ListiaReviews 415

I really tried to use this site. I was looking for an alternative to eBay. Less out of pocket and you can unload a lot of stuff. But you really can't trust people-and I mean AT ALL. There are very few controls on accurate descriptions and whether items are sent after an auction ends. Yes, you can get great deals in a barter-like system. But for each "deal," expect 1-3 problems. Consider as well the issue of postage. If someone charges postage, it is often inflated to compensate for the fact that they aren't making money on the item. By the time you pay postage, you could've bought the item. Many sellers hide postage costs.

Now, if you are a seller? If you offer free shipping, you get more bidders - but remember that it comes out of your pocket and might actually land in the hole. Plus you get some very unrealistic buyers who don't understand that you don't control the post office. They will file a complaint if they don't instantly receive it.

Now, let's talk disputes. It is burdensome and often illogical. Don't expect it to protect you. There are no solid rules to really protect you on either side.

I should also note that this is presented like a barter system but pay attention to your actual financial cost. It will send you back to ebay

It's been a few years since I've used Listia- but the way they did things and what I lost still keeps me up at nights. I had used the site for years and actually really loved it. Right around the time I started a new job, I had a bunch of auctions end. I had a hard time making it to the post office to ship some of the items and so I sent messages to the winners to please file a dispute so I could refund their credits. All but 1 did and left me a 5 star review still. 1 customer left a 1 star review and based on that Listia completely shut down my account with no warning or option to tell my side or anything. I couldn't even log in to attempt to contact customer service. I found out while I was literally sitting in the post office parking lot after I had just shipped several items and tried to log in to update the tracking numbers. So about 6 things I had just shipped -which cost me money- GONE. My points I had been saving (over 1 million)- GONE. One of the things that I had auctioned was a 1960 Barbie doll (sold for 1 million credits) and I got Nothing for it in the end. It still keeps me up at nights as I watch the value for the Barbie go up over the years. So, basically- I paid to lose my brand new, quality, valuable items. Listias excuse why this was ok? Because there was never any real money involved. Only credits, which Listia owned. WTH? Of course, there was money involved. Those credits had a monetary value no matter what they claim. If I could buy them with cash, then they have value. Want to close down my account, fine. Whatever. I'll live. But to keep the credits I earned from Selling my stuff- regardless of the 'currency' with no option to even hurry up and spend them or maybe cash them out or anything was the lowest, most shady thing I have ever experienced. It's stealing. I hope all those f***ers lose everything.

I waited 7 full days for a seller to send my package off and watched the timer go all the way to zero. So, I requested a refund since nothing had been sent and it had been over the 7 days. In fact an hour after I sent the request in, it was already 8 days that passed. Then it stated on the auction that an agent will look at it and determine what to do. What ever. So Agent Listia Richard gets on and says it hasn't even been 7 days. Well. That was a big lie. Ive been in Listia for years, this happens all the time with buyers and sellers and I can definitely READ. So, I knew it had been over 7 days. And i told him about it right on the auction. I guess he didn't like that! But, when it comes to my being right and someone telling me I'm wrong, I will express how I feel and you will hear about it! So, then I noticed he wasn't going to give me my refund even though i was in the right. So, I decided to send in 2 separate support tickets and of course I would get Listia Richard to see them both. ( he evidently is the only agent there) LOL he immediately wrote solved on both and never did a dang thing to help. It goes to show that AGENT LISTIA RICHARD does not follow the Listia rules at all. I would never have somebody like that working for me! Low as you go! I'm glad there is a lot of different sites to auction items off on because I am looking into them now. Surely they are better than Listia! I'm not dealing with deceiving agents who can't abide by the rules that they set!

I was with Listia from Day 3 of launch. It had a rough start and then evolved into a fun site. Then they offered 'Get it Now' buying. As a result, inflation soared. Now they've jumped on the high-risk crypto currency bandwagon. During that transition, I spent down the credits I had and decided that Listia was no longer worth my time. It's so much cheaper to buy from eBay since many Listia sellers are listing their products at outrageous prices. Items I planned to sell on Listia are now being sold weekly at the local flea market. What doesn't sell goes to charity. I will maintain my membership should things change; but for now, goodbye, Listia.

When you look into the past of this site, you will see most of the "auctions" come out of China, where you have to pay shipping and handling, also provide your credit card number. Despite that, the site use to be fun. Could get some great items real cheap if we're talking "credits." Now that XNX is here, it's like you need a wheelbarrow full of XNX, where before it would only cost a few credits or so. Got ripped off a few times by "buyers." They took my merchandise and also demanded a refund (and got it). Honestly, this site now leaves you wide open to identity theft and getting ripped off as well. It is going to be totally awesome in a couple weeks when Trump places the tariffs on China and leaves them high and dry. In the meantime it's time to ditch this site. There is no way possible that Listia does not know what is going on, nor can they deny being part of this racket!

Firstly, i avoid buying from other people on here unless i have built a relationship with them because i have been scammed too many times and listia's dispute team does pretty much nothing. Therefore, i only used the site to sell and transferred my points into cash money. I was selling brand new items i was unable to sell in my amazon store so it's not like i was selling junk. I was selling about 5-10 items weekly with a 100% rating.
Lastly, now it has changed to some form of cryptocurrency no one uses or accepts off of listia. Therefore, if i can't use this new currency off the site it's pointless for me to keep selling.
Very disappointed, i feel like i have no choice but to leave.

Every company has a hayday and then eventually they crash.

There is a new currency in town - XNK. Does everyone hate it? YES
Is it being falsely advertised on LISTIA? YES
Did I loose money on a FREE site? YES

$0.******* USD
Listia advertises the wrong conversion rate and the bottom just fell out on the market. My money is currently on hold and I am sitting on old credits worth nothing and no way to get out. No one sells good things anymore and this was the final knife in the company. They are done.

I'm out and I'm a 100% feedback seller with over 8 years of experience. Get out now.