• Mercari

Mercari

Overview

Mercari has a rating of 1.2 stars from 2,340 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Mercari most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and phone number problems. Mercari ranks 704th among Marketplace sites.

  • Service
    852
  • Value
    762
  • Shipping
    757
  • Returns
    748
  • Quality
    722

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 1.6%
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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • Any issues with purchases have been resolved promptly by customer service.

Critical highlights

  • I never received my purchase and they won't refund my credit card.
  • The post office simply deducts it from you automatically after they discovered your package was overweight.
How would you rate Mercari?
Top Positive Review

“Great service”

Zoe M.
12/14/23

I've had a wonderful time buying and selling on Mercari! It's been better than using Depop and other services at times. I used to sell items very quickly on here and I've been able to buy some authentic rare items for cheaper here. PLEASE make this service available in Puerto Rico. I no longer live in Florida so I can't use the website anymore. It was my favorite selling/buying service. USPS considers Puerto Rico "domestic" USPS for labels, so it should be possible to use Mercari, but it's not allowed yet… Hopefully in the future…

Top Critical Review

“Mercari: The cesspool of selling”

Jason K.
1/31/24

The people that operate Mercari can chalk themselves up as less than human. Even when communication between buyers and sellers is legitimate and Mercari stands to gain a large payout from a sale they will delete messages. Conversations can't take place in depth there at all. Their selling and shipping rates are some of the highest. Complete garbage platform. Screenshot for proof. They delete anything they don't like.

Reviews (2,340)

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credit card (104) post office (49) phone number (71) return request (32) customer service (660)
Thumbnail of user jasonk1841
1 review
7 helpful votes
January 31st, 2024

The people that operate Mercari can chalk themselves up as less than human. Even when communication between buyers and sellers is legitimate and Mercari stands to gain a large payout from a sale they will delete messages. Conversations can't take place in depth there at all. Their selling and shipping rates are some of the highest. Complete garbage platform. Screenshot for proof. They delete anything they don't like.

Tip for consumers:
Mercari rips off buyers and sellers.

Products used:
Bought many products from sellers at Mercari.

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Thumbnail of user martinezjodaniel
1 review
11 helpful votes
January 6th, 2024

I have only been on the app for a month and a half. I've made my sales but 4 out of every 5 I get scammed or delivery was made and Mercari instantly changes their shipping status to edited. After providing pictures proof of delivery they still say I provided a bad tracking number. I suggest looking for any other app to sell because this one is $#*!. Then they gouge you of every sell leaving you petty change for sale.

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Thumbnail of user kathym2356
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 16th, 2024

I bought a particular brand of pants but I received a different brand. Contacted the seller with several messages but no response at all. The seller's name is Emily Zeh. Then I tried customer service. They were absolutely no help at all. Refused to give a refund even with pictures showing they didn't ship what I ordered. This site has the worst customer service I have ever dealt with. I'm about to dispute my purchase through PayPal.

Thumbnail of user dennisy253
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 31st, 2024

With the new fee updates to include processing and service fees to buyers and sellers, they have joined the ranks of many others. The problem, they do not measure up to the service of others in customer service, protections, and technology. Goodbye Mercari. Thanks for making other platforms the easy final choice. Even with degraded services, you were priced decently. I was planning on keeping the service just to buy and not sell, but you attacked both buyer and seller on new fees. Which executive came up with that idea?

Tip for consumers:
Now that the fees are so much higher, research other quality platforms.

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Many items.

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Thumbnail of user debm127
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
February 13th, 2024

Buyer beware! If you experience ANY difficulty with a purchase, it's next to impossible to get resolution! I bought a Glo Lit teeth whitening tool that simply did not work. Even tried the manufacturer's troubleshooting tips before attempting a return. First, you have only 72 HOURS! To request a return -- completely ridiculous return window -- and their return process requires 8 photos (which, in my case, proved nothing; there's no option to upload the video I took demonstrating that the device didn't work). Never again. I've deleted the app from my phone!

Products used:
None - item I purchased was defective

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Thumbnail of user tamaraj257
1 review
9 helpful votes
January 16th, 2024

I ordered a hair piece on this site and was sent a garlic crusher 2 weeks later. The help desk said the sale was final and nothing they could do. And of course the seller never communicated with me whatsoever. How is this place still even allowed to sell things on the internet? They should be banned!

