Does anyone use Poshmark?

[tiffCAKE]

This is speculation but I bet a lot of sellers were booted from ebay and then go to Poshmark. I've seen many of the same fakes listed on PM that were removed (often multiple times) from ebay as a result of reports.

And if they're also reneging on sales, ebay will eventually NARU them and as you've found, it's possible that your seller might be one who just moved to PM.

You hit the nail on the head!! Another pair I’ve been stalking for years appeared on poshmark but it’s in poor condition. Seller really wasn’t very cooperative about it. I asked how many spikes were missing and she said none. But there were over 10 missing in just the views shown in her own listing. So I took screenshots, circled them, posted them, tagged her. She was apologetic and said she hadn’t noticed. I deleted it. But then she wouldn’t get back to me about posting complete photos or even tell me the total number of missing spikes.

She wouldn’t ever respond to me on her listing. If I asked a question on her listing she’d go find one of mine to answer me. So nobody else viewing her listing has any idea what’s going on either. Finally I told her that I would pay her full price if she fixed them first, that way I wouldn’t insult her with a low offer to cover my repair costs, of which I had no idea how to estimate since she won’t tell me or show me how much damage is present (plus they’re dirty, yiiiiich). She said she had no idea where to fix them and to submit my offer. So I offered her 55% ($500) which is more than fair in my opinion given the risk I’m taking on their condition and her unwillingness to cooperate.

During this exchange, half scattered amongst my listings and other half of her actual listing, I explained my cobbler won’t even repair spikes unless I give him the replacements. I asked if she had them with the heel taps, how many, if it would cover the unknown number missing on the shoes, and that I found a limited supply of them available for purchase but they were $20/pair (as in $10 per spike sold in pairs) so if she had none it would cost me at least $120 to buy the spare spikes before my cobbler even started repairing them. And that otherwise I was going to ship them to leather spa in NYC (from Vegas) bc they do excellent repairs but it’s $$$ for me.

End of long story: she countered 800. I said no way was I going to buy them in that condition for 800 and good luck. She just posted them on eBay last night for 900 and sure enough, she has whopping total of 5 feedback ratings (all older than 12 Mos so I can’t see them) totaling 0%!!! You were sooooooo right!!

AND she lives in Brooklyn so she could totally get them fixed and get her asking price.

I already knew that she was Shady McShadington by responding on my listings instead of hers and that if this transaction took place it was going to be a PITA. But it was sooooooo much easier to assess my risk dealing with her on eBay, where she has 0% rating.

 

[tiffCAKE]

I just want to clarify that on ebay, a b.o. IS binding and paying is NOT optional.

When a buyer makes a b.o., they get a message that if the buyer accepts, they are obligated to complete the purchase.
And when a seller accepts a b.o., they get a message that they're obligated to sell at that price and complete the sale.

And if the buyer doesn't pay, the seller CAN open a non-payment dispute and the buyer will get a strike if she doesn't pay.

How does Best Offer work?
From the policy: " A Best Offer is binding, just like any other bid"

Sorry I was rambling/unclear. I meant that I would prefer that the buyer already “checked out” to submit their offer. That way it would automatically go through once seller accepted. You’re absolutely correct that the offer submission/acceptance is binding. I just don’t like having to check for updates periodically to see whether it’s been accepted to then complete the check out process. It’s just an extra delay that isn’t necessary if completed up front. It’s not a big deal or anything but it is annoying when I’m buying from a seller on the east coast if I’m unavailable during the day.

 

[Black Elite]

I just want to clarify that on ebay, a b.o. IS binding and paying is NOT optional.

When a buyer makes a b.o., they get a message that if the buyer accepts, they are obligated to complete the purchase.
And when a seller accepts a b.o., they get a message that they're obligated to sell at that price and complete the sale.

And if the buyer doesn't pay, the seller CAN open a non-payment dispute and the buyer will get a strike if she doesn't pay.

How does Best Offer work?
From the policy: " A Best Offer is binding, just like any other bid"

True, paying is NOT optional. But the way eBay is set up, you wouldn't really know it. Sure, buyers get strikes. But they're still allowed to continue with that behavior for a fair amount of time.

I only posted to defend those of us sellers who prefer Poshmark for reasons other than wanting to "[get away with selling fakes,]" which not something that I have ever done or ever will do.

 

[mharri20]

Where can we pay to have it authenticated

I would go to Lollipuff to have them authenticated since they accept Chanel as one of their brands.

 

[MissMarion]

It is not unusual for someone to buy one of my items without asking a question or submitting a lower offer, and I’ve never had an issue with those buyers. But last night a newbie bought a ring for $100 and it just seems weird. I mean the pictures were very good IMO so maybe they had no questions. I usually ship next day but I waited an extra day this time since a few of you have had Poshmark cancel a sale after you already shipped. I will ship it tomorrow.

