Does anyone use Poshmark?

[sandysu123]

Question for the Poshmark experts! I don’t do bundles or have it set up on my account. But people keep adding my items to a bundle. Are they expecting me to do something? Give a discount? Maybe if it was a $40 item, but it’s my more expensive stuff. Thanks!

Hi, I buy stuff from poshmark sometimes and I don't know if the seller offers a bundle. The easiest way to check is to just bundle the item and see if the seller does have a bundle discount. That's what I usually do to check really quick.

I notice that sometimes people do bundle and expect a discount, but you don't have to offer anything. It is available though for you, as a seller, to notice if there is an opportunity for a sale if you offer a small discount, if the potential buyer is bundling.

 

[D1SoCaligirl]

Thanks! That makes sense.

Hi, I buy stuff from poshmark sometimes and I don't know if the seller offers a bundle. The easiest way to check is to just bundle the item and see if the seller does have a bundle discount. That's what I usually do to check really quick.

I notice that sometimes people do bundle and expect a discount, but you don't have to offer anything. It is available though for you, as a seller, to notice if there is an opportunity for a sale if you offer a small discount, if the potential buyer is bundling.

 

[MyAwesomeFinds]

Question for the Poshmark experts! I don’t do bundles or have it set up on my account. But people keep adding my items to a bundle. Are they expecting me to do something? Give a discount? Maybe if it was a $40 item, but it’s my more expensive stuff. Thanks!

Sometimes people do it to see if you will offer them a private discount. It's a way to see what you will offer them if they are shy to put in an offer themselves (like they are afraid you might be offended if you offer too low).

 

[fashion_victim9]

Sometimes people do it to see if you will offer them a private discount. It's a way to see what you will offer them if they are shy to put in an offer themselves (like they are afraid you might be offended if you offer too low).

I never thought about it in this clue. I never offer anything first, and it annoys me when sellers do. I did use "offer to likers" several times, but every time i only got several refusals and lowball counteroffers in reply, so I stopped doing it too as I found this instrument useless, at least for expensive items.

 

[MyAwesomeFinds]

I never thought about it in this clue. I never offer anything first, and it annoys me when sellers do. I did use "offer to likers" several times, but every time i only got several refusals and lowball counteroffers in reply, so I stopped doing it too as I found this instrument useless, at least for expensive items.

My experience in the beginning with offer to likers was the same, but then I sold a valentino bag for $1895 that way! I was shocked when I saw the sale notice. So you never know. I've also had people come back later (like a week or month later) with a counter that was reasonable enough for me to accept. It's basically a numbers game. It works for maybe 10-20% of the times I use it?

 

[fashion_victim9]

My experience in the beginning with offer to likers was the same, but then I sold a valentino bag for $1895 that way! I was shocked when I saw the sale notice. So you never know. I've also had people come back later (like a week or month later) with a counter that was reasonable enough for me to accept. It's basically a numbers game. It works for maybe 10-20% of the times I use it?

wow, I can imagine, I'd be surprised too will give it another try

 

[D1SoCaligirl]

Thanks for this, very helpful. I had a buyer ask me for a private discount but I had no idea how to do it. (She didn’t either apparently.) I’ve gone back and offered private discounts to all my bundlers. Mostly just free shipping but hoping for some sales!

Sometimes people do it to see if you will offer them a private discount. It's a way to see what you will offer them if they are shy to put in an offer themselves (like they are afraid you might be offended if you offer too low).

 

[GoStanford]

I received a beautiful scarf today that didn't match the listed size; I opened up a case with customer service and chose the "item didn't match description" option and took a photo to send along. It's too bad, as the price was reasonable even for the smaller size that I received. It's just not the size I was looking for. I wish there were a way to alert the seller without going through CS - I don't know if it impacts a seller's ability to keep listing if an item doesn't match up with the description. I opted not to message her about it because those messages can be seen by all viewers, and I didn't want to advertise this. Poshmark doesn't allow private messages, right?

 

[tiffCAKE]

Poshmark doesn't allow private messages, right?

Not directly... there’s a way to achieve private messages by bastardizing their “dressing room” feature—basically you open a bundle (or seller adds an item “to your dressing room” if you’ve liked something of theirs?) And then there’s the ability to comment and I believe these comments are private... I’m not sure if you can converse back and forth or if it’s just a comment for when you open the bundle (or sellers adds to dressing room) but that would seem an odd limitation to this feature so I assume it’s for conversing within the bundle as opposed to public comments on the item itself.

I don’t know if this would help you after it’s purchased. Maybe it’s not possible to open a bundle on an item that isn’t for sale? But you could still communicate privately using any item to open the “dressing room”

 

[MyAwesomeFinds]

I received a beautiful scarf today that didn't match the listed size; I opened up a case with customer service and chose the "item didn't match description" option and took a photo to send along. It's too bad, as the price was reasonable even for the smaller size that I received. It's just not the size I was looking for. I wish there were a way to alert the seller without going through CS - I don't know if it impacts a seller's ability to keep listing if an item doesn't match up with the description. I opted not to message her about it because those messages can be seen by all viewers, and I didn't want to advertise this. Poshmark doesn't allow private messages, right?

