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Nebraska
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Terrible customer service
February 2, 2022

I bought a Louis Vuitton bag that they claim was authentic. Had it for one week and the handles fell apart and the bag is a piece of crap and Mercari said because I rated the buyer already they can't do anything about it. It's a fake bag and I spent $500 and they told me to go screw my self! Bad bad bad customer service

Date of experience: February 2, 2022
California
22 reviews
38 helpful votes
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Don't do it
June 17, 2019

As a seller, its not a good platform. They constantly remove items due to categories, the moderators remove items that are authentic and if you go against them, they ban you. I had about 4 different accounts to sell and eventually went to PM full time. As a buyer, I bought only stickers since that's all I trusted to buy lol They also will close your account with a balance and keep your money. That's pretty pathetic.

Date of experience: June 17, 2019
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Stay away from here
March 28, 2022

The costumer service is the worse and the people that work there seem not to give a crap. This place need to be shut down! Very useful and unprofessional. I rather go buy and sell on poshmark. They definitely respond back to emails and immediately helps anyone out.

Date of experience: March 28, 2022
Kansas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This site has NO means to talk to a reason. The phone number given is an auto-answer with menus. After you may make the appropriate selection, the call is disconnected. I called 4 times and made 4 different selections with the same result.? The reason for my calls? Seller sold me a misrepresented item: shirt was to be a XL and it was only a Large. I contacted the seller within an hour of receiving the item and sell said they would take back/refund, but did nothing. I have included picture of listing, wrong item received and screenshot of seller/buyer messages. I want to place a "buyer beware" on this seller and report there is NO telephone number for Meraci

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Date of experience: December 9, 2019
Virginia
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scam company
December 6, 2020

They will close your seller account in the middle of transactions for no reason. They will keep your hard earned money from sales as well. So the buyers got their item but I'm out of my money now. Stay away at all costs or you will get scammed.

Date of experience: December 6, 2020
Jean C.
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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No Accountability!
October 1, 2017

I used this app for purchase for a small time and it that time I did NOT receive 3 of 4 purchases. Sellers just decide not to send items purchased and it's that simple, you contact Mercari and after time consuming back and forth they might cancel it and you're left with no purchase items and a delayed refund. This is NO eBay and that's not saying much.
On the selling end, they have you generate a shipping label and both times my package has been lost in usps transit? The tracking just halts in the middle? So after you do all the leg work of trying to find out what happen, Mercari refunds the purchaser, cancels your sale, says they are not responsible and you are left with no money from what you sold or the item you sold. Total loss and Mercari tells you basically oh well. Never ever using this app again!!

Date of experience: October 1, 2017
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Never again!
October 20, 2018

I recently received a purchase and the items were in terrible condition... nothing like the photos or description. I attempted to request a refund, but was told "Not eligible for refund." So, I went ahead and accepted the package leaving a poor review. Within no time, the seller messages me saying that the item had never been worn... ha, ha! I won't go into details, but it was awful! For some reason, I am not able to respond to the seller's message. I just received the package today, so I am within the time limit. Not good. I'm done. Poshmark is still the best!

Date of experience: October 20, 2018
Tennessee
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I bought a lighted vanity mirror off of Mercari, a buy sell trade app. Well I thought I did anyway. I paid with my debit card, and including shipping it was a little over $100. Well I have patiently waited for over a month and still no package. I've tried messaging the seller repeatedly with no reply. Then I went to the "contact us" section of the app. (Which is total bull$#*! btw) There is no customer service number, no live chat, no nothing! There is just a box for u to type our your issue and hope someone gets back to u... which they have not. It's just ridiculous. I feel like they helped that woman rob me of $100. I would never recommend this app to anyone!

Date of experience: November 22, 2017
Mercari R. Mercari Rep
over a year old

We're so sorry to hear you never received the vanity mirror you ordered! If you still need help with this issue, please reach out to us on Facebook, Twitter, contact@mercari.com, or the in-app Help Center. One of our agents would be happy to look into how we can make this right. We look forward to hearing from you!^DE

Connecticut
1 review
2 helpful votes
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My one and only listing was purchased but when I went to print the shipping label, it said the transaction was cancelled. I cannot find any information about any of this anywhere. My listing has completely disappeared, it is not under active or inactive listings, ready to list or action required under drafts, and not in the in progress or complete category of sold.

