One little thing they dont like and the thriving business you been working the last few years at is gone! Is this new? Poshmark could not be bothered to let me know how to prove there wasnt any counterfeit, could not be bothered to let me know what part of the prohibited items policy I violated, but you could surely ask me to police their site and report back to them (tell on my neighbors). Blocked. I sell ONE or TWO items per week. Did you do a direct mail campaign to notify them? The must lowball method Price every $2 item at $10, every $10 item at $50, etc, and say "bundle any two items and offer 80% off". Okay, brace yourselves, women! Thank you for your response. Never had a case. You get excited at seeing that congrats message letting you know someone wants to buy your stuff. I also crosslist on mecari and have had a few sales with no time suck. 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!!! Ive found some great deals on Poshmark, but I usually find my experiences on that site really frustrating and stressful. Remember that when youre stressing out about a bad review on Posh. I dont have the time in my life to consider these ridiculous offers or haggle with pretense buyers. And then there is the time suck factor. Have you tried Tradesy? 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 auto declined on that one. For resellers, low ball offers are offers that are so below your asking price that they may be deemed offensive and often times will lead to a rejection of an offer or may discontinue negotiations. Ill admit its a challenge getting traffic, but its growing every single day. Others have sold at steep discounts to recoup investor money or shutdown completely. Sometimes, theyll try to sweeten the pot with reduced shipping or free gifts with purchases. Thats not to say that the offer is the right one, or that you should sell for what theyre suggesting, but then again, is your listing colored by your love of the garment in question? Hi! Im a Poshmark Suggested User; a top seller with 1100+ salesand Im closing my closet at the end of the month. However, if also seems like the last year has been miserable on Posh. I posted about 54 tems a week ago and no sales. Those same people are the types who get off blowing up peoples shops with stupid offers plus they have the internet to hide behind, and they just dont care! Don't be rude, or that guy. Ive made some sales, but they have been pretty hard-won. As you said with the item you sold that was return, it takes time to take photos, answer questions and ship the item only to get a return. As a seller, yes, I have had the 8.5 million question buyer who then disappears; but then we have a secondary assumption that inquiry obligates a purchase. It was brand new!! I have written them down and will check them each time someone places an order. 1 star rating because the buyer didnt think the sort was the correct brand, while I provided a receipt copy. The best thing for you to do is have a blog like Stylaphile that you can use to direct traffic to your site. Not only am I tired of low ball offers. While the majority of people who purchased items from my closet were class-act Poshers, I did have my collective share of bad apples that found their way to my Poshmark account. Still no response from poshmark. At least with eBay, you only see what you search for and are not bombarded with gross items and sellers all over your feed. on tradsey or something similar. Poshmark is a business platform. . Poshmark never read my emails. I am so glad I found this! Too much creepy stuff going on with technology. So here I sit rambling off I dont have access to my own business I built. This seemed to Enrage her.. I was clear about the Too Faced being used, I never used the KVD blush. 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! *Dont come at me with that Chanel/Birkin bag appreciation scenario. Ive been emailing them because I feel like my buyers arent receiving notifications to accept their item so I always have to wait until the fourth day for my money to finally be released to me. You have to understand the value of an item prior to posting it. Maybe so, but if she were looking for jeans with lycra and that was important to hershe should have asked before buying. Dont beat yourself up! It just baffles me how people can do stuff like that! I have now 250 items listed. I dont mind doing the work but i believe i should at least be seeing some improvements on their part. I had just had a case opened with a bundle I made, everything was good and ready to go. I take clear pictures with 6s iPhone of the front, back, labels, the closures, the buttons on the sleeves, and any cute details. Whoever these people are, no nothing about products! I cant deal with lowballs. How do you get the traffic and the customers? There is. She ended up posting my personal information on various websites and on the posh app, and told people I was never sending her top. It was $20 for a pair of handmade Sterling Silver earrings posted at $38. The seller can get their item back and re-list and move on. 10%. A lot of poshers also adopt the mindset of I know the right buyer will eventually come along. This is so cutewishful thinking, but cute. Well today, for the first time, I received an email from Posh stating that a case had been opened against me. hello?) She would buy pallets from Auctions or jobbers that had 100+ units in them consisting of overstock New clothing, Returned items or irregular items from retailers that want to get rid of them from their stores inventories. I have no recourse and feel I was scammed. I know