That was my ridiculous newbie mistake. Then they will make a determination! dont feed into all the games that are being played on Poshmark. Low ball offers, creepy people (a man posted in a picture wearing a bra that kept pinging me), people who want fast service but would not release payment upon receipt. It shouldnt be like this and it is infuriating. Her work has been featured in Digital Trends, Willamette Week, USA Today, and more. I very much mind working hard and long just to thwart scammers and thieves. They chased the small sellers who built ebay out. I am not sure if it is worth the stress. Keep me posted if you start something outside of Poshmark so I can help you promote it! For the most part, its gone well, but Im getting tired and stressed. If youre sharing too fast, Poshmarks algorithm will proactively give your shares less attention than they would normally get. And I no longer can post it as new. They said they were warning me that they had to remove multiple replicas from my closet and despite having previously warned me about this, and this is my final warning!!! Their reason? So she makes her accusation and I respond saying I packaged it and even sent her the receipt. I contacted posh support and without warning they shut my closet down again. whatever that may mean?. All of what you have stated is the issues I have. Hi! But it got me very upset. Tradesy handles all returns on their own. In the end its the WORK! Yes I left poor feedback. Poshmark ruled in her favor. I live in NYC so I have plenty of consignment and resale stores at my disposal. Yet thousands do it every week on that app. I dreaded waking up in the morning and seeing all those notifications. I feel like there is nothing to stop a buyer from damaging an item and claiming the item is not as described. I agree it is pretty ridiculous! I too, am tired of the lowballs, and high commission that Poshmark takes on even lower priced items. I have more luck selling on IG, its a great community, and would like to look in to Tradesy. More like a normal human being would. Can you please tell me more about it. Here a pop-up window may ask you for a verification code sent to your email address or phone number. Lucky for me, I requested it back, and I suppose Jessica wasnt as big of a douche as Taylor and didnt have the heart to send me an empty box back so I got the money after two weeks. Ive been selling on Poshmark for almost 1.5 years now. The next low rating was a similar situation. 9 Bond Protector Nurishing Hair Serum, Redken Shades EQ Gloss Toner in 6T Titanium, Stoney Clover Lane Hair Brush Limited Edition Collaboration w/Target NWT, 0.5 oz/15 ml Olaplex No. Ive found that frustrating as a buyer myself. She asked if it was faded. so come on down and give me a reason to put you out of business fast. You wont obviously make any money but you shouldnt get kicked off Posh. Been on Poshmark since 2019. Im basically on PoshMark to sell. I had regular repeat customers that were amazing, which is the only real drawback to quitting PoshmarkI loved these folks! It also took 11 days to arrive from 4 hours awayapparently she was wearing the shoes. and offer no information on how these amounts are calculated to be deducted on our behalf. Once opened, select the Account tab at the bottom right corner. A lady friend referred me to Poshmark. My only issue was a few recent 4 star ratings for the packaging not being to their liking. Recently though, someone bought a dress and actually complained in the listing comments stating it was smelly and dingy and I was getting reported. I may have to explore some other options. I am an honest person and would never think about trying to rip someone off. Poshmark will sink or swim on this crap. When the bag arrived dried and in perfect condition I replied back. So she picked item not as described. All it took was one 2 star review for a vintage belt to knock me down. Flag next to the comments always), Hello, Stylaphilemag And I havent had that happen to me before but that def is pathetic upon their part. Its always heartening to see new folks finding it . The ones on the pics she sent Poshmark seems suspicious because it was all closed up of the item, not one pic of the whole shoe. I quit buying there due to sellers who post zero details on garments, sellers who ship worn and smelly clothing, and sellers who never ship at all after you purchase. Then suddenly my account was locked after emailing and waiting for the responsewhich was I had ties to an account that had been locked. I purchased them for $50 and received them within days. I mean absolutely every single thing complete with order numbers, photos, love notes and all. Geez! I took a picture of myself wearing it as soon as I got it back & sent it to them, showing that the damage done was not even visibly stretched around my arm, it clearly fit me well & that being that I stated Id been the only owner (and my clothes are all the same variation of sizes) they should see they quite obviously made a mistake. The short version. The others "Can't be found". Im fairly new to Posh. I am quitting at the end of the month. I decided anyone who gives me anything 3 stars or lower without good reason gets blocked and cannot buy from me again. Wrapped it in crisp