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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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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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
Great service, products exactly as described and in excellent condition. Love ThredUp! This was my second purchase.
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.
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.
Answer: Don't bother. I got 80 cents for a whole bag of good condition name brand clothes.
Answer: I've actually emailed their customer service to show them how many negative reviews there were on this site and they did not care at all. They just quoted their policies. I'm sure they will go bankrupt soon enough...
Answer: 1% but they trash the expensive stuff (or am not sure what they do with it) and sell the cheap stuff. So i sent 2 bags with over 20 items, and got total 25$. I had antik batik dress, anthropologie clothes, jcrew, christian lacroix, etc. and they trashed the expensive (new condition) brand and listed cheap things. I will not send them stuff again, it was very hurtful.
Answer: Because they essentially steal your clothes and then sell them for a profit. You get hardly any payout, but they gladly take all your clothes and sell them for a big mark up.
Answer: Of course buyers are satisfied. They are getting other peoples' brand-name, like-new clothes that has been stolen by ThredUp. Buying from ThredUp just supports their dishonest and shady business practice.
Answer: I almost always sell on eBay first. Then when I don't feel like hanging on to the clothes any more and just want my closet space back and they have been on eBay for months, I will send to thredUP. I don't even send in that high end of items and I will usually get $16 and up per bag. So to me, it's a last resort, but I usually can expect something even if it's a little. I LOVE thredUP for buying. Use their upfront calculator to see what items they take. They will say 50 cents to 1.00 per item so it is not hidden info. There is always the return option where you can get your entire bag back for $12.99 as well. Everyone who has nice stuff they'd want back should opt for this method always.
Answer: They sent me an email and put the money on my thred up account so I can buy something. I was do disgusted I gave up on the whole thing
Answer: Because I sent in 575.00 worth of clothes and recieved 8.00 in credit, half of them had tags still on them and were high priced items. When I asked for proof why they did not take them in they said they had stains on them. I asked for pics because they were brand new, they squirted water on them and took a pic. It takes a couple months to even get your credit and when you buy womens clothes, half the time I was sent stained or childrens sized clothes, TWICE is a much better company.
Answer: Honestly this company is not choosing to accept a lot of product that could easily be listed. I have sent bags and bags, including valuable pieces... cashmere sweaters, high end items of considerable retail cost and relatively recently produced. When questioned I am given the response that the items were not in as good a shape as they wanted them to be. That their buyers should be able to buy perfect product. My take on this is... if it's a 200 dollar cashmere sweater and the purchase price is under 10 dollars, a few pills on the fabric should be a non issue! Period. I question what is going on, frankly, as many do. Too much disappears with no explanation, many bags go into complete reject status. I genuinely am concerned that there is a story here and may become apparent after a while. Only time will tell.
Answer: Not worth it unless you have stuff priced over $40 and can get 40%. There percentages are ridiculous for lower priced clothes. You can order return assurance for about $12 but be prepared to get a bag back with your items stuffed in like garbage. They do not even take the time to fold things nicely even though you pay for this service.
thredUP.com was designed to be an easy and convenient way to buy and sell secondhand clothing.