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thredUP Reviews Summary

ThredUp's reputation is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, particularly regarding the selling process and customer service. Many users report feeling misled about item valuations and processing times, leading to frustration over perceived exploitation and lack of transparency. While some customers appreciate the variety of products available for purchase, issues such as delays in shipping, inadequate communication, and poor handling of returns overshadow these positives. Overall, the sentiment leans heavily towards disappointment, prompting many to recommend alternative selling methods and express reluctance to engage further with the company.

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value
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794
returns
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quality
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Pennsylvania
1 review
13 helpful votes
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I sent in a bag with 12 items and 10 of them were accepted. These are name brand, excellent condition (mainly new) items. I received $7.25 for all 10 items but then they took out $8.99 for the bag fee, which leaves me with NOTHING. I got absolutely nothing from sending in my clothes. These people are crooks! I will NEVER buy or sell again. They lost all of my business!

Date of experience: October 28, 2016
Virginia
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Please consider reading the BBB reviews before you proceed with selling items to this company. I wish I had before a co-worker recommended I try it so I cleaned out some items that I hadn't worn in a while including a few small hand bags. It took them about a month to process my bag, which had about 20 items in it and they took 6. Gave me $7.00 after the $10.99 cost for the bag and they have listed the items for a total of $90 to sell on their site. I get the concept, but if you are looking to make any $$ don't bother. A local consignment shop or good will would be just as easy. Think before you waste your time. I'm sure the site owner is doing quite well. Just beware, don't set your expectations very high.

Date of experience: October 26, 2016
Maryland
1 review
10 helpful votes
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DO NOT RESELL HERE
October 26, 2016

I calculated the total resell costs listed by thredup of the items accepted from my bag- more than $170. Yet, my payout (minus the ridiculous 10.99 shipping and handling fee) was less than $5. That is absolutely ludicrous. On top of that, the processing time for my bag was over a month and ended up happening more than a week after it was estimated on the website. There are resell services that are faster, yield higher returns and don't make you pay for shipping and handling. Even donating used clothes to charity could prove more cost effective as a tax write-off. Very disappointed.

Date of experience: October 26, 2016
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Don't expect to get rich
October 29, 2016

Don't expect to make much money on anything, truly pennies on the dollar. I have sent mostly new items with tags on them only to receive less than $20 in credit. I have bought a few items with my credit ( mostly hand bags) and have enjoyed them. A few were not what I expected, but overall I was pleased with purchased merchandise.

Date of experience: October 26, 2016
New York
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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NOT WORTH IT!
October 26, 2016

Web site is impossible to navigate -- too many glitches! Also, customer support is virtually nonexistent. No phone number! I can't log into my account. Keeps telling me to set new password, then won't allow me to do it!

FED UP! NOT WORTH IT!

Date of experience: October 26, 2016
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wrong size sent!
October 26, 2016

I got a size 20 for a size 14. I recieved a girls size 14 for a women's size 14. Then I emailed for a return label and never heard back? I liked the concept it just needs fine tuned and more than 14 days to return if a problem.

Date of experience: October 26, 2016
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was pleasantly surprised to open my thredup package and find that i liked the four tops i'd ordered even more in person than on the website! This has never happened to me in my eight years of online shopping and might have something to do with the lack of an 'outfit view' option on the website (where you see the clothes on a model instead of a headless mannequin). The textures and colours of the items were exactly as i'd hoped they'd be (beautiful), and nothing was visibly second hand. My only gripe with the thredup experience is that sifting through the products to find something i like takes a long time. Well worth it, though!

Date of experience: October 25, 2016
Washington
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Life Changing
October 28, 2016

I'm a super busy cafe owner that needed a wardrobe update/makeover, but didn't have the time or money to invest in a traditional shopping spree. I'm also concerned about the amount of used clothing getting thrown away and ending up in our landfills. I've placed 2 orders and I've received so many great pieces that immediately elevated my style. Yes, there were several pieces that didn't fit, but it's a small price to pay to get many other perfect pieces! A few items I could have returned, but didn't do it in time, which is totally my fault. One piece was clearly a child's vest, but still, everything else was great! Now, I can search for a particular brand or article of clothing! So, so convenient. Thanks ThredUp!

Date of experience: October 25, 2016
Maryland
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Do not sell anything to them! They took 19 items of gently worn, top brand clothes for $16.00 and charged $9.99 to supposedly ship back the items excepted. This amounted to approximately $. 35 per item for some things that cost $40-$60 each or more! They sold one item of mine for more than what they gave me. I should have kept the itens for a yard sale or given them to someone. Don't do business with them!

