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Tradesy generally enjoys a positive reputation among customers, particularly for its user-friendly platform, quality product offerings, and effective communication throughout the buying process. Many users appreciate the variety and affordability of items, often highlighting the meticulous packaging and attention to detail. However, concerns arise regarding inconsistencies in item descriptions, delayed shipping, and customer service issues, particularly regarding returns and authenticity claims. While the majority of experiences are favorable, a segment of customers expresses dissatisfaction with the handling of disputes and the accuracy of listings, indicating a need for improved oversight and support.
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If you think it might be a good idea to sell stuff there, reconsider.
It used to be great. I reliably sold around 30-40 items a month.
Then they changed things. Fees were raised. They now charge outrageous 20% + transfer fee. Even this would be ok with me if they stood by the seller, which brings me to my next point.
Buyers can now return ANYTHING to you for any reason. It used to be that Tradesy resold returns itself. Now they send it back to you and you do not get refunded original shipping money. It also takes them like a month to do the whole process. Out of 5 latest sales, 2 are returned, because they are "priced below returns threshold" (which is very high). Buyer can also wear and destroy your item, then come crying to Tradesy saying it was sent this way, and Tradesy happily sends you trashed item back.
It takes forever to get paid. At least a month after the sale date.
So tell me, ladies, why on Earth would you even to sell there? Go to Poshmark - fees are flat 20% and they actually stick to their no-returns policy.
I just deleted all my 500 listings on Tradesy (as about a dozen other people on my reseller message board did before). I am sure with this "new and improved" return policy Tradesy is bleeding sellers left and right, and will be defunct very soon. Good riddance it will be.
If I could give a -5,000 I would because this is a terrible terrible place for sellers. The buyer is given all the glory, they can wear your items, destroy your items and return to tradesy for a full refund. If you make a sale, it takes 35 days to get your money. Then if you want to transfer your money to your bank, they will take another wopping transfer fee and it takes another 3 weeks to get funds to your bank. All over the USA it only takes a day to electronically transfer funds, no reason at all why they hold your money that long for weeks. I have emailed them 3 times asking for my money, I get emails back saying they are a very small company and working on getting payouts quicker to sellers. Why do you hold on to it in the first place, if a buyer is given 4 days to inspect your item and like it, on the 5th day the seller should be paid, no excuses. Buyers can even return items outside of tradesys 4 day window. Its crazy how they dont want to pay sellers. I have pulled my few items off their site, its just terrible. Just don't do it, don't sell here, you will be very sorry with all the returns and if you are fortunate to make a sell, you will never get paid.
I have been a seller on this site for a couple years and am very disappointed in the way this company is run. It takes a ridiculous amount of time to receive your profit after the buyer receives the item (weeks). They also allow a buyer to return items up to a couple weeks which is ridiculous. I would not recommend this site to anyone (buyers or sellers).
They have lied to me and told me that my funds will expedited. I'm still waiting. Done girl is out prancing around in my Christian Louboutin boots and I haven't been paid a dime. I've deleted all my listings and will never do business with this site. Seems like they will filing BK soon. You've been warned. Class action lawsuit anyone?
I purchased something on Tradesy and it was not authentic. I took it to Neiman Marcus to authentic and they laughed at me. I gave it a second chance and same thing happened. Not authentic! This happened with Tory Burch, Gucci and Valentino. I strongly DO NOT RECOMMEND Tradesy. Plus they are rude and it is a major hassle to get your money back as they only give store credit. Ebay is the way to go. You are protected 100% and hassle free returns always! I've always gotten authentic products from Ebay!
I have been selling on Tradesy for years and it has steadily gotten worse! They take far too much of your sale profits and hold your funds for 2 months, in the meantime there is a stranger out there walking around with your designer item that you have never been paid on!
Poshmark is the way to go, you get paid within a few days of your item being delivered and if the buyer returns the item it must be within 3 days!
I hate Tradesy's customer service, they have been taught to lie and tell you anything to get you off the phone!
DO NOT USE THEM, it's a scam!
I have been a loyal seller from the very beginning. I just sold a brand new designer blazer and the buyer returned to Tradesy, due to size being too small. The blazer is brand new with tags. Just got an email from Tradesy stating they are returning due to"can't determine market price" which is BS! This item is at Saks Fiftth Ave and it has the retail tags on it with the price! Tracy the owner of Tradesy is such a liar and fraud!
I have contacted Tradesy several times to request my payment that in Tradesy's own words "was due on or before August 16". Every time I contact them asking for an explanation they say that my payment has been expedited... Well, that's a LIE!
I'm done with this company... they have treated me this on the past 4 items I've sold. I don't mind waiting a little bit for my payments, but I don't like being lied to. Tradey: Do not give out payment dates when they're WEEKS OFF! I would NOT recommend anyone selling with them. They also over-charge the buyers for shipping. Boarder-line scam!
