Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

[BV_LC_poodle]

A buyer should be able to know where the seller is located, and to bypass listings that are being shipped from another country. You have this option on ebay. I have noticed that Tradesy has recently added expected receipt dates so you might be able to guess which sellers aren't US based.

The ETA may not serve as a good indicator. Some sellers have to wait for the shipping kit before shipping out the item to the buyer. Last time I bought from a seller who's 2 states away and the ETA given was 14 days. And it arrived now the 12th day in one of those fancy Tradesy boxes.

 

[luv2run41]

Every time I get "I only have..." and "what's your lowest" message I' thinking of turning off the messages notification on my phone SO ANNOYING.

Haha, I know or how about, "What is your last price." Love that one.

 

[northerndancer]

I've browsed through a few Tradesy listings and have never noticed a "best offer" option. It just says "add to bag". Have I missed it or do people making these offers do it through messaging to the seller. I've never been comfortable making an unsolicited offer but maybe that is the norm on Tradesey (?)

 

[EGBDF]

I've browsed through a few Tradesy listings and have never noticed a "best offer" option. It just says "add to bag". Have I missed it or do people making these offers do it through messaging to the seller. I've never been comfortable making an unsolicited offer but maybe that is the norm on Tradesey (?)

They tried out a 'best offer' option, if the seller opted in. I don't know what happened with that. Now people just message the seller.

 

[northerndancer]

They tried out a 'best offer' option, if the seller opted in. I don't know what happened with that. Now people just message the seller.

Thanks. I didn't know that. I just paid the asking price but it still seems like it was a good deal so I'm happy.

For an international purchase, the shipping, duties, taxes etc were way less than they would have been on an eBay GSP purchase which made me very happy too.

 

[ser42]

Tradesy has been very frustrating for me when buying high end items. I've TRIED to buy 3, yes 3, LV bags. Twice, the seller never responded so Tradesy had to cancel my order. The third time a seller said "Sold on another site." No apology for not keeping their listing updated, nothing. Even before seller confirms, Tradesy immediately puts a hold if you pay by credit card or immediately withdraws via PayPal, by the way, so always use PayPal with a deferred payment if you can so you don't have to deal with a charge for a couple of days until the cancellation goes through.

I've bought a few inexpensive things with no issue. The annoying part is that the sale is not final until the seller confirms yet Tradesy still charges you.

I've listed a few items varying in price range and crickets.

Generally, I'd stay away unless there's a unicorn you must have.

 

[nicole0612]

Tradesy has been very frustrating for me when buying high end items. I've TRIED to buy 3, yes 3, LV bags. Twice, the seller never responded so Tradesy had to cancel my order. The third time a seller said "Sold on another site." No apology for not keeping their listing updated, nothing. Even before seller confirms, Tradesy immediately puts a hold if you pay by credit card or immediately withdraws via PayPal, by the way, so always use PayPal with a deferred payment if you can so you don't have to deal with a charge for a couple of days until the cancellation goes through.

I've bought a few inexpensive things with no issue. The annoying part is that the sale is not final until the seller confirms yet Tradesy still charges you.

I've listed a few items varying in price range and crickets.

Generally, I'd stay away unless there's a unicorn you must have.

That's interesting. What is the deferred payment option on PayPal? Is there an option to defer payment until a tracking number is uploaded or something of that nature?

 

[HandbagDiva354]

I've been seeing a lot of people complaining on tradesy social media that they purchase items and get Japanese tracking numbers...does tradesy allow international sellers now? Maybe as long as they have a US bank account? It would suck if all the huge ebay sellers now moved to tradesy. Even tradesy closets would be out of business lol

Yes there are some Japanese sellers on Tradesy that I have seen on EBay. Exact same photos and description, broken English and all. I think even they are getting fed up with EBay's " the buyer is always right" policy. eBay is just a giant swap meet now.

 

[ser42]

That's interesting. What is the deferred payment option on PayPal? Is there an option to defer payment until a tracking number is uploaded or something of that nature?

Yes, there is an option for "Pay After Delivery" for some types of transactions, and ebay and Tradesy qualify (as an aside, for some reason my orders from The RealReal do not and they withdraw funds immediately). Funds are withdrawn 14 days after the order so that there is time for the item to be delivered and you can make sure everything is as it should be. If I recall, you usually can turn on the option if you have a linked, confirmed bank account set up on your PayPal account. To use the option, I believe the funds need to be transferred directly from your bank account (if you keep a PayPal balance, that would not be used for Pay After Delivery).

 

[nicole0612]

Yes, there is an option for "Pay After Delivery" for some types of transactions, and ebay and Tradesy qualify (as an aside, for some reason my orders from The RealReal do not and they withdraw funds immediately). Funds are withdrawn 14 days after the order so that there is time for the item to be delivered and you can make sure everything is as it should be. If I recall, you usually can turn on the option if you have a linked, confirmed bank account set up on your PayPal account. To use the option, I believe the funds need to be transferred directly from your bank account (if you keep a PayPal balance, that would not be used for Pay After Delivery).

This is great, thanks. I will have to try this. Sometimes I buy something that is a great deal but 1/2 the time it is never shipped, so this would save some hassle of getting a refund. If it is not shipped by the 14th day does it automatically cancel, or do you go to the PayPal website to cancel the payment at that point?

 

[ser42]

This is great, thanks. I will have to try this. Sometimes I buy something that is a great deal but 1/2 the time it is never shipped, so this would save some hassle of getting a refund. If it is not shipped by the 14th day does it automatically cancel, or do you go to the PayPal website to cancel the payment at that point?

I think you still have to go through the site you purchased the item from.... still need to go through the cancellation process but at least no money ever leaves your hands. Just like other purchases, if ebay etc doesn't make things right you can always escalate to PayPal. When an order is cancelled through whatever site you ordered from, the scheduled PayPal withdrawal is automatically cancelled.

 

[nicole0612]

I think you still have to go through the site you purchased the item from.... still need to go through the cancellation process but at least no money ever leaves your hands. Just like other purchases, if ebay etc doesn't make things right you can always escalate to PayPal. When an order is cancelled through whatever site you ordered from, the scheduled PayPal withdrawal is automatically cancelled.

Well I recently had a purchase that was never delivered, but I was out the money for almost a month going through the PayPal escalation process.

 

[GemsBerry]

Well I recently had a purchase that was never delivered, but I was out the money for almost a month going through the PayPal escalation process.

isn't it such a "luck" on Tradesy? recently you got 4K bag from Tradesy closet that was SNAD and you were out of money for almost 2 months and this too? I remember because my SNAD with Tradesy took a month too and was only solved thanks to PayPal.

 

[GemsBerry]

It becomes typical nowadays. customer goes "can you take XX?" for XXX bag? I go "no, XXX-x is my lowest, you know Tradesy takes almost 18% commission". Customer suggests to take sale elsewhere.
Does it happen to you? would you opt for PayPal private sale?

 

[whateve]

It becomes typical nowadays. customer goes "can you take XX?" for XXX bag? I go "no, XXX-x is my lowest, you know Tradesy takes almost 18% commission". Customer suggests to take sale elsewhere.
Does it happen to you? would you opt for PayPal private sale?

It hasn't happened to me, and I wouldn't do it. I don't do it if it happens on ebay, why would I do it on Tradesy? I'm still on Tradesy despite the high commission because of the return policy. I truly believe that a buyer who suggests you take the sale off Tradesy isn't very honest, and those are the people most likely to cheat you in a private sale.