You know me too. In fact I started offering some things on Freecycle.org that I've had listed for awhile or are just taking up too much space
*Selling* on Mercari
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Interesting change for mercari sellers. From what I'm understanding the buyer now pays the payment processing fee. The seller pays no selling fees, but has to pay a $2 direct deposit fee.
They are also changing policy to allow returns for certain reasons (not as described, damaged in shipping) and Mercari decides the case. Can't tell if seller is charged a fee for the return service.
I don't see how this differs from before... at least my past experience as a buyer receiving a not as described item, I was allowed to return for a refund.
Sellers can also accept returns for any reason if they choose, but I think the reason so many of us liked selling on Mercari was the finality of the sale.
As a buyer I definitely don't like the fee changes...as a seller TBD.
They are also changing policy to allow returns for certain reasons (not as described, damaged in shipping) and Mercari decides the case. Can't tell if seller is charged a fee for the return service.
I don't see how this differs from before... at least my past experience as a buyer receiving a not as described item, I was allowed to return for a refund.
Sellers can also accept returns for any reason if they choose, but I think the reason so many of us liked selling on Mercari was the finality of the sale.
As a buyer I definitely don't like the fee changes...as a seller TBD.
What I saw change is that Mercari is letting people return it for any reason now and not just the preset reasons such as Damaged, Not as described, etc. As for selling fees since i do a lot of buyer pays shipping for my listings after some ordering accidents last week I have enough supplies to last me for the next 5 years. So technically if they keep the tax minimum at 20,000 and/or 200 sales I can make quite a few pennies. On the buyer side... My opinion is TBD. I'll update once I receive my orders.
I've been expanding to other marketplaces including facebook and ebay. Since I have A tech selling account on mercari as well as one for selling just clothes. I think for the clothes, it might be easier to go to Poshmark but i'm still expanding my tech account on ebay and can't be transfering all of these listings between the platforms at one.
I didn't see this thank you. When I searched it just showed returns for not as described etc. Not loving that change at all as a seller.
I just shipped out two orders from yesterday and the day before. I really hope they won't allow these buyers to return for any reason. That is the reason I didn't list these items on ebay. It isn't clear who pays for the return postage and if the buyer will not get their processing fees back if they return.
I think it should be illegal to charge $2 to withdraw money on sales that were made before the change. I didn't agree to it when I listed those items or made those sales. There should have been a warning period.
I saw it this morning too, I quickly deactivated all my listings, will decided whether to sell and what to sell later. On buyer side, I’m a too nice buyer, so it doesn’t really entice me much as can return for no reasons.
I bought a couple things before they announced the change. One of them I used a coupon on. The other one the seller never shipped so that got refunded. The one with the coupon arrived damaged. I opened a return request, included pictures of the damage, and immediately (meaning it was decided by computer) the return was approved and I was told I didn't need to ship it back. So I assume they paid the seller. Then I noticed that I didn't get a refund, just a credit to my Mercari account, which expires in 2 months. It was a bit sneaky since it wasn't clearly described that way in the refund notification. They credited back the coupon amount too. I'm not super mad that I didn't get a refund because it wasn't much money but it seems shady. When I made the purchase, I believe the policy was that I would get a refund, not a store credit, if I had to return. I don't know if the fact that I used a coupon or the fact that it was cheap enough that they decided I didn't need to ship it back that determined I would get store credit, or if every return now gets store credit. Maybe they figure a certain percentage of people won't use the store credit or only use part of it, so that is another income stream, not to mention that they get to keep your money and earn interest on it until you actually use that store credit and they have to pay the seller.
I didn't modify my listings after they announced the change. Then I sold something. I thought that maybe since I hadn't modified my listing, I would have to pay fees but it is looking like I don't. We'll see what I actually get when the buyer accepts the order.
I didn't modify my listings after they announced the change. Then I sold something. I thought that maybe since I hadn't modified my listing, I would have to pay fees but it is looking like I don't. We'll see what I actually get when the buyer accepts the order.
Well, just looking at the Balenciaga's for sale, I can see they're perfectly fine with counterfeits.