Tradsey

Fun office to visit! There are 4 floors & they are renovating now/​moving floors now.
The business is doing well & expanding. employees can bring their dogs to work! :) that’s pretty cool. A start-​up vibe & young!

Why anyone would use Tradesy over eBay is beyond me. Although I’m not a big fan of feeBay either, Tradesy seems like a worse alternative. Admittedly, I’ve never sold on Tradesy, but I’ve read their selling policy which explains why I don’t sell on there. I have, however, purchased some high end items on Tradesy and these are my observations:
For selling:
–Fees: I read that Tradesy charges 9%. eBay charges 10%. Negligible.
–Market: eBay is infinitely larger and gets more exposure and volume, hands down.
–Getting paid: I read that Tradesy holds the funds until the buyers confirm satisfaction
For buying:
–Website layout: Tradesy’s layout only allow 6 small pictures. eBay allow 12 big ones. Also, all the listings I’ve seen on Tradesy have very limited details on the item, usually just one line. It makes me hesitant to spend hundreds of dollars on an item that I barely have information on, and have to message the seller just to find out more.
–Selection: eBay has infinitely more listings, hands down
–Delivery time: THIS IS MY BIGGEST GRIPE. Tradesy’s system is absurd. It guarantees slow shipping. How it works is after you purchase the item, Tradesy sends a shipping kit to the seller (could take 2 – 5 days). Then the seller sends the item to you (could take another 2 – 5 days or longer, depending on the seller). It’s terribly inefficient. On eBay, once you buy the item, the seller can ship it to you directly. The seller takes responsibility for shipping the item without the third party transaction that delays the entire process by at least twofold. I just purchased a handbag on Tradesy and it took 2 weeks to arrive because the seller had to wait for Tradesy to mail their shipping kit, then the seller couldn’t mail it until the weekend. On eBay, I usually receive my item within 2 – 4 days. Even international items arrive in less than 2 weeks on eBay!
–Buyer protection: I’m not sure what Tradesy’s is like, but since it’s a smaller site, I tend to trust them less. eBay offers excellent buyer protection, but sometimes that could be to the detriment of sellers if buyers are scammers/​abusers.
The only time I would buy on Tradesy is if there is an item on there that a seller, for reasons I do not understand, chose to list it on Tradesy instead of eBay. All the while, I’d wish I was purchasing the item via eBay instead because eBay is much more trusted and efficient.

I ‘m reviewing Tradesy on the selling side. I have had several Louis Vuitton items over the years sitting in my closet. I went to a consignment store which takes half plus applies discounts. I also looked at EBay which is full of online purses that don’t sell or are fake. I decided to take a chance and sell on here because of the fee cost and shipping kit. The fee is 9%. If you choose to transfer your cash to your bank add 2.9% transfer fee.
On Tradesy you can pick a shipping kit or print there shipping label or pack and do your own shipping. I did the shipping kit. They charged me $ 97 to use their shipping. The shipping kit is really nice. It has a sleeper bag and tags with the prepaid label on it. Once the shipping label is scanned
I got an email notifying me it was on its way.
The hard part is the time it takes to get paid. It takes 4 business days for the kit. 2 days to ship to the buyer and another 4 days for buyer approval. Then you get paid. It takes one day to transfer money to the bank. From start to finish it took me 16 days to get paid. I noticed that the Tradesy buyers don’t like waiting.
I got multiple messages from buyers mad over shipping cost. Most buyers want their items now. It is challenging if you don’t have the time to ship on your own. They really should send the kit faster. The four days seems too long for the client to review the item. I feel like as a seller your item can be damaged or switched. Take lots of photos of your items. Keep the original receipt. Send the buyer a copy only. Many people dispute authenticity. Keep your serial numbers written down .
I still think it’s an option of selling that works for me though.

More like FRAUDSEY. Once you make a sale they keep you funds for 10 days or more! You send out your item and must wait 4 days until AFTER the buyer receives it? The Fees are high and not to mentioned the 3% «transfer fee» to get your money into your bank account!
AVOID ALL THIS TROUBLE AND JUST GO WITH EBAY OR ETSY.

Be extremely cautious if you’re going to ignore my review and buy something with this business. They do NOT verify any listing as authentic. I was looking for a wedding gown and contacted a seller that had no images of the actual dress, just a copied internet image. The seller couldn’t give any information about the dress but kept asking for my personal information.
A second seller was selling a gown that she supposedly purchased in 2013 but never worn. Zinger? That dress was a Fall 2015 gown that didn’t even exist in 2013. Again, only internet images, no actual image of the dress.
I reported both sellers and the company didn’t respond to me at all.
Buyer beware, stay away from this site.

