**Selling/consigning** with Fashionphile
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FP‘s current troubles are unfortunate since it was a good alternative to The Real Real. TRR continues to deteriorate by the day. Bag descriptions are incorrect and incomplete. No return policy is really a problem since bag descriptions are so often misleading. Consignor service is abysmal.
And today TRR did away with its Get Paid Now option. Consignments only, which means you need to put up with the slow listing process and horrible consignor service If FP could get its act together again, it could really take market share away from the sinking TRR ship.
And today TRR did away with its Get Paid Now option. Consignments only, which means you need to put up with the slow listing process and horrible consignor service If FP could get its act together again, it could really take market share away from the sinking TRR ship.
FP used to be very good with their quotes and payouts, they are still the number 1 in this industry, I'm sure they may facing some difficulties currently, wish FP and all resale markets can work together and work with us (consumers, resellers etc) to maintain the value of luxury goods, otherwise the effect will not just stop at losing value of goods on resale markets, it will also effect the luxury companies such as Hermes, Chanel and LV etc, if we can't sell or sell at huge loss, how are we going to have the money and confidence to buy more from them?
The silver lining in current depressing market is it seems US economy is still very strong and healthy and EU looks good enough too if the war in Ukraine doesn't go further.
SERIOUSLY, you mustn’t live in this economy where gas prices are outrageous, families are having trouble feeding their children, homelessness is soaring.
Fashionphile has money issues for sure, my banker who was on the call with me (recorded line) shot down all the BS feeds from them. Banking does not take 5-7 business days for ACH deposits. It’s FP not having the funds to pay immediately as in previous times.
Sellers beware
Guess I'm not as affected by as much as some others like you mentioned, and I have bought paid everything on money I have in the bank so I don't have debt, neither have trouble feeding my children, I'm far from being rich, I just take care of my spending don't buy if I don't have money.
and if people have trouble feeding their children then they probably are not going into expensive luxury market anyway.
from what I observed, people still buying left and right quite freely (online and offline), I actually been spending way less lately compare to those people on luxury goods, groceries, houses, cars, vacations etc. That's why I said the US economy seems still quite strong and healthy.
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I applause you for having a control over you’re finances, so in your world you’re economy is great. Step outside for the reality of it.
Off topic- here I’m getting back to Fashionphile….thanks for your input!
Multiple site glitches again today. Trying to print a shipping label and every time I hit Submit nothing happens. Tried from both my laptop and my phone. I was on hold for tech support when finally I hit Submit several times in a row and a label appeared... For Carlsbad, CA. I'm East Coast and every shipment I have sent for months has gone to Moonachie, NJ. Guess there are problems in Moonachie these days. That or they just want to slow down the inflow of merchandise. This is the second time I've had the label printing issue.
I'm sorry to hear your world is crumbling, and you are very welcome, hope you get your money issue solved.
The price of gas doesn't affect us too much as we're retired and don't drive a lot, but I have noticed the higher prices of things are starting to annoy me, not to mention our investments are down quite a bit. Like you, what we have is paid for: our home, our cars, my daughter's college. But I really do see others feeling the pinch. Still, my family is in Disney World this week and based on the crowds I would say the US still has a lot of disposable income.
Love Disney! We just bought Disney park tickets too, can't wait to visit it again since pandemic started. Have fun!
My impression is that if you need to worry about resale market, then you aren't their target customer. Hermes/Chanel want the uber elite/wealthy wearing their bags and other items. The ones who can pass on their unused bags to their children or give them away to friends or other relatives when they tire of them. Also, the resale market is making it easier for the every day person to buy these brands and saturating them on social media. Buy, post on instagram, sell, repeat. It's losing its exclusivity.
I for one am not sad if FP and the other resell sites like TRR close off eventually. Luxury should have some level of exclusivity or it isn't luxury anymore.
I enjoy luxury items for their quality and beauty, not for their exclusively. Most of the bags I carry are subtle and don't scream designer so the average person wouldn't even know what they cost. I don't concern myself with what other people carry, if it has value to me that is what matters. And even with the secondhand market most people wouldn't spend $800 on a bag.
FP rejected to quote a brand new chanel holographic woc, rejected to quote a brand new pave double wrap bulgari serpenti bracelet, & gave me more consignment only quotes for VCA. And they gave me a quote of $2200 for an excellent condition chanel coral caviar medium filigree vanity case. Yikes. Definite money issues.
How long are they taking to issue payments to PayPal these days? My item arrived last Thursday, I’m just curious as to how delayed they are as they had a giant disclaimer at the top of the email they sent me saying that their processing times were slower than usual.
The robots at customer service are programmed to tell you once payment has been initiated it may take up to 5-7 business days until you see it in your account.
