Ugh, I could type and gripe for days on this issue! I have shipped clothes before and most fits in smaller envelopes sometimes for around $3. I know darn well they never looked at my photos, yet they actually let her submit photos twice, and asked me to please be patient. Have you tried Tradesy? I agree. What they really mean is exposing this activity breaks down the trust and integrity of users. Again, this is exactly why I left Poshmark. I have been having these same problems ! With eBay, Im having a similar experience, but Im still dealing with it and need some advice. I think its awesome you offer free returns. I send in a request in December to become a suggested user and got no response. So dysfunctional. "Not for Sale"? : r/poshmark - Reddit Without a Fashion and Accessories platform, I no longer have an interest in having a closet and Im officially quitting this job yeah! The model requires too much of a time commitment to successfully make money selling; 4). Im so sick and tired of the low-ball offers, especially when I already list the items at a low price. I find selling thrifted clothes to be good for light profits, but it would be difficult to replace my day job doing it. Youve inspired me to get off my bum and actually bring my online boutique to life. Hi Sherri. For designer items, Posh has the Concierge service for $39 to authenticate items but thats probably not foolproof either. Hmmm! Second ship raise this year, also 20% is a huge chunk. Sell your items quickly by following these helpful tips: Use great lighting when taking pictures! Your story is nearly identical to mine just about 4 years later! NOT FOR SALE My daughter wanted to make some extra money so she decided to sell some clothing. Just make it automatic. It doesnt even make sense, she says there is lint all over the pants, when it is the style, so I dont even know what to do, or how long it is going to take to find out, who wins. The seller contacted me and said her entire closet was thrifted and apologized profusely. I reported a big replica closet every day for 6 months as well as sending in emails with attached screenshots of angry, ripped off customers leaving comments re: fakes they were sold. . I just know with bad experiences its definitely easy to give up. Any sharing or following like poshmark? Or buyers that damage the item on purpose. Out of nearly 2000 sales, 99.99% were 5 stars, they deposit $ very quickly & great social environment. They really only care about their super high volume sellers that sell junk (many are in China and are not restricted even with seller ratings as low as 93)! Just seems ebay and others do not protect sellers yet they make the money from us! Ive learned quite a bit from reading all the issues and problems that buyers and sellers have had to endure. Without a return policy, cover your a**, or so they teach us in law school. Immediately I knew. Poshmark splits the news feed so that you can now see likes, shares, offers, bundles, comments, and more all separate from each other in your news feed. Thanks! Im going nuts. In the end its the WORK! Privacy Policy. And guess what? Cookie Notice When I saw the photos, it looks as if the stitching snapped as if they tried it on and broke some parts of the stitching, I only say this because the new loose stitching appeared at the waistband and knee. The support group way over exaggerated their sales, and gave young mothers the impression that they could do this and care for children and make 100,000-300,000 a yr. With your own site, you are responsible for driving traffic to it, of course. I also told the folks at Poshmark about the discount thing. If I waited to share my items at 5:30 a.m., I missed PoshMarks prime time hour. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I have only had 3 cases opened and 1 was for sending the wrong size shoes and the other was for sending the wrong color shorts both were my mess-up and i honored the return no problem at all. Regarding Poshmark: I then tried to find some way, specifically SOME ONE who could assist me as to who to notify that will take immediate action. I wrote on here once before but I just recently had an experience similar to Eltee. I also dont get all the endless questions and headaches. I wish all of you luck in your life and i hope those haters that are reading this stop the games on Poshmark. No thanks. Thanks! I think some Poshers such as the one that made that remark to me considers doing that is the same as a sale off Poshmark which absolutely isnt. I have done so well on Poshmark that at this time Im not gonna let one bad apple ruin the bunch. Omg, I happened on this article and Im in tears. Great, think I. I lost a lot of weight recently, and have had to replace virtually my entire wardrobe. Tabitha, it is a HUGE time suck. Thank you for making me feel I was not alone. Aim to be a top seller on whatever platform you use. We calculate the time between when the order was placed and when your package was accepted by the US Postal Service. Think Ill go back to my original plan of opening a Big Commerce store and use their multi-chanel option, since I also sell on eBay (and dont plan to quit). My guess is she received the shirt and tried to iron the rayon material and burnt it. When do you ever have time for family, your home, and kids? What are your thoughts? For clothes, this usually means switching between a flat lay, hanging clothes, putting them on a dress form or mannequin, and modeling them. When you sold an item on another marketplace did you just delete it from Posh or just put not for sale on it? Hope this helps!! Im glad to hear that it worked out for you though! Keep them up for longer than 24 hours by making them highlights. I should have blocked her because I had a funny feeling. As per my other post, I began videotaping all packing and the full item before shipping. It doesnt take much to get SU status at all. Thanks for all the info! Promoting yourself and your listings wherever and whenever you can. Ive reported the issue to the BBB. When i recieved it the blouse was clearly purposely ripped in multiple spots. