What: Poshmark is a site where you can sell your clothing, shoes, purses and other lightly-used fashion
Commissions & fees: 20% (sales of under $15 pay a flat $2.95 fee)
Husl$core: $$$
Expected pay: NA
Where: Nationwide
Requirements: Apple or Android phone; and be of legal age (usually that’s 18)
Review:
Poshmark is a fashion sales site that encourages you to use your social media presence to sell your new and used fashion, from clothing to accessories. By signing up through a third party — think Facebook — you can potentially boost the eyeballs on your Poshmark “closet” and increase the chance of selling your goods quickly.
To load items for sale, you take photos with your smart phone, upload, price and describe what you’re selling. It’s quick and easy. If the item sells, Poshmark provides you with postage and you mail the product directly to the buyer. Buyers have three days to check out what they purchased and, potentially, return it. Otherwise, you get paid via direct deposit within 2 to 3 days of the sale being accepted.
Though the site’s 20% commission seems a little high, sellers don’t have to pay for shipping, so it doesn’t appear excessive. Sellers’ main gripe is that customer support is missing in action. And, a few complained about scammers.
That said, bad buyers frequent almost every sale site. Our only gripe is the relatively high commission. You probably already know this, but you can sell for free on Craig’s List and Letgo. But, the social media element might allow you to sell a little faster here. We consider Poshmark a slightly-better-than-average opportunity.
What their users say: (from SiteJabber)
“I recommend all to use Poshmark – just be smart about it. Unfortunately there are peeps who will take advantage both buying and selling”.
“I have bought over 150 items and sold about $2000 worth…I’ve had no issues as a seller other than low-ballers and people asking question that are already in the description because they don’t like to read.”
“Made a $1600 first sale on Poshmark and got the funds after 3 days from delivery confirmation. Even better than Ebay in which my $6000 fund had been on hold for 21 days. Poshmark is awesome for sellers as well as buyers”
Bad buyers
“I posted a blouse, depicted all angles of the blouse, blouse sold. Everything on the blouse was obviously ok because there wasn’t a hidden inch of fabric. Buyer receives blouse and claims it was not as described. I read that and I was like ok, it probably doesn’t fit and she wants to return it. That doesn’t make me mad, as long as the garment is ok. I open up the pictures and this lady has burnt several holes along the bottom. Maybe done with an iron or something. She claims that these HUGE BURN HOLES I covered up from my listing and I sold her a faulty item. Anyone with eyes would be able to see that was not the case. The state that the blouse was in would have NEVER made it on to my site. It would have gone to the garbage. I only sell my clothes, and ones that are in good condition. Despite all of the pictures, and the lady’s admission of guilt, they STILL approved her return.”
“I had an experience with a vintage designer bag. The customer washed the bag (not sure if she soaked it or what she used on it) but you could see that it was wet and damaged. She won and I lost. Did I agree, nope. So it is hard to say what is the medium. I think 3 days is too long of a period because it gives shady people the time to take advantage but I hate see to buyers get bamboozled.”
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Here’s my dilemma. I had sold a DKNY necklace to this lady, I took pictures of the necklace with the shipping label just minutes before I sent it. It took longer than usual for the lady to even get the package, then when she does get it, it is pending acceptance for over 24 hours, then the lady opens up a case. The necklace was destroyed, I mean, completely destroyed, stretched out and broken in places, getting ready to break in other places. I’m looking over the pictures she sent on my computer, and I enlarge them and I notice that it’s not only damaged, but it’s not even the same necklace! Problem is, you just can’t go to Walmart and buy one of these things, it’s a specialty item, there was only so many made. She probably had one just like mine, bought mine, then used her broken one in the pictures and said I sent that to her. I took her photos and my photos and stood them side-by-side and could totally tell that it was not mine, the grooves were completely opposite of each other, upside down more like it. You can totally tell from the pictures it’s not the same necklace. So basically, she is trying to replace her broken necklace for free. I haven’t received a response from Poshmark yet, but it’s taking longer than usual and I hope they can see that she is trying to scam me, I’m hoping! I’m really upset about this.
I feel that Poshmark is one of the better selling apps out there, compared to depop and the likes. I use it frequently as a shopper, and it allows me to get premium or designer brands for fairly cheap, I usually just get new items. I just hate the shipping cost. However as a seller there definitely is not many people who will pay you a full price for your item, and its hard to get enough offers, I’ve had stuff sit in my closet for months. Joining parties helps and the followers game.
Also if you download the Poshmark app for iOS or Android and create a free account you can get a $5 credit towards any purchase when you enter the Invite Code ABBIEGALIE01.