Date of experience: October 25, 2016
North Carolina
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Do not sell to them!
October 25, 2016

I had enjoyed purchasing from thredup so I thought I would sell to them. I have very nice well kept clothes. I added up what they were selling my clothes for and it came to $254. My credit? $27.10. I would have made four times that in a garage sale at a minimum! Do not waste your time. Also, I never review but this time I had to!

Date of experience: October 25, 2016
District of Columbia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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ThredUp is my #1 go-to for shopping for clothes and shoes. The quality is high and the prices are great. I am really happy that there is a good online option for reselling clothes and helping to reduce garment waste. That said, they are not good for selling to. They simply don't pay well enough.

Date of experience: October 25, 2016
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Do not sell to Theda Up
October 24, 2016

They have had my bag of clothes over a month. No letter explaining the delay or apology. I had to write to them just to make sure they knew I was Alice and still looking for payment of my items or a return of some kind. I feel like my clothing I could've taken to an abundance of local resale shops have been held hostage by ThredUp. I will never sell to them again and advise you do the same!

Date of experience: October 24, 2016
Massachusetts
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Insulting
October 24, 2016

It's insulting the amount you get for your clothes/ shoes. I averaged less than $1.00 for some very nice clothes. And the items they didn't keep will be recycled. I would have rather given them to friend, especially the kids clothes. I will not be selling to them again and will think twice about purchase, knowing how little they pay people.

Date of experience: October 24, 2016
Mississippi
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It's great to be able to try on -- and send back if the fit isn't just right or if the item is difficult to evaluate until one sees it. The option of free returns for store credit seems reasonable as well.

I would give all Five Stars if the website were a little more responsive. The sorting categories are well thought out -- but the results take so long to load or are so glitchy that it takes more time than I would wish. It must be difficult to present black garments, but the photos are so dark that it's impossible to see detail. Over all, it's a better use of time traipsing to brick and mortar.

Date of experience: October 23, 2016
Texas
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Don't sell to them!
October 22, 2016

You literally get garage sale money (i'd get more at a garage sale actually - a lot more) for name brand items new with tags!

Date of experience: October 22, 2016
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I fell for the "clean out " bag slogan... sent them amazing quality NAME BRAND items. They sent me an email listing 4 out of the 15 items I sent. I questioned it and was told my stuff was not in resalable condition... I shop"consignment" as a rule, rarely ever buy new at full price so I know what I sent was worth a lot of resale dollars. I can tell you they are legalized thief's. I will never fill another clean out bag again. My thoughts are that they keep a few token items to appear online but sell the majority of items overseas.
I have purchased from them prior to my clean out bag experience and have received quality items. It's a bitter pill to swallow though when they rip you off. As a business person I do have to say that the owner/creator of the site is a genius! Have people send us a ton of expensive stuff, steal it, resale it, offer up pennies on the dollar and laugh all the way to the bank... lesson learned!

Date of experience: October 21, 2016
California
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Wrong, wrong, wrong
October 21, 2016

I tried ThredUp for the first time. Having read about the standards they insist on I figured buying from them could be a pleasant experience. Wrong.
Let me state that I am a Large, not Extra Large, not Medium. Everything I ordered was Large(L). From seven items only one fit. Sending back the six feels expensive when I'm not to blame. I've sent them anyway.
Some of the items smelled bad. One skirt must have belonged to a heavy smoker. Another smelled like it still has detergent in it. One skirt is so old the the label is washed away. This one has an elastic waistband that has been replaced poorly.
I can't and will never trust the quality of ThredUp.

Date of experience: October 21, 2016
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Wonderful!
October 22, 2016

Great service, products exactly as described and in excellent condition. Love ThredUp! This was my second purchase.

Date of experience: October 21, 2016
Texas
1 review
17 helpful votes
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I sent in a huge bag of clothes. They kept 7 items, one brand new pair of BKE jeans value 78.00, Joe's jeans, worn twice value 100, a pair of shoes worn once, a new without tags skirt and shirt and a Vince Camuto leather bag (paid 199.00). They gave me 20.00 for all 7 items... then they took out 9.99 just to set aside the items they didn't want and then charged me another 4.99 to send the back back so they are giving me 5.00 for items they will sell for 200. Please don't send them your clothes. Sell them at a garage sale or donate them for a tax deduction. They are crooks.

Date of experience: October 20, 2016
Ohio
1 review
17 helpful votes
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I have sent over 10 bags to thredup in the last few months, name brand items like LOFT, Ann Taylor, Coach, Clarks. Many of these items were brand new, with tags still attached, as I lost a lot of weight. If you want to get a few pennies for hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, then look no further than Thredup. They basically steal your items and give you pennies in return. I have learned my lesson.

Date of experience: October 20, 2016

From the business

thredUP.com was designed to be an easy and convenient way to buy and sell secondhand clothing.


thredup.com
Founded in 2009
San Francisco, CA, United States
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