Thumbnail of user locoamor096
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 6th, 2024

I will never do business with this company ever again as a seller or a buyer. As a seller you get no protection and they always side with the buyer. You get a lot of crazies. I will be pulling all my items from this site. Had a buyer request a return because she did not read the description on a pair of converse shoes listed as juniors size 5/women's size 7. People cannot be this dense. I will just give away my stuff like I did before because I sure don't want to deal with people who don't have any reasoning skills.

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Thumbnail of user jd1185
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 26th, 2024

Purchased something for the first time through this website, firstly if you have an issue with part of an item (of multiple items) you have to return the entire purchase, they should limit sellers to sell single items for this reason but don't. They don't encourage or support buyers for sellers improperly packaging items to prevent damage. If you return an item or have any issues you cannot rate the seller. This site is terribly run, there's no organization, there isn't any protection or support for buyer. I do not recommend and will never buy anything from here again.

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Thumbnail of user susanq822
1 review
10 helpful votes
January 24th, 2024

Item arrived damaged. You must contact them through their app. There is no option for reporting a damaged item, and contact is only available by answering questions. There is no question about damaged items, you you never get to contact customer service. They apparently do not have an office in the US. I would not recommend buying through Mercari.

Thumbnail of user bugzier
1 review
8 helpful votes
January 18th, 2024

Unbelievable! Stanley mayhem strikes me! I'm furious! I bought 2 Stanley's and my gut told me not to, but I really wanted to buy one for my friends… 200 dollars and I'm out! No idea how they will resolve this issue but I'm furious for being the freaking idiot who fell for it!
Don't buy from here or just be so careful!

Products used:
Stanley

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Thumbnail of user jhbayles12
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
April 5th, 2024

No customer service what so ever available. Extremely limited return policy (72 hours after receipt, no exceptions). Charges extra fees of the customer without proper notice. Limits the amount you can offer for a product that will accept offers - it appears this is just to boost profits for Mercari. Under "contact" Mercari will only allow extremely specific, predetermined questions. I WILL NOT USE THIS COMPANY AGAIN AND WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY.

Tip for consumers:
Vendor I used was good, and would use them again with a different company but will never use Mercari again.

Products used:
purchased used product from a vendor on Mercuri. vendor was good, but Mercuri is NOT customer oriented and is unwilling to speak to a customer and will not allow customers to speak with vendors on their site. This site is ripe for scams and poor quality vendors. I was lucky to find a good vendor but will not take the chance again. Only even attempted the purchase because this is the only place I found this product for my disabled daughter without having to go through a medical supply company and paying hundreds of dollars or more for the same item.

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Thumbnail of user laurenp832
1 review
2 helpful votes
March 4th, 2024

Not worth it. You buy an item that you found, get it shipped, says it's delivered yet NEVER was, as I was home, and they require you to do all the work to create a claim with USPS. This is a joke, boycott this site. Worth just buying from Amazon and/or store as they are least take responsibility if not received or damaged. This site is a joke.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t use this site. They are ripping off both buyer and sellers.

Products used:
Never got it.

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Thumbnail of user cliffordr120
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 3rd, 2024

I won't order from them again. Some of what we ordered arrived broken and there is really no way to contact the seller (who I am sure would have liked to solve the problem) and if/when you do finally reach someone they really have no interest in being helpful. We decided it was best to write it off, but won't do business with them again.

Thumbnail of user krystall164
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 15th, 2024

After seeing a bunch of handmade items that are under copyright infringement, you can report the item, but nothing gets removed. This leaves a lot of room for sellers to get sued, and these are prohibited items in Mercari's own help section. So, if item isn't removed and someone buys item, Mercari makes money off of something that is under someone else's copyright. Irresponsible.

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Thumbnail of user kirstyn1777
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 15th, 2024

Absolute BS. Have a money back guarantee if you buy a broken item. What they don't tell you is until it's delivered to the seller you won't get the refund. So when you have a petty seller that sold you a broken $200 xbox and knows its broken. They won't accept the delivery of the item. Therefore no refund. Mercari has been 0 help and said until it's out of transit there's nothing they can do. But this item will stay in transit because the seller won't get the item because they're petty. Mercari said yesterday if it happened again I'd get a refund so I message today saying ups tried to deliver again and same thing. Guess what I get "we can't do anything because it's still in transit" same bs spill as yesterday.