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The time is waaaay too much unless you are a high school student. What about the effort the seller put into steaming the item so it would look great for the photo? And then today? Hi! If so how there are no email addresses to market to them. Can you imagine doing $250,000 of business a year with a company, and them getting 12%, about $30,000 a year, and them not picking up the phone? I wrote to Manish in hopes that he can see for himself how vulnerable we are to these predators. No response!! I have been looking for a way to open my own online thrift/consignment store to sell basically anythingnot just womens handbags and clothes. I do think Poshmark needs fine tuning and as far as i see they are still working on this site to fix the things they are lacking in. I'm looking to get into reselling to make some extra cash for grad school, but with the holidays, haven't found much time to go thrifting. Thanks for sharing. I certainly would never list an item with a faulty zipper. Poshmark has some scummy sellers and buyers period!! Hi Gina, Ive actually gotten traffic to ShopStylaphile.com from Poshmark because I created an image stating that my closet had moved and posted it in my Poshmark closet. So you tell me who is being dishonest??!!!!!! If you pay what they are asking, list it for the msrp they suggest, then wait for an offer and Posh taking 20%, you might make a couple of bucks or break even! There is a monthly fee to set up your site on Shopify of around $30. I also have an Instagram account (@frompenniestoplenty) where I share about my experience selling. Anyway, looks like ebay is still the best way to start a business. I asked this woman to show me the tag and she was so insulted. That would leave me with 2.50 not enough to buy the tape to close your box, lady! Just because I am selling something doesnt mean I want to get 90% less than what I (recently) paid! You may or may not make a sale, but youll be more memorable to potential buyers who may come back to your closet someday. Oh yeahand uploading pictures?! Trying to figure out all the steps I need to take. Thats just a fact. Some viewers will want to buy it from you right there off IG because they love the brands and pieces you found. Posted my 5 items and all sorts of people started following and sharing me and I immediately sold one item. Proof within itself! I was starting to wonder if I was the only person who felt this way about Poshmark. To make it more customer-focused, add in pictures, graphics, and info of what you offer your buyers too. I deleted my account about 2 years ago (also out of frustration and disgust with their business practices) and though they tried to entice me to stay, I was able to completely separate from them. Glad you branched out to shopify. On FB I sell more items and the fees are great. I quit Poshmark a couple of years ago, thank god. These people are unbelievable. Well give it a few more months and see if its all worth it. With our latest release of the app, we introduced two new tools to empower sellers on Poshmark take even more control of their closets, merchandise, and interactions with potential buyers: My Closet Stats and Not for Sale listing status. OMG!!!!!!! Like the girl who bought a used bracelet for $3. I dont have time for social selling. They were orgininally in a bundle but one of the shorts in that bundle got bought by another seller so in the description I made sure to explain that those shorts were sold and reflected it in the price ($10 for each). Again, thats one of the reasons I quit! So I get my two items returned, and figured, they are NOW scratched and the make-up train I sold her is ruined inside. Do you have any experience with what I can do? I sometimes spend all day sharing and following other Poshmark closets trying to get a sale. Im glad Im not only honest person that was on Poshmark AMD had a crappy experience. Still, you have nothing to lose if the item is not selling at the price you want. It is no secret in the Poshmark world that you must regularly and continuously share your listings and closets if you want to attract the buyer's attention. The pictures the BUYER had submitted showed HER with a knife or sharp object sticking thru my jeans and ripped the stitching. So, I made a nickel, she admitted to breaking my item & im stuck with a 1 star review I totally feel you. I guess she didnt realize that I could cancel the order on my end, but now I have to relist everything. So I wrote back to look at my pictures and if you knew me I would never do something like this! She has yet to receive the items she purchased and I know shes going to write an awful review. Lots of sharing, questions but no sells! Poshmark doesnt have a 1-800 number and doesnt responds to emails. The buyer received and said they were not as described. And Poshers damaging an item to get a full refund? The carrot they hold out in front of these users continues to mesmerize. Dont get me wrong, a LOT of people have great success on Poshmark, and you might end up being one of those people. Haha yea it happened during mail process? Thank you. Even this turned out to be a terrible experience. But it is also about respect! Thats why God invented Facebook. Which is frustrating when you are dealing with a substantial sum. I mentioned above a pay what you want sale. I moved