my poshmark closet disappeared23 Apr my poshmark closet disappeared
Same name? I wrote on here once before but I just recently had an experience similar to Eltee. I find I couldnt make a profit on a lot of items due to the item being $20 $30 dollar items and then if you add the $ 6.79 the buyer is now paying almost $30 $ 40 dollars for a $20 dollar item or rather not because they wont. Click to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Im just getting started with Poshmark and I feel its more of a sellers app then a buyers place. A Posherpurchased a very unique top from my closet. Its a cleaver, but insidious business model. Now on there these people go back In a month later and change there review thats insane why would posh allow that you shouldnt be able to update a review once written I cant believe how they dont realize they have grown and need more staff anyone who reads this just know before you spend countless hours building a closet just know at anytime without Warning they can shut you down. Required fields are marked *. Lucky for Poshmark. He had flown it, crashed it, and was trying to return it. 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. eBay is certainly not without its headaches. Please Help. All $3, $4, and $5 items must be bundled. Any advice you can give me is so appreciated. Hi, I came across your post and loved it because it describes how I feel with Poshmark. Im very sorry that happened to you. I know the seller can offer a discount or free shipping but then you have to add that amount to make your profit especially on low dollar amount items it just doesnt work . Or if I cancel an order and relist it- I get told I see you sold these for less before- why are you selling them for more well, last time I checked, it was my closet Im pretty much finished selling lol. Yeah, its all annoying, but that doesnt make the other person a troll, who is deliberately out to crap on your day. Did anyone else not know this or am I the only one? 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. PS: When I first started on PM, customer service was good. Thank you for sharing your experience. aint nobody got time for that as sweet brown would say. Smh. Ive now opened my own boutique at http://www.onlinesplurge.com. I have shipped clothes before and most fits in smaller envelopes sometimes for around $3. OMG!!!!!!! As Im sure you have personally witnessed if you didnt go to a shelter during the storm, you are not going to get a drop of help unless youre a homeowner and even then the assistance is so little that it doesnt go very far at all. Again I contact poshmark no response. But i checked out your website. Honestly she can keep the $15 and the lipgloss I just wish shed stop spamming me and sharing my information with the world. Kids! I have no recourse and feel I was scammed. 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. Be sure to Like your favorite items so youre notified when a seller drops their price. Your offer will be sent to all Likers and youll be automatically entered to win, talk about a win-win. I would love to help you out by getting it off your hands. 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 rarely ask me questions because I include very detailed notes about each items features and condition, along with any fitting recommendations. 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! Any advice you could offer of how to get my good Poshmark buyers to buy from my own website outside of Poshmark? People want authentic but want to pay $5.00? I guess no sales platform is perfect. Next, Ill tell you the super complicated way to get out of it. I had success selling there, but I knew that you cant make everyone happy and was expecting to get a complaint anytime. NO complaints. even though I like /love a lot of the clothes on Posh I think a lot of people didnt take it seriously enough. Its going to be a big job moving my 250 items from Poshmark to other platform but I cant wait. I just quit last night. When I started to step away a little bit more my sales faltered. I feel stuck. I have a small handful of relatively new Free People items that I decided to sell and posted on Mercari and eBay. Do you find self advertising costly? But its over. Now I found thus blog because I was severely harassed today for no reason by a random person. People have commented how cute their packages are when they arrive. Not so. The description stated that there was a small, barely noticeable stain under one arm of the dress. I do realize some are killing it there and they say they have employees who help. I totally agree that it is a huge time sucker which I end up neglecting my family for $25.00, does this really makes sense. 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 getting back to my life now. The entire order. Im using actual pictures not stock images. I asked this woman to show me the tag and she was so insulted. Unfortunately, Ive heard many stories similar to yours. I went into their site but find it hard to understand. These are 2 huge steps and there is so much more. Have a super fab week!! But Poshmark sided with her an thats total crap ! On poshmark you can opt to receive your money by check, which is something that really attracts my attention. I do not understand who authenticates on PM? I have had a bag removed from my closet because someone decided it was fake and reported it . I am new to Poshmark, buyer only, no plans to sell, and went a little crazy picking up quality items for work. