xoxo. Create a new listing to be automatically entered to win. I found your article and am hoping you might know what can be done. My first transaction on Poshmark cost me $50 for a defective pair of shoes I cant wear or even try to resell. I must admit I dont spend a ton of time on it. 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). I feel poshmark staff needs some kind of guide book to fallow. I would love to find a place to sell that does not require the 20% commission and will not require tons of time. The Seller must have gotten a real bargain and no wonder she cant wear wedges because she probably couldnt get them on either! Ppl dont usually tell the down side of things. As I type this reply, I feel like Ive had PTSD for the past week. Ive now opened my own boutique at http://www.onlinesplurge.com. I sold a brand new pair of tommy bahama flops a couple weeks ago. Thanks for the inspiration! But when I wrote to them about how as sellers can we be protected, I told them I removed over $27,000 in merchandise and I still have probably $60,000 to sell! Any additional private info This is the information you placed in the Private Listing Fields (potential buyers are not able to see this). Should have known better!! I am thinking of going back to EBay but havent sold on there in years since I got scammed when selling a Louis Vuitton wallet and the seller claimed they never received it, so I am very nervous!! Once opened, select the Account tab at the bottom right corner. Remember that when youre stressing out about a bad review on Posh. Then I noticed people only offer a fraction of that. Their messages are also gone now too. Probably not a bad Seller, but potential, serious Buyers, be aware that this Seller may flippantly cancel your order with no response to cause of cancellation. I posted on her page and also on the thread on bag and said can you give me more info. Especially woman to woman! blah. To find Trends, go to the Shop tab, scroll down until you see Trends, and swipe through to view the different collections available. Had a sale for $20.00, $100.00 skirt worn once. Or buyers that damage the item on purpose. 1 star rating because the buyer didnt think the sort was the correct brand, while I provided a receipt copy. I was hit by harvey and am trying to attend college. I was waiting for proceeds from a sale that went to the wrong bank account. And I havent had that happen to me before but that def is pathetic upon their part. Until Chandra feels he is losing his big sellers on Poshmark by his terrible business practices, nothing will change on Poshmark. Also there are so many in person places to sell like let it go on top of the usual. She went on multiple listings and wrote terrible things. I get that. Around march check out this person page only to find out they list on poshmark, but make sale on FB.I only made 2 sale mostly Bebe dresses NWT and I didnt want to sell anything else for $10.00. If you did, share it with your fellow poshers! I have this terrible feeling i will never get my bag back! Its a selling clothes to people thing. Also her poor, low-lit photos of the spots were blurred. Seriously. Ive been on Posh for about 2 years and Ive been selling things here and there. I am thinking Poshmark has deleted these things, and I can't figure out why. I document all my listings with REAL photos, measurements (actual measurements) and answer any questions. dhampyre Respectfully, may I ask why you cancelled the order today after accepting my offer 3 days ago? Thanks for the comment Angelica! Hopefully they dont take long because last time it took them 4 days to respond to a question I had . I am recently new to Poshmark, and so far have only had great experiences selling and 5-star reviews. I looked on line and its illegal for a minor to do this and them not do nothing. Just wanted to see if anyone would know about this. I quit a year ago and then decided to create a new account to sell just a few pieces of jewelry. Why I decided to leave was I sold a brand new name brand mens sweatshirt with tags, the buyers received it and filed a claim saying it was filthy dirty and no tags and I was trying to scam her! So I get my two items returned, and figured, they are NOW scratched and the make-up train I sold her is ruined inside. I have a lot of luck with both Tradesy and eBay actually. I went into their site but find it hard to understand. Thanks again for this post!! At this point, it may be best I dont even if they allow me to. She responded that she indeed had been away, and that she would ship it tomorrow. Im not sure how this will endbut I am sure Im finished with Poshmark. Buyer gets it and immediately wants a refund because of said noted, photographed, and described damage! I couldnt ignore the urge to tell that girl all that I think about those kind of buyers. Poshmark support is certainly not going to help you. 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. Hi Elizabeth. Everything stems from the top the CEO, Manish Chandra. Boom, done. Its so crazy! She did not ask the percentage before buying. even though its a side job if youre going to get annoyed bc someone asked you 3-4 questions* not listed in your description* then why bother selling? It just was completely consuming and I found myself buying to sell.. then not selling.. then not getting a return in the investments. I have sold a couple thousand items on Poshmark and bought many items as this is my business! If they dont like it or it doesnt fit, etc, I will gladly buy it back at the same price plus I will reimburse shipping. I just shipped out a new, unworn item to the buyer who obviously decided they didnt like it and claimed it was worn and with pilling! Thank you for sharing your experience! The answering questions. I had a girl purchase a bundle of VS items for a very low price. I realize for a well-written description, a slew of questions is less necessary. It happens to some degree in every venue. She has accused me of blocking her purchases, of sending other poshers to harass her. If not, oh well. Well, someone posted it, and my closet was invaded by these, support group members. Has the change over been difficult? And no time suck as its not a social app. It has been past the 7 days. Theyre returned to me DAMAGED by the buyer- she STOLE the CC logo off the side of the sunglasses (she actually scratched/gouged it out with some sort of tool) and popped out a frame, cracking it. high fees and noone is serious. One of the reasons I pay that 20% is because Posh gives buyers some kind of peace of mind. Now I have someone asking me how I could sell it and not have the SOLD banner across it that Posh puts on when it sells. What bank gives you that much interest on your money. She was told that she had to pay $20 via Paypal and it would be returned. The buyer haggled a lot on the prices, each item was listed low already but I accepted an offer and the buyer received all 4 items for just $16. Ha, like that will ever happen! So as of right now I am out around $100. 