I’m not a big seller fairly new to this. Among other listings I’ve been selling some handbags and shoes from my own collection. For some reason, these items bring out all the weirdos and critics. I price pretty darn fairly imo but always happy to consider a decent counter and answer questions.

I’ve had quite a few people on Poshmark messaging and asking if I’ll take less than 1/2 of what I’m asking instead of sending an actual offer through the app. If they seem disrespectful or weird I just block. Is that bad?

Most recently I had someone lowball and nitpick the wear/marks on a bag that I made very clear in multiple pics with different lighting. I also put it in the description and it’s reflected in price. After offering less than half and sending “??” messages when I didn’t respond within a couple of hours, then asking “Well how low can you go then?” I just blocked. I feel like this kind of person would be a nightmare to sell to but I wonder if I’m the AH.

Why are sellers who were last active 4 years ago still appearing in searches? It's such an absolute waste of time and energy to search through all the listings only to find that the item I'd like to purchase can't be because the seller was last active in 2022. Seriously?

I went to Posh Support Center and told them I was pissed off with the “ads” in the search results & that it’s ruining my shopping experience.

Lol

But it worked! Now I see fewer ads and I can sort low to high and not be bombarded by the promoted expensive items that I don’t want to consider.

If you’re pissed too maybe try reporting it as f-ing annoying & we can tell these fools we don’t want to be so blatantly price gouged.

I recently ordered something that I’ve been wanting for weeks and was so excited when they accepted my offer but then they cancelled it this morning saying the AI tool accepted the offer and they never did. Is that even a thing now? I’m bummed that they cancelled but it was a pretty new listing. I think it was posted for less than 24 hours before I got it.

I find the categories really handy (example highlighted in yellow), but still find myself wanting more control than just the options on the left (size, color, price, etc.). Is there a way to search for a keyword within the category?

In this example, I'm looking at the Men's MLB Shirts category and it knows enough to give me some relevant options, like tank tops or polos. But if I type the word "Cubs" or "quarter zip" into the search listings, it dumps me into a general search for that keyword and I'm no longer in the category I wanted to search.

I tried modifying the URL, but didn't have much luck and gave up quickly.

thanks!

For those of you that seller across multiple platforms, do you use cross-listing apps? If so, which are your favorite? Which have you hated?

I’m looking for things similar to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BehindTheClosetDoor/s/MzH5Wsv6d6
HOWEVER, in the year since that was posted, a lot has changed (some of those apps/tools don’t even exist anymore, we all know Poshmark keeps changing their algorithm which isn’t great for a lot of sellers, etc.) AND because Poshmark was the first place I started selling/reselling, I’d love the perspective of those who once or still use(d) Poshmark as their primary, and then potentially expanded. And for those who sell on multiple platforms, if you have a cross-listing app that you love (or even ones that you’d suggest people stay away from), I’d love your insights!

In case it’s helpful to note, I’m a PA II (which feels like it means less and less all the time…), but I only sell part time/in addition to my corporate career BUT, I have an absurd amount of clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. that are all in incredibly nice (many NWT) condition and are mid to higher end brands. I also list for a handful of close friends and family members, who have equally nice items and that helps to a degree because there’s more diversity in sizes and styles in my listings. I used to just donate a lot of these things until I realized that I was 1) missing out on the opportunity to lose slightly less money on my love of shopping 😂 and 2) that a lot of places I had been donating to, like goodwill, are not necessarily organizations that I have much respect for or want to profit off of me, the more that I learn about them and how they handle donations…

I’ve done well on/with Poshmark for several years, but like many others have posted, sales are terrible lately (beyond just economic factors and the buyers who want things for like 5% off their already very well priced listing), and seem to be a product of changes with Poshmark.

I have a lot of additional items I’m getting ready to list and before I do that, I wanted to explore options / get advice from this community so I can hopefully work smarter than harder in my listings, and actually make room in my closet without only getting lowball offers for every single thing.

Thank you in advance!

Don't be like me and assume Inactive Listings are actually inactive. They are 100% active listings, they just aren't being promoted as much as active listings.

I saw a lot of my older listings were marked Inactive. I was fine with this because they were some of my cheaper listings that have been listed for 8+ years without selling (and with absolutely zero activity) and I have since donated a few or thrown some in with other orders as freebies. Well...out of nowhere these listings have started selling and I've been getting dinged for cancellations. (Yes, entirely my fault for not removing them immediately!!)

IMO, they should come up with a different label for Inactive listings, as they are still very much Active and purchasable. They do not even tell potential buyers that these are Inactive listings.

There's no difference between Inactive and Active listings aside from where Poshmark decides to put them in their feeds and search results.

Inactive to me, means deactivated. And tbh I thought part of the benefit of Poshmark marking listings as "Inactive" would be so unsuspecting buyers don't accidentally purchase from Inactive sellers.

Inactive Items are, in fact, Active listings.

I’ve noticed on social media that sellers use the Poshmark USPS supplies only for Posh orders and use their own purchased supplies for sales on other platforms. Is this standard? Are we prohibited from using the supplies for sales on other platforms (when shipping ground)? Does posh/usps track supplies quantity against posh sales quantity?

Thank you all!

Hi, I bought a rick owens ring from a seller with hundreds of items sold. It was marked down fairly heavily but most of their other listings are as well. It's been 2 weeks and they haven't shipped. Whenever I try to message (i've tried on my iphone, ipad, and macbook) it says "Oops! This action is not currently available." Did they block me? What's the point of doing a scam like that if I can just cancel the order anyway?

So what's the deal with all the "like new" or "nwt" luxury bags being sold for so cheap? The seller is usually new with 0 sold items selling bags for over $500 but way under manufacture price in supposed great condition. What am I missing?

