Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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BeenBurned said:
I wonder why it's prohibited. If an item is unopened, sealed, untampered and not expired, I wonder why it can't be listed.
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I think there would be a problem because they accept returns. How are you going to know if a makeup product will work for you unless you open it? And if it is sealed, there is no way to know if the product inside is in good condition. It could have been kept in temperature extremes and been ruined. They could accept the return of an unopened product only to have a problem when they resell it. I have some vintage Chanel perfume that has never been opened, and I'd love to sell it, but I can't guarantee that the perfume hasn't evaporated or spoiled in some way.
 
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whateve said:
Didn't you sell makeup? That would be prohibited. I think perfume is allowed.

I sold dustbags when it was allowed. I still see them listed.
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I got a notification from Tradesy that you can list dust bags now. I was able to buy one. I remember that one time how I kept trying to buy this dust bag and Tradesy kept cancelling it. I guess maybe they got a lot of complaints and decided to let it sell again.
 
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whateve said:
I think there would be a problem because they accept returns. How are you going to know if a makeup product will work for you unless you open it? And if it is sealed, there is no way to know if the product inside is in good condition. It could have been kept in temperature extremes and been ruined. They could accept the return of an unopened product only to have a problem when they resell it. I have some vintage Chanel perfume that has never been opened, and I'd love to sell it, but I can't guarantee that the perfume hasn't evaporated or spoiled in some way.
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Makes sense. Now that you mentioned it, I'm sure it's because of their return policy.
 
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BeenBurned said:
My comment about the seller being able to google a name and address was just pointing out that one can find an awful lot of what one might consider to be private information in a google search.
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Backing up BeenBurned here... I had a friend serving overseas that was totally catfished. When I was helping him sort out that the person he was talking to wasn't who he thought it was, I relied on tons different internet searches to find info. Some of the gold mines/treasure troves that you don't readily expect are
Ancestry databases which do all the hard work of public record compilation for you (like ancestry.com) as well as real estate listings combined with country assessor/tax collection websites. Using all of them you can piece together enough things to fool some background/credit checks like where someone lived at what times or property they've owned, names/birth dates/deaths of family members, etc. Combined with social media, you learn who their friends are, what trips they've taken when, and their pet's names. And... if they're of a profession and lived in a place where they've had to register to become licensed, like some nurses and even aestheticians, you add work history to the mix! Some folks check-in at various locations using social media so you can even plot out daily habits on a timeline. It's creepy and not that hard for anyone that is dedicated to the task.

Sorry this post is off-topic from the thread--just figured I'd pass along some paranoia that "personal" information isn't exactly private anymore. It wouldn't be hard at all to get a name and address.
 
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GemsBerry said:
it looks like chat is gone again. I wanted to ask to release my earnings earlier because customer contacted me how happy she is. I can't find chat in contact section any more. it doesn't appear at the bottom of the listing either like it used to be.
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I haven't seen chat for a while, it was so much more convenient than e-mails or these calls with 30 minutes of waiting;(
 
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^ Horse. Beat. Dead
Re authentication for Tradesy listings, provide info in TPF proper format BUT since one has to be registered to view, buyers can download pics separately for the authenticator to view, that's a viable workaround.
 
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jmc3007 said:
^ Horse. Beat. Dead
Re authentication for Tradesy listings, provide info in TPF proper format BUT since one has to be registered to view, buyers can download pics separately for the authenticator to view, that's a viable workaround.
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Sorry, I must not have had enough coffee this morning. Could you explain how to do the workaround? I mentioned that the item was a tradesy item and immediately i got a reject.
 
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jmc3007 said:
^ Horse. Beat. Dead
Re authentication for Tradesy listings, provide info in TPF proper format BUT since one has to be registered to view, buyers can download pics separately for the authenticator to view, that's a viable workaround.
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I thought anyone could view the product, even if they are not registered on tradesy.
 
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