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MyAwesomeFinds said:
What brand were the items and did they relist them?
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Prettyn said:
Louis Vuitton and yes they relisted them.
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MyAwesomeFinds said:
I think when listings are taken down they're not really reviewed by professional authenticators and it's just if they get a critical mass of complaints/reports. The authenticators only review items actually purchased over $500 that go to PM HQ before going to the buyer.
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This might be the only time that I'll ever (sort of) defend a counterfeit seller. I don't know what happens on Poshmark when they remove a listing but if it's anything like Tradesy, sellers may not be told why their listings are removed.

As I understand it, although Tradesy responds to reports of fakes and does remove listings, they don't let sellers know that the listing was even removed! So not only does the seller not know the reason, but if she has a lot of listings, she may not even be aware of the missing item.

If PM does something similar and simply removes items without notification to the seller, the seller might conceivably assume it was a glitch and relist.

(On ebay, when a listing is removed for an illegal, infringing or other violation of ebay policy, the seller gets a very specific email telling them WHY the listing was removed as well as a link to their policies.)
 
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BeenBurned said:
This might be the only time that I'll ever (sort of) defend a counterfeit seller. I don't know what happens on Poshmark when they remove a listing but if it's anything like Tradesy, sellers may not be told why their listings are removed.

As I understand it, although Tradesy responds to reports of fakes and does remove listings, they don't let sellers know that the listing was even removed! So not only does the seller not know the reason, but if she has a lot of listings, she may not even be aware of the missing item.

If PM does something similar and simply removes items without notification to the seller, the seller might conceivably assume it was a glitch and relist.

(On ebay, when a listing is removed for an illegal, infringing or other violation of ebay policy, the seller gets a very specific email telling them WHY the listing was removed as well as a link to their policies.)
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Posh tells you. I had a random pair of costume jewelry earrings I bought at an independent boutique. I listed them as unbranded and mentioned in the description that they were a similar style to Kendra Scott (not an identical style or knock off, just similar vibe). Someone decided I was trying to sell a replica and reported my listing as a replica. It was taken down and I asked them to relist and they said no, you're not allowed to even compare something to another brand! The dumb earrings were only worth like $15 in the resale market anyway so I just donated them. So I think they are trying to be strict but just can't keep up with all the listings.
 
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MyAwesomeFinds said:
Posh tells you. I had a random pair of costume jewelry earrings I bought at an independent boutique. I listed them as unbranded and mentioned in the description that they were a similar style to Kendra Scott (not an identical style or knock off, just similar vibe). Someone decided I was trying to sell a replica and reported my listing as a replica. It was taken down and I asked them to relist and they said no, you're not allowed to even compare something to another brand! The dumb earrings were only worth like $15 in the resale market anyway so I just donated them. So I think they are trying to be strict but just can't keep up with all the listings.
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That's not allowed on ebay either. It's considered to be key word spamming; using an unrelated key word to get extra hits on your listing. (By "unrelated" they mean that if it's not made by a company, you can't use that company's name.)
 
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BeenBurned said:
That's not allowed on ebay either. It's considered to be key word spamming; using an unrelated key word to get extra hits on your listing. (By "unrelated" they mean that if it's not made by a company, you can't use that company's name.)
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Yeah, I mean I just dumped the item and am stricter about my listing descriptions, but it seems dumb that they are chasing things like that rather than actual counterfeit goods.
 
#3,577
Just wanted to come here and share my experience with Poshmark. I use the platform almost exclusively to sell my items, mostly contemporary bags, clothing, and shoes. The app is so easy to use, and I've been selling there for about 6 years now. I have had a good experience overall, and I've been able to clear out a lot of my closet. I've really only had one small issue in the very beginning, when I was selling an old Coach wristlet. The item was not new as I'd used it many times before and I clearly disclosed that there was a stain on the front. Someone purchased it and then filed a complaint against me, saying that the item was not as described. I have a feeling that she wanted a brand new, or close to new, item, or it was possibly buyer's remorse. Posh sided with me, and agreed that I was upfront about the item's condition. I also recently sold a high-ticket item, a LV Pochette Metis, and it went through smoothly. I was definitely super worried that something would happen and I either wouldn't get my money or my bag back, so I was basically on edge for nearly a week. Moving forward, I'll continue to use Poshmark to sell contemporary brands, but I think I'll stick to Fashionphile for luxury items. People definitely lowball you like crazy and I'd rather take a slightly lower cut than deal with the uneasiness and annoyances.
 
#3,578
anthrosphere said:
Slow day on Posh for me. No sales, just a lot of spammers liking my page for no reason. :tdown: I tried reducing my prices a little more but it's not helping. Didn't know Poshers are so cheap.
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There are lots of cheap lowballers on posh. I declined a lot of rude offers this week. However there are still some reasonable people who come along often enough to keep me on the platform. I got several things sold at reasonable prices over the past few weeks as well. Just have to wait for the right buyers to come along.
 
