I'm noticing that for me at least, clothing doesn't sell. Shoes, handbags, jewelry, other accessories ... those seem to be better categories for selling. I have a bunch of clothes I was planning to list but I think I might donate instead.
Does anyone use Poshmark?
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I wonder if the seller stole it.
Is the tag the type you can cut off? I assume you can't or you wouldn't have asked.
I hate to be such a crybaby but more people have been stealing my cover photos lately. I have commented a few asking them to kindly remove the pic. I started to put a watermark with my username on it and they still post it =\ I give up. I don't want to be the posh police. I am not actively seeking for these people. I just come across them when I look at new arrivals. Why do I feel like a ***** when I'm not even in the wrong. Should I just ignore?
You aren't a crybaby and you have a right to be upset when someone else takes the easy "copy and paste" route.
It's a lot of work to prepare listings and every site has a copyright policy disallowing the use of someone else's work.
PM will remove infringing listings. I know this from firsthand experience.
https://poshmark.com/copyright
Poshmark respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Poshmark will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions to the offending content.
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please contact us at [email protected].
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Based on a few clues I only noticed after the fact I am 100% positive it's stolen..... Yes, I can cut it out.... It's actually on a seam and a small ink filled one, plus The dress has 4 underskirts with a top layer of organza but I was originally thinking I would resell or flip the dress.....
They offered me a return, but I have a family emergency I have to deal with & can't meet a 48 hour turnaround to get it in the mail (not home) so I said forget it, for $23 total, I'll just fix it myself although in my message I told the seller I was going to go to the store the tags referenced & see if they could help (I'm totally not, just being evil 😈 )
Love it!
You should have told the seller you called the store and they can identify which location (if a chain) the security tag came from and can ID who neglected to remove the tag if the item was purchased. 😈
Has anyone ever been successful in having flagged listings of fakes removed from PM?
I've reported so many and AFAIK, none have ever been removed.
I've reported so many and AFAIK, none have ever been removed.
The report button never works for me. If you want something done you have to email them. It's a joke.
Don't bother BB, Poshmark's main revenue is counterfeit sales. They won't do a damn thing about it and are likely to say you're preventing them from making money. I really wish the big brands would go after this site and sue Posh for aiding in counterfeit sales.
This!!! Also, the last time I reported someone (through an eloquent, cleverly worded email) outlining how they were stealing every single one of their photos and listings from The RealReal they responded that TRR needed to make the complaint, in writing, in order for posh to pull the listings. They will only do something about stolen listings if the entity possessing the actual stolen media reaches out to them.
So buyer beware! I'm a decent seller/buyer and have made some great acquaintances through the app but I'm really disturbed with their behavior toward other poshers that I really respect/trust... and their new retail portal is a joke. I don't need any more cheap crap imported from China clogging up the marketplace. Nobody really thinks to themselves that they'd like to pay $40 for something from China on posh they can buy off eBay for $10 directly from the sweat shop manufacturer
So I left her a comment asking her kindly to remove the pic which had my watermark (username) across the middle. She said that's "weird" and how she "just found it on the web". She's a suggested user too. I'm not. I'm so disgusted at what certain sellers get away with... I do include stock photos for reference but my listings are not strictly stock photos. I take my time to include detailed descriptions and take clear photos (which are staged by the way) .. Just to have people steal them. I just want to quit selling online altogether sometimes. I can't compete with people coming in at significantly lower prices, non detailed descriptions, power sellers, suggested users, all while they're using MY pictures. Ugh sorry rant
Ugh! It sounds like Listia. Both Poshmark and LIstia try to portray the image of a safe marketplace yet do nothing about reports.
What I've found as a huge difference between sites that truly want to keep themselves honest and those that don't is that the sites that actually do respond to and act on reports have description boxes where reporters can describe what makes a listing fraudulent. (Both those sites also have a simple "flag" button that doesn't allow any additional details as to why you're sending the report.)
Actually, that's the way all sites are about this type of infringement. Only the rights owner can report unauthorized use of text and/or images.
Comments don't help. That's why you have to submit a DCMA report directly to Poshmark in accordance with the link I posted above.
The site is required by law to respond to those reports and although I don't know how Poshmark sanctions its members who steal pictures, I know that ebay puts a more severe ding on an account when a listing is removed through a VeRO report.
Email Poshmark through the copyright email address! That's how you'll get action.
I can totally see how Poshmark makes most of their revenue from the fakes/counterfeit listings.
I finally closed my poshmark account. Let me just say it felt so good to close that account. I really abhorred that site. So many fakes, low-ballers, and the layout was just awful. I can see why so many people like it, but I get way better sales off Tradesy and even Craiglist.
I finally closed my poshmark account. Let me just say it felt so good to close that account. I really abhorred that site. So many fakes, low-ballers, and the layout was just awful. I can see why so many people like it, but I get way better sales off Tradesy and even Craiglist.
Wow this all day it's like you are inside of my brain! I completely agree with every single thing you said!This!!! Also, the last time I reported someone (through an eloquent, cleverly worded email) outlining how they were stealing every single one of their photos and listings from The RealReal they responded that TRR needed to make the complaint, in writing, in order for posh to pull the listings. They will only do something about stolen listings if the entity possessing the actual stolen media reaches out to them.
So buyer beware! I'm a decent seller/buyer and have made some great acquaintances through the app but I'm really disturbed with their behavior toward other poshers that I really respect/trust... and their new retail portal is a joke. I don't need any more cheap crap imported from China clogging up the marketplace. Nobody really thinks to themselves that they'd like to pay $40 for something from China on posh they can buy off eBay for $10 directly from the sweat shop manufacturer