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I'm using it more for buying..... I think some people have given up and feel like some $ is better than nothing. I cannot believe the deals on have found in the past month.

As a seller, this makes me conflicted because I get the same low ball offers but I will not accept them. I feel like the increase in them means they are getting accepted. I will not lowball someone, I just do searches with the filters on and that's how I find things that are low in price and perhaps the seller doesn't really know what they have or they have thrown in the towel. I don't see this happening on tradesy or other apps.
 
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It's a hassle sometimes with the tag sale attitudes of some folks! Everything I offer for sale is unused or barely used and in great condition--I just had a cheap pair of heels ($25) that someone offered $12 and I was really annoyed because in her closet she was asking $30 for a pair of stretched out beat up filthy Pumas that looked like they were worn running through a bayou during a zombie apocalypse and later removed from a body that had turned and rotted into them!! Not even joking!! So I relented and countered $15 just to offload them and say bbye.... Ugh!
 
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Planet Bananas said:
I'm using it more for buying..... I think some people have given up and feel like some $ is better than nothing. I cannot believe the deals on have found in the past month.

As a seller, this makes me conflicted because I get the same low ball offers but I will not accept them. I feel like the increase in them means they are getting accepted. I will not lowball someone, I just do searches with the filters on and that's how I find things that are low in price and perhaps the seller doesn't really know what they have or they have thrown in the towel. I don't see this happening on tradesy or other apps.
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I think I`ll just use it for buying too. I`ve found a few good items but I`ve also been scammed a few times too. I definitely have a love/hate relationship with Poshmark. I`ll just sell on Ebay & avoid all the bartering & drama.
 
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Planet Bananas said:
I'm using it more for buying..... I think some people have given up and feel like some $ is better than nothing. I cannot believe the deals on have found in the past month.

As a seller, this makes me conflicted because I get the same low ball offers but I will not accept them. I feel like the increase in them means they are getting accepted. I will not lowball someone, I just do searches with the filters on and that's how I find things that are low in price and perhaps the seller doesn't really know what they have or they have thrown in the towel. I don't see this happening on tradesy or other apps.
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I agree with this. It's a pain to sell and people are crazy with their offers, but I still buy a decent amount on the app. I think the casual atmosphere of Posh makes it so people are more willing to sell stuff, and may not know what they have (like you said). I bought a pair of almost new Saint Laurent studded flats (retail $695) for $30 from a gal, and she had a Lush dress in her closet for $70.

As much as Posh bothers me with the way they do things, I can't stop buying there because the deals are just too good. :shrugs:

On a different note...I was infuriated last week when I got an email from Posh saying that some of my comments aren't complying with the "Suggested User" terms, and that if I don't stop, they will pull me from the program. When I asked them to clarify, they told me it was because of my comments informing sellers that their shoes aren't authentic (which I do very nicely and respectfully, and only when the seller is trying to claim they are real or "don't know").

PISSED. :pout:

They went on to say that I need to stop because my comments are preventing sales. Why yes, they are preventing sales of ILLEGAL ITEMS. Ugh. I responded back saying that I'll stop commenting when I stop seeing fake items being sold as real, when the "report" feature actually starts to work, or when they hire me to remove fake shoes for them (and I sent in a resume, just for fun). They never responded.

Sorry for the rant, but this really bugged me. I understand that it's not fun hearing your item may not be real, but as a seller, people should do the research and know what they are selling. Not to mention, Posh should be thanking me for helping them get rid of the replica listings so they don't get in trouble.
 
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mharri20 said:
I agree with this. It's a pain to sell and people are crazy with their offers, but I still buy a decent amount on the app. I think the casual atmosphere of Posh makes it so people are more willing to sell stuff, and may not know what they have (like you said). I bought a pair of almost new Saint Laurent studded flats (retail $695) for $30 from a gal, and she had a Lush dress in her closet for $70.

As much as Posh bothers me with the way they do things, I can't stop buying there because the deals are just too good. :shrugs:

On a different note...I was infuriated last week when I got an email from Posh saying that some of my comments aren't complying with the "Suggested User" terms, and that if I don't stop, they will pull me from the program. When I asked them to clarify, they told me it was because of my comments informing sellers that their shoes aren't authentic (which I do very nicely and respectfully, and only when the seller is trying to claim they are real or "don't know").

