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gnourtmat said:
thanks for your responses!

here's an update:

the buyer comments again saying how bad she feels about the whole situation. she goes on to say she has an 8 year old daughter and how she, the buyer, set this item aside and was definitely not ready to "buy" it yet... and says something about being a single mom and needing to be more careful with her money. she then asks if she could exchange the item for two other things.

i tell her that i have never been in this kind of situation and that i am going to contact poshmark and i suggested she do the same. i even questioned how could she mistakenly make a purchase when there are several steps to take to confirm an order...

she responds that her "log out button and the place to buy are in the same proximity" she then says she's going to accept the order, move forward and not worry about it anymore.

i can't help but feel bad? am i a sucker?

btw i checked her profile, she's given 9 love notes to sellers already dating back to last august. this whole time i thought she was a brand spankin new member.
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Don't feel bad. She is gaming you, trying to guilt / pressure you into a discount or scam an exchange...

After your funds are released, I'd block her so she can't make a future purchase with you.

And even with the log out / back being close to the buy button... It still wouldn't send a purchase all the way through. I've accidentally hit buy a few times, it didn't result in an automatic sale, you still have to confirm the order.
 
#2,177
atlcoach said:
I've made a lot of sales to users like this without issue. There are many people on poshmark just shopping and not selling. Won't your boots go to poshmark first for authentication? I would think it would be difficult to scam after poshmark examined them first.
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No, the boots were sold for about $400 since they were discounted about 2/3 off the original price of ~$1200. I'd feel significantly better if they sold for $100 more and went to authentication first. I ended up canceling because I could not shake the weird feeling I had. Tried to do a quick google search and can't find any evidence that she really exists. I would have felt better if it came up with something that indicated she was a real person. I know she might be but I wasn't sure that I wanted to chance it with my boots.
 
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#2,178
As someone who once sung Poshmark praises, I have begun being increasingly disenchanted with it and have started to list on other apps. As a buyer I still like it, I just spent $29 and $35 respectively for 2 bags that retail @ $750 & $800. I also bought another bag for $29 that retailed for $1370. They are not popular or well known brands, but I assume they were gifts and because it's not LV or another easily recognizable designer they don't realize what they have......

But that's also why selling has become so bad.... Between the above, scammers and lowballers, people expect things for nothing..... And think nothing of sending you a $10 offer on something that is selling for $80,which is already discounted 65%. It must work sometime because it's become the rule not the exception.

As to buyers with no feedback, I wouldn't cancel a sale..... Either send it through authentication or follow all the shipping rules and they *should* back you if there's a problem.

I just sold a sweater that you could see didn't have any holes and the buyer claimed there were two large ones. I called her on it & wrote PM & no further problem. I will often take a pic of the item in the box before shipping if I'm feeling uncomfortable.
 
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Planet Bananas said:
But that's also why selling has become so bad.... Between the above, scammers and lowballers, people expect things for nothing..... And think nothing of sending you a $10 offer on something that is selling for $80,which is already discounted 65%. It must work sometime because it's become the rule not the exception.
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Yes, this drives me nuts.

Most offers I receive are 65+% off asking, not taking into account the 20% taken by Posh.

I do get similar low balls now and then on mercari, but not as frequently.
 
#2,180
dieguteteufelin said:
Ugh, so I just had my first Poshmark "should I cancel this sale before shipping out" experience.

A new buyer: no feedback, empty closet, no followers, etc. just purchased a pair of almost $1200 boots at my list price which was roughly 2/3 off. Looking at her closet I'm terrified to send them out and fear she may be a scammer. It would be one thing if this was a $50-$100 purchase, but getting scammed on these boots would be devastating.

Should I go with my gut and cancel the sale? Has anyone ever sold to someone like this - what made you comfortable with it? I've had a few bad PM experiences lately and am pretty jaded by people with limited/no PM reputation... not sure if that's coloring my opinion of it at all. Do you think she would be understanding if I explained that I'm worried to send the item to someone with no feedback and am happy to offer 50% off any item under $75 for the inconvenience or something?
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Where do you see someone`s feedback on Poshmark?
 
