Does anyone use Poshmark?
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I just started a poshmark account yesterday! At what point did you ladies make your first sale? Someone told me that it's virtually impossible to be successful unless you have thousands of followers and interact with and share tons of other people's listings?
Another question - why do people attempt to take transactions off Poshmark? Within an hour or two of posting my first listing, I had someone leave a comment (which subsequently disappeared) to email them, where they then offered to send payment via certified bank check, which of course they could only do if they had my full name, mailing address, etc. Obviously I declined to participate in this, but are all of these scams? Or do people have something to gain by insisting the transaction take place off the platform?
Another question - why do people attempt to take transactions off Poshmark? Within an hour or two of posting my first listing, I had someone leave a comment (which subsequently disappeared) to email them, where they then offered to send payment via certified bank check, which of course they could only do if they had my full name, mailing address, etc. Obviously I declined to participate in this, but are all of these scams? Or do people have something to gain by insisting the transaction take place off the platform?
Yes those are scams by bots. Posh has gotten better about detecting them and then deleting them.
Some "real" people will sometimes ask if you can do the transaction on paypal and charge a lower price b/c then you don't have to pay the 20% commission to posh, but that is against posh policies as you are using the platform to find a buyer and then cutting them out of their fee.
It took me a while to build up a bunch of followers and I think I didn't get sales until I had at least a few thousand.
Thank you! That’s what I suspected but wanted to turn to the experts here to confirm. Is there a certain way to gain followers that you recommend? I’ve had an influx of a few hundred over the last 24 hours but it seems to have plateaued a bit. I’ve also priced my items just below the posh market and included a generous bundling discount. I posted my closet in the auction listings forum, but I can’t find the thread anymore. Perhaps mods deleted it, though I don’t know why, and I never got a notification that this occurred. In any event, I appreciate your shares and support on the platform!
This is what I did to get followers when I started out. It sounds tedious and takes time, but if you do it little by little as you are waiting online at starbucks or in an elevator or whatnot it will pay off over time.
In the app, go to "Shop". (This only works in the app, not on the main site that I can see). One of the options that will show up is "My brands." Pick a brand you sell, say Tory Burch. Then it is going to show you a list of people who are selling those brands as well. That means they like those brands and may be interested in your items. It will show you a follow button for each of those people. Follow every one! Many people, once they see that you are following them, will check your closet and follow you back. Some may not, but their items will show up in your feed when you log in. Share those items when you go into poshmark. Posh etiquette is to share back when someone shares your items, so then many of those people will be going into your closet and may like or buy your items, or at the least share some of your items so that they get seen by their followers.
Also, whenever you have mindless time such as watching TV etc share your items in general or to parties. Even if the exposure there doesn't help, the default setting when someone decides to go search for Tory Burch bags on their own is to show the items that were most recently shared first. So your items will appear at the top of the listings if they were shared most recently.
This is exactly what I do. Especially if you have shoes because you can refine the search to be your size - and therefore narrow down a market of buyers. I’ll do it on the bus in the morning while listening to music.
These are excellent suggestions, thank you! One more question for now - do you recommend adding as many items as possible from the get go? Or doing a slower build where I add a 2-3 additional items each day?
Add as many as you can. Closets with more items get more exposure. Also creates more bundle options for buyers.
Makes sense. I didn’t realize how time consuming taking good photos and creating listings can be, so I will try and set aside a couple of hours each day over the weekend to build my closet. Just went on an adding spree like you recommended and added about 600 people! My thumb hurts now hehe [emoji28]
It's worth the time to take good photos. Some people list horrible photos in dark lighting with the items all wrinkled and sitting in front of clutter--who would want to buy that stuff?!
Agreed! I’m starting with bags and shoes because those are easiest for a novice like me to photograph, but I’ll have to come up with a plan for clothing. Posh recommends styling modeling shots, but who has time for that?
Thanks for pointing that out! I’m always super distracted by what else is in the photo—sometimes I notice they have nice furniture or awesome flooring or a cute pet. Other times I see really filthy mirrors and scary ointments. Nobody wants to buy from that!
Clean up your shoes to get the best prices. If they need a minor repair, take care of it yourself (as a buyer, I always opt for the best condition pairs even if they’re the highest price... It’s important to point out flaws but unfortunately every flaw you mention is an excuse for someone to ask for a discount so just take away that downward pricing pressure by getting things fixed yourself). Also, polish them/brush the suede and condition the exotics. Get all the discoloration and grime out of the inside. That’s a great start to a good product photo!
I’d invest in a dressform if you plan to sell lots of clothes. There’s some creepy people that steal photos for perverted reasons. They don’t steal them when they’re modeled on a dress form/mannequin AND you won’t ever be creeped out finding pics of yourself somewhere you didn’t intend (it happens even modeling shoes... [emoji46])
So I have a pair of Chanel espadrilles listed on my posh, and this girl asked if she could rent them ?? Yes, because I trust a stranger enough to send out a 700 dollar pair of shoes for 100 bucks and trust she's going to send them back? Even if she did, I'd have to mark them down even more since she'd be wearing them around. Just thought it was kind of funny.. Haha
hilarious. would love to see what condition they come back in after walking around Europe for a week.