I would just ignore them. No matter what you do it will never be enough.
Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?
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I would just ignore them. No matter what you do it will never be enough.
Tongue-in-cheek response:
"Dear buyer,
I can't sell the shoes for $100 but since you don't know whether the shoes will fit, I don't have the box and I don't have a return policy, you might consider buying from XX department store where you can try them on, know whether they'll fit, receive the box with them, return if you change your mind and pay 5-1/2-times my price for them!"
I have sold on Tradesy. Other than the absurd 14% "fee" that they take from your sale, I found it relatively straightforward and easy. They protect the buyer and seller's privacy while making the sale seamless. I did the Tradesy packaging option for shipment. It took a few days for that to arrive post sale and the buyer was a little annoyed about the delay, but it was really not a big deal. Again, the only negative for me was the steep fee. Hope this helps!
This got me thinking. I agree that it's hardly worth the effort to accommodate these requests. But if you have the time and inclination, just grab a pair of jeans and a top from your closet, lay them out on the floor, and pose the bag with your stick figure "mannequin."
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Of course, it still doesn't give them an indication of how it will look on them unless they specify which size clothing to use!
So hey, guess what? That same buyer ultimately decided to reorder my wallet after all the hassle. He apologized about the trouble, yadda yadda. Asked me if I can ship sooner and is willing to pay additional money for it. Unfortunately, Tradesy now has his order on hold and I don't know how long they will release it. Not sure if he used the coupon at all but I can't seem to find any information on it on my settings. Anyway, I'm just hoping this buyer won't give me any trouble once he receives it. My family member would like to have the money so I hope everything goes smoothly. Crossing fingers.
In my experience, the orders you think are going to be trouble turn out to be fine, and some of those you think will go smoothly, don't. You never know, so it doesn't do any good to worry until something happens.
ETA: Tradesy just released money for a bag I was worried would be returned due to the damage that was described. Weeks ago I sold an item that was perfect, and yet it was returned.
I bought a Danube from tradesy for $150, it is from 1989 and in mint condition other than cracking on the strap holder base on the sides of the bag. Great price and I received it in 4 days.
Twice last week the same item was sold in my closet and both times i never received a sale confirmation. It was a two day process each time and I'm guessing it was the same buyer each time. It really is annoying when the sale doesn't go through the first time and then too have it happen again a few days later is beyond frustrating. I wish we had more control over this process, such as having an option to cancel it ourselves as the seller.
Thanks, it happened again today. Once again, an expensive item- $1,700. I woke up at 6am and it was under sold, now its back to active.
I think tradesy must've changed the policy somehow because I had it happen ONCE in all of 2016, and now it seems like every 3rd time I "sell" something it never actually goes through. One time I had a buyer message me saying they wanted her to CALL (not email) and confirm the shipping address. Total bs considering their phones are open 30mins a day lol so no wonder so many sales fall through. I think people that buy the more expensive items know they will need to sign for them so they want them delivered to their jobs, I do it all the time.
Yep end of month these days.when do Tradesy codes appear nowadays? at the end of the month? I want something and code will help
it happens to me more often nowadays too. it looks like Tradesy payment processor has a bug that flags too many transactions and unreasonable address confirmation policy by phone. Tradesy doesn't care if they lose commission from independent sellers, even for expensive items. why bother, they focus on pro-sellers.