white paper with a simple label to close the folded over paper) I thought it looked minimalist Thank you for sharing your experiences. Also, coincidentally, I had a buyer of an authentic Frey Wille bracelet open a case against me. I really regret ever having been involved with it. Thanks for the insight! First of all, dont communicate with someone outside of the Posh app. i will be for now on or only going to sell locally and hand it off in person! Once you enable Vacation Hold, a banner will be displayed on your closet AND every listing will be marked as Not For Sale. I thought I was doing a work from home business, but really, many of us are working for cents rather than dollars. To find Trends, go to the Shop tab, scroll down until you see Trends, and swipe through to view the different collections available. I just got a response that basically said oh well. If you want one necklace, you pay over $6 in shipping costs!! Ive branched out to posting my items on IG, Im just nervous about making the leap to a full fledged small business. I have about 200 items on poshmark and get one or two sales here and there. She also has comments from other poshmark accounts calling her out on being a bad seller and harassing them to which she responds by calling them names like whore and piece of shit. Its crazy and again poshmark does nothing. Can you make anything out of all this?? Love this thank you for sharing your opinion and experience. I bought a BRAND NEW IN BOX item and this has been used. Vintage Salvatore Ferragamo Red Leather Slip On Dress Shoes With Tassle Fringe S. $100. Poshmark Didnt care about my item and they give me just $10 when the bag cost $70 on my posh! Twenty items I dont have to discount -90% off and still have unhappy people. I got it Friday after waiting 9 days for it and the label was cut off. By facilitating these scams, Poshmark itself is condoning this type of criminal activityyes, thats what it isand these buyers know it. It doesnt even make sense that they give $5 dollars credit when shipping is $6.49 its better not to even use a referral code. Then that shit stays on your wall forever unless you repost! Personally I never sell used clothing and shoes, these types of items I feel should be donated to the needy. Me and poshmark have a love hate relationship I love the fact that I can make money without all the footwork but the thing I despise is the fact they have full control over my closet. I contact Poshmark to initiate a return and submit my photos. Ive been on here for 5 years. Im an avid buyer never have issues and I am a seller as well and have had some nasty child like women treat me like dirt. my poshmark closet disappearedoffice furniture liquidators chicago June 14th, 2022 mazda 3 2021 bose sound system It could have gotten lost and that happens. Good idea, I was actually going to record opening the box just so there would be some sort of proof. They get 30 days to review. Your submission to r/Poshmark has been removed because your account is too new or your karma is too low. But when I found myself blocking people all day long, I just stopped accepting offers period. I have no way of getting my money back from PM. Had one guy that put $300 of stuff in his cart and offered me $50. I looked for weeks and saved for weeks because Im a waitress with 2 kids so I dont have 500 dollars to just throw around. I feel trapped! 3-4 occasions where something was not as described or damaged when I got it and they accept the return or gave me a posh Credit in one instance but in other cases they have totally back me up. Lowball offers on everything, nasty comments, you name it. Be cautious!! Its obvious Poshmarks main intent is to earn money primarily for themselves, and thats mine with my closet. Im so tired of dealing with trolls, low-ballers and snotty buyers. I ask for a supervisor to email me or for them to give me a corporate number and I get a lengthier email from Posh threatening to shut my account for selling fakes. I started on Posh to pay my sons medical bills from this past summer and the only thing I feel Ive gotten from Posh are migraines, a stronger eyeless prescription and the feeling of being isolated from my family. I have been selling on Poshmark for 8 months now i do average to sell just over a 100 items per month on Poshmark. As for the 20%, it is a small price to pay for traffic. Thats where wed all benefit! I am recently new to Poshmark, and so far have only had great experiences selling and 5-star reviews. If the Poshmark share bot youre using is a good one, it should have a share limit so you can specify that you dont want to go over 4000 shares in a day. No this is not common. It never appears to stop any actual knock off actors. Likewise, youll be prompted to join if you enter the app during a party. Im a slave to Posh, a cog in the machine. But I wont. And guess what? I recently had someone buy some Nike shorts from me. 