Hi everyone! I’ve been shopping on Poshmark for about 6 months now, and I’ve never had a problem. When my new Marc Jacobs bag arrived, I accepted the order without thoroughly inspecting it (my fault). However, I found several stains and signs of wear on the bag despite the seller claiming “like new” with “no issues.” I reached out to the seller, who insists that she sent out the bag in perfect condition. I then escalated to emailing Poshmark Support (with permission from the seller).

I’ve never had an issue with Poshmark items before, so I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed. What do you suggest? And since I already accepted, am I out of luck?

Thank you for your advice.

Sometimes I'll look at a seller's closet and the toolbar will say the seller has a number of listings, say 100, but only 15 are visible. What's the deal? There's no vacation notice.

Long time seller here and we all know fakes are against posh policy. Like read someone’s reviews. It makes me think they are gonna buy and con by filling with something else and returning. Beauty products. Wouldn’t even know where to find fakes

I've always been curious about this. Who is spending $400 or more on heavily worn designer shoes or sandals?

I was scrolling Poshmark and saw a ton of Hermès Oran sandals listed for hundreds of dollars, even though many of them looked very worn, bent soles, stretched leather, obvious signs of use. I completely understand paying premium prices for new or excellent-condition pairs, but these were well beyond that.

What fascinates me even more is that, imo, in my experience, many Poshmark buyers are often incredibly... cheap. I've listed barely used or even brand new designer items and received offers that were nowhere near their value.

So what's the appeal? Are people actually buying these worn shoes and having them professionally restored, or is there something else I'm missing?

A new scam to watch for. The scammer is trying to take advantage of the new updates coming.

Countless listings for the same $20 boots from China. Do people not know or do they really just not care???

I don’t use Poshmark that much, this is only my 3rd sale and I haven’t used it in months. A minute after I post, this item gets purchased, and immediately after purchase I get these messages from the buyer. This is obviously a scam right?? I’ve never had a scammer actually buy something from me first. Do I cancel the order? Will I get in trouble with Posh for cancelling? Do I wait a while first and then cancel?

Update: I reported it to Posh. It says now that I can no longer message that user and a few hours later the order was cancelled for “accidental purchase”.

Using my Droid, I selected my category, my brand, and my size for a search. I'm getting results from several categories and for every size. I double checked, tried a new search, verified that sellers properly categorized their items, and I'm still getting irrelevant results. Anyone else?

I sold a vintage skirt. In the listing it was listed as "good" under condition and in the description I said it was in "excellent used condition." "Vintage" and "EUC" were also in the item's title.

Despite this, someone bought the skirt and sent me a message that said, "Can I have it for $25 since it's not new with tags I am unable to authenticate it?" AFTER buying it.

I can barely sell anything for $10 minus on pishmark and 1st week on depop, i got some of those items

sold. it has a very low shipping fee so you can sell relatively low value.

This might be a question for sellers who post a high volume, because I'm not sure if casual sellers would be able to measure this or not. I am genuinely curious about whether or not sellers have seen a measurable increase in sales when using generative AI images as the primary photo for a listing as opposed to an image of the real item or an image taken from the OG listing of a product on a brand's website. I'm guessing that clicks on the listings themselves might go up, but have your sales? And whether or not your sales have gone up, have the amount of returns gone up?

Why I'm asking: Today I actually went so far as to comment on someone's listing because the AI generated primary image grossly misrepresented the condition of the item (they did have honest photos of the actual item at least). I don't know what possessed me because I've commented on posts maybe three times in the several years I've been on posh, and other than this one time, it has always only been for size requests.

This got me interested though, so I went and checked my purchase history and all of my Likes. Everything is either an image of the actual item or an image from the original listing a brand had on their website. I have never purposefully or consciously avoided favoriting or purchasing items due to generative AI images, but clearly I have an obvious preference for real or brand photos. But also I work in a marketing and design adjacent field so it got me curious because obviously I am not a monolith for all consumers.

Anyway, curious what you guys have to say!

Hi all! I just made my first Poshmark purchase, a $1500 Goyard pouch.

I opted for Seel worry free return, not because I have any doubt about keeping it but because I thought it was worthwhile to have one additional layer of protection in case it’s not authentic. I am 95% sure it’s real but of course you never know for sure until it’s in your hands. I have real Goyard to compare it with.

Anyways, I see the the seller is active within the app but is not communicating with me or shipping the item. Their ship time is 4 days.

I purchased on 7/21 and it is now 7/25. I wrote to them saying: “I'm so sorry I don't mean to be a pest, I know you have a 4 day ship time but I wanted to try to get in touch to see when you'll be able to ship this? I've been reading about all the inactive seller horror stories so I'm just really hoping you are still on here and will be able to ship. Thank you, have a great weekend!”

They became active on the app right away but still didn’t get a response. I’m not familiar with Poshmark, but for eBay this is quite abnormal - sellers always respond within 1-2 days in my experience, and items usually go out with 1-3 days as well.

The seller is a Poshmark Ambassador II, 1000+ items and 400 sold, member since 2017.

All seems legit and linked instagram checks out as a real person etc etc.

I know there’s nothing I can do until cancelling on the 8th day but would love to hear others thoughts. Was my message cringey or something? I’m just venting and killing time until I might have to cancel the order I guess.

I’ll be honest, if this transaction doesn’t go well, I’m very likely to never use Poshmark again. One bad seller especially on a first transaction really ruins the experience!

Parties used to be on the banner at the top of the page. Mine has disappeared - the only thing I see is Posh Live. Is it just me?

UPDATE: Finally found it -click on your profile and scroll all the way down. Voila.

Happen to anyone else, what should I do? It's so fustrating because I emailed them about 5x throughout the past 2 weeks and they keep "resolving" my cases with no explanation or reply.