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nicole0612 said:
That was a record. I think for high profile brands priced under $1,000 there is a huge amount of interest and offers (Chanel bags etc). It actually sold on another site, so I had to wait 24 hours to deactivate the listing due to the open offers. I wish there was an option to “decline all” offers :smile:
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I learned this trick--if you make an edit to the size of the listing, then update it, it automatically closes out all open offers. Then you can delete the listing or make it NFS. Even if the size is "one size" just change it to say "custom."

Curious as to what the super popular item you listed was?
 
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MyAwesomeFinds said:
I learned this trick--if you make an edit to the size of the listing, then update it, it automatically closes out all open offers. Then you can delete the listing or make it NFS. Even if the size is "one size" just change it to say "custom."

Curious as to what the super popular item you listed was?
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Thanks! I tried to change it to “not for sale” and edit the description to say it was sold, but I got a message saying that I couldn’t edit the description with pending offers. It’s a great tip that changing the size works as a go-around strategy, thank you. It was a Chanel east-west.
 
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Curious about your thoughts around the psychology of offers for items that were gifts. When a seller states an item was a gift, I take it to mean they would like to get a good offer that reflects the inherent value of the item. I also think that if they are selling a gift, they may be somewhat flexible on price. Is it worth asking about that in the comments before submitting an offer?

Some items I've purchased at the list price. I've had things go different ways when I make an offer - have had offers accepted outright, have negotiated and arrived at a mutually reasonable price, and once had a counteroffer that was $1 lower than the list price, a clear indicator there's no room to discuss the price (to me). Maybe they'd rather keep the item than sell it any lower, which is perfectly fine. In that particular case, the description didn't say Price Firm.

It's very helpful when the item description does indicate any flexibility, but I've never sold on Poshmark, so I don't know how time-consuming it is to edit those descriptions or insert that information.
 
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GoStanford said:
Curious about your thoughts around the psychology of offers for items that were gifts. When a seller states an item was a gift, I take it to mean they would like to get a good offer that reflects the inherent value of the item. I also think that if they are selling a gift, they may be somewhat flexible on price. Is it worth asking about that in the comments before submitting an offer?

Some items I've purchased at the list price. I've had things go different ways when I make an offer - have had offers accepted outright, have negotiated and arrived at a mutually reasonable price, and once had a counteroffer that was $1 lower than the list price, a clear indicator there's no room to discuss the price (to me). Maybe they'd rather keep the item than sell it any lower, which is perfectly fine. In that particular case, the description didn't say Price Firm.

It's very helpful when the item description does indicate any flexibility, but I've never sold on Poshmark, so I don't know how time-consuming it is to edit those descriptions or insert that information.
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When someone mentions an item was a gift, I take that to mean they aren't sure of authenticity. I also think it could mean that any money they get for it is profit, so they are probably more flexible in price. I think most sellers on Posh expect people to make offers. If they don't want offers, they should say so in the listing.
 
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whateve said:
When someone mentions an item was a gift, I take that to mean they aren't sure of authenticity. I also think it could mean that any money they get for it is profit, so they are probably more flexible in price. I think most sellers on Posh expect people to make offers. If they don't want offers, they should say so in the listing.
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GoStanford said:
You bring up a very good point! I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense.
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I completely agree. There are three things that come to mind when I see “it was a gift” mentioned; these are the first two things, the other is that they are communicating that they do not know all of the specific details about the item (origin, original cost, materials etc).
 
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whateve said:
When someone mentions an item was a gift, I take that to mean they aren't sure of authenticity. I also think it could mean that any money they get for it is profit, so they are probably more flexible in price. I think most sellers on Posh expect people to make offers. If they don't want offers, they should say so in the listing.
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Yes to this. My first thought is that the item is most likely fake, and this is their cop out way of stating so without coming out and actually saying it. I get the impression 95% of the people who say it's a "gift" are full of soup.
 
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I’m starting to get fed up with Poshmark sellers not describing their items accurately.

First, I bought a Theory dress that was advertised as the Cherry ribbed dress. What I received was the Cherry dress in tissue weight cotton in the same color. Fortunately I was able to return it.

Second time, I purchased a pair of Ash suede knee high boots. There was a reddish discoloration in the camel suede that wasn’t disclosed. I accepted the purchase because the price was marked down significantly but emailed the seller letting her know the discoloration was omitted from the listing. Afterwards, I also discovered that the hidden vamp in the boot was coming apart.

Most recently, I purchased a Theory dress for $20. No flaws noted in the listing and the description said it was in overall good condition or something similar. I received the dress earlier this week with loose threads, the paint was scraped off the back zipper exposing the metal underneath, and worst of all, all of the stitching along the neckline had come up so that the lining flips up. I’ll have to take it to a tailor to have it resewn and considering this dress was around $200 and I only paid ~$20 I’ll accept the purchase but some of these sellers are phoning it in. How difficult is it to accurately describe the items you’re selling??!
 
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