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. I live in a smoke free, pet free home. Wow! If you have any advice about what direction i should go please let me know. Apparently these people are only willing to pay $5 for ANYTHING in your closet, whether its an authentic hard-to-find Coach bag or a vintage Versace dress. I have had similar things happen on both eBay and Mercari. Emily, thank you so much for your comment. So not sure if its their revenge on me? As the founder and CEO of womens social commerce site Poshmark, he said that the bodies in the e-commerce graveyard will continue to accumulate, but hoped his company will be one of the survivors. What about the effort the seller put into steaming the item so it would look great for the photo? I always go into the Post office and get a receipt, then I have proof of shipment. I wish I would have known that sooner. That should have been a red flag. That way there is no dispute! NO sellers response to feedback anymore. (The seller, the one who said no offers would be accepted, remember her? I tried emailing Poshmark about it and they only told me how to Cancel the Order from the website when I told them the website will not let me and I need help canceling. They just provided a tracking # to wait for god knows what to arrive. Ialways took great care to make sure every piece I sold on Poshmark was in excellent condition. My main reasons for abandoning this platform are: 1). I just started selling on Poshmark and sold one item thus far. If they decide with the buyer, typically they send them a label and they are responsible for sending the item back to you. Buyers remorse is no reason to lie about an item. I thought it looked nice. I video tape every single item as I am packing it for shipment to document the condition. The logo wasnt aligned properly. Hi @thetokensoul. I love having the control I have over my ShopStylaphile.com site. What it is, how to know if you're in it, and how to get out of it. And she is, of course entitled to her feelings, opinions and thoughts in regards to Posh. Without exaggeration, 8 out of 10 new members are counterfeit scammers or spammers. I guess they didnt notice over 1000 good reviews and complements Then on eBay they made a computer glitch and even admitted it Was their error,got shut down my shop as well even though I called three times they never fixed the problem. Read an article on gurl.com, madamenoire.com or a number of others as to why this is inappropriate. Last week I sold a pair of rock revival rare jeans to a buyer who had 4 previous purchases. I however, am photographing extensively anything bought from my closet before shipping!! I had/have a $500 bag listed and the same buyer kept offering me $200 or less claiming it was reasonable which it obviously isnt and wanted to argue about it claiming it was too high and thats why I hadnt sold it. Im a perfect, highest rated buyer on eBay, and Ive sold as well. I am wondering if all the time I spent staging, writing accurate descriptions was worth it. If so, they will open up a case. If you have any friend whos worked at a clothing store, particularly during the holidays, I would bet anything they have plenty of stories that would shock you. What type of business is this? Yay! They openly discuss their light assets model carefully avoiding any discussions about the pitfalls: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4497193-poshmark-inc-posh-ceo-manish-chandra-on-q4-2021-results-earnings-call-transcript. CHEERS! Also her poor, low-lit photos of the spots were blurred. All $3, $4, and $5 items must be bundled. After a few months, I started seeing tons of foot fetish perverts all over the feed. Much to my dismay, they didnt require him to return the item. No commissions, trolls or drama! You certainly dont see anyone sending $5 offers to Macys, Target, or Zara, do you?. I will now only buy on TheRealReal. Im using actual pictures not stock images. I can hardly believe there are people who can sleep at night when they list these things for $48! And they are wicked. A buyer was interested and they negotiated a price. What about Mercari? I always ask two or three questions. I know he is doing this to get a refund.he has already opened a case with PayPal and now has been harassing me I found it incredibly frustrating to put so much effort into photographing items that buyers wanted to lowball. So in this situation mercari shouldnt have approved the refund because he has clearly admitted that he was just unhappy with his purchase price! So one has nothing to defend since left unaware?? I have photographic proof of how my item was sent and told them I will file with AMEX since they will protect my resale of this bag that I purchased using their card. The best thing for you to do is have a blog like Stylaphile that you can use to direct traffic to your site. Which all of hers were, so my listing was valid. @splinkink Im so sorry you are having to go through this. I sit on pins and needles with every order. Ive reported the issue to the BBB. I moved away from it a while ago, & now Im just deleting my account as well. Some poachers are very rude with how the address their potential buyers. Thx for sharing your story! I would rather gift it than sell it to greedy unsavory predatory buyers that try to make you feel they are doing you a favor by essentially stealing it from you for a few bucks. Im just getting started with Poshmark and I feel its more of a sellers app then a buyers place. Unfortunately there are sellers who only post stock photos and those who dont like questions. agrreed! Or more pointedly