Without exaggeration, 8 out of 10 new members are counterfeit scammers or spammers. They have NO respect for the sellers, I just got a girl saying I listed shoes at wrong size funny because I just found the order receipt from Macys that states the size!!! The guesswork put into the algorithms of Poshmark is a job in and of it self. Yes huge time suck, and if you do not put in the time no sales. So happy I read this! Creeps asking for smelly socks with bacteria and toe jam. But to be honest, online businesses are never easy. Again I contact poshmark to stop her from harassing me and ruining my image on poshmark. Can you please tell me more about it. I dont understand how they could do that when I sent them pictures and videos that it works. Today a buyer seriously lowballed me and i snapped, i told her for the offer i would rather keep them. -made a white with black logo thank you card. I sell a lot on eBay and Tradesy as well. Then you have to wait 3 days for your funds to be released. Ive branched out to posting my items on IG, Im just nervous about making the leap to a full fledged small business. Its distressing to hear that now it is an issue to delete your account. Sorry to hear your having this issue! I will never order on Poshmark again. Perhaps a forum should be started as a resource and support group for our experiences. the bundles of bundles we post (baby lots of 22 pieces plus) I state as firm including Bc I have to pay extra shipping they bundle 3 of those huge lots and ask less than half listed bundles price. Im not complaining-a sale is a sale, but I would rather donate things to my local church, which I will, than deal with the antics of greedy people. I did notice that a lot of the items being sold seem high endish. However, where one has a pro its the exact con for the other. I feel like Poshmark has become either for high-end $1000+ handbags or for cheap stock picture things from China that in real life is usually NOTHING like the picture AND has f** up sizes. They failed to see that the damage first just looked like fuzz. Ive spent the last year or two getting rid of my PM inventory on Mercari (I no longer have any interest in resale). Twenty items I dont have to discount -90% off and still have unhappy people. The best way to drive traffic to your new site is with a blog, social media, and Google AdWords. Any advice you can give me is so appreciated. what I found most frustrating about posh Sellers is they dont put much /any information in the description, they post terrible pics or only one picture and then they act put out when you ask them questions ! I found this Must Read article on Forbes . I feel like there is a giant stigma around the word 'blocking'. Unless you can actually make it your full time job, its best to just sell your clothes in person or by mail and be happy with whatever you receive. I video tape every single item as I am packing it for shipment to document the condition. I must admit I dont spend a ton of time on it. A Posherpurchased a very unique top from my closet. Zero protection for the seller! So heres just a few notes to all the buyers: 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. 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. People offer half the price for a listing. All of my ratings (I have close to 300) have been 5 star except for 2. I think poshmark wants you to do all the work, and after sharing, it seems no one even sees it. The sad part is that she has a closet of her own and could have easily re-sold the NEW shirt in her own closet and made more than she paid for it. The money the Chinese superfakes make Poshmark is too good for them to close those closets down. Declining a Poshmark offer first thing is not a good idea in my opinion, whether you're a buyer or a seller. Im so sick and tired of the low-ball offers, especially when I already list the items at a low price. I try not to get upset about stuff like that but sometimes I do bc in all my listing I clearly State no low-ball offers will be acknowledged so when they do it they deserve to get blocked!! When the buyer received her item she filed for a return. Selling On websites has outlived its purpose in my life. I sold on Ebay for several years with a consistantly high rating (99-100) and when I had a couple of unfounded lower reviews, they restricted my selling! People logged on by the thousands to sell clothes for cash. I told him that my ad had clearly stated that it was not brand new and that it was 3/4 full. Poshmark is a mess. (Ive also sold numerous items on Craigslist, but thats a totally different business model.) I have tons of New MK purses w/ tags, brand new makeup Dior, Chanel, Elizabeth Arden etc. Thanks to all for listening and sharing your eye-opening storiesIm sorry for all of us and most certainly will switch to another sales site (or set up my own online store)! Its insane, now that they have grown there needs to be rules for top rated sellers. I would also encourage others to do the same that is the only way they will correct the fraudulent behavior!! I shouldve known my selling strategies & get to know the app well. An older women and didnt realize makeup is duplicated. Two more things: If youre selling fakes knowingly, stop it. Then there was the girl just last week who bought a lipgloss from me and then claimed it was damaged. Thank you again though! I know you have a rough road to go