She won't get dinged by poshmark for an odd NAD case. Only if it becomes a pattern.

ETA: she can make a new revised listing upon receiving the item back.

 

[Shelby33]

I received a beautiful scarf today that didn't match the listed size; I opened up a case with customer service and chose the "item didn't match description" option and took a photo to send along. It's too bad, as the price was reasonable even for the smaller size that I received. It's just not the size I was looking for. I wish there were a way to alert the seller without going through CS - I don't know if it impacts a seller's ability to keep listing if an item doesn't match up with the description. I opted not to message her about it because those messages can be seen by all viewers, and I didn't want to advertise this. Poshmark doesn't allow private messages, right?

Once she receives the scarf back she can put it back up for sale under a new listing.

 

[ironic568]

So my account has been limited, because they "couldn't verify the authenticity" of my item. Ugh, I do not sell things of which I'm not absolutely certain about the authenticity. I started offloading my stuff on PM in high hopes that their authenticators would be a bit more competent than Vesitiare's, but apparently this is not the case. I will appeal/request another review and submit an authentication from a 3rd party to clear my name, but just hate to spend money on something that is supposed to be PM's job (item was over $500). What I'm worried about now is that I currently have 2 pending sales and the items are on their way to Posh's headquarters for an authenticity check and I have no clue what they are going to do with those now that my account has been limited (or that these items will even be authenticated correctly). Has this ever happened to anyone?

 

[BeenBurned]

So my account has been limited, because they "couldn't verify the authenticity" of my item. Ugh, I do not sell things of which I'm not absolutely certain about the authenticity. I started offloading my stuff on PM in high hopes that their authenticators would be a bit more competent than Vesitiare's, but apparently this is not the case. I will appeal/request another review and submit an authentication from a 3rd party to clear my name, but just hate to spend money on something that is supposed to be PM's job (item was over $500). What I'm worried about now is that I currently have 2 pending sales and the items are on their way to Posh's headquarters for an authenticity check and I have no clue what they are going to do with those now that my account has been limited (or that these items will even be authenticated correctly). Has this ever happened to anyone?

I've never personally had experience because I don't do business with the company because I don't like their business practices. Perhaps someone who had a similar experience will chime in.

What bugs the sh!t out of me is Poshmark's lack of expertise and lack of willingness to admit they're wrong even when it couldn't be more obvious!

I'll relate just one of many cases I've witnessed as an authenticator and will try to make it as concise as possible.

• Buyer purchased a relatively inexpensive Coach bag (well under the threshhold where PM authenticates)
• Buyer received and questioned authenticity on AT Coach
• Item was confirmed as obvious fake with known invalid serial number/creed and construction elements
• Buyer opened dispute; Poshmark looked at listing and deemed bag as authentic.
• Buyer appealed and as goodwill gesture, PM agreed to inspect the bag in person, instructing the buyer to ship it to them.
• Poshmark received bag, examined it in person and again deemed it authentic but offered the buyer a refund to make her happy.

If Poshmark can make these types of mistakes on a Coach bag that is so obviously fake that it shouldn't have needed an expert, one can only imagine the mistakes they've made (and will continue to make) on luxury brands.

 

[MyAwesomeFinds]

So my account has been limited, because they "couldn't verify the authenticity" of my item. Ugh, I do not sell things of which I'm not absolutely certain about the authenticity. I started offloading my stuff on PM in high hopes that their authenticators would be a bit more competent than Vesitiare's, but apparently this is not the case. I will appeal/request another review and submit an authentication from a 3rd party to clear my name, but just hate to spend money on something that is supposed to be PM's job (item was over $500). What I'm worried about now is that I currently have 2 pending sales and the items are on their way to Posh's headquarters for an authenticity check and I have no clue what they are going to do with those now that my account has been limited (or that these items will even be authenticated correctly). Has this ever happened to anyone?

Just curious which brand they couldn't authenticate?

 

[whateve]

So my account has been limited, because they "couldn't verify the authenticity" of my item. Ugh, I do not sell things of which I'm not absolutely certain about the authenticity. I started offloading my stuff on PM in high hopes that their authenticators would be a bit more competent than Vesitiare's, but apparently this is not the case. I will appeal/request another review and submit an authentication from a 3rd party to clear my name, but just hate to spend money on something that is supposed to be PM's job (item was over $500). What I'm worried about now is that I currently have 2 pending sales and the items are on their way to Posh's headquarters for an authenticity check and I have no clue what they are going to do with those now that my account has been limited (or that these items will even be authenticated correctly). Has this ever happened to anyone?

I don't use Poshmark but we've seen numerous cases where they've been wrong about authenticity. I agree with Beenburned that the Coach mistakes we've seen were obvious. You didn't have to have an extensive knowledge of the brand to recognize the fake.

Were these Chanel items? By limiting you, have they prevented you from putting up other items? I don't have any advice to offer except to see if there is an appeal process and move your items to another venue. Do you use Tradesy or Mercari?