PISSED. :pout:

They went on to say that I need to stop because my comments are preventing sales. Why yes, they are preventing sales of ILLEGAL ITEMS. Ugh. I responded back saying that I'll stop commenting when I stop seeing fake items being sold as real, when the "report" feature actually starts to work, or when they hire me to remove fake shoes for them (and I sent in a resume, just for fun). They never responded.

Sorry for the rant, but this really bugged me. I understand that it's not fun hearing your item may not be real, but as a seller, people should do the research and know what they are selling. Not to mention, Posh should be thanking me for helping them get rid of the replica listings so they don't get in trouble.
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Holy crap! I've never heard that before! Preventing sales? I'm always grateful when I see somebody that has post underneath an item I'm looking at, especially if it's not one of the common knock off pieces. That is some nerve!

I finally opened my first case as a buyer. I am generally fairly understanding or at least try to be I don't like giving low ratings, so often if it something like it's not clean or another solvable problem or something I just will leave no rating....., but this last one just straight pissed me off because I felt like if I left a little rating or complained the person would say what did I expect for the price. They were selling a sweater that they said was cashmere, the minute I pulled it out of the box I could feel that it was not 100% cashmere and sure enough I looked inside and the label tag says 30% cashmere. I actually like the sweater and was tempted to just keep it and not say anything, but it was dirty and the nerve of thinking I would not look at the tag or that it just straight didn't matter got under my skin. I got a notice from posh that said they're reviewing the case.

We'll see what happens.
 
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Planet Bananas said:
Holy crap! I've never heard that before! Preventing sales? I'm always grateful when I see somebody that has post underneath an item I'm looking at, especially if it's not one of the common knock off pieces. That is some nerve!

I finally opened my first case as a buyer. I am generally fairly understanding or at least try to be I don't like giving low ratings, so often if it something like it's not clean or another solvable problem or something I just will leave no rating....., but this last one just straight pissed me off because I felt like if I left a little rating or complained the person would say what did I expect for the price. They were selling a sweater that they said was cashmere, the minute I pulled it out of the box I could feel that it was not 100% cashmere and sure enough I looked inside and the label tag says 30% cashmere. I actually like the sweater and was tempted to just keep it and not say anything, but it was dirty and the nerve of thinking I would not look at the tag or that it just straight didn't matter got under my skin. I got a notice from posh that said they're reviewing the case.

We'll see what happens.
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Yep! Preventing sales. So they are essentially telling me that they allow the sale of replicas.

I am that way too in terms of giving ratings. It takes a lot for me to return something because I am pretty reasonable and will wash something if I need. But that one would irk me too!!
 
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Wow..... So Poshmark resolved my case. They offered me a credit for what I paid, minus shipping and keep the item..... I'm not sure if I'm quite comfortable with that, I would have returned the item, but why bother if they offer this? I find this solution strange..... Does this mean the person does not get the $ or is the $ coming from poshmark?
 
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Planet Bananas said:
Wow..... So Poshmark resolved my case. They offered me a credit for what I paid, minus shipping and keep the item..... I'm not sure if I'm quite comfortable with that, I would have returned the item, but why bother if they offer this? I find this solution strange..... Does this mean the person does not get the $ or is the $ coming from poshmark?
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When PM offers you credit, the seller gets his/her funds released. Poshmark foots the bill. Then again, I think they can afford to for small ticket items. They do charge 20% commission...
 
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mharri20 said:
I agree with this. It's a pain to sell and people are crazy with their offers, but I still buy a decent amount on the app. I think the casual atmosphere of Posh makes it so people are more willing to sell stuff, and may not know what they have (like you said). I bought a pair of almost new Saint Laurent studded flats (retail $695) for $30 from a gal, and she had a Lush dress in her closet for $70.



As much as Posh bothers me with the way they do things, I can't stop buying there because the deals are just too good. :shrugs:



On a different note...I was infuriated last week when I got an email from Posh saying that some of my comments aren't complying with the "Suggested User" terms, and that if I don't stop, they will pull me from the program. When I asked them to clarify, they told me it was because of my comments informing sellers that their shoes aren't authentic (which I do very nicely and respectfully, and only when the seller is trying to claim they are real or "don't know").



