coach bags on Tradesy last week and both of them got returned. I've been selling my LV and Coach bags on Tradesy for a year now and never had a return. I describe every flaw and take a lot of pictures, pack my bags very careful so, they won't damage while they are in transit. It's just so weird... Have Tradesy buyers become overly picky? Tradesy released the funds for one transaction and the funds for another transaction will be released later today. I don't know if I should withdraw money or let it sit there for a few weeks because who knows if Tradesy decides to take the money back and returns the bags back to me.

 

[domifreaka]

I feel like February is the month where people who cant afford designed bags come out and try to get unreasonable deals. I had 6 messages in one day on Tradesy with CRAZY lowball offers and now more and more messages with "what's your lowest" Finally yesterday I was exchanging messages with a potential buyer about condition of the bag, all reasonable questions. After about 10 back and forth messages, she asks if I can sell my $1,500 bag for $800 because she always wanted a Chanel but cant afford one. What do you even say to that?!

 

[NANI1972]

I feel like February is the month where people who cant afford designed bags come out and try to get unreasonable deals. I had 6 messages in one day on Tradesy with CRAZY lowball offers and now more and more messages with "what's your lowest" Finally yesterday I was exchanging messages with a potential buyer about condition of the bag, all reasonable questions. After about 10 back and forth messages, she asks if I can sell my $1,500 bag for $800 because she always wanted a Chanel but cant afford one. What do you even say to that?!

I always come back with "Sorry but I can't AFFORD to sell it to yuh for that price."

 

[GemsBerry]

I feel like February is the month where people who cant afford designed bags come out and try to get unreasonable deals.

It's all year around for me.

I always come back with "Sorry but I can't AFFORD to sell it to yuh for that price."

 

[uadjit]

Finally yesterday I was exchanging messages with a potential buyer about condition of the bag, all reasonable questions. After about 10 back and forth messages, she asks if I can sell my $1,500 bag for $800 because she always wanted a Chanel but cant afford one. What do you even say to that?!

There are pre-owned Chanel bags for less than $800--probably not flaps but other styles. If it's really the label she's after she doesn't have to buy your bag.