Absolutely distrustful and awful company. I sold two pairs of shoes and a handbag- non of which were luxury items. They told me it would be 21 days before they would release my money. I then asked to have it transferred and it never happened. It's been a month- I filed two complaints non of which were handled appropriately. I am now out $120. Horrible! I only use Poshmark.
I've been a seller on Tradesy for years now, I noticed they recently have been refunding my sales and sending my items back, saying it was sold above Fair Market Price. Where Tradesy "can only accept returned items for which we can validate that the selling price is at or below Fair Market Price"... which is completely unfair. My item was sold below retail and now they want to reverse my funds and send back my item after I had to wait more than 21 days for it to get transferred to my bank. Also, they have even returned my items damaged and missing pieces! Completely unacceptable. I've also had my funds say they went through on Tradesy but checked my bank account and no money was ever transferred. I called my bank and they had no trace of such funds from Tradesy. I called Tradesy customer service and they gave me the run around and couldn't locate my funds. After a month and contacting Tradesy four times, the funds finally appeared out of no where, over two months after the intial sale date. Remember to check to see if your money actually gets transferred! If this went unnoticed I would be out nearly $500. Tradesy will rip you off. This company is going under soon, it is incredibly mismanaged. Do not sell on Tradesy!
To buy: they advertise 100% money back guaranteed and return any time however they return your money instead they only give credit and worst the item return to seller but they keep the money so they make money from buyer giving credit and pity to seller.
Seller- they accept return for any reason if described in listing. They use to keep the return but no more. They make money in this way.
DO NOT SHOP AT TRADESY! SHOP Poshmark and Mercari! Better price and fair to buyer and seller.
Their fees are the highest of any selling site (making it bad for both sellers and buyers). Their excuse for the high fees is that they take your returns back. Lies their team will say "can not determine fair market value" for everything and return it back to you. You can not talk to the returns team on the phone and they cant even how they determine "fair market value" via email. They give buyers 10 days to return items for any reason and sellers end up waiting AT LEAST A MONTH for payment and will be charged a 3% fee to cash out instead of just using it as store credit. This site use to be great. It is horrible and hey have to respect for the people that helped the company grow. SAY AWAY!
WORST TEAM EVER for customer service.
Tradesy "TRUST TEAM" is a total joke.
Opened up account and was closed within a week. I had spent many hours taking photographs and using their guidelines to list my designer items. All of a sudden, account was suspended, no reason given no warnings, and all while I was having emails with potential buyers and making deals. The worst waste of my life. I sent them an email (trust team has no phone number - - shady for a multi million dollar business that is legit. Nek**l responds and says its closed for "unidentified information" ok...? And then he/she ends with "Thank you for your understanding". Based on this email, I have understood only one thing is that the trust team is illogical! The worst customer service in HISTORY of online selling.
If I could give negative stars, I would! I have been an online seller for over 20 YEARS I have NEVER dealt with the amount of ridiculousness I dealt with as a seller on Tradesy. They can hold your payment for as long as 6 WEEKS, then charge you to release your funds -which can take another 7 business days. Buyers can complain for a full month after using your item & return it in terrible condition, Tradesy will side with the buyer every time. I got where I was writing 1000 word listings to cover my item more than any retailer EVER would, just to try & scale down returns. It did not matter. After 6yrs of selling & major changes in their payment policies, I finally had enough! Sell on Poshmark *Who treat their sellers fairly* or Ebay *who pay immediately* but stay FAR away from Tradesy. I really don't see them being in business much longer, they constantly smack the hand that feeds them! Horrible business tactics!
Sold a pair of high end earrings... none the less it has been 4 months N after complaining twice its been qued for processing for weeks!- wow class action lawsuit?
Charges the highest sales commission of any online clothing site PLUS an additional 3% if you want your funds in cash. Your sales proceeds are then hoarded for an another 7-10 days for reasons unknown to Tradesy employees because the payments are processed by a Stripe, a third party payment processor. SELL ELSEWHERE
Over a month to have your money transferred to your bank or paypal in the top of that, they charge a wiping fee of 2.9% for those very slow transactions, who knows why? They may be gaining interest on that money on their bank account.
As you can see on the sample picture, they took over $140 and also the money was available to me over 30 days after delivered.
I can't wait to see they ended on a big demand
Dont do it! Tradsey sets up fake guidelines for product returns citing, "fair market value," then doesnt use the term on their own sales! Eventually, the BBBureau will catch up with such awful practices. Shame on you tradsey!
I started on Tradesy when sellers only paid 9% commission, now we give up 23%! In addition, they just started accepting any return from a buyer for ANY REASON! When they buyer is refunded the SELLER LOSES the money in shipping they paid for. I just had two special occasion dresses returned to me after being worn and I paid for the shipping!
I've been selling on Tradesy for some time now. And I completely agree with other reviews that Tradesy's new return policy is horrible.
But what pisses me off the most is that they favor the PRO sellers.
First, I pay a commission on Tradesy of 23%, whereas PRO sellers pay around 9%. So on a $500 item that I sell I pay a commission of $115, and a PRO seller just $45.
