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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 two bags of quality clothes most had never been worn and got next to nothing for them. One dress I sent in from jcrew was brand new and never worn and they claimed it had signs of wear. I spent 15 minutes arguing with them and they did nothing but tell me that their inspectors see things that the we the people that actually bought the item brand new don't see. I call bs. The only reason I didn't return the dress to jcrew was it was a final sale. Will never sell or buy anything from them again and will make sure everyone I know doesn't either.
Sent 14 item brand new tags. Got credit for 1% out of the whole things. Yet they have the nerve to listed at the price it actually is. Can request for items back. Seem like they do ris regularly! Their business motto must be rip people off to get their items and turn around to sell at regular price. That how they got all their listing. So sad this this business still exist with such unethical, deceptive and scamming way to practice their business! I hope and heart break for all those people that we t through the same thing and can't do anything to get their items back. Be smart buy and sell from EBay, at least the seller there can be checked through feedback, unlike this company with pretty logo advertisements yet can't wait for their next victim!
Really? I sent 20 items, the payout was about $2.00 per item, less $4.99 for other charges. Many of the items still had on the tags, or had only been worn once or twice. I checked on the items selling and they averaged $20 apiece. I feel like I wasn't paid enough. It was way more trouble than it was worth. I will use Craig's List or my local Buy & Sell next time.
As the same as others, I made very little after sending in 2 bags filled with quality items, I used to use another website "Twice" who is no longer in business (maybe I know why now) and would get approx. $45 per bag for my items, now Im getting $4.50ish, and thats not including now, what seems to be double shipping charges. Thats crazy! Its not even the. 45 cents they are valuing and item at 5% given for it, which is insane, I can sell it for $1.00 to $3.00 at my garage sales, but its the items they are not taking! It cant be, there is no way that they didnt accept certain items that I know were of value and on trend, so seriously, they are donating them? I dont think so, maybe packing them up and reselling wholesale to someone!
Sell your own stuff on letgo or donate. Ebay is a hassle to list and it seemed great to be able to use Thredup to get cash for your items without that hassle for less, but for pennies? Come on! Their items are way too much too if your a buyer, free shipping if you spend $75? On used clothes? Shipping has become expensive so I understand that they just cant ship everything free, including their kits, BUT maybe make your clean out kits less of the BS pamphlet book that is included, totally unnecessary! And obviously costly! And your killing a lot of trees for it!
Dont sell, you will be so dissapointed! Thred Up, you need to find another way, this is making a lot of people Pissed OFF! No Stars!
From what I can see the their prices are ridiculous. You're better off at at Nordstrom's 1/2 yearly sale! LOL. What a joke. I doubt they'll be around for long. Give me $20 and I'll set you up with an entire name brand outfit. Shoes and all!
I send a bag of clothes yet they did not credit me or return the clothes like I indicated. One of the items was a $200 dress. After many e mails, they finally acknowledged there was a problem and gave a me a $50 credit. I wont send them any more clothes.
Hi Katharine,
We’re so sorry to hear you had a disappointing experience. We’re not sure exactly what happened with that dress - drop us a line at community@thredup.com so we can look into this, and hopefully improve your thredUP experience. We look forward to connecting with you and getting your concerns resolved.
-thredUP Community Team
I thought I could find some good deals on name brand clothing for my 14 year old son. Nothing fit well, and half the clothing wasn't even the size that it had stated it should be (He is a medium, the clothing is labeled large). They make returns a pain in the $#*!. I won't use them again. Only good thing was it got here sooner than the tracking originally stated. Still, I think this site is a rip off.
Hi Trinity,
Sorry to hear you had a less than stellar shopping experience. Every item in our shop is backed with our Polka Dot Promise. If it arrives, and you aren't 100% satisfied with it, please reach out to customer support at support@thredup.com and we'll be happy to assist.
I wish I read the reviews on this site before naively sending them a bag full of either barely worn clothes or items still with tags. They took 7 weeks to process my bag and this is what I am getting:
Accepted upfront Items: 3
Accepted consignment items: 3
Bag Earnings Subtotal: $11.35
Bag Fee: - $4.99
Payout: $6.36
Really? $6.36 can't even buy a sandwich in NYC! In the past I have always given my clothes away to community centers that distribute my clothes to needy people at no charge, or to Dress for Success. I got a lot more satisfaction from outright donations with nothing in return than receiving a measly $6.36. Never again! Do a good deed and donate your clothes instead!
Hi Susan,
We are so sorry to hear your expectations did not match your clean-out experience. We keep a detailed log of every item in our inventory and customer support is happy to review your clean-out earnings with you. Please send an email to support@thredup.com so we can address your earning concerns.
-thredUP Community Team
I recently ordered several tops and a pair of jeans. The clothing arrived in terrible state. The clothing I viewed on line looked nothing like the clothing I received. Return policy is rubbish and almost forces you to keep the items. I'm telling you all buyer beware, if you know the item go for it, but otherwise steer clear.
Hi Dawn,
We are so sorry you experienced an oversight with your order. Our polka dot promise guarantees that any item purchased will arrive as described. Please email support@thredup.com. We will have customer support resolve your concerns right away!
