Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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#10,486
anthrosphere said:
That’s a bummer. Thanks for letting me know. I’m going to keep some items that I am not in a hurry to sell on Tradesy, but others like my Coach accessories will be removed. It’s sad to see Tradesy reduced to being as slow as Bonanza now. :sad:
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It's not as slow as Bonanza!

I sold 2 things in October on Tradesy, less than in previous months. Still, some of the things I sell on Tradesy aren't popular on other sites so I'm happy to keep them listed. And anything that is heavy I like being able to use Tradesy's label. That keeps the cost reasonable for the buyer, even when I have to charge more to make up for the fees.
 
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#10,489
GemsBerry said:
I just tried Mercari, I priced items lower because commission is only 10%, so prices are beyond reasonable. Now I'm flooded with emails from lowballers. many emails are just "100?".
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Yeah, you actually have to price things about 10 to 15% higher so you'll end up with the price you want. I don't get emails from Mercari unless the offers are formal, meaning they've actually put the money up, and those are reasonable. I just sold something that I had priced at what I wanted. The buyer made a reasonable offer based on my listing price so I accepted but I was kicking myself for not pricing it higher.
 
#10,491
whateve said:
Yeah, you actually have to price things about 10 to 15% higher so you'll end up with the price you want. I don't get emails from Mercari unless the offers are formal, meaning they've actually put the money up, and those are reasonable. I just sold something that I had priced at what I wanted. The buyer made a reasonable offer based on my listing price so I accepted but I was kicking myself for not pricing it higher.
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Yup, good point. I also think the more items are listed on more sites the better traffic you get.

whateve said:
I rarely sell items during codes. I don't think I sell them before either, but I often make a sale the next day, which makes me wonder if they extended it for that person.
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Someone posted something back in 2015 that selected buyers get VIP codes. maybe it's still on.
 
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GemsBerry said:
Yup, good point. I also think the more items are listed on more sites the better traffic you get.


Someone posted something back in 2015 that selected buyers get VIP codes. maybe it's still on.
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I agree it helps to list things everywhere. I put most things up on all sites that I participate in. I had a return on ebay that I didn't relist there. I resold it on Mercari where I wouldn't have to worry about a frivolous dispute. The only problem I have with Mercari is that most of my buyers don't rate me so I don't have much feedback. I think that might hurt me a little in getting buyers to trust me. Apparently a lot of sellers cancel sales or don't respond, so buyers expect that of other sellers who don't have a lot of feedback.
 
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#10,493
anthrosphere said:
On Posh, I had a similar problem. I got 2 people asking for a trade on one item that I priced for $113 and another for $60. I am trying to sell these because I’m saving up for an expensive Xmas present to myself, and these trade offers are peeing me off. The $60 trade lady wanted to trade her similar item for mine. I just ignored them both, not going to waste my energy on these cheapskates.

I reopened my Tradesy account but I’m not having any hopes on getting my stuff sold. Usually my Coach stuff gets a like almost right away, but it doesn’t seem to be the case right now. Smh.
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Re: requests to trade on Posh. On items I know are going to get a bunch of trade requests (i.e. expensive handbags) I put in the description "NO TRADES. Requests to trade will be flagged as spam." Then if someone requests to trade, I hit the "report" flag on the comment and report it as spam 6 times in a row, then refresh the page, and the comment disappears. This has worked so far. :) Unfortunately this has been necessary as in the past even if I write "NO TRADES" I get the annoying "Trade?" comments.
 
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#10,494
Just checking in to say hi to my peeps here. I like reading all your comments - it helps me stay looped in. Nothing much is selling for me anywhere - I have listings on Ebay, Tradesy and just put a couple things on Mercari to see how things work there since I know I will be moving off Ebay as soon as they get rid of paypal. I sold one thing on Tradesy in maybe 6 months, a couple things on Ebay but had this young *****y customer who said the item smelled and gave me my first negative feedback. She is a millennial and an out of work "stylist" so I feel like she wants things for free to put on her blog. Brought my feedback down a lot because I don't sell a lot and less people bother to give positive feedback. Mercari is having views but that's it. So at least it seems you all are doing better with whatever it is you sell.
 