from when my husband was selling on Ebay. Feb 11 07:47PM. They claim that they monitor and block users who dont follow the terms. Obviously not. The buyer, with three followers, complained that my new Reed Krakoff bag smelled like manure and was stained all over. Im sorry, if I list a brand new, with tags Kate Spade cosmetic bag for $20 dont ask if Ill take five. I am not a buyer so i dont care to even look at another poshers closet at all. Costly? With your own site, you are responsible for driving traffic to it, of course. This past month, I had my first return in years. I have not received them back yet (they are on their way) but cannot wait to see how the buyer accomplished breaking the soles and what was pored on the leather to make them sticky. Hey Kaitlyn, we too were hit hard by Harvey, loosing both cars and a huge amount of personal property that we can never get back( like family photos, and other sentimental treasures) seeing as how not only do we rent our apartment, but we also have no flood insurance, we had lost hope that we would be able to get any kind of help to survive this tragedy. Was going to try eBay but I also feel it will get lost in the masses and have been contemplating Shopify since I have such a passion about what I want to do. They cancelled the transaction, refunded the buyer and suspended my daughters account. Not only does it have snags that it didnt possess before I shipped, there was white hair on it like she let s pet on it to purposely snag with their claws!! All of what you have stated is the issues I have. I want to expand my clients so I tried poshmark. Essentially, there are many Sellers that may have 1,000 listed items to Sell, yet lacks any real intention of Selling many of the listed items. As a honest seller, they have never had my back and tonight was it for me. That was my ridiculous newbie mistake. Im both an active buyer and active seller on Posh. Yet thousands do it every week on that app. So my feeling is if she really wanted to sell this, she would respond to this ?s. It would be easy for a new website to come along and save sellers, and buyers, $$$$$. Why do these people have profiles with no real photo of an individual? I suddenly remember why I hate Poshmark, I started using it again and people have the nerve to ask me for $20-$35 discounts. Hi Liz! Unfortunately there are sellers who only post stock photos and those who dont like questions. You never know .it might get some traction. 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. Thats why I wont sell high end purses or shoes anymore Bc people pick on those the most as Ive seen from posh friends. The 25-year-old sells thrifted clothing and accessories through an app called Poshmark. After a couple of years hiatus on Reddit as well, I decided recently to check-in on the 2-most popular Poshmark subreddits. Good luck ! So I now have a typed note that I include in my thank you note with any purchases! I would love to help you out by getting it off your hands. I know I probably should have just canceled the order but I figure everyone starts somewhere. It just no longer worked for me. Also there are usually local facebook groups too sell on. A few options pop up, and one of them is "block this user". Then that one type of buyer yup, the one described here in the numerous comments. Tradesy take all the responsibility for any returns. I have shared to FB, I bought a mannequin to make my pics more professional. Until Chandra feels he is losing his big sellers on Poshmark by his terrible business practices, nothing will change on Poshmark. I do not like that this site has no way to message, and you cannot see, to my knowledge, peoples reviews. In my experience it is the cost that counts. Is essentially new to Posh, aka, a buyer. Thank you for sharing your experience and I thank all the other people for sharing they bad experiences too. The person who responded to both of these used exact same sentence, about asking if they were still available and gave his gmail address. Poshmark is refunding the buyers money because of minor skuff marks. The buyer usually has more to lose than the seller does and if buyers dont trust Poshs customer service and know that they can return when the description is genuinely wrong, then they wont buy. You provided food for thought. I believe I went googling just to find these experiences because Im doubting going on any further, What I found as so far is lowballer cheap skates. Thanks! amking45 @dhampyre hey are you bored or something???? I quit Poshmark a couple of years ago, thank god. My guess is she received the shirt and tried to iron the rayon material and burnt it. Hi, I came across your post and loved it because it describes how I feel with Poshmark. You definitely have a huge audience on eBay. But regardless, the heavy discount, free gift, fast shipping and neat packaging was not enough? Maybe so, but if she were looking for jeans with lycra and that was important to hershe should have asked before buying. With eBay, Im having a similar experience, but Im still dealing with it and need some advice. The ridiculous amount of fakes sold on Poshmark is why honest people who sell authentic items get hosed and rated badly by people with buyers remorse or who scream fake when they have no idea how to check authenticity. My new thing due to scammy people- I video tape with the label as I package it- take pics as well incase someone wants to try to say otherwise condition!! It all like someone whos in a terrible marriage but isnt willing to leave. Does she have something to hide? I havent done anything wrong. Manually sharing, to adhere to a policy thats not enforced, while others are farming it out = wake up time! Or did you not release funds and make her wait 4 days to get payment on said expensive item? Made the comment that product description should have noted the percentage of lycra. My daughter wanted to make some extra money so she decided to sell some clothing. Your perspective is valued but wait until you get the gutter rats who comment calling you a whore for no reason Bc you declined an offer and explained why and they cuss you out. 