This company started out as a great way to sell your clothes without the hassle of having to do it yourself. However, with shipping charges and commissions as low as 15%, Thred Up's new payouts are ridiculously under valued. I would rather donate my items and get the tax write off then deal with these criminals again. I will be contacting the BBB and making a complaint and urge all other sellers that have been scammed to do the same.
Hi Sarah,
We promise we're not here to scam anyone. Our goal is to provide a super easy way to get rid of unwanted items from the convenience of your own home.
We are so sorry we disappointed you. If you have any questions about the processing of your bag, please shoot an email to support@thredup.com.
I started selling my clothes to ThredUp 3 years ago. As someone who shops often and cleans out her closet just as often, I used to love this company. I would send them 1-2 bags monthly. It was extremely convenient for me to just load up the bag and send it on its way. But, recently, a lot has changed and I'm done using them. They take sometimes 2 months just to process your bag. The little pay out that you do get takes another 14 business days to process and then you pay a fee to transfer it to your account. Unless you want to accept a prepaid Visa card. Plus, they now take $10 out of your "up front payout" to cover shipping costs. I understand a company needs to make money but to get paid $15 on 18 items - most of which had tags and were more expensive brands (Hudson jeans, Rag & Bone, Banana Republic, etc.), is absurd. If this is how they plan to continue operating, I'd rather go back to donating my clothes and letting someone who truly needs them have them.
Hi KT,
We are so sorry to hear your sentiments about thredUP have changed. We are working hard to continue to evolve and make thredUP better for our customers. Just recently we added a donation bag option with tax receipt, free bag & expedited bag option. We really appreciate your feedback and if there are any concerns we can address please email support@thredup.com.
-thredUP Community Team
This company STEALS from their sellers. They made an 84% profit on the items I sent to them. All of my items were designer with tags attached and my payout was $45... and then on top of that, they want to send me a visa gift card... there isn't even a direct deposit option. AND you have to pay for shipping...
What a joke!
Hi Alix,
We are sorry to hear you had a less than stellar clean-out experience. Please email support@thredup.com, we'd like to address your concerns and try to turn your experience into a positive one. We hope to hear from you soon!
I have been a wardrobe stylist/personal shopper for 16+ years so am very familiar with the consignment process. I decided to try ThreadUp, thinking that I would get a better payout since they don't have a brick and mortar store. Boy was I wrong. I feel SICK about the things I sent and how little I'm going to get for them. These items were either brand new with tags or designer, and I basically am going to end up netting about $10. Ridiculous. This site is a RIP OFF. Stay away!
I recently bought some tops, dress and jeans from Thredup.com, it is my first time buying used clothes online, I really doubt the quality before I received the package. I ordered almost $200 and the package were sent to me separately. After a week, I received them one after another, to my big surprise, they are in amazing quality, and truly to the descriptions, I immediately wash them and wear them in 2 weeks. I received so many compliments from my coworkers and I also recommend them this website. I know it is frustrating for those sellers because they didn't get what they expect to be paid from thredup, but as a buyer, I really love this web and their stuff.
I used them 1 year ago and felt they were a reputable company worth my time and effort. Unfortunately, my most recent experience was not the same.
1) increased their S&H fee... this I may be able to understand if payout didn't decrease 5%
2) longer wait time for pay out (originally was 4 week, now 6-8 weeks)
3) decreased payout... by a significant percentage
Don't sell your clothes here... the company has unfortunately gone down hill.
I sent a clean out bag with a TON of clothing including like new maternity clothing like they had been saying they needed more of. I got paid $1.85 for the whole bag. I could have sold a single item at a yard sale for more money than that!
I ordered a clean out kit. I sent in good clothing. Filled the bag. They say in the terms that the shipping fees will be taken out of your money earned. I did this just to see if it would be a good deal to try. I have since doing this just started donating clothing. They chose to keep and sell around 15 items all priced over 5$. I received an upfront payout option of 5.55. I truly felt for the price they labeled them my offer should have been higher. Even ten dollars would have made me feel better, but lesson learned. I was just seeing if it would be worth it.
What I can say is that after I waited the "timeframe" in which to collect my money. I received the money within minutes to paypal. Another bummer here was they taxed my withdrawl and took out. 11, that was stupid. I was testing this out because everyone comes to me for advice on donations or selling products. I did not recommend anyone using this option through this site.
I had 14 items accepted & made a whopping $19. I wish I hadn't been so lazy & sold everything myself. Woof.
I bought three items from Thread Up. They're a bit pricy, even with the coupon, but they arrived quickly, are high quality, and fit me well. I considered only brands that I know and like, and only clothes described as like new.
I sent a whole bag of really nice clothes, neatly folded and washed. They only accepted 5 items! After charging me for their shipping bag, I made $. 26! Really! I won't be selling on there, and probably won't buy either. The clothes I've bought weren't all that nice and overpriced. Very disappointed.
Answer: Don't bother. I got 80 cents for a whole bag of good condition name brand clothes.
Answer: I've actually emailed their customer service to show them how many negative reviews there were on this site and they did not care at all. They just quoted their policies. I'm sure they will go bankrupt soon enough...
Answer: 1% but they trash the expensive stuff (or am not sure what they do with it) and sell the cheap stuff. So i sent 2 bags with over 20 items, and got total 25$. 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.
Hey Jill, we have so many items at different prices - can we help you find anything within a certain price range? This link has items starting at 99 cents: http://bit.ly/2sJaM0E