#10,495
Fullcloset said:
Just checking in to say hi to my peeps here. I like reading all your comments - it helps me stay looped in. Nothing much is selling for me anywhere - I have listings on Ebay, Tradesy and just put a couple things on Mercari to see how things work there since I know I will be moving off Ebay as soon as they get rid of paypal. I sold one thing on Tradesy in maybe 6 months, a couple things on Ebay but had this young *****y customer who said the item smelled and gave me my first negative feedback. She is a millennial and an out of work "stylist" so I feel like she wants things for free to put on her blog. Brought my feedback down a lot because I don't sell a lot and less people bother to give positive feedback. Mercari is having views but that's it. So at least it seems you all are doing better with whatever it is you sell.
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Sorry to hear that. make sure you write very reasonable response to her review, I always read responses. as for negs people tend to give you more nowadays every time they want freebies or have buyer's remorse. I got one on Etsy last Holiday season because buyer didn't want to return the ring in 1 week while I accept returns and she had it over a month claiming it was a gift that didn't work. I posted response that she should follow the policies like everyone else and other buyers don't want to buy items that were worn (most likely) or handled by somebody for over a month. Since then I use small tags, it really helps.
BTW I like how Mercari doesn't allow returns based on smell. It's subjective and can be found almost in any item (leather smells like leather, shoes may smell like rubber, wool and fur can smell you know etc).
 
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Fullcloset said:
Just checking in to say hi to my peeps here. I like reading all your comments - it helps me stay looped in. Nothing much is selling for me anywhere - I have listings on Ebay, Tradesy and just put a couple things on Mercari to see how things work there since I know I will be moving off Ebay as soon as they get rid of paypal. I sold one thing on Tradesy in maybe 6 months, a couple things on Ebay but had this young *****y customer who said the item smelled and gave me my first negative feedback. She is a millennial and an out of work "stylist" so I feel like she wants things for free to put on her blog. Brought my feedback down a lot because I don't sell a lot and less people bother to give positive feedback. Mercari is having views but that's it. So at least it seems you all are doing better with whatever it is you sell.
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I'm selling a fair amt on Tradesy now (vs earlier this year when I was selling nothing)- so business is ok for Tradesy sellers and ebay from what I can see.
But in general it seems like reselling luxury goods is getting harder- harder to find good things you know people will buy, and harder to cover the increasing platform commissions. There used to be a thread on tPF - "Is the resale market dying"- the answer is yes, I think. I am still in the mode of buying things for resale if I think I can sell them, for now.

I got a 3-star(out of 5) rating on Poshmark recently. Of all the selling platforms, Poshmark is my least favorite- probably mostly for their clientele. Her logic for the 3-star rating is that the dress had bracelet sleeves and not long sleeves and she didn't know that, despite the stock photo obviously showing bracelet slleves. I didn't even respond, I don't care about Posh anyway.

What do you mean, ebay getting rid of paypal?
 
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GemsBerry said:
Sorry to hear that. make sure you write very reasonable response to her review, I always read responses. as for negs people tend to give you more nowadays every time they want freebies or have buyer's remorse. I got one on Etsy last Holiday season because buyer didn't want to return the ring in 1 week while I accept returns and she had it over a month claiming it was a gift that didn't work. I posted response that she should follow the policies like everyone else and other buyers don't want to buy items that were worn (most likely) or handled by somebody for over a month. Since then I use small tags, it really helps.
BTW I like how Mercari doesn't allow returns based on smell. It's subjective and can be found almost in any item (leather smells like leather, shoes may smell like rubber, wool and fur can smell you know etc).
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I didn't know smell wasn't a criterion for Mercari. Good to know.
 
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My sales on Tradesy are up and down. I've sold 3 items this month so it is getting better. I guess my buyers aren't shopping around because my Tradesy prices are usually higher than elsewhere. I'm hoping that Tradesy is promoting listings of reliable sellers, not just business sellers.
 
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GemsBerry said:
I jut started so I read TOU carefully.
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Another thing I like about Mercari and Tradesy is that people can't try to go around the system to force you to take a return, like they do on ebay. Most good sellers on ebay will accept a return even when there is no basis because they are afraid of the trouble the buyer can cause, and the way ebay and paypal fail to protect their sellers.
 
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