Second, they push listing of PRO sellers to the top of search results.
But what pisses me the most is the fact that despite PRO sellers already paying a lower commission fee, Tradesy handles their returns and resist returned items in Tradesy closets. Also I had several returns from Tradesy due to a RIDICULOUS above fair marker policy and non of the items were returned to me in the same condition. All of the items were damaged or missing authentic docs for handbags, and once a brand new gucci dust bag was ripped.
So in my opinion this is UNACCEPTABLE. Tradesy treats their regular sellers who most of the time are buyers as well SO POORLY. I truly believe if Tradesy doesn't change their return policy, they will run out of regular sellers and buyers (except for PRO SELLERS).
Answer: Don't Do It! It takes at least 10 days to get paid. They prefer people that they can control. When you become successful, they will make upp a reason to suspend your account. TRADESY sell fakes, the owner is the closet owner of PENNY LANE It has been proven time and time again she sells Fakes. If you question TRADESY, they will shut your account down, and they do so WITHOUT even talking to you. Bunch of Bullies! Find an alternative. I AM IN THE MIST OF COMMENCING CLASS SUIT ACTION. THEY NEED TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON!
Answer: They advertise a strict selling policy of authentic and accurate descriptions for listing. If by chance an item received is questionable, they have a review process to protect the buyer unlike many other sites out there.
Answer: It says that everything is guaranteed authentic but you have to know your stuff to know if it is authentic. Tradesy people don't see the items unless it is sold and the buyer complains about authenticity. So if you put your trust on tradesy, you are 100% WRONG and will get scammed.
Answer: Yep. Tradesy are infamous for holding your money! They will also refund a sale without any communication with the seller, they don't even tell you why. Tradesy hooked up with Authenticate First, these people don't know what they are doing. Well the messed up big time with my bag, see it was authenticated by a very reputable company. I have ALL my bags authenticated BEFORE I list for sale and of course have the documentation to prove it. The bag was in perfect shape. Tradesy are ignorant, unprofessional and teamed up with a company (authenticate first) who have their heads where the sun don't shine. Tradesy are totally so unprofessional they have not bothered to send me an email even notifying me of the refund, I only found out when I checked on the sales delivery date to find a little sentence that says "refunded". No explanation why, nor when I can expect my property back. Punks! I am still waiting to receive my bag back. I have read on other sites that Tradesy keep the returns and seller is SOL. One seller was screwed out of 2,500 and never received her property back. Tradesy are shady. Another seller has started a class uit action. It's about time Tradesy were taught a lesson and realized that they have no right to keep sellers property. Apparently they resell the items on another site. The person who started the class usit actin has proof of same. Ironically, although some were refunded allegedly for item being fake, they resell and state that it is authentic. I have removed all my items from this shady scam company. I hope the class suit action closes this scam company down!
Answer: Don't ever do business with Tradesy ever! Learned my lesson. Bought a Chanel bag that doesn't look like anything they showed. I took some pictures of what I received vs. what they showed on their listing. They still ignorantly argued that those are the same item. They refused to refund me back the money. I finally disputed it with the credit card company. Tradesy almost ripped me off of my $1,600
Answer: I do not shop with tradesy any longer. FAKE prada duffle bag and im done.
Answer: Eileen: There is not a feedback option on Tradesy as there is with ebay and Threadflip. If I were you, I'd contact Tradesy immediately. While the seller may have purchased a bunch of bags to resell, that would definitely make me nervous. How many days has it been since you purchased the handbag? The number of days that the seller has to confirm the sale may have elapsed so you'd be in the clear. We only have so many days to confirm that we will have the item will ship in a timely manner.
Answer: I would highly recommend you look at RealReal or even ebay as I have sold over 100 items on both and although there is occasionally that one off glitch, they do protect the seller and are very fair from a buyer perspective as well. Do not use Tradesy... everything negative you read in reviews is true unfortunately. I did finally get my money back from tradesy as a seller, but I threatened them to no end and actually emailed the CEO... RUN from this site... save yourself the craziness of poor business practices. Best of luck to you!
Answer: I just had a worst experience with customer service also. I bought a chanel bag over $3K and the condition of the bag received was not the same as what was listed. The authentication card was also missing and there was no dust bag as listed. When I tried to complain & return the item, Blair said that the bag left the headquarters in perfect condition. How did the two big black marks were there within 5 second I got it if it left the headquarter in perfect condition. Instead of trying to solve the issue with the seller about the auth card, she said I could re-list the item to recoup the fund? There was no sign that the item was on final sale. If I knew there were no authentication card and the item was on final sale, I would not spend over $3K for the bag. It was the worst experience of customer service they've had. Lesson learnt and I will not do any business with this site anymore. I will write to BBB and I hope people will do the same.
Tradesy is the luxury fashion resale marketplace that empowers women to get the designer fashion they crave — on their own terms. We enable millions of customers to sell what's in their closets and fund their next shopping spree. All while saving up to 90% off retail.