away from it a while ago, & now Im just deleting my account as well. There are apps out there that are truly personal, do treat sellers well, aside from opening own sites. An interesting fact that my friends have pointed out to me regarding Posh (which is why they will never sell or buy from them): Chances of wanting several items from one closet is rare. When Poshmark stated that I could get a refund, I responded that I wanted the item and not a refund. If you can deal with them then you will sell if not dont try to sell on Poshmark you will not make it at all. and then no accepting or reviewing so you have to wait for your cash! I just didnt have the strength to fight it, so I told Posh I would take the bracelet back. Buyer asked NO questions, asked for NO additional photos, did no offers, took forever to get for some reason and then opened a case. Stock photos are nice to see, but people really want to see what they going to get in the mail. I use Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, and Facebook Marketplace. If the buyer doesnt like what they got, they return it to Tradesy and Tradesy resells it, so there is a lot more seller protection there. Im considering leaving Poshmark too and Ive only been on the app for one month. I got to the point where if someone offered me less than half the asking price, I would just block them. Drag your photo into the dotted box on the screen or select Upload Photos. Now posh gets back to me after 3 days asking me for more pictures and tells me the case is still under review and if I send it back on my own I wont get my money back. Youre required to offer discounted shipping as well. I am so glad I found your site. I realize this is an old post and maybe someone has already pointed this out, but I had someone try a scam to get a refund.She wet a corner of a handbag and photographed it then filed a complaint. Ive recently started selling on Poshmark and I do admit that its super slow getting sales on this site. So ironically many of the items that I really want to buy are changed to not for sale 3 days after liking them, but I always check the accounts and its always people that havent been active for months. No hand sanitizer items are allowed to be sold & shipped using our shipping label. I agree with you 100%. Hi there, Thats obviously not happening, so I only made clear the simple fact that this item was not sold, although it is listed as sold. Sometimes I prefer to have the potential buyer make the first offer so that I can gauge what they want to pay and counteroffer that. If youre going to start your own site, try BigCommerce here: http://bit.ly/2pFg5Mt. i sold a pair of authentic christian louboutin shoes w the box and dustbags.. now the buyer is claiming they are fake.. how do i deal with this? My main reasons for abandoning this platform are: 1). How can a bag i purchase from Saks for an arm and a leg be fake? They take weeks to answer your questions and Ive had to cancel a bunch of orders because they failed to ship within seven days. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Sorry this happened to you. Kids! Thanks for listening to my 2 cents. Until Chandra feels he is losing his big sellers on Poshmark by his terrible business practices, nothing will change on Poshmark. Let me know the name so I (and everyone else in this thread) can check it out! So I took all of my inventory and createdmyown online store calledShop Stylaphile. You definitely have a huge audience on eBay. I couldnt believe how she could claim that when I try to be as detailed and accurate with my photos and descriptions. Yup, a pile of junk that barely represented what I had sent. Can I ask if your photo showed the item zipped up? So I resold it on Posh and got rid of it the same night! I was complaining to my bf and he wanted to help out. Thank you for your honesty and sharing comments like these because it will save people like me, a whole lot of time and money and prevent nightmares for others, like the ones you all have had!! My attempts at eBay, Vinted, Mercari and Im sure one or two others were a no-go for me so Tradesy and Poshmark have been my staples for a year now. Then that shit stays on your wall forever unless you repost! I was very detailed in my descriptions as well and was referring to the people that continually ask questions without looking at the description first. You can promote discounted shipping by creating a separate listing announcing it, adding the info in an items pictures or description, or adding it as a comment at the bottom of your listing. But it sucks since I have put whole days worth of time sharing and following in the app. On the web Locate Posh Markets at the top-left of the page. She then stated this on my page for the bag. Well, Carlo O. hassled me for discount after discount on designer make up. And an update for board poshmark approved the buyers return and their comment was not enough images of damage its a large tote not sure how to do all sides and inside with 4 pictures. She ruined my perfect 5 star rating with a one star. Kaitlyn I am so sorry for you. Tradesy take all the responsibility for any returns. The next low rating was a similar situation. I have not tried Tradsey, do you feel that your experience is better on Tradsey? Im looking to compile a list of interested sellers so when the app launches Ill have plenty of sellers. SO FRUSTRATING!!! My family sees me running around trying to make a sale and decided to help me so we literally share ALL THE TIME and nothing, just some weeks ago I was having good sales but I have the feeling they have a way to control who sees you shares or how many people sees it. 4 got 5 star reviews. But it got me very upset. And on a Sunday, today on a holiday