 

[chaosinla]

I would check the seller’s other items to see if she seems reliable. If so, Mercari is more like eBay, purchase with PayPal and have it authenticated when you receive it. You might want to submit that poshmark listing/photos to the Authenticate this LV thread prior to purchasing if it meets their criteria for authentications.

I say if you saw it on Poshmark you should buy it on Poshmark .

Thank you for the responses! The seller offered the lower price through Mercari (few hundred less), I downloaded the app/set up the acct, then she stated that she wasn't comfortable selling through Mercari since I'm a new member on both platforms. Afterwards, she just offered the bag for a little less on PM. This occurred over a few days and overall, it's left a bad taste. Think I'm just going to Tradesy and the boutique to make up for the (no longer) surprise gift.

 

[onlyk]

Thank you for the responses! The seller offered the lower price through Mercari (few hundred less), I downloaded the app/set up the acct, then she stated that she wasn't comfortable selling through Mercari since I'm a new member on both platforms. Afterwards, she just offered the bag for a little less on PM. This occurred over a few days and overall, it's left a bad taste. Think I'm just going to Tradesy and the boutique to make up for the (no longer) surprise gift.

no surprise, I don't sell my expensive items on Mercari either, I even had someone who has lots of feedbacks on both apps offered me a very good price to sell her an expensive item on Mercari but I didn't dare to.

and I don't sell my expensive items on Tradsey either because their fees are as high as Poshmark (they raised 13ish% to 20ish% recently) and takes ages to get money in hand, plus the buyer still have the option to return the item even after a month (something like that from last time I checked). I only list items on Tradsey or Mercari that I absolutely don't care and couldn't sell on other selling platforms.

P.S. I'm sure you I'm not the seller on Poshmark you are talking about, just want to tell you there are maybe legit reasons the seller didn't want to go to Mercari sell it to you as you said you are a new member, of course there are tons of scammers on Poshmark too, she could be one of them as well.

 

[chaosinla]

no surprise, I don't sell my expensive items on Mercari either, I even had someone who has lots of feedbacks on both apps offered me a very good price to sell her an expensive item on Mercari but I didn't dare to.

and I don't sell my expensive items on Tradsey either because their fees are as high as Poshmark (they raised 13ish% to 20ish% recently) and takes ages to get money in hand, plus the buyer still have the option to return the item even after a month (something like that from last time I checked). I only list items on Tradsey or Mercari that I absolutely don't care and couldn't sell on other selling platforms.

P.S. I'm sure you I'm not the seller on Poshmark you are talking about, just want to tell you there are maybe legit reasons the seller didn't want to go to Mercari sell it to you as you said you are a new member, of course there are tons of scammers on Poshmark too, she could be one of them as well.

I don't believe that a seller really has to justify the reasons why they choose a particular platform to sell on. It's completely their prerogative. My issue is that it seems there was a bait and switch, along with a complete waste of time in days. Originally (and as a new posh member), I made my best offer through posh. The seller than pm'd me a lower price asking me to purchase through Mercari (a site that I haven't ever heard of). That's what prompted my original qu's here. Then, after agreeing to the deal and going through the process of becoming a member of Mercari (with the seller's full knowledge that I would be new there too), the seller suddenly wants to go back to posh for a higher price. My suspicion is the seller became worried about breaking the T&C's of posh regarding luring buyers to lesser fee platforms (at least that's what ebay regulates), more than the new member excuses. Either way, it was a bad experience, especially since I didn't initiate any of this from the onset. And, this will be my last jaunt into the pre-owned world. Maybe, I should just report the seller to posh and let them deal with it.

PS. In the interest of full disclosure, when the seller asked me to buy through Mercari, I did ask if he/she sold through Tradesy (a site I was aware of ) However at no time did I request for the seller to ever leave posh.

 

[onlyk]

I don't believe that a seller really has to justify the reasons why they choose a particular platform to sell on. It's completely their prerogative. My issue is that it seems there was a bait and switch, along with a complete waste of time in days. Originally (and as a new posh member), I made my best offer through posh. The seller than pm'd me a lower price asking me to purchase through Mercari (a site that I haven't ever heard of). That's what prompted my original qu's here. Then, after agreeing to the deal and going through the process of becoming a member of Mercari (with the seller's full knowledge that I would be new there too), the seller suddenly wants to go back to posh for a higher price. My suspicion is the seller became worried about breaking the T&C's of posh regarding luring buyers to lesser fee platforms (at least that's what ebay regulates), more than the new member excuses. Either way, it was a bad experience, especially since I didn't initiate any of this from the onset. And, this will be my last jaunt into the pre-owned world. Maybe, I should just report the seller to posh and let them deal with it.