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. I came across a whole network of victims within Posh after nearly being scammed by Julie. Because of those experiences, I am now extremely cautious when purchasing from places like Poshmark and eBay. Just make it automatic. At worst, your account could be banned permanently and you won't be able to sell anything on Poshmark . The set decorator from Mad Men was one of my favorite buyers. But Poshmark sided with her an thats total crap ! As a buyer of poshmark I found that items I bought werent quite as described every time I purchased 3 x I figured hey thats what you get for buying on line but this last one was a doosey! Parties? It shouldnt be like this and it is infuriating. How can so many people have tons of Zara in their closet that they are selling so inexpensively? And I havent had that happen to me before but that def is pathetic upon their part. I think that that goes a long way to saving yourself the time of someone asking you to measure the inseam on a pair of pants or the bust on a top because now youve got to find that item and Ive had Posh sellers telling me that they keep their items in a storage locker or at another location so sometimes its weeks before they get back to me and since Im trying to move product X quickly as possible it was worth my time investment to do things like measure the bust measure the sleeve measure the inseam where possible and because I kept my items super organized I knew where to go get them at a moments notice but for some people thats not possible so if all the information is right there when you first listed no one has to ask you because now you gotta find that item and Ive had posh sellers tell him me that they keep their items in a storage locker or at another location so sometimes its weeks before they get back to me. I am a frequent buyer on Poshmark, so understandably it was my first choice. I have been looking for a way to open my own online thrift/consignment store to sell basically anythingnot just womens handbags and clothes. Trust me, if you dont share your items, your 333,000 followers are not going to go in your closet and make an offer or BUY IT NOW. I videotaped myself opening the box and sent it to them. I show them all the photos that were in the listing too. xoxo. I believe I have been scammee by a buyer and Poshmark ruled in her favor. No response!! I mostly stick to eBay these days. One lady bought a stole, then had the nerve to say it didnt fit like the picture. Where do I begin? I recently found a listing for a Kate spade jewelry box that the poster calmed was orginally 100 dollars that she was no selling for 75 dollars. Ive found that frustrating as a buyer myself. I sold a pair of boots. If you feel like the pricing does not make sense, check out the seller account. As funding has dried up for private tech companies, those in the online shopping space have not fared particularly well. Thats ridiculous! I am documenting my packaging & item just to be safe. Thank you for the post. Any advice you could offer of how to get my good Poshmark buyers to buy from my own website outside of Poshmark? When i recieved it the blouse was clearly purposely ripped in multiple spots. I did get one snarky message in my notifications but I could not read it as it was truncated. Hi Mary! I found this article very enlightening even though its 4 years old. No ONE person can work this system and make an appropriate amount of money to live on coming into the app at this point. They told me to ask the BUYER to change it. I feel so sorry to read what happened to you. Me nasty emails! She ordered on 3/15, she RECEIVED the item on 3/19. Stylaphile is an excellent resource for tips,tricks, thoughts, and trends, one I highly recommend any seller bookmark, so be sure to check back often. Ill definitely look into Tradesy, DePop, etc., but think a class-action lawsuit against Poshmark will prove the point quite nicely. Ive had far more positive reviews than negative but lately a huge influx of negative when I havent done anything different. I started an Instagram page for the brand (@ShopStylaphile) and also use the blog and other social media channels to drive traffic. I hear time and time again from other poshers that there isnt no seller protection. . Bernice, I learned from my Poshmark mentor that you arent suppose to mention other sites like Mercari, etc. Endlessly. It looked nothing like the photos in terms of fabric or even color. Often people seem to try to sell used items are thier original price which is just stupid, we can go buy it new at that point! 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