I sell things on tradesy and have never had a problem. Great way to make a few $$ off clothes you don’t want anymore.

TOTALLY SHODDY OPERATION.
They have lied about my CC company making a chargeback on an item & kept the $ 420.
there is no phone # to reach an actual person & they again lied about the E mails they sent to me going to my SPAM… which they had not .
BAD AWFUL HORRIFIC SITE !! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY ! there are numerous other FABULOUS re-​sale sites & stores. TRADESY is the WORST

Ok here’s my deal… I bought a Louie Vuitton bag for $ 500 some dollars… it arrived very quickly. I had purchased it with 12 payments of $ 50. After 24 hours I felt the bag was too unwieldy and let them know I was returning it. Much to my surprise they told me that I would
receive a «credit» and would still have to make the $ 50 payments for a year. That was their policy. I responded back that for a small fee I would like to just eliminate the payments. They refused.
So If I get this right… the seller receives her money, Tradesy receives their commission, and the loaning company makes their commission. I am out the loan charge and the use of the $ 500 for a year… unless I buy something with the credit. Somehow this stinks. I am the only one who loses. Customer service? Not in my book. There should be a way to make this right…
I would also say that my past experiences with Tradesy have been great… I had not run into this situation cause I haven’t returned anything.
UPDATE: 11÷11÷15 I have received a full credit from Tradesy after I responded to a questionnaire from Google… Apparently they contacted Tradesy on my behalf and urged them to resolve this, which Tradesy did. So all’s well that ends well. I will, for sure, use Tradesy again although I will not use the payment program.

So I was gifted a lovely, very expensive purse. I tried to embrace it for a week but could tell that it just wasn’t a good choice for me so I put it in its duster bag and placed it on a top shelf in my closet. I swear I could almost hear that bag speaking to me telling me how lonely it was in my dark closet. I got to feeling sorry for it so I began my search on how best to find it a loving home. I looked at online facebook sales, local consignment stores and even sites like cashinmybag. None of these options felt trustworthy or viable to me and they all seemed to have «grey areas» that made me too uncomfortable.
Then I found Tradsey. After some research I find that this is an actual viable company, not just some back room in PA with a camera. They were initially funded with large venture capital dollars and then infused by Sir Richard Branson’s capital company among others in early 2015. That guy doesn’t mess around, so when I saw that his company had backed Tradsey, I felt much more confident in them. The BBB,
and
had some entries for Tradsey, but when you read them I felt like the issues weren’t actually the fault of Tradsey, so I still couldn’t take those into full consideration. I finally decided that if it was a super bad company or total scam that I wouldn’t have to look so hard to find negative reviews so I decided to take the leap and I’m SO glad I did!
Their site is slick from a marketing and functionality perspective. It works correctly and it flows smoothly which I appreciate. I submitted pictures of my bag, measurements, and told them all the add on items I also had (the dust bag and the original receipt). It was so quick to get my item listed and within a day or so I got an email saying that my item had sold. I couldn’t believe it. I logged on and saw that others had «loved» my item so I could tell there had been some traffic to it which made me feel more at ease :-)
I opted for Tradsey to send me a shipping package and wow was I blown away when it arrived. A high quality large Tradsey box arrived in a waterproof 2 day Priority bag. Inside I found Tradsey tags, a Tradsey dust bag and a waterproof tyvek bag with a 3 day Priority label already affixed showing the buyers name and address and the Tradsey address shown as the shipper which I VERY much appreciated. I thought that was well thought out and it impressed me that someone had thought that process through from a security stand point. I packed my item in the beautiful box complete with the little tag and the dust bags and made it look as lovely as possible for my buyer. I was so excited for my little bag; it was going to finally get its loving home!
I then put the whole box into the tyvek bag and handed it to my postal carrier. When she scanned the bag, it generated an email from Tradsey telling me that the item was on its way and that I had money now pending in my Tradsey account. Once the item was delivered, the buyer has 4 days to inspect the item to be sure it’s something they love. Once that happens, you log into your Tradsey account and select how you want to be paid– either debit card, credit towards Tradsey items or ACH. I opted for the ACH and had my money in 1 day. I must say that Tradsey paid me more than cashinmybag offered, they did everything they said they’d do, and they did it with elegance and grace. It was a high end experience from beginning to end and I’m a believer. I do not trust easily and this entire idea went against my grain, but Tradsey helped get me some cash and my bag a forever home… thanks Tradsey!