PS. In the interest of full disclosure, when the seller asked me to buy through Mercari, I did ask if he/she sold through Tradesy (a site I was aware of ) However at no time did I request for the seller to ever leave posh.

Yes, you are absolutely right, and I totally agree with you, report her.

 

[MissMarion]

I had a positive experience last night. Buyer made an offer which I accepted (for a wallet). She mentioned she had the matching bag so I replied with the official color name of the wallet and suggested she confirm the color name of her bag. Turns out her bag was a different shade of beige. She was very nice and intended to go through with the sale, but I offered to cancel and she was pretty happy. I may get a hand slap by PM because in the case of an accepted offer, only the seller can cancel. They provide a list of reasons but none of them applied so I just clicked “other”. I will wait a while to relist because I don’t want the listings next to each other in my closet.

 

[tiffCAKE]

I had a positive experience last night. Buyer made an offer which I accepted (for a wallet). She mentioned she had the matching bag so I replied with the official color name of the wallet and suggested she confirm the color name of her bag. Turns out her bag was a different shade of beige. She was very nice and intended to go through with the sale, but I offered to cancel and she was pretty happy. I may get a hand slap by PM because in the case of an accepted offer, only the seller can cancel. They provide a list of reasons but none of them applied so I just clicked “other”. I will wait a while to relist because I don’t want the listings next to each other in my closet.

You can rearrange the listings in your closet anytime. They automatically sort with the most recently shared at the top. So if you want to move them around, just share them in the order you’d like to place them, sharing first the one you’d like to appear at the very bottom and sharing last the one you’d like to appear first in your closet. Hope that helps!

 

[MissMarion]

You can rearrange the listings in your closet anytime. They automatically sort with the most recently shared at the top. So if you want to move them around, just share them in the order you’d like to place them, sharing first the one you’d like to appear at the very bottom and sharing last the one you’d like to appear first in your closet. Hope that helps!

Yes thanks. I know that newly shared listings go to the top but I don’t like to clutter my followers’ feeds just to rearrange my closet. I wish there was a way to just move things around without sharing. I keep hoping they will add this functionality [emoji4]

 

[nicole0612]

Yes thanks. I know that newly shared listings go to the top but I don’t like to clutter my followers’ feeds just to rearrange my closet. I wish there was a way to just move things around without sharing. I keep hoping they will add this functionality [emoji4]

To be honest, I wouldn’t worry about it. If you share one after the other at the same time, it will appear in your follower’s feed as just one entry:

“User xyz shared these 12 listings from their closet” etc., but it will just show one block of 4 photos.

The photo is not of my closet, but it is what popped up first when I opened Poshmark, and this happens hundreds of times per day.

 

[tiffCAKE]

To be honest, I wouldn’t worry about it. If you share one after the other at the same time, it will appear in your follower’s feed as just one entry:

“User xyz shared these 12 listings from their closet” etc., but it will just show one block of 4 photos.
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The photo is not of my closet, but it is what popped up first when I opened Poshmark, and this happens hundreds of times per day.

I agree. Don’t worry! I don’t shop off my feed—I stalk specific pairs for which I’m seeking to buy (I do keyword/brand searches). There are far far worse behaviors on poshmark than “oversharing” but if it really bothers you, just do it at a time when it will get buried by other updates in followers’ feeds.

 

[Pao9]

I sell on both Poshmark and eBay, but haven't bought anything on Poshmark before. I've only been using it for a year, but I already prefer it over eBay for selling. I like that the shipping cost is baked into their 20% fee. Because I sell shoes (which get pretty heavy), shipping + eBay fees + PayPal fees often come to 20% or more of the selling price anyway. I also think Poshmark protects sellers way better than eBay, and I like that when a buyer submits an offer, it's binding as the money is held from them until the seller accepts. Not the case with eBay as paying for something you've purchased optional for the buyer. On eBay, you have 30 days to up to six months to make a return, whereas on Poshmark the buyer gets three days.

To be honest, I haven't had any bad experiences yet with either platform other than the occasional non-payment on eBay. But that is annoying enough to be a turnoff. eBay also isn't as fun as it was in the early days, and Poshmark is still fun (for now).

I totally agree with everything you said, only thing is that the shipping is not included in the 20%, the buyer pays a flat shipping rate so it’s additional to the sale price. If you lower the prices of your items sometimes they lower the price of the shipping for the next hour and notify the people that like the item. Just FYI