Does anyone use Poshmark?

[Coach Superfan]

Thank you @whateve and @GoStanford ! I've mostly sold on PM and now that you mention it, they are pretty good resolving issues when packages go missing. It just makes me nervous bc I have a Chanel bag on my radar and the seller is semi good at responding, but has not added details of the inside of the bag although she had included a photo of the receipt from 2021. She claims it has the metal tag but I'm weary of submitting an offer/purchasing without more photos..

 

[nicole0612]

Does anyone know what the selling fees are on Etsy vs Poshmark. I know Poshmark is 20%. I am interested in an item a seller has on both platforms. She would prefer to go through Etsy, but I prefer Poshmark due to the authentication service, even though it is not perfect. Would she make more on Etsy after commission? (The price is the same on both). Thanks.

 

[whateve]

Does anyone know what the selling fees are on Etsy vs Poshmark. I know Poshmark is 20%. I am interested in an item a seller has on both platforms. She would prefer to go through Etsy, but I prefer Poshmark due to the authentication service, even though it is not perfect. Would she make more on Etsy after commission? (The price is the same on both). Thanks.

She would make more on etsy. Etsy has the cheapest fees of any listing platform. She has to pay for the shipping herself so that will probably cost her a lot more unless it is something very small she can ship first class.

PM charges 20% on the item price only, nothing on the shipping unless the seller offers a shipping discount, in which case the seller pays the shipping discount. Etsy charges 5% of the total, including the shipping charge, and there is a transaction fee of 3% plus 25 cents of the total, so it is 8% plus 25 cents. If the shipping costs the seller more than she charged, she has to pay for that out of her own pocket.

 

[nicole0612]

She would make more on etsy. Etsy has the cheapest fees of any listing platform. She has to pay for the shipping herself so that will probably cost her a lot more unless it is something very small she can ship first class.

PM charges 20% on the item price only, nothing on the shipping unless the seller offers a shipping discount, in which case the seller pays the shipping discount. Etsy charges 5% of the total, including the shipping charge, and there is a transaction fee of 3% plus 25 cents of the total, so it is 8% plus 25 cents. If the shipping costs the seller more than she charged, she has to pay for that out of her own pocket.

Thank you so much Whateve! That is a big difference, the price of the item is very high, so shipping will be a tiny %. I’m sure that is why she prefers Etsy then.

 

[GoStanford]

Thank you @whateve and @GoStanford ! I've mostly sold on PM and now that you mention it, they are pretty good resolving issues when packages go missing. It just makes me nervous bc I have a Chanel bag on my radar and the seller is semi good at responding, but has not added details of the inside of the bag although she had included a photo of the receipt from 2021. She claims it has the metal tag but I'm weary of submitting an offer/purchasing without more photos..

I understand your hesitation. I would tread carefully here - not that I have experience with Chanel but just concerned that a seller with a high end item is not more responsive. I get wary when people don’t answer questions promptly or are reluctant to add necessary photos. I hope it all goes smoothly!

 

[BeenBurned]

- Has anyone ever had an item pass the Poshmark authentication process, but then deemed fake by your own third party authenticator? Will Poshmark issue a refund?

I wouldn't doubt that PM authenticators make mistakes. There have been people who have bought fakes (that didn't go through the authentication process) that PM refused to accept were fake. Eventually the people got their money back, but only by doing a lot of complaining. Plus I've heard that their authenticators won't note damage that wasn't disclosed but will go ahead and forward it to you.

I don't know whether @whateve remembers this case.

In one case, the buyer (a member here) received a very obvious fake Coach, filed a dispute with Poshmark (which I believe may have been after the dispute timeframe) and Poshmark denied the claim.

After much back and forth, Poshmark relented and agreed to have the buyer send the bag to their "authentication expert" to have it reviewed in person.

Even after receiving the bag, the "expert" still insisted it was authentic but as a goodwill gesture, gave the buyer a refund.

If their experts got an obvious fake with an invalid serial number wrong, I don't even want to think about their authentication of mirror image fakes.

 

[Aerith Gainsborough]

Poshmark sucks. I had four perfectly legal listings (1 Steve Madden boots, 1 Boots from a Chinese brand, and 2 handmade purses). And when I tried to list a backpack from Boxlunch, I got an error. I checked my closet and my listings were all gone!

I checked on reddit and it seems like a common problem. I deleted my closet and went to Mercari and ebay instead. A-holes. Done with Posh.

 

[whateve]

Poshmark sucks. I had four perfectly legal listings (1 Steve Madden boots, 1 Boots from a Chinese brand, and 2 handmade purses). And when I tried to list a backpack from Boxlunch, I got an error. I checked my closet and my listings were all gone!

I checked on reddit and it seems like a common problem. I deleted my closet and went to Mercari and ebay instead. A-holes. Done with Posh.

Did they say on reddit why they disappeared? I have one listing that keeps disappearing. I've created it 4 times, with variations, trying to figure out why it doesn't show. It's possible your listings would have reappeared if you had given it time.

 

[whateve]

Pet peeves for poshmark - they don't have a books category except for coffee table books under home accents! Doesn't anyone at PM read?
In the kid's category, there isn't a books category. The closest is learning toys, in the toys category.
In the toys category, you have to choose babies, boys, girls, or custom in order to put in the size, which is required. Why don't they have a unisex category? Most toys and books are for either, and some clothes are too. Size is meaningless for toys and books.

Also the required original price is stupid. If you are selling vintage, it is usually worth more than the original price. If you didn't keep the price tag, you usually have no idea what the original price was.

 

[Aerith Gainsborough]

Did they say on reddit why they disappeared? I have one listing that keeps disappearing. I've created it 4 times, with variations, trying to figure out why it doesn't show. It's possible your listings would have reappeared if you had given it time.

They did not. One of the posters did contact customer service and they claimed it was due to their system "incorrectly flagging" their listings.

It is fine. My closet is dead anyway so I was thinking of leaving Poshmark. No huge loss.

 

[Coach Superfan]

Does anyone have recent experience with waiting for an item to go through authentication? How long was the time between purchase until it was delivered? I’ve seen some posts where members were still waiting after two weeks....

 

[whateve]

I shipped an item to a PO box. It was delivered Thursday but it isn't showing as delivered because it says available for pickup and the buyer hasn't picked it up. What happens if she doesn't pick it up within a reasonable time?

 

[BeenBurned]

I shipped an item to a PO box. It was delivered Thursday but it isn't showing as delivered because it says available for pickup and the buyer hasn't picked it up. What happens if she doesn't pick it up within a reasonable time?

Not sure about PM but on ebay, attempted delivery and available for pickup are considered delivered as far as seller protection goes and invalid addresses goes in favor of the seller.

 

[Aerith Gainsborough]

I shipped an item to a PO box. It was delivered Thursday but it isn't showing as delivered because it says available for pickup and the buyer hasn't picked it up. What happens if she doesn't pick it up within a reasonable time?

You should contact Posh if it's been a week and the package is still sitting pretty at the post office.

Posh will warn the buyer that they will release the funds if the package is not picked up within a reasonable amount of time. They may even release the money right away, too.

And if the post office does end up sending the box back to you then it's tough luck for the buyer, I guess.

 

[whateve]

You should contact Posh if it's been a week and the package is still sitting pretty at the post office.

Posh will warn the buyer that they will release the funds if the package is not picked up within a reasonable amount of time. They may even release the money right away, too.

And if the post office does end up sending the box back to you then it's tough luck for the buyer, I guess.

Thanks! I really hope it doesn't come back!