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Thumbnail of user jasminea203
1 review
7 helpful votes
December 11th, 2023

I've made a lot of sales on Mercari but I'm tired of them keeping a big stake of all my items, even if you bump it up to the next dollar "so you can make a little more" you still get cents added to what's yours. At this point they are just stealing from all sellers their percentage and fees are insane. Their insurance also is a joke I had a clear case where it was the transportation companies fault for handling the package with no care, even the buyer stated it and their response was "be careful and package your items better" they were extra bubble wrapped it's insane they will say anything to not cover.

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Thumbnail of user serenacortese83
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 16th, 2024

I'm a posh ambassador on Poshmark, I've always had a great experience. I wanted to give this app a try but it's really worth it? No it's not. In two different occasions Buyer said that my item was broken even though it was packaged and wrapped perfectly and when they asked for a return I was only told that the return it was approved I didn't see any photos I didn't see any complaints there was nothing which seems really absurd to me not to have a word on it. They work with zero transparency and credibility. Never again

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Thumbnail of user mikew2666
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 22nd, 2024

We gave Mercari a try and buyer support is terrible.
Email and chat responses from support are irrelevant. The seller was also perplexed by the Mercari error blaming Paypal. Paypal said no errors on their end and my cc company said they saw no transactions. Mercari support would not take ownership of their bug. Sad since ebay and facebook marketplace need competition yet Mercari is off to a bad start.

Products used:
all

Thumbnail of user josez354
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 25th, 2024

Be very careful with the Mercari platform itself when buying or selling.

The company's A.I. Bot scans ads and transactions for activity that could be 'construed' as a violation thus prohibited conduct.

The system will then simply shut-down your account and attempt to freeze your funds.
- Escalating the situation to a human/customer service has no bearing or influence at all.
- It almost seems like this is one of Mercari's revenue streams is to shut-down account and keep your funds.

I highly recommend using other well known and trustworthy platforms instead.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use this service

Products used:
Merch

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Thumbnail of user meredithbuckner24
1 review
4 helpful votes
January 16th, 2024

Would not recommend selling on this app/site. The hidden fees are outrageous. I made a sale for $32 and only earned $12. Ridiculous. Do not use Mercari.

Thumbnail of user scammeds4
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 14th, 2024

They steal funds and close accounts before items are shipped. Beware.
Call the US government branch overseeing online websites for fraud and file an online complaint to get them banned.

Tip for consumers:
Dont shop online here. They are not on the up and up.

Products used:
They stole my money and closed my account its a family owned operation from japan . They evade cooperation when asked several times for a refund like theft, and they need to be arrested. The site needs to be banned from US operating stealing from Americans .

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Thumbnail of user ambero357
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 14th, 2024

They don't actually listen and just copy and paste answers. We pay all those fees for "protection" but in the end they won't actually provide any protection. I won't be using their app anymore.

Products used:
Selling and buying features

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Thumbnail of user kathysmithsc
1 review
3 helpful votes
December 10th, 2023
Verified purchase

I bought shoes that were seriously defective. But because 3 days after delivery date had passed, Mercari rated and completed my purchase and I wasn't able to return items. How convenient to give your sellers 5 stars for selling shoes that literally fell apart and disintegrated the first time I wore them!

Tip for consumers:
Seriously defective shoes but Mercari automatically completes and closes your purchase within three days of delivery date so you can't do anything about your purchase. And the seller gets five stars from Mercari!

Products used:
None

Thumbnail of user zoem130
5 reviews
3 helpful votes
December 14th, 2023

I've had a wonderful time buying and selling on Mercari! It's been better than using Depop and other services at times.

I used to sell items very quickly on here and I've been able to buy some authentic rare items for cheaper here.

PLEASE make this service available in Puerto Rico. I no longer live in Florida so I can't use the website anymore. It was my favorite selling/buying service.

USPS considers Puerto Rico "domestic" USPS for labels, so it should be possible to use Mercari, but it's not allowed yet… Hopefully in the future…

Products used:
Collectibles, Electronic accessories, Comics, Purses, Books.

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Thumbnail of user cherieh41
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
February 2nd, 2024

I purchased a vintage toy for just under $200 from a seller (buyitnowfromsandiego). I paid WAY more than I should've because it was advertised as a complete set. I received a soiled, ripped, moldy set. I immediately contacted the seller, who refused to refund my money and promptly blocked me. I contacted Mercari- they said the toys looked fine to them. Are you kidding me? Bunch of thieves! Oh, and let's not forget how they blocked my 1 star review of the seller- she looks like she has 5 stars. Of course she does! They delete the bad ones.

Products used:
None! They SUCK

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