PISSED. :pout:



They went on to say that I need to stop because my comments are preventing sales. Why yes, they are preventing sales of ILLEGAL ITEMS. Ugh. I responded back saying that I'll stop commenting when I stop seeing fake items being sold as real, when the "report" feature actually starts to work, or when they hire me to remove fake shoes for them (and I sent in a resume, just for fun). They never responded.



Sorry for the rant, but this really bugged me. I understand that it's not fun hearing your item may not be real, but as a seller, people should do the research and know what they are selling. Not to mention, Posh should be thanking me for helping them get rid of the replica listings so they don't get in trouble.
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This! T.h.i.s. Makes. Me. Want. To. Crap. Out. Of. My. Mouth!!!

Good for you for doing what you do and good for you for standing up to them when threatened to be pulled from their suggested user program. Frankly, anyone with integrity like yourself probably doesn't want to be involved with a fake elitist "club" that condones bad, ILLEGAL, selling behavior and punishes those that try to help.

If anything, a suggested user guiding sales is a good thing. Why are they focusing on the comments on the illegal counterfeit items? Why not equally recognize the times you let buyers know that an item is in fact authentic and there's a sale because the buyer feels safe????????? Send a follow up email and let them know that you also steer buyers to buy the items that ARE in fact authentic. I'd even follow up/audit your good advice and send them a dollar amount of sales that happened BECAUSE YOU ADVISED BUYERS OF AUTHENTICITY instead of allowing them to categorize you as blocking (illegal) sales....

Had to edit bc I put something inside brackets which jacked up the formatting. Whoopsie! Forgot these were HTML compliant!
 
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tiffCAKE said:
This! T.h.i.s. Makes. Me. Want. To. Crap. Out. Of. My. Mouth!!!

Good for you for doing what you do and good for you for standing up to them when threatened to be pulled from their suggested user program. Frankly, anyone with integrity like yourself probably doesn't want to be involved with a fake elitist "club" that condones bad, ILLEGAL, selling behavior and punishes those that try to help.

If anything, a suggested user guiding sales is a good thing. Why are they focusing on the comments on the illegal counterfeit items? Why not equally recognize the times you let buyers know that an item is in fact authentic and there's a sale because the buyer feels safe????????? Send a follow up email and let them know that you also steer buyers to buy the items that ARE in fact authentic. I'd even follow up/audit your good advice and send them a dollar amount of sales that happened BECAUSE YOU ADVISED BUYERS OF AUTHENTICITY instead of allowing them to categorize you as blocking (illegal) sales....

Had to edit bc I put something inside brackets which jacked up the formatting. Whoopsie! Forgot these were HTML compliant!
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Ok, that first comment made me think of South Park, lol!

I basically told them that instead of wasting their time on someone who is helping the community, they should be removing the replica listings. I never got a response email, so I'm hoping they felt stupid after they sent it to me.

I figured out that the "report" feature is automated for designer replicas. It doesn't matter how many times you report something, but instead, it's based on the number of people who report it; so, "X" number of people have to report an item before it is removed. I think this is total BS. The only "authenticating" that Posh does is through the concierge service. They don't have any employees who sift through new listings and remove any replicas that they see, which is where I believe the problem is.
 
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It's so unbelievable especially since they created the social platform where the comments underneath the item are permanent. When everything first started that was one of the things I thought about....... if the seller was a scammer or a buyer was a scammer we could self-report within a social app. Poshmark doing this is yet another nail in their coffin in my opinion.

Yes yes that first line is hilarious lol 😁 😄
 
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I was tempted to "out" some misrepresented items last night. I was thinking of selling the Wren "gold dipped" necklace from my Fab Fit a Fun box. Supposedly $100 retail. Decided not to list because there are so many already listed. What bugged me is that several of them just stated 14kt, leaving a false impression
 
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Well... That is a new one.

There is a chick on Posh selling YSL lipsticks with the translucent plastic SAMPLE CAPS used at Sephora for their sample lipsticks on them. "Barely used" & "Like New". I'm guessing stolen...
 
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