I just received my funds that were transferred on 10/14 and 10/18, so a little quicker than last time, 3 weeks for the second one.
Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?
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It took 28 days, 5 phone calls and 6 emails to release my $5000 earnings. Never again!
I’ve been selling with them since 2014 with no issues until that one transfer. I was curious why it was taking so long because PayPal should be instant. I did a quick google search and was sick to my stomach reading about their financial problems and knowing they could keep my entire $5000 payout.
I put my closet on “vacation mode” so people can still see my items. I’m hoping there’s someway I can direct a potential buyer if they message me to my listings on eBay and posh without being flagged. Any advice???
I definitely don’t want to risk losing my money or having an item being returned to me (reading the horror stories here about returns!!) thankfully in the past year or so all the sales I made were kept by the buyer.
I’ve been selling with them since 2014 with no issues until that one transfer. I was curious why it was taking so long because PayPal should be instant. I did a quick google search and was sick to my stomach reading about their financial problems and knowing they could keep my entire $5000 payout.
I put my closet on “vacation mode” so people can still see my items. I’m hoping there’s someway I can direct a potential buyer if they message me to my listings on eBay and posh without being flagged. Any advice???
I definitely don’t want to risk losing my money or having an item being returned to me (reading the horror stories here about returns!!) thankfully in the past year or so all the sales I made were kept by the buyer.
I think the bigger the amount the longer they are holding it. For small sums like $250-260 each my timeline was:
- on 13th day after transfer request I emailed them and asked to "expedite"
- 5 days after "expediting" request money dropped.
and that's after 9-10 wait for funds to become available. so about 28 days total.
I'm sure that is a factor. Most of mine are small amounts. My more expensive items seem to only sell on ebay. It's weird, because the cheaper items I have on Tradesy are priced higher than I price them on other sites so I end up with the same net.
I've noticed that some sellers list across platforms (eBay, Tradesy, Poshmark, Bonanza being the ones I check). Which platform is your preference, if you were to choose where an item sells? As a buyer, I have used all of these. As a seller, I've only used Ebay.
I wish they all would sell on Mercari. That is the most hassle free site. I get only a few sales a year from Bonanza even though I get a lot of views. I get the most sales on ebay. Tradesy is a close second. I've never used Posh. As a buyer, I prefer ebay, knowing that I can open a claim if something goes wrong and ebay will side with me. I have bought from all these sites.
I got my return and the BNWT lambskin bag is ruined. Tradesy squished 12" bag into 12" box, it lost structure and all the bottom is misshapen now, corners are completely wrinkled. I don't think it's a customer, she would just put it back into my original box that was of appropriate size and had plenty of room for bubble wrapper. So frustrating.
BTW USPS faked my signature too, neither me nor concierge signed with my name. I would have refused such a small box....
I emailed Tradesy and asked to take this bag back, since they ruined it, they should resell.
BTW USPS faked my signature too, neither me nor concierge signed with my name. I would have refused such a small box....
I emailed Tradesy and asked to take this bag back, since they ruined it, they should resell.
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Thank you, I'm not high on hopes. They damaged my Tiffany bracelet before at least due to careless packaging (they held it for 14 days and who knows what else happened). They told me to piss off back then. And now when according to glassdoor, 20% of key employees left nothing much to expect
I have had people message me on Tradesy and and I tell them I am no longer selling there due to slow payouts. I tell them I list my items on the main sites and they can do a google search to find. That language hasn’t been flagged thus far.
That's a great solution. and if somebody acquires Tradesy (who knows, at liquidation price maybe) and revamps it, we can always re-open shops.
Kinda like Barney's. It's out of business, but the group that acquired it will keep Barney's site up and running.