Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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bernz84 said:
I've also made an effort thanking my buyer for their purchase and when I'll ship. I just think it's common courtesy. While I don't expect it, it's nice hearing back from a buyer telling me how much she loves the bag/accessory/etc.
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what I observed, I sold the most expensive items without any back and forth. a lot of Qs about items tend to end up with a lowball offer or return.
I also thank everybody in the note to sale confirmation, only half responds.

whateve said:
When I confirm the sale, I say thank you in my message. Some buyers respond and some don't. It seems to go in waves, so I'm almost thinking that some of them don't see the message. I also think that some people who buy on Tradesy like the impersonal nature of it; they don't want to interact with the seller.
Yesterday someone asked me to post a modeling picture, which I really hate doing, but I did it, and now they are AWOL. Not even a thank you. Just like all those who have asked me to lower the price recently and I obliged. Not a single response. It makes me worried that they aren't getting my messages.
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the same here, I post mod pics, reduce price in reasonable range and then never hear back or get a lowball offer "but I only have 1500" for $2.7K bag and $800 for $1.6K bag (total 70% off for NWT items). I now understand those aggressive sellers with "show me money first" attitude. They do get emails but they may ask multiple sellers and end up buying something in local outlet instead.
 
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bernz84 said:
Question, is it common for buyers not to speak with any of their sellers? I just sold my last two items on Tradesy and messaged a little thank you note. No one replied. Not that it really bothered me, but in my earlier sales the buyers would say thanks or something along the lines of that.

I'm also pretty nervous about this last sale I just did; she is getting the bag today. It was a very expensive sale (over $1K), and I'm just hoping nothing messes up... :shocked:
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I just sold 4 items and I contacted all buyers to say thank you and when I would ship. All 4 said something back. One person I even had a full conversation with! haha. But it varies, others in the past never said anything back to me.

I hear you on being scared. I just sold my favorite purse ever, LV Multicolor Trouville, I'm terrified as well. It was well taken care of and in great shape and I hope she doesn't try to return it or damage it in the process. :-/
 
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alwayscoffee89 said:
I hear you on being scared. I just sold my favorite purse ever, LV Multicolor Trouville, I'm terrified as well. It was well taken care of and in great shape and I hope she doesn't try to return it or damage it in the process. :-/
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Ugh, that is my biggest fear: return. I have never had to deal with a return (*knock on wood*), but I always get paranoid, especially given the high value of the item. I even included the retail tags and a dustbag (which I didn't put in my listing, unfortunately)...my fear is that she'll return the bag, Tradesy will side with her, and those items will be missing. :sad::mad: I'll be so livid if that happens. I film myself all the time with everything just because I don't know what to expect. Sometimes I kinda wish the buyer would acknowledge the message just so I can get a feel of what type of person she is. I know that's expecting a lot, though. :-s

I'm hoping after this I never have to sell on Tradesy. I've had nothing but great experiences with it, but I hate selling just for the very reason it stresses me out! :lol:
 
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I just made a sale. One of my MIA potential buyers bought today. I had lowered the price for her and forgot to raise it back up! Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't have raised back up the price on the other buyers. Maybe it takes them more than 24 hours to see it.
 
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whateve said:
I just made a sale. One of my MIA potential buyers bought today. I had lowered the price for her and forgot to raise it back up! Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't have raised back up the price on the other buyers. Maybe it takes them more than 24 hours to see it.
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I think Tradesy sends emails about price reductions of your favorites only once a week. so she might not have seen it until then.
 
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GemsBerry said:
I think Tradesy sends emails about price reductions of your favorites only once a week. so she might not have seen it until then.
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She asked specifically for the reduction, and I sent her a message telling her I had reduced the price, so she should have known as soon as she received the message. This is why I worry that potential buyers aren't getting my messages.
 
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Rant*:annoyed::annoyed::annoyed:
Even though tradesy has been SO slow this month, I learned how to appreciate it today after my phone call with ebay CS.
I try no to sell on ebay, only when it's something that I've had for months not sell anywhere else. In this case it was a small $190 vintage LV bag. First buyer makes an offer, I accept, and I don't hear back for a week. I finally relist and she messages me back a week later saying she made a bunch of offers, forgot about them, and already bought something else. ok whatever. I already know how long it will take for ebay to "make her" buy so i move on.
Next buyer gets the bag, and right away she opens a return request (even though I don't accept returns), claiming item not as described and writing "missing paperwork". NOWHERE in the listing did it say paperwork was included! she then says "All LV bags have date code and yours doesn't so it cant be real. I reply saying It actually has a date code (bag is from early 1990s) and tell her where to look for it. I also say that fyi, bags prior to 1980s have no codes. She then sends me a TWO paragraph nasty message how I sell fake items, how they all must have leather tab date codes, how all her bags have receipts and how she will leave me a horrible review. So, so nasty.
I call ebay (after reading a tons of reviews how they ALWAYS side with the buyer) and of course they tell me to just go ahead and PAY for her return label because they want their buyers to always be happy. (!!!!) to add to that, they then say I will have NO WAY of leaving her a bad review!!!! They say without the proper paperwork they can not authenticate. If I choose to escalate the matter she can go through paypal and win either way (and my funds can be held up until May). I could not believe they still treat their sellers like that.
NOTHING makes me more mad than online buyers who have NO CLUE about authentic brands and have no idea what the heck they're even buying :annoyed::annoyed:
 
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