Thank you. I'm hoping the check on the buyer. I always get nervous selling a high end item without knowing who the buyer is.
Anyone Ever Buy and/or Sell on Tradesy?
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I was thinking of selling on ebay too. I thought a buyer could return an item on ebay.
They pretty much can if they know how to work the system. All they have to do is say not as described and the seller is coerced to accept the return.
This is probably true;however, in all my years of selling on eBay this has never happened to me. I post pics from all angles and disclose any signs of wear in the listing no matter how little. I also state in the listing that I do not accept returns and that the packaging will be recorded. I realize it takes one bad experience to stop selling on a platform, but felt the need to mention that selling on eBay can be a very positive experience as well.
You are lucky. I do the same in my listings but I have had my share of faked reasons for returns. One woman damaged a purse deliberately to force a return, and another scammed me completely, returning a worn out purse of a different style instead of the one she bought from me. I've had others not include everything in the package they returned to me, so I end up with an item of less value.
Lately I've been enjoying selling on Poshmark. I haven't had any problems but what's wonderful is that if someone does force a return, the seller isn't out any money. Poshmark pays for the shipping, like Tradesy does. If someone forces a return on ebay, I lose the money I spent to send it and have to pay to return it, and I'm not sure I get all my fees back. On Tradesy and Poshmark, it's like the sale never happened. The difference is that on Poshmark, people know they can't return so most don't try, and you get your money after 3 days, often sooner.
Yes, I have been lucky so far but luck could run out. Thank you for sharing your experience here... there’s a certain amount of risk involved in selling on any online platform. I think that’s why a lot of people prefer to sell to fashionphile or the RealReal.
FYI, when you issue a full refund on Ebay, you get your full FVF back (except for $.30) as long as you accepted the return. If you deny the return and the buyer has to have ebay resolve the case, ebay keeps the FVF.
Although video evidence can discourage a scammer who is on the fence about whether to pull it off, it's not something ebay accepts or even considers in disputes. If it were necessary for you to sue a buyer in small claims court, the video evidence could be used.
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Overprice your items (15-30%) because most people will expect to bargain.
You were right. They were checking on the buyer to make sure she was not using a fraud payment or stolen credit card. They did approve my sale this morning. I checked on this buyers history and she has never bought or sold anything on Tradesy, so I called Tradesy CS. They were great. I told them I'm having doubts about selling this buyer. It looks like she just opened a Tradesy account. They were able to see that she tried to purchase a pair of CL Pigalles 2 years ago, but the seller declined the sale. I googled, smoogled her and found her FB and Insta account. The name of her business is on FB and Insta, but she has not done one thing. She states she's a stylist, but has only posted pics of Rhinna, Beyonce, and other celebs photos from magazines. She opened her business back in 2018, but doesn't have any posts on what she has done. She only has 3 followers on Insta and she has not posted since 2/2021. I do not know if I want to sell my Chanel bag to her. I really wish she had reached out to me before she purchased my bag. I have not sold on tradesy for over 2 years. When I used to sell my CL shoes, LV bags and other high end items I would have buyers messaging me many times asking if I can lower the price or ask questions. Tradesy said I do not have to go through with the sale and have 4 days to confirm. Not sure what i should do.