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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 name brand clothes and a pair of new shoes. After a month, I just received an email that my bag was worth 50 cents.
STAY AWAY, DO NOT DEAL WITH THEM, THIS IS ROBBERY.
I would have gladly donated to a reputable charity had I known the truth instead of being scammed.
Says free returns but when you go to return they only refund hafe price for the product you purchased
Like I purchased some $30 jeans and they didn't fit I'm thinking no biggy I'll return and buy some more then I clicked on return going through the process then saw they would only refund $14.69 for some $#*!in jeans I bought for $30 and didn't fit I will never buy anything from them again I learned my lesson
This website has to many issues don't do any business with them buy or sale
Much like other sellers have noted, you could make a LOT more off of ebay. I sent three huge bags. Thredup sent an apology note saying they wouldn't be looked through until July 15. Okay, fine. Come July 15... nothing. No email, no nothing. I logged on and saw that the date had been pushed back but I received no communication from Thredup.
Just finally had one of the bags looked through full of new items, probably a good 40 pieces I easily could've sold as a lot on ebay and they gave me $5 bucks. LOL! I had name-brand suit sets, blazers, blouses, many of which had never been worn. These people are ridiculous.
Never again. I will go through the trouble of listing them on ebay, or donate to charity myself and take the tax deduction.
I sent in brand new shoes, clothing etc. some still had the tags on them
Well over 25 items and they only offer me $4.48
The items and I tell you all this in good faith the three pieces that was shown said it was worn and pilling never been wore never. All well you learn from your mistakes never again.
BIG RIP OFF.
I sent approximately $1900 worth of very gently used name brand clothing to ThredUp. When I say name brand I mean 7s, Miss Me's, Paige Denim, Joe Jeans, etc. They paid me a whopping $63.73 for it. You are much better off selling your stuff locally or on Ebay. I sell my stuff all the time and have never received such awful prices for it. You can get better money at a Plato's Closet or other consignment shop. Don't do this. You will get seriously ripped off. I will NEVER use this again and will NEVER recommend anyone uses it. What a joke.
I was alerted to Thred Up by You Tuber, At Home With Nikki. The touted the bargains she found there in preparing for her summer trip. I decided to try ThredUp because I was unable to find some cargo pants in local stores. I found what I was looking for and more. Even though one pair of pants did not fit me, everything else did! The return process was painless and easy. I LOVE THREDUP and cannot wait to use them again.
Customer service is great, quality is great, however I have been unable to receive a bag to sell my items for 6 months! It tells me to check back on a specific date because they're too busy; so I do and it gives me another date further out.
Do not send them any items expect to receive any money for them. I received a measly $5 for over 25 items, half of which were barely worn. According to their online calculator I should have at least received $15. The things I have seen on their website are lower quality and a lot less fashionable than the things I sent in. I will not be doing business with them any more.
I ordered cleanout bags and returned them at different times prior to receiving my first 'payout'. They provide an estimate of what they offer for each item but it's not even close to what you actually get. The people sorting through the items has NO idea what they are doing. Items with tags still attached were listed on their website for sale as 'gently worn'. They are now also charging in order for you to have them donate the items they do not accept. You also have the option to have the items returned to you but of course, also at a cost. HUGEST RIPOFF EVER. Avoid.
Buy your stuff from ThredUp, but do not give them anything, it is a complete rip off. They say your resell value is really low and give you change and turn around and sell your stuff for a much higher price without explanation, then when you write them about it, there is no response or explanation. I should have sent 1 item at first to see their business practices. Very shady and I'm going to research how this business can be investigated.
I had beautiful, new, good condition clothes and I get less than 1.00 for 9 items. There were at least 25 articles in the bag. Who does that to someone. I could get more on ebay or I would be happier to give to Goodwill than let people give me so little money so they can make so much! STAY AWAY!
I did not do my research and stupidly sent them a bag of clothes, all new with tags, total retail value over $2000 easy and they gave me $27.00. This is a COMPLETE rip off. Do not be fooled like I was. STAY CLEAR! I could have sold this on eBay for $1.00 a piece and made more. These people need to be put out of business
Ok to buy from but please do not send your items to them you are better off taking to Goodwill and taking the tax deduction
All my items were counterfeit. They were "marked down" from $200 but I later found them on ebay for $5 each. They also marked them as "Final sale" soy they are not returnable. Basically robbing you in the face. I went out of my way to ask them before buying if the items might be counterfeit because they were so marked down. They said that wasn't possible so I went ahead and bought them. After I showed the items to them on ebay, they said I could return them. But thanks to their return policy, and the fact that they marked the items as "Final sale" I can't return them. After that they blocked my chat box. Its robbery
So far, I'm loving ThredUp. I've recently had to replenish my business attire for grad school and I'm thrilled to spend only $300 on 3 jackets and 3 pants (1 pair of designer pants too!). Where else can you do that? I only wish returns would be processed faster because I literally live miles from the ThredUp IL location and I wish there was a way to mark items as "favorites" so you can review them later. I often fill my order with 10-12 items and need some time to browse all the options!
This is a company I must warn you that will take all your thing and mine were
Expensive say they smell like smoke or some other excuse and when you say
Ok donate them to charity. They will not even send you a receipt for your donation.
Would never recommend them to anyone.
I love clothes and i love the quality of the used clothes I get with thredup. I used to buy on eBay but I can't return items if they don't fit so its nice to have the option of returning and still saving SO MUCH.
I just got my payout back. I mean, could I be any more disappointed? I sent them a bag full of designer clothing, including unworn/tags still on Chloe', Cache, Ann Taylor, the list goes on and on. I am SO glad that I did not rip my closet apart. Of course they took the Lululemon and price gouged me. I have never, EVER felt real regret about recycling my used clothing (i. E. BuffaloExchange, Crossroads...) until today where I looked at my pathetic pay out for clothing that was well in the hundreds, if not thousands new. This has got to be one chalked up to heavy embarrassment that I decided to trust an online company to sell my stuff. In addition to selling my stuff and cherry picking (okay, fine), they purchased the out of season worn skirt and running shorts over a very recently purchased (and unworn) pair of designer jeans. DO their buyers know what they're doing? Do they actually know prices/wear? ThredUp is a scam, pennies on the dollar for quality items who KNOWS if they're actually donating (or donating to reselling at 90% mark-up). I wish I would have read the seller reviews. I'm so mad! NEVER AGAIN.
Enjoying my $8 they gave me for the $200 they sold my clothed for... I guess I can use that on shipping because they couldn't even offer free or discounted shipping for sellers. They didn't even respond to my email when they wanted to know about my experience selling. Poshmark is where I'm selling from now on.
Answer: Don't bother. I got 80 cents for a whole bag of good condition name brand clothes.
Answer: I've actually emailed their customer service to show them how many negative reviews there were on this site and they did not care at all. They just quoted their policies. I'm sure they will go bankrupt soon enough...
Answer: 1% but they trash the expensive stuff (or am not sure what they do with it) and sell the cheap stuff. So i sent 2 bags with over 20 items, and got total 25$. 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.