I took my find and risked buying some itms from that brand to resell but thats business (i took , spent & RISKed my own capital to buy wholesale .. to resell!! Ugh frustrating but not losing hope! I sold those NWT item only for $10.00 to get my feet wet and get my 5 stars only to find out that no one can even see those rating. I opened my account on January 31,2017. .My latest issue is being locked out of my account. hi! End of story. I also never bought anything particularly expensive. He was unaware that he bought anything. What the fuck is wrong with people. I sold a pair of like new Spanx skinny jeans for a ridiculously low price to someone who I just had a feeling was going to be a problem after I accepted their offer. The very first item I ever put up, a $35 faux leather jacket I had worn 3 times from Arizona Jeans Co. While $10 or $15 is not a lot of money to pay for apparel, Im not plunking down a single cent of my hard-earned money unless I feel assured that I am getting a decent piece of clothing that is not riddled with holes or stains. Thanks for your comment Michelle. Ive had two situations like this. The time is waaaay too much unless you are a high school student. 136 95 r/BehindTheClosetDoor Join 9 days ago even though I like /love a lot of the clothes on Posh I think a lot of people didnt take it seriously enough. Yet I have people who offer me $6 for a $200+ item and then send me a comment to bitch when I explain why I cannot accept. Since youre selling higher-end merchandise, I definitely recommend Tradesy. I wrote a comment apologizing and she was just rude to me and leaving unnecessary comments (mind you it has only been 3 days since I mailed it and she may very well receive it tomorrow or the next day because she actually lives close by) . I was looking to buy one, and I really wouldnt mind if its damaged inside. Heres the thing IT WAS NOT DAMAGED. Just impossible. The buy, destroy, and open a case type. I have many new things in my closet that I have never worn or touched as my style has changed over the years. And Poshers damaging an item to get a full refund? Your Poshmark account will then be deleted. Im getting so tired of people not accepting orders just because they couldnt bother to read, not to mention the rudeness when products dont fit them! Does anyone know if the buyer returns the item damaged can you reopen the case? I guess if you get all your items for a $1.00 its worth it. Reasonable Offers Welcome! Have done okay maintaning a 4.9 rating. On one wholesale portal I think it was the bullet necklaces, they give so much to charity I suggested Posh give the 20% they make off each sale to said charity! Please read the description as well as the comments. Sorry to hear your having this issue! I left feedback for the seller and gave her a 3-star rating. Buyer confidence in me went up and I sell things faster as a result. Unfortunately, the cons outweigh the pros. Thats ridiculous! I ship daily, New Handcrafted Rubber Cat Head Keychain, New Handcrafted Horseshoe Heart Keychain, New Handcrafted Champagne Gold Horseshoe Keychain, New Handcrafted Horseshoe Heart Keychain, New Handcrafted Horseshoe Heart Keychain, New Handcrafted Triple Moon Jewelry Tray, New Handcrafted Triple Moon Trinket Tray, New Golden Sands Handcrafted Tealight Candle Holder, Willing to negotiate Feel free to make a offer, Love Never Fails Groovy Wave Font oversized shirt. It was great while it lasted. Happy poshing! I clearly stated in my Can you not give a bad review to the seller? That Too! I just joined poshmark. 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! Sending support & positive vibes Brianna. $270 for a dooney disney bag. They keep threatening to suspend me if I dare comment on those counterfeit listings or if I dare warn the unsuspecting posh user that the item is fake. There JUST IS NOT A MARKET, unless you want to work for $4 an hour. I could get more at a garage sale. if theres anyone who can speak to this, i need help! eBay is certainly not without its headaches. When I contacted them they said that the fine print states you cant use free shipping with referral codes. This is how Im making a living now and its drowning. Most of the advice was to ridiculously raise prices in order to corner the market. Surprisingly, eBay is the one where I havent gotten them. And more importantly, I dont have to deal with the following Poshmark problems that caused me to quit altogether. I didnt expect a response right away from the seller, of course, due to the holidays, but after the New Year passed, I commented to ask her if everything was okay(I figured she may have been away for the holidays). I gave up on Posh selling after 10 days. I told her when spending that kind of money, you have to be careful. Looks like Im screwed on that one too. I havent! She commented on the listing not sure these will fit, but willing to invest my offer. So, I made a nickel, she admitted to breaking my item & im stuck with a 1 star review I totally feel you. Quite a deal, but not shocking, given some of the buys Ive picked up on various platforms. Ugh, I could type and gripe for days on this issue! Please understand I. So sorry that happened to you! Make sure that you are satisfied with the photos and feel free