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. I wish you tremendous success and much less stress!! I did notice that a lot of the items being sold seem high endish. The sellers ask higher prices on their used items because Poshmark takes 20% of the sale amount for their own fee. But they have approved the request and the bag is now in transit back to me. Item Description Learn how to take your listing title, department, category and more to the next level. I have since had two additional sales that have five star ratings so but I feel that it is irrelevant to Posh. So I thought ok Im safe Ill turn it on and prove that it works. Considering another site. Disappointed in Posh. Im listing to make more than a few bucks! Please Help. That why they dont have a call center like eBay does! I agree it is pretty ridiculous! Very disheartening because a gorgeous dress is ruined! Thanks for understanding, Janet. My first four sales were all shipped within one day and I received 5 star ratings for all of them. Now if you are legitimate and someone asks a question and you have nothing to hide, then politely oblige! It is only $65.00 and I am glad it was not one of my very expensive items hat I have not listed. So, putting it up to silver, it definitely wasnt silver and putting it next to something real gold, it wasnt quite that either. If its working for you, by all means stick with it! Alexandria. I even posted HOW to use a low heat steamer on the top! funny that users name is cole, same as mine LOL, Awesome you reported it too! That didnt happen, either. I also had emailed Poshmark about using a windows phone and not being able to use their app, they never responded, that tells you a lot about Poshmark right there. And physical retail stores? These scammers really make you lose faith in humanity! Ive been doing okay overall It hasnt caused me to throw the towel in just yet but it was definitely better than Ebay . And since I have more time behind me than in front of me, I cannot rationalize wasting that time on poshmark. 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. These people are unbelievable. Good luck!! Also i agree with everyones frustration. Even if, sorry to say, they called you a whore. I ask a lot of questions on an item (and I am sorry sometimes we have to ask a lot of questions but end up not buying it) but then if it meets my criteria, I always buy it. Its sad how they take 20% from sellers but cant invest that in a customer service team . 3 items each cut out private areas the back of one top had a spray painted penis and I wont repeat what it said. Y agree. 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. I've been selling on Mercari for 2 months. 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 have been on Poshmark since 2014, and in the last year Ive really been able to sell items. Later, Alexandria. I think too few realize this is an option. There are a lot of problematic disgusting people on there. I love selling things online to earn a little extra spending money, but Im ready to quit Poshmark too and look into other options. Posh BundleBundles allows buyers and sellers to group items from one closet together to save on shipping or sell multiple listings. My Sales ReportWith My Sales Report, you can have the details of every sale youve ever made, right at your fingertips. I actually block more people per day than I end up following because of rude behavior. I hope you keep us posted on what happens. That's the tweet. What a joke! I felt like theres a little too much of a spoiled environment on their too, with even sellers turning knit picky buyers. Thank you for sharing your experience. Second ship raise this year, also 20% is a huge chunk. Poshmark is an e-commerce marketplace where users can buy and sell used, new, and vintage clothing and accessories from individuals and boutiques. I have had 5 cases in all my years on Posh and I won all 5 against me. To assume that theyre all men is just not fair & I would guess,not entirely accurate. so be it Ha! This info has helped to confirm my decision not to sell on Poshmark.. Im not a big active seller on Poshmark by any means but had success with items I posted. Too bad too because I loved shopping on there and there were some truly great sellers with fun wrapping & thank you notes- but Posh wont get a penny more from me. Lowballers on Poshmark are the worst. This is where the problem comes in I have been waiting on a direct deposit since Dec. 3rd, I also have an order that hasnt been fulfilled! Thank you so much for posting this article. So I said in my listing, fits like a medium. Oh and I also gave the buyer as a gift, a cute little Packers mini piggy bank AND a small lot of other Packers items I had for sale that she admired. I had my absolute last straw with them tonight. Where is the merchandise coming from? Poshmark features millions of sellers, and dozens of categories depending on clothing styles and designers. Very frustrating, Jeanette, I hope you see my comment. It looks like they just bumped the shipping to $6.95. agrreed! I had exactly the same issue with my listing returned back to me, even if I have a photos before wrapping the item, and sent to poshmark support for evidence that it was not the same when it got back to me poshmark will never take your side. It took me a month to get it back up. Their shipping rates are high and so is their commission rate. Ha Ha Ha oh Posh purchasers! 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 was starting to wonder if I was the only person who felt this way about Poshmark. I was so sad to read all these experiences above, I too love my followers and have actually made some close friendships via Posh but it looks like it is time to move to another platform. And it takes days for a generic email. If youre an advanced posher, and youve been locked up in Poshmark share jail before, I have some secrets from you. It was a surprisingly emotional experience to realize I fell for this. As someone who has been selling on Ebay for over 25 years, I just started selling on Poshmark in Nov 2021.