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nygrl said:
Just wanted to come here and share my experience with Poshmark. I use the platform almost exclusively to sell my items, mostly contemporary bags, clothing, and shoes. The app is so easy to use, and I've been selling there for about 6 years now. I have had a good experience overall, and I've been able to clear out a lot of my closet. I've really only had one small issue in the very beginning, when I was selling an old Coach wristlet. The item was not new as I'd used it many times before and I clearly disclosed that there was a stain on the front. Someone purchased it and then filed a complaint against me, saying that the item was not as described. I have a feeling that she wanted a brand new, or close to new, item, or it was possibly buyer's remorse. Posh sided with me, and agreed that I was upfront about the item's condition. I also recently sold a high-ticket item, a LV Pochette Metis, and it went through smoothly. I was definitely super worried that something would happen and I either wouldn't get my money or my bag back, so I was basically on edge for nearly a week. Moving forward, I'll continue to use Poshmark to sell contemporary brands, but I think I'll stick to Fashionphile for luxury items. People definitely lowball you like crazy and I'd rather take a slightly lower cut than deal with the uneasiness and annoyances.
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I sold my first high end luxury item with Posh last week--a valentino bag. I've been on the platform about a year and have mostly sold mid-range items. It passed through the posh authentication process smoothly and it was sent to the buyer by posh. I'm just waiting for them to sign for it so I can get my earnings released. I'm much less nervous selling this through posh than say tradesy, because the item passes through posh for inspection first and the odds of a scamming buyer being successful are much lower. I had actually submitted this bag to Fashionphile for a quote, it was a $3800 NWT bag, and I didn't expect anywhere close to retail for it but they offered me an insulting $830. I sold it on posh for $1900. If I had gotten a lot of use out of the bag already I might have been fine taking a lower amount from Fashionphile but not for something I hadn't even used.
 
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MyAwesomeFinds said:
I sold my first high end luxury item with Posh last week--a valentino bag. I've been on the platform about a year and have mostly sold mid-range items. It passed through the posh authentication process smoothly and it was sent to the buyer by posh. I'm just waiting for them to sign for it so I can get my earnings released. I'm much less nervous selling this through posh than say tradesy, because the item passes through posh for inspection first and the odds of a scamming buyer being successful are much lower. I had actually submitted this bag to Fashionphile for a quote, it was a $3800 NWT bag, and I didn't expect anywhere close to retail for it but they offered me an insulting $830. I sold it on posh for $1900. If I had gotten a lot of use out of the bag already I might have been fine taking a lower amount from Fashionphile but not for something I hadn't even used.
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I agree with you on selling it through Poshmark than some of the other resell sites, like Tradesy. The only reason why I was okay selling a luxury bag on Poshmark was because of the authentication service. Although I understand that they sometimes aren't the most reliable, it sort of passed some of the liability off me and onto them. If the buyer claims the bag is not authentic and wants a refund, it would be between them and Poshmark. In my case, the quote I received from Fashionphile was about $250 less than what I would make selling it myself, so I decided to take a chance. I may do it again if I receive a super low offer from Fashionphile. However, if the difference is about $100 or so, I'd rather just consign it with Fashionphile.
 
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#3,581
nygrl said:
Although I understand that they sometimes aren't the most reliable, it sort of passed some of the liability off me and onto them. If the buyer claims the bag is not authentic and wants a refund, it would be between them and Poshmark.
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I'm not sure you should feel so "comfortable." Poshmark has been shown to deem authentic items as fake. (Their experts have been wrong in both calling fakes authentic and authentic items fake.)

So if a buyer calls your authentic item fake and PM agrees with them (right or wrong), I believe you'd get your bag back and lose the money.
 
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BeenBurned said:
I'm not sure you should feel so "comfortable." Poshmark has been shown to deem authentic items as fake. (Their experts have been wrong in both calling fakes authentic and authentic items fake.)

So if a buyer calls your authentic item fake and PM agrees with them (right or wrong), I believe you'd get your bag back and lose the money.
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PM inspects the bag first, then sends to the buyer. If PM deemed the bag fake, they would not send it to the buyer.
 
#3,583
MyAwesomeFinds said:
PM inspects the bag first, then sends to the buyer. If PM deemed the bag fake, they would not send it to the buyer.
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Thanks. I was talking about items that went to the buyer, disputes filed (and proven fake, BTW) and items sent to PM for "expert" review.

There have been cases where (non-luxe) items were fake and Poshmark agreed to examine the bag in person. And even after their "team of experts" had it in hand, they still got it wrong.

Here's just one example. Read my post but also, expand the post I quoted:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-1154#post-30643721

My point is that although they don't pre-inspect Coach, if this Coach bag were one they'd have inspected before being sent to a buyer, that item WOULD have gone to the buyer and it was 100% fake.
 
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BeenBurned said:
Thanks. I was talking about items that went to the buyer, disputes filed (and proven fake, BTW) and items sent to PM for "expert" review.

There have been cases where (non-luxe) items were fake and Poshmark agreed to examine the bag in person. And even after their "team of experts" had it in hand, they still got it wrong.

Here's just one example. Read my post but also, expand the post I quoted:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...ost-for-format.889527/page-1154#post-30643721

My point is that although they don't pre-inspect Coach, if this Coach bag were one they'd have inspected before being sent to a buyer, that item WOULD have gone to the buyer and it was 100% fake.
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Oh ok. Yeah the service only provides [some] peace of mind for items over $500 for sellers who know their stuff is legit.
 
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