#2,182
dieguteteufelin said:
No, the boots were sold for about $400 since they were discounted about 2/3 off the original price of ~$1200. I'd feel significantly better if they sold for $100 more and went to authentication first. I ended up canceling because I could not shake the weird feeling I had. Tried to do a quick google search and can't find any evidence that she really exists. I would have felt better if it came up with something that indicated she was a real person. I know she might be but I wasn't sure that I wanted to chance it with my boots.
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Oh, sorry I missed the 2/3 off. Well, it's probably best you went with your instinct. I confess I google addresses to see if they are a residence or business. I once had a buyer on poshmark buy something and have it shipped to a business. It was undeliverable and held at the post office. The buyer soon deleted their account and supposedly never picked it up. The post office wasn't able to locate the item. I always felt it was an inside job at the post office, but poshmark did release the funds to me. I assume they made an insurance claim with the PO.
 
#2,187
ThisVNchick said:
Do not feel bad! She had a good time span to think about her purchase. If she wasn't sure or in some kind of money trouble, she would have not hesitated to cancel. Like she said, she's going to accept and "move forward" and I think you should too. You did nothing wrong and should not feel bad! Don't let her guilt trip you...people will say anything to get you to bend over backwards. Stand firm!
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BomberGal said:
Don't feel bad. She is gaming you, trying to guilt / pressure you into a discount or scam an exchange...

After your funds are released, I'd block her so she can't make a future purchase with you.

And even with the log out / back being close to the buy button... It still wouldn't send a purchase all the way through. I've accidentally hit buy a few times, it didn't result in an automatic sale, you still have to confirm the order.
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Thanks ladies. The item has been delivered. The status is "pending acceptance" so we'll see if she sticks to her word.
 
#2,188
gnourtmat said:
Yesterday a buyer purchased one of my items. Later that night, I dropped off the package at the post office. Around 4AM (11+ hours after she purchased), the buyer comments the listing telling me not to ship the item. She says she already has one and purchased by mistake. I replied to her that I already shipped the item and poshmark allows up to 3 hours after making a purchase to cancel. She replied "great". And now, a few hours later, she comments again telling me that the item is cheaper on some website and she would like a discount. A few minutes later, she named another website that's selling it even cheaper.

What am I supposed to do?

Now she's blowing up my newsfeed "liking" different listings of mine and adding items to a bundle?!!?!
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gnourtmat said:
thanks for your responses!

here's an update:

the buyer comments again saying how bad she feels about the whole situation. she goes on to say she has an 8 year old daughter and how she, the buyer, set this item aside and was definitely not ready to "buy" it yet... and says something about being a single mom and needing to be more careful with her money. she then asks if she could exchange the item for two other things.

i tell her that i have never been in this kind of situation and that i am going to contact poshmark and i suggested she do the same. i even questioned how could she mistakenly make a purchase when there are several steps to take to confirm an order...

she responds that her "log out button and the place to buy are in the same proximity" she then says she's going to accept the order, move forward and not worry about it anymore.

i can't help but feel bad? am i a sucker?

btw i checked her profile, she's given 9 love notes to sellers already dating back to last august. this whole time i thought she was a brand spankin new member.
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gnourtmat said:
Thanks ladies. The item has been delivered. The status is "pending acceptance" so we'll see if she sticks to her word.
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So the buyer finally received the package today. It was a makeup compact. She is now claiming its broken. I definitely didn't ship it that way. She said she wants me to contact her via email. What am I supposed to do???
 
#2,189
gnourtmat said:
So the buyer finally received the package today. It was a makeup compact. She is now claiming its broken. I definitely didn't ship it that way. She said she wants me to contact her via email. What am I supposed to do???
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Ignore her after telling her to contact Poshmark. Send an email of your own to Poshmark stating everything that happened. I would block her.
 
#2,190
Planet Bananas said:
Ignore her after telling her to contact Poshmark. Send an email of your own to Poshmark stating everything that happened. I would block her.
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Thanks. I already contacted posh.

It's just so sad what level some people will stoop to... To rip people off. Why are you punishing me for your buyers remorse? Shame.

She said she wants to contact me via email before leaving a rating wtf. I told her to contact poshmark.
 
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