u/Velvetstyle

Just a genuine question for the buyers on here. It confuses me because they like over 10 items in my closet and then I send offers and they never buy anything. I get lots of sales and usually it’s from people who like one or two maybe three items at most. But I find when someone likes a ton of things they never buy. Also my closet is kind of small because I only sell from my own personal wardrobe. I’ve seen people like over half of the items in my closet before. But never buy.

Would appreciate some clarification from buyers on this one. Are you just window shopping? I know that just a like doesn’t mean I’m owed any sales or anything like that. But when they like so many items it does confuse me. Especially when I offer like 30 to 50% off on bundles depending on what the person is getting. Anyways, any insight is appreciated!

I have hundreds of sales and haven’t had any bad experiences until literally this last week. Both of them mentioned Amazon in their complaints. First someone gave me a one star rating soley due to “ship time” and the only thing she said is the jacket “took too long” to get to her. She purchased on Sunday and I shipped it Monday morning. Ground shipping can take 5 to 7 days sometimes and she was very upset that it arrived a week after she bought it. I told her I cannot control USPS and it shipped within 24 hours of your purchase. But no answer of course.

Next I sold a pair of earbuds that came in the original packaging as they were never used as they were given to me as a gift but I don’t wear earbuds and only wear headphones so that’s the reason why I sold them. But I had to open it to take pictures of everything for the listing to prove they were in perfect condition and as advertised. The pictures in the listing showed everything. The buyer got the item and he’s very upset that it didn’t come sealed in plastic on the outside of the packaging. He said that on Amazon it would’ve come sealed in plastic. I tried to explain to him I had to open them to take the pictures that were in the listing. He admits they are in perfect condition and never used but is saying I “scammed” him because the packaging should be sealed in plastic like it would be on Amazon. Meanwhile, on Amazon he would have to buy it for full price and he got mine for 50% off. Despite everything being completely brand new, it is not sealed in plastic. Which would be impossible since I had to take photos for the listing.

I feel like there’s just no way to reason with these sort of people. Both mentioned that it would’ve come faster with Amazon and with Amazon it would’ve been sealed in plastic. Why do they think we are Amazon?? I’m just so confused. Has anyone else had this experience recently?

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I’ve only been sending out 10% offers but recently started doing 20% on poshmark but don’t know if it’s much of a difference. I feel like people either ignore or accept or they counter with what they want to pay anyways regardless of what you sent. But maybe I’m wrong. Would love to know other sellers strategy and what they have found success with! As well as insight from buyers.

Also if I’m selling something for $30 then sending a 20% off is fine but if I’m selling something for $300 then sending a 20% discount is very different. So I feel like I’m selling something expensive 10% is still a good discount. The expensive things I sell are high-quality leather handbags or designer pieces. Like they are not typically items that are discounted anyways. Also I always start at a very fair price. But to leave a little room for negotiation.

I guess the point of this post is just to ask fellow sellers what their strategy is and what they have found works best? I have a lot of pieces I’m trying to get rid of so I can list more so I’m really just trying to sell as much as I can right now. I’ve been accepting a lot of offers lower than I typically would. But I just recently did a huge spring closet clean out and need to get rid of a lot of stuff. Also some pieces from work as well, as I work in the fashion industry.