Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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#9,196
You know, with this fee increase, it might be better to sell on Poshmark (at least high end items). Let's face it, both companies have somewhat questionable "authentication teams" but at least on Poshmark, when items are over $500, it goes to them first for inspection so you're not afraid of a bag swap or intentional damage for return.

Such a greedy move on their part with really nothing to show for small time sellers who promoted and put Tradesy on the map when it first came into business. I am SUPER glad I culled through my collection during the golden days of 9% commission, Tradesy sponsored sales and week-long promo codes that actually resulted in sales being made.
 
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whateve said:
I'm still there because there are items that cost too much to ship if I were to sell them on ebay, and I don't want to have to worry about returns. For cheaper items, I'll just have to raise my prices again, which means I'll end up with fewer sales there. I really don't think Tradesy is getting rich off of me. Nearly every return I've had, they have had to sell at a discount.
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I do understand the few benefits of selling there, primarily regarding their shipping labels and return policy but to me, it's not worth the extra commission, possibility of getting a returned item back for nonexistent flaws and the delay in getting my money released.
 
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BeenBurned said:
I do understand the few benefits of selling there, primarily regarding their shipping labels and return policy but to me, it's not worth the extra commission, possibility of getting a returned item back for nonexistent flaws and the delay in getting my money released.
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I haven't had anything come back to me yet. During the same period I've been selling on Tradesy, I've had some returns on ebay that cost me money. I want to make sales. The more places my items are listed the greater number of sales I make. Tradesy accounts for 20 to 30 percent of my sales. I have about 1/3 of my items listed on Tradesy.
 
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ThisVNchick said:
You know, with this fee increase, it might be better to sell on Poshmark (at least high end items). Let's face it, both companies have somewhat questionable "authentication teams" but at least on Poshmark, when items are over $500, it goes to them first for inspection so you're not afraid of a bag swap or intentional damage for return.

Such a greedy move on their part with really nothing to show for small time sellers who promoted and put Tradesy on the map when it first came into business. I am SUPER glad I culled through my collection during the golden days of 9% commission, Tradesy sponsored sales and week-long promo codes that actually resulted in sales being made.
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This! you feel more protected with Posh because they've already checked and authenticated the item. with Tradesy you can receive any auth NWT item back and worse yet it can be damaged either by customer or horrible Tradesy team who mishandles (uses) it. Now when Tradesy fees are higher, when withdrawals take more than 2 weeks in total (vs 4 days max on Posh), and they DO NOT handle returns (they send it back to you) what's the point? I keep my items there to generate traffic, kinda showcasing.
 
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Right now in Poshmark
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To be honest, I'm on the fence with selling on Poshmark just because of my experiences with it. I've never had a problem with any of my Tradesy buyers. Poshmark is a different story. A lot of the people I've personally dealt with are rude, crude, inexperienced (had one buyer accuse me of selling her a fake!!!), and constantly lowball. I've sold only lower end items on it, but due to my experiences with the people on it, I don't feel comfortable listing any of my higher end items.

That's just me, though; I'm sure others have had better experiences than I have. I will say that Poshmark doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to payment and fees.

I'm really disappointed with how Tradesy ended up becoming. I thought it was supposed to be a safe haven for private sellers to empty their closets. As one of my friends mentioned, it's just transformed itself into another platform for business sellers. Ugh.
 
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that's incredible that they're raising fees again. after the last major fee increase (last year this time?), i took everything valuable down and left my closet open with five items only, all valued under $50. and in 1 year i sold.... 1 item! and hundreds on ebay. what a joke. i don't even look at tradesy anymore for purchasing, i'm so scared it's coming from overseas scammers. blurry pics, shoddy service, waiting for payments, nothing changed in a year. i don't check my email w/them either and only saw the notice i sold something in the last few hours remaining to confirm. waiting for a final email saying they've shut down for good. it started out so promising.
 
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ccbaggirl89 said:
that's incredible that they're raising fees again. after the last major fee increase (last year this time?), i took everything valuable down and left my closet open with five items only, all valued under $50. and in 1 year i sold.... 1 item! and hundreds on ebay. what a joke. i don't even look at tradesy anymore for purchasing, i'm so scared it's coming from overseas scammers. blurry pics, shoddy service, waiting for payments, nothing changed in a year. i don't check my email w/them either and only saw the notice i sold something in the last few hours remaining to confirm. waiting for a final email saying they've shut down for good. it started out so promising.
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you are right about blurry pics. and if images are good they are often stock photos, you don't know what you are getting. when honest sellers with lots of sales disclose everything and post great pics, Tradesy would find something to return it to you. how is that fair?
on that note, it's 6th day when my funds are held after the last sale. it's gucci boots sold for a price of dinner, all wear is disclosed. but "don't you worry" Tradesy will find something out, either not auth or smell or they would cause additional damage and say THIS was not disclosed.
 
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domifreaka said:
I really wonder if the big sellers are staying at their low commission.
I think tradesy's ultimate goal is just to have their own huge closets, and keep our little people around as buyers. Have us keep some small closets and throw a coupon our way once a while so we spend the earnings and send them right back to them.
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Maybe. I saw someone brag about getting to stay at their 9% commission elsewhere and as much as I hate to say this, it really ticked me off.

I do realize that business is business, but still, I couldn't help but feel personally offended by that.
 
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bernz84 said:
To be honest, I'm on the fence with selling on Poshmark just because of my experiences with it. I've never had a problem with any of my Tradesy buyers. Poshmark is a different story. A lot of the people I've personally dealt with are rude, crude, inexperienced (had one buyer accuse me of selling her a fake!!!), and constantly lowball. I've sold only lower end items on it, but due to my experiences with the people on it, I don't feel comfortable listing any of my higher end items.

That's just me, though; I'm sure others have had better experiences than I have. I will say that Poshmark doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to payment and fees.

I'm really disappointed with how Tradesy ended up becoming. I thought it was supposed to be a safe haven for private sellers to empty their closets. As one of my friends mentioned, it's just transformed itself into another platform for business sellers. Ugh.
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I started posh closet in 2014 and I felt like all people wanted to do their was trade their stretched out Aeropostale t-shirts for my double flap chanels. This year I actually did a LOT of target following (following people that are interested in the brands I sell ONLY) and I'm putting all my effort into building my closet on there. This year I had maybe 7 returns and Posh denied 6, 7th was my fault (undisclosed cosmetic smell- I forgot my hairspray exploded in my bag once). Also the CS responds to emails within 8hrs or so. So looks like this will be my next "go to" after Tradesy.
 
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domifreaka said:
I started posh closet in 2014 and I felt like all people wanted to do their was trade their stretched out Aeropostale t-shirts for my double flap chanels. This year I actually did a LOT of target following (following people that are interested in the brands I sell ONLY) and I'm putting all my effort into building my closet on there. This year I had maybe 7 returns and Posh denied 6, 7th was my fault (undisclosed cosmetic smell- I forgot my hairspray exploded in my bag once). Also the CS responds to emails within 8hrs or so. So looks like this will be my next "go to" after Tradesy.
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Interesting. Perhaps I'll have to start target following should I decide to sell agian. Maybe that way I can deter all those annoying lowballers. :cursing:
 
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