to request for additional photos if necessary I am not sure what to do as I would like to clear my closet out. Building your own site and getting enough people to buy from you aint free, far from it. So if they buy it on a Saturday afternoon and your local PO is closed it doesnt get shipped until Monday and, if Monday is a Federal Holiday then it gets shipped Tuesday and , that is held against your record of shipping even though you had no control over the days the PO was closed . Nothing. Only at *this* time frame. Ill check it out! Im new to poshmark and I was reading your article and Im actually glad to find something that describes the cons of the app. This is my last resort because usually the payout from selling by mail is lower than in store (which, makes sense, I live in NYC which is pricier than where their warehouses/HQ usually are) and selling by mail also means anything they dont take theyll donate unless youre willing to pay to have them return your stuff, so I usually just wave goodbye. If you have vintage, those items seem to sale faster there. In my fourth purchase attempt, the item was never shipped and there was no explanation from the Seller. Theres a lot of room for improvement. I can live with it. So,I had weigh loss surgery in 2013,which worked out wonderful except for the fact of always having fine hair,I lost a lot more. Poshmark is very odd. I would try eBay and Tradesy before doing a Shopify account. Item Description Learn how to take your listing title, department, category and more to the next level. Thats the core operation of the platform. From Bundles and Trends to Offer to Likers and Posh Stories, Poshmark has tons of features to help grow your business (and make sales) right at your fingertips. Mercari has always placed me as the bad guy even though my reviews say nothing but good things about me. Lowballers are the worst. 1 comment. I sent mercari several emails showing them my conversations with the buyer (even though I knew they could see it) but much to my dismay they approved the return. It is beyond insulting and other things I wont say on here!! I know what things cost. I just came across your post same thing here for my too. After reading your article.. Im thinking maybe, Poshmark isnt for me either. Thats obviously not happening, so I only made clear the simple fact that this item was not sold, although it is listed as sold. Unfortunately, I didnt catch it before I hit accept. Tradesy refunds the money to the buyer and then they resell your item themselves. Plus, you csn expect to be then attacked by the sellers posse of mean girl Posh- buds!! The low ballers are completely out of control & the amount of fake and replicas on posh are also out of control. It saves you a ton of time and helps you make more sales on Poshmark. Thumbs dont move that fast. And the time involved isnt worth practically giving stuff away! I responded to Poshmark yet there was absolutely no support from them at all. I think its awesome you offer free returns. I dont like the idea of shipping designer things over mail, so I drop it off at their consignment office. The beautiful shirt showed up in my doorstep with a note of apology of sorts from the seller. So they say, that money could be used to purchase other items!! Hi Diana! OMG!!!!!!! if posh lets her return the item because she seen it cheaper online Im do everything I can to open my own website Im tired of posh turning on and off access to my closet and tired of returns that are new items how can you justify teturbing a new item why cant we leave them a review omg did you notice I used to get all 5 star review noe these. The set decorator from Mad Men was one of my favorite buyers. It doesnt affect anyone who is buying if they see you sold one item or hundreds as to whether youll make a sale. So now Im out the product, the sale money, the return shipping, and any future sales because the item is basically trash. As for advice, you can open your own store like I did on Shopify, or if you dont have HTML knowledge, you could try BigCommerce here: http://bit.ly/2pFg5Mt. They want to come to my house to get the item and only pay with a check. The user report/review feature on Poshmark is the biggest example of just how cheap Manish Chandra really is. So I never used the app again. so ill stay a little longer -but maybe try Ebay and other sites for my more expensive collector items. My problem is, I dont feel like I would have sales on a stand alone website. Lol. So may just focus on that. Poshmark is a mess. Pants were fine when I sent them to her, wondering what she couldve done to them. I feel so sorry to read what happened to you. I stubbles across this today after a buyer rated me days after receiving her top. I am so sorry to read this. Immediately I knew. I have had a bag removed from my closet because someone decided it was fake and reported it . Im anxious about going about it, but the cut & some of the other things I disagree with are getting to be a bit much & I cant compete because of their cut. Sorry you guys have had such bad experiences. Definitely, a scientist/techie type who has no fashion background; in addition, when you read his various statements, hes very theoretical.
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