Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?

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#11,581
Fullcloset said:
If Tradesy no longers uses USPS - then I will have to leave. There is no Fedex near my house or my job. Plus, I don't like Fedex and want to support the USPS. I just read the posts that say they are changing and I am grateful I happened to come on this forum to ask about the return rate - LOL. Thank you all for posting about this change and making me aware of it - otherwise I wouldn't have even known and probably wouldn't have even noticed the label change! I have a few sales outstanding - so if the labels print for Fedex - then I will have to go back and cancel the sales. Just don't have the time to drive all over the place looking for a fedex drop off and I sure don't have time to sit on the phone for a half hour or longer trying to schedule a pickup - if they will even come for one or two little $10 packages. I certainly am not going to start paying pickup fees on TOP of Tradesy's huge commission.
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You can drop off Fedex packages at any Walgreens location. It's fast and convenient. They will scan the package and send a transaction record to your phone, or email.
 
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#11,582
ironic568 said:
You can drop off Fedex packages at any Walgreens location. It's fast and convenient. They will scan the package and send a transaction record to your phone, or email.
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I'm not entering any building other than my own house until I'm vaccinated. Even after vaccination, having to park and go into the store is a lot more trouble than having them picked up from my house.
 
#11,583
whateve said:
I buy labels on paypal for things I ship myself. I don't have a business account. I get the same shipping rates that I do on ebay, which is usually cheaper than buying direct from USPS.

The main problem with shipping yourself is that Tradesy charges their percentage on the amount you charge for shipping. If you use their label, you don't pay fees on the label cost. I buy my own label for things I can ship first class, which is under $5. It lowers the cost the buyer pays and allows me to keep more of the cost the buyer pays. It is especially beneficial when the total price is under $50 since Tradesy charges a flat rate for that.
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Right, bottom line matters.
 
#11,585
whateve said:
I'm not entering any building other than my own house until I'm vaccinated. Even after vaccination, having to park and go into the store is a lot more trouble than having them picked up from my house.
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I've never used Fedex pickup before, do they give you an acceptance scan? If they do, I might try that route. I prefer to have the receipt, but if not possible, at least an acceptance scan is an absolute must, whether it's with Fedex, USPS, or UPS. My friend once used the Fedex drop box. The package was never scanned by Fedex, and never made it to its destination. Consequently, Vestiaire refused to pay her, because there was no proof that she even dropped off the package. This is a scenario I've always tried to avoid.

I know it's scary out there, especially in winter times when covid cases, and deaths keep rising, but I'm very careful when leaving the house. Being as neurotic as I am, I go into Walgreens with a 3M N95 Niosh approved mask, and a full face shield, lol. I have a Walgreens practically around the corner, so it's pretty convenient for me. What I like is that there are no lines at all, and I can be in and out under a few minutes.
 
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ironic568 said:
I've never used Fedex pickup before, do they give you an acceptance scan? If they do, I might try that route. I prefer to have the receipt, but if not possible, at least an acceptance scan is an absolute must, whether it's with Fedex, USPS, or UPS. My friend once used the Fedex drop box. The package was never scanned by Fedex, and never made it to its destination. Consequently, Vestiaire refused to pay her, because there was no proof that she even dropped off the package. This is a scenario I've always tried to avoid.

I know it's scary out there, especially in winter times when covid cases, and deaths keep rising, but I'm very careful when leaving the house. Being as neurotic as I am, I go into Walgreens with a 3M N95 Niosh approved mask, and a full face shield, lol. I have a Walgreens practically around the corner, so it's pretty convenient for me. What I like is that there are no lines at all, and I can be in and out under a few minutes.
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It may vary by location or carrier, but it seems to be their policy to do an acceptance scan. When I send a package by FedEx porch pickup they do scan it, because I always get an email immediately saying, “Thank you for shipping your item.” However, I know sometimes different carriers can be more or less lax about the protocols. However, I think you are being perfectly intelligent about your safety when going out. Many people neglect to protect their eyes.
 