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. This is what it means for you: Make a Deal DaysAs a seller, Make a Deal Days are chances for you to win hourly prizes AND make sales. If Sellers understand the responsibilities of what it is to be a Seller and Seller-Buyer etiquette, then there shouldnt be any problems. There's a daily limit for shares on Poshmark, and it's roughly 10000 shares in a 24 hour period. I blocked her and removed the entire listing ( since you cant remove the offensive comments) On the other flip of the coin I had a very sweet lady who had bought from me a few times in the past purchase several of my smaller items and tell me that although she didnt have a need for any of the items , she wanted to help. Thank you for this post and saving me the time and aggravation of going through it all over again. I lost money all because of the shipping cost Instead of gaining, i lost.. it wasnt fair.. If you want to avoid share jail and avoid CAPTCHAs, keep your shares under 4000 in a single day. Now their postal is more than $7! So I sent posh pictures of my complaints. Smh!! If and when they finally remove a listing, they do not suspend the account. Then I came across a buyer. I want something more plug & play. i purchased them from realreal (who we know is overly cautious about fakes).. buyet is claiming there are ripples in the shoes and put up some ridiculous photos showing nothing.. first, anyone who has worn loubs in very high heels understands that if you wear a heel that high, there is stress on the heel.. i sold a pair that i had resoled and one of the undersides was definitely strained, but repaired.. its a huge haze, i have a dad w dementia and dont feel like dealing w it.. if i simply accept the return without providing pics.. will i be banned from posh? If you react to difficult buyers and allow them to decide ANYTHING about how you run your business, then this business isnt for you (unless you can STOP IT and realize that no one buyer makes or breaks you). Summary. I have been looking for a way to open my own online thrift/consignment store to sell basically anythingnot just womens handbags and clothes. Make *these* kinds of comments. Absolutely agree with everything you had said and your reasons for leaving posh. Poshmark Limited Time EventsOccasionally, youll be able to participate in special promotion days that happen for a limited time. Yet thousands do it every week on that app. I have more luck selling on IG, its a great community, and would like to look in to Tradesy. How to delete your Poshmark account using the mobile app. Personally I never sell used clothing and shoes, these types of items I feel should be donated to the needy. I have thousands of dollars in retail or boutique merchandise, as they like to call it and no matter how much I share, how many hours I spend.. No sales! One of my first purchases was for my daughter, when it arrived, I opened it on my deck ( thank god) and there were dead bedbugs all over the tape. Its been way more time and pain in the rear then what I have gotten back. That should have been a red flag. I also didnt like that the shipping was the same price no matter the item was. At least with eBay, you only see what you search for and are not bombarded with gross items and sellers all over your feed. Thanks for the inspiration! When selling on shopify do I have to pay some kind of fees? Thank you for sharing your post with the world! To make this story short, Poshmark ends up telling me theyve reviewed my claim, and that I need to return the entire order within two days. I dont mind if she changed her mind, gave it away, etc But nothing. Also, really hard to spot bad buyers as sellers cannot leave negative feedback (we used to be able to in the early days)! She didnt get it in time for her party so she opened a case. I dont have pets and the dress was stored in a hanging bag. I feel the creepiest aspects of the platform is the psychological manipulation of requiring resellers to share (presenting it as a positive community activity sellers supporting other sellers) so that the mysterious algorithm will reward them with sells; sharing equals free labor driving the activity of the platform, which the same resellers pay more to use than other selling platforms. Ive been considering finding a new platform for sales. Please understand I. He emailed posh asking them what criteria do they look for that constitutes a fake? This delays my shipping time. All it took was one 2 star review for a vintage belt to knock me down. Hi Diana! r/poshmark Join 28 days ago I received my 1099k. Try it out and let me know how it works for you! Im finding some women are awesome and dont try to get you down too low and others like your things but they want it for $5. So, when it happened to me, I was shocked. I will definitely look into them. CSV. And forget about offering gallery-quality jewelry on Poshmark. People leave comments on how ugly my stuff is and how they have a similar item and telling people to not buy it but she has never bought anything from me. Welcome to My closet .. A Special Place to be !!! Poshmark says it can't process a deletion if there are any pending transactions or redeemable balances. I feel like there is nothing to stop a buyer from damaging an item and claiming the item is not as described. Not really what I was looking for doing with my time (I actually have a full-time job). Finding me on fb to harass me. Feel free to reach out to her on Twitter, where she can be found most of the time, NOW WATCH: Why groundhogs are hard to get rid of, What is Poshmark? After a few months, I started seeing tons of foot fetish perverts all over the feed. After a week of investigating, she determined it was authentic and listed it on Poshmark. agrreed! But when I found myself blocking people all day long, I just stopped accepting offers period. TrendsTrends are another way to shop, explore, and discover new listings through shoppable collections of trends and brands, such as Coach Handbags Under $50 or Mens North Face Jackets & Coats. These curated collections usually feature the items and brands that are currently trending, giving you access to whats hot right now. Like items to get notified of sales or price drops. I daily battle staying on Posh. Thats ridiculous! I always wonder where people get the time to have 1 million shares. No Real Protection For the Seller. Just started listing more than one item there in February and its been very consistent. Plus they only let you add 8 pics. blah. Omg, I happened on this article and Im in tears. cute, all black date night leather zip up cute and comfy its called miss selfie, All reasonable offers will be considered. That my integrity as a seller was being questioned. Or another one who offered me $3 on an item listed at $4? If the scammers are not monitored by the platform we are selling on, then small online shops are not going to able to have success and the platforms will eventually suffer. Unfortunately, there are just a lot of less-than-honest people out there who want something for nothing and have no problem cheating other people out of their money (or product). I love posh and you just have to protect yourself by videoing your transactions! Fortunately I decided to google for reviews first. Do you not use them because your items are not new? 