everyone has to start somewhere, but Im afraid of getting burned! First it blows my mind that people will pay for designer dusty bags and empty shoe boxes but hey, that thats just me. Its laughable that countering takes too much time when its a few clicks on the phone that is most likely already in their hand. Tradesy handles all returns on their own. Again, lack of concern and respect for sellers on Poshmark is one of the reasons I left. When I first started I loved it but now with the Low Ballers or people asking a million questions even if its the middle of the night, Ill reply ! Can you make anything out of all this?? I keep telling myself that I would get so much less if I had a garage sale, so I need to just let go! As per my other post, I began videotaping all packing and the full item before shipping. Lucky for Poshmark. Im actually leaving PM this week. It was bizarre bc she kept writing to me..?! Super simple and easy! I either get told the same script that buyers have 3 days to accept or they ignore me completely. I still love what I do, because it is their decision to call me a name. I dreaded waking up in the morning and seeing all those notifications. Im also seeing what youre stating. There isnt any protection on either end! They would shut down our paypal in a heartbeat if buyers complained. PS: When I first started on PM, customer service was good. There you have it! I said it was goldtone but looked like a cross between silver and 10k gold. It seems Poshmark has allowed greed to corrupt their business ethics. Before shipping the item I was asked to verify the size as they wanted a photo of the tag. Brilliant for them because they have users devoted to bearing their system, horrible for users because it is so draining that burnout is common. What they really mean is exposing this activity breaks down the trust and integrity of users. Heres the bad experience I had that was the impetus for my Poshmark departure. ad that I had dumped out a small portion of the pigment when I bought it and hadnt touched the rest since. But the thing I couldnt understand they didnt look at the fact I been a great seller for 4 years, They shut me down completely. The app isn't how it used to be when it was first created. If it was Ebay that wouldnt fly. Thats ridiculous! I use social media, my blog, and Google AdWords to drive traffic to my site. Unfortunately, the cons outweigh the pros. I have this terrible feeling i will never get my bag back! If you dont mind me asking, how did you get your traffic back to your site? So.. she seems to be a bit of a problem. I dont know if its worth trying to sell on there, at least not coming in as a newbie thinking one will make realistic amounts of money. Building your own site and getting enough people to buy from you aint free, far from it. Thanks! But it its an item that Im taking a gamble on the fit, color, quality, etc. I just want the item I picked. Regarding Poshmark: Ive even started listing clothes and sold one of those items. I dont know if theyll ban me because I do still buy a lot of stuff on there.) She hasnt responded and refused to accept the order even though it was her fault for not reading carefully. They used to. It was in perfect condition. I love this method and I wish that Poshmark will take a cue from Ebay and get their ish together with the making an offer feature because I hate when Poshmark sends you that Yay New Offer email on a lowball offer. But then again, who isnt? Its unfortunate that it has come to this. what else would i do ? ) In the 4th month I hear back from Posh stating because they believe the sunglasses were fake they cant help me. I lost. I got a lowball offer which was almost 50 percent off the offer. Ive sold about 5 small items like fashion jewelry, etc. Def the worst I have heard!! I think its awesome you offer free returns. Over $2? We all know that ONE obnoxious person that gets on everybody nerves and nobody cant stand. I was a fulltime seller on ebay from about 2003 until 2007. When I clicked on the listing to put in for the return it said no listings available. I will only ever use Poshmark to buy because the prices are great and the variety is nice because sometimes eBay doesnt have any listings for a particular item I want but I cant be bothered to sell on Poshmark and this post confirms it. I was so shocked when I received an email that my item was being returned because it was not as described in the listing. The young lady said there were teeny tiny black dots on the upper sleeve, which I knew right then and there I was being scammed. Thanks so much for this great article, Penny! I lost money all because of the shipping cost Instead of gaining, i lost.. it wasnt fair.. Hi Michelle, there is a monthly fee for Shopify and you do need to have some HTML/website coding skills. And I have the clear pictures of the front and back of the item, so when zoomed in you would see everything . I spent days on this. I just created a poshmark account wanting to make some money, but now I am very scared. Im not here to play games. I came across a whole network of victims within Posh after nearly being scammed by Julie. They were priced at $5. My daughter suggested I go to Poshmark and my criticism besides the constant socializing which is not my cup of tea, is they charge too much for postage in general, and you cant call them that I know of. On FB I sell more items and the fees are great. But its defiantly worth looking into. I cant say that I am leery of those buying who dont have a profile the reason is that Posh has made it difficult for someone who just wants to shop and not sell.