Date of experience: December 9, 2020
Arizona
1 review
8 helpful votes
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They advertise wrong sizes on their website and refuse returns after that. They create so many hurdles to returns that it's not worth it to take the risk of receiving a wrongfully described item. For instance they will not accept your returns if you do not send a number of pictures within 24h and they never tell you that. Be extra careful when buying here because you will not be able to return anything you buy.
Worst customer service ever, rude and unhelpful.

Date of experience: July 12, 2023
Missouri
4 reviews
22 helpful votes
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Never again
February 22, 2018

My very first purchase was for a black romper from Forever 21 size M. What I received was a very old brown button up XL sweater. They make contacting them impossible. I needed to contact them about this but there is no option for receiving the wrong thing. What a joke. I will NEVER buy anything from this company again!

Date of experience: February 22, 2018
Mercari R. Mercari Rep
over a year old

Hey Kim!

We're sorry to hear you're having trouble reaching out to us for a return! No worries, we are here to help. Can you send an email to contact@mercari.com with the item ID and a few photos of what you've received? Once we have that we will be more than happy to assist! An agent should respond to you within 12 hours of receiving your email. Thank you!^WM

Iowa
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I have been selling for the last 6 months with this app due to the convenient flat rate shipping. They have completely changed the rates, you now have to weigh your package for an exact weight and measure the packages dimensions. A box that cost 9.90 to ship on Friday cost 30$ to ship today, Saturday. My buyer backed out and I will now have to discount items more and make less money to absorb the shipping, or change selling platforms. Horrible decision.

Date of experience: November 23, 2019
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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First time user and I already upset. I made an order, got a confirmation saying they have my money and item will be ship. A day later got a email saying seller change his mind. Tried to contact customer service or write a review on the website but its impossible, even to talk to a person to see what happened.

Date of experience: January 12, 2022
California
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Fake Burberry bag
July 24, 2020

Mercari doesn't give buyers any protection. Purchases a Burberry bag from seller M-closet And also Mercado claiming all her bags are authentic, but Real authentication confirm that the bag is faked. I contacted both mercari and the seller, but the seller to request a return since Mercari claims that it guaranteed authentic or your money back. Seller didn't even bother replying nor concern that bag she sold me is Faked. No luck getting a refund from Mercari. Scammer! Stick with poshmark.

Date of experience: July 24, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Customer Service decline the return even though I can prove item is not as described. STAY AWAY from this site, not worth it. Mercari should be ashamed of these poor ratings. They do not care about buyers at all. I will NEVER buy from this site ever again.

Date of experience: August 29, 2023
Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I'm a long rime mercari seller/ buyer I sell thousands monthly & spend close to that monthly. After reporting unfair seller return issues I found a mercari employees who reviewed the issues & compensated me for the problems when experiencing the same issues I tried to report it & was unable to connect the employee for help now I'm targeted treated unfairly not protected by mercari employees being denied the few perks they offer sellers to help increase sales. If I report issues/problems I'm punished & my issues goes unaddressed/fixed this has caused loss of sales $ & product. There is absolutely nothing I can do!

Date of experience: June 12, 2023
California
3 reviews
15 helpful votes
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I ordered a bundle and it was one item short. Mercari refuses to issue a partial refund and requires that you pay to ship the items back! Dishonest, terrible customer "service." This company won't last - Ebay is trusted - this one is a big scam and so are its sellers! Buyer Beware!

Date of experience: January 30, 2018
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service, they took 2 weeks to respond to my email, also when you call them customer service its a voice mail really! Who does that! This Company is from Japan not Us, they closed my account because you can't email the vendor for detail on a product your buying, i dont have any problems doing that with Amazon or Ebay. Im sticking to Amazon and Ebay American Companys.

Date of experience: August 6, 2020
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Poor customer service
October 3, 2023

I tried to file for refund.Item was damaged when received.I contacted mercari and sent photos and they cancelled my request for not sending additional photos within 24 hrs.I did not know they needed the additional pics.Everything is good at mercari unless there is a problem.Then you are out of luck.**buyer beware**

Date of experience: October 3, 2023
Nevada
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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No communication
October 16, 2020

Good for selling items but if buyer wants a return... you will be left in the dark. Mercari will "investigate" supposedly. Never know why customer wanted return and Mercari won't ask you anything. Very one sided.

Date of experience: October 15, 2020

Overview

Mercari has a rating of 1.2 stars from 2,394 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Mercari most frequently mention customer service, credit card and phone number. Mercari ranks 588th among Marketplace sites.

service
946
value
845
shipping
838
returns
825
quality
799
This company does not typically respond to reviews
+1270