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. Thank you for sharing your experience! That said, Im sure a class-action lawsuit for sellers interested in legal recourse would change Poshmarks tune becauseas Ive read in all these commentsthis is completely unacceptable and out and out THEFT. Im going nuts. This may be one of the worst Poshmark experiences Ive ever heard of. If you want one necklace, you pay over $6 in shipping costs!! So after 6mo and deleting my account, I broke and opened a new closet, this time I was going to be more vigilant. It depends on the price of the item. Ridiculous amounts of time finding, listing and sharing until my fingers are numb. If youre sharing too fast, Poshmarks algorithm will proactively give your shares less attention than they would normally get. After a week, Poshmark came back to my daughter and told they had cancelled the transaction,the reason, not that it was not authentic but rather they were unable to authenticate it? Thats the core operation of the platform. A punitive feedback system totally biased towards the buyer. Most people would tend to think that I must have made a boatload of money, but NOPE. This is just one example of the countless jabs we get as sellers on Posh. Great for Manish to report quarterly. Thank you so much, Wow! Thats the risk of shopping online !! How do you get traffic and also how do you get followers? I entered it as not as described and they gave me until July 2 to return it. I had someone bundle 3 items which totaled $30 and offered me $6!! I just this second deleted my Poshmark account for the second time in five years. Wait, to the person who said the shipping is absurdly high, I have to ask where else are you shopping that $7 is high for priority?! 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 am resigned to having a ding on my account so I just told her to contact Posh as I have no access to her payment and they are holding it. You cant say that the item does not fit or you change your mind. I decided to sell on Poshmark because I took a early retirement and wanted to do something Part-time on the side. Though I became a member in 2014, I never used the app or looked at the siteI only started selling items this past December, 2017, literally 2.5 months ago. This is NOT an ad for eBay but bottom line is the sell through rate is at least 100 times greater there. Whats the name of your store? The offer AND discounted shipping is sent to everyone whos liked the listing. I was clear about the Too Faced being used, I never used the KVD blush. Although its taking some time, I am moving the inventory, and due to Mercaris fees and shipping, Im making more than I ever did on PM and I spend very little time! She has accused me of blocking her purchases, of sending other poshers to harass her. Not worth the headache. And unfortunately without going into details, the garment came back to me damaged. I think every platform is catered to a specific customer; however, you find low-ball offers on most of them. Shop my Poshmark closet: http://www.poshmark.com/closet/keepinitradUse the code KEEPINITRAD to get a $10 credit on Poshmark!Jomar Wholesale:https://jomarwholesale.com?aff=112Use the code VANESSARAD to get 10% 0ff!Sign up for Rakuten:Get $30! From my experience as a merchant, there is no monthly listing fee on Tradesy. Do they realize some people work? Got to a hand it to her you cant take pictures of an odor. 55 172 Comments 1 Share Share I feel so sorry to read what happened to you. Hi; well I am a guy with closet after closet filled of brand-name clothes. 10%. Sure theres a ton of complaining and trying to figure out what the business is doing, but theres no real pushback from the community. This may be the worst story Ive ever heard regarding a Poshmark return. Thank you so much for your comment! 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. Well I returned them both and yesterday, they send me an email that they would be giving me a store credit for the dress but they were returning the shoes to me. Here's what you need to know about the clothing marketplace platform, How to sell items on eBay by creating an item listing, and start your own marketplace. Never again mercari. Today a buyer seriously lowballed me and i snapped, i told her for the offer i would rather keep them. wonder why they arent selling, or think people are low balling them. Seriously. on Your Complete Guide to Poshmarks Features & Tools, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Your Complete Guide to Poshmarks Features & Tools, Introducing Posh Ambassador II: A New PA Level, Poshmark Canada Turns Three, a Report by Poshmark, Poshmark Canada Turns Two, a Report by Poshmark, Poshmark Canada Turns One, a Report by Poshmark, Is Poshmark Reliable And Safe? Oh and I too found a LOT of creepy fetish guys on there preying on sellers also nothing done by Posh. So she then attacks my page commenting on every listing calling me a scammer posting my address for all to see. Bernice, I learned from my Poshmark mentor that you arent suppose to mention other sites like Mercari, etc. Im not a big active seller on Poshmark by any means but had success with items I posted. To see if youre in share jail, try sharing an item. 1% of Poshers (being generous) are knowledgeable enough to authenticate anything. So then I upped the prices on my items hoping to get an offer closer to what I wanted to sell it for, still got lowball offers. Is EBay worth it? Augh I feel your pain. I think you have to understand why Posh usually sides with the buyer when they open a case. Hi Stylaphile, Select QR Code. I block about 20 to 30 sellers a day with ease and never look back. I was not expecting to make a lot of money, just enough to get by as i am unemployed and my mom has had to help me get by. Poshmark will sink or swim on this crap. People on this site are crazy Ive seen it for 6 years!! They shut my closet down Black Friday for a week. I simply declined, since I had enough experience through my clothing page to know theres no winning THAT fight. All my PoshMark items are on a clothing rack with a large linen tablecloth covering them to keep dust off. Or know why it would happen? I listed clothes from my closet. It was $20 for a pair of handmade Sterling Silver earrings posted at $38. 1. I decided to move to Instagram as Shopify is excellent but you need to know some HTML. so come on down and give me a reason to put you out of business fast.
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