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nicole0612 said:
It may vary by location or carrier, but it seems to be their policy to do an acceptance scan. When I send a package by FedEx porch pickup they do scan it, because I always get an email immediately saying, “Thank you for shipping your item.” However, I know sometimes different carriers can be more or less lax about the protocols. However, I think you are being perfectly intelligent about your safety when going out. Many people neglect to protect their eyes.
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Thank you Nicole, I'll try their pick up service, and just request an acceptance scan on the spot. I beats going into Walgreens with mask and shield :biggrin:
 
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has anyone on this site sold on Vestiaire Collective? I see they now ship prepaid labels to the US for sellers which they didn't used to do. 10% commission looks very enticing but wondered if anyone has had experience with them?
 
#11,593
laurie00 said:
has anyone on this site sold on Vestiaire Collective? I see they now ship prepaid labels to the US for sellers which they didn't used to do. 10% commission looks very enticing but wondered if anyone has had experience with them?
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you must be referring to the Direct Ship program whereby the sellers do ship to the buyers, however only if the buyers also opt into the program (buyers have the option to opt for inspection). I didn't realize the commission would only be 10% vs 25% typical with VC inspection. without inspection of authenticity and condition, it's just the Wild Wild West imo, no better than eBay. lots and lots of fakes on VC. while the platform does have a recourse if you used Direct Ship and something went awry, you can still send it to their office in NY for second opinion, not sure if there's a cost for that or not. I suspect the process can take weeks to resolve, nothing is ever expeditious with doing the French way.

sellers on VC don't list enough photos to self authenticate, it's not something they were used to do with the old school business model, but now they're branching into "eBay" mode as a new revenue source, well one can expect noting less stellar.
 
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jmc3007 said:
you must be referring to the Direct Ship program whereby the sellers do ship to the buyers, however only if the buyers also opt into the program (buyers have the option to opt for inspection). I didn't realize the commission would only be 10% vs 25% typical with VC inspection. without inspection of authenticity and condition, it's just the Wild Wild West imo, no better than eBay. lots and lots of fakes on VC. while the platform does have a recourse if you used Direct Ship and something went awry, you can still send it to their office in NY for second opinion, not sure if there's a cost for that or not. I suspect the process can take weeks to resolve, nothing is ever expeditious with doing the French way.

sellers on VC don't list enough photos to self authenticate, it's not something they were used to do with the old school business model, but now they're branching into "eBay" mode as a new revenue source, well one can expect noting less stellar.
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Thanks so much for your thoughts. Most of my items sell for below $250 and the commission is 10% for $50-$250.
It is very strange to me that the commission goes up for higher priced items. Maybe because of the need to authenticate them??
 
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jmc3007 said:
you must be referring to the Direct Ship program whereby the sellers do ship to the buyers, however only if the buyers also opt into the program (buyers have the option to opt for inspection). I didn't realize the commission would only be 10% vs 25% typical with VC inspection. without inspection of authenticity and condition, it's just the Wild Wild West imo, no better than eBay. lots and lots of fakes on VC. while the platform does have a recourse if you used Direct Ship and something went awry, you can still send it to their office in NY for second opinion, not sure if there's a cost for that or not. I suspect the process can take weeks to resolve, nothing is ever expeditious with doing the French way.

sellers on VC don't list enough photos to self authenticate, it's not something they were used to do with the old school business model, but now they're branching into "eBay" mode as a new revenue source, well one can expect noting less stellar.
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It's interesting what you say because earlier today, I made a post on the Coach "Hall of Shame" about some listings on VC. (I'm not impressed!) Without much searching, found the following. I didn't bother going through 1200 listings but based on. what I saw/see, there are undoubtedly more fake Coaches.

COACH Hall of Shame - Post Coach fakes here!

Thank you Hyacinth, I just read through your article "SaleArea", I've learned a lot from it! But I'm curious do you have the list of plant codes and their matching country? Answered in the Salearea Guides thread: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/salearea-guides.983575/page-4#post-34305647
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