weekend????? They gave me a 30 credit (it was a several thousand dollar jacket) but at least I received a reply. Make the sale a really good one! So here I sit rambling off I dont have access to my own business I built. Surprise the voice mail is full. What a joke! But undisclosed damage is unacceptable. Manish Chandra has surveyed the landscape and knows its not pretty. Hang on to these tips if your sales are great now so that you can tackle a slump in the future. I had a scammer attempt to scam me, of course the comments that were there are now gone, my response to the attempted scam is still there. Buyers without education on how to use hair coloring/bleach products can be putting their health at risk. All of my ratings (I have close to 300) have been 5 star except for 2. I too hae sold on poshmark for several years. Firstly, she was trying to take advantage of someone who was in a very emotional situation, and who knows how many times this ploy has worked in the past for her but I cant be bullied and I wont tolerate a manipulating opportunist having a temper tantrum because I didnt give in to her berating. I have been on Poshmark since 2014, and in the last year Ive really been able to sell items. You are right. But rude people def get reported and I have posh remove their comments. I never bothered to fight that it just wasnt worth my time and the stress. The faster you ship an order to a buyer, the faster she can start enjoying her purchase! I am just sick!!!! Have you tried Tradesy? So, I quit and went to eBay. I havent read all the comments, but I suspect most are from a sellers POV. That didnt happen, either. I have seen people record packaging and shipping an item (which is sad that something that extreme is needed for seller protection) Youre right people are crazy! My sales were good and I was getting 5 stars. I also use Tradesy. Select Save. I lost money all because of the shipping cost Instead of gaining, i lost.. it wasnt fair.. It was $10. If Sellers understand the responsibilities of what it is to be a Seller and Seller-Buyer etiquette, then there shouldnt be any problems. if someones going to give you their money I take that very seriously because I work so hard for mine. Be cautious!! I really need to cancel it because I made a mistake in ordering. The guesswork put into the algorithms of Poshmark is a job in and of it self. I responded immediately to the clam and again a day later but Poshmark has not had the courtesy to respond. My first transaction on Poshmark cost me $50 for a defective pair of shoes I cant wear or even try to resell. Thanks for sharing I dont feel like its just me. Congrats on your decision to start your own site. Any tips on that? And yeah in the scheme of things in life, it is rather trivial. Made the comment that product description should have noted the percentage of lycra. 90% of them post one little photo of a piece of clothing, just the top usually, NO OTHER PHOTOS, no measurements, no condition information. I have to say that I have been on the site for only 6 months and have experienced all that you spoke about! They didnt reply to me at all, case still in review, and my account seems to be restricted without notice ( as I cant list anymore items ). I know he is doing this to get a refund.he has already opened a case with PayPal and now has been harassing me The first time I was active for three years and did pretty well, however, when Poshmark opened their platform to all markets, enter the trolls, the scammers, the perverts, and the con artists. Thanks for sharing your experience with me and other Stylaphile readers. I must admit I dont spend a ton of time on it. The most recent experience is awful. If you come to my Closet and start the games i have learned so much on how to steal your buyers i will do it! Very informative and inspiring post! I wish you the best!! I have many issues with Poshmark myself,and I agree with everything you said,except for one in particular. I have over 700 on eBay and sell 75 plus items per month. Well duh they are used. I realize for a well-written description, a slew of questions is less necessary. I am a top seller and poshmark ambassador and I too have been experiencing the worst customer service from poshmark. To answer your question, most of the items I started selling in my Poshmark closet were things I had bought for myself and no longer (or never) wore. But, until recently, I overlooked those negatives. My in search of posts were idiotic.. i explaindd to her why we do it, she still kept calling me an idiot and after I was nice, she then goes on to call ME a bitch! I went on to Etsy focusing on mid century selling & shipping items to production companies and decorators when they were on a time crunch to success. I am a frequent buyer on Poshmark, so understandably it was my first choice. Building your own site and getting enough people to buy from you aint free, far from it. Privacy Policy. I was honest in my review and stated that the dress was beautiful, but that the description was lacking details that were important to a buyer and I explained in detail what I saw upon receiving the dress. Not sure which freaky post that name was on The one name that responded to 2 posts i mentioned was listed as Mark7369847548. She did not ask the percentage before buying. If its working for you, by all means stick with it! If you cant be bothered to actually read the item description and respect the sellers policies, then you really shouldnt be on Poshmark. Im not sure how this will endbut I am sure Im finished with Poshmark. Naively. So she then attacks my page commenting on every listing calling me a scammer posting my address for all to see. Top Beginner Tips for Selling More Clothes on Poshmark - MSN