Tradesy Today

[val2525]

Our older threads here made it sound like Tradesy was a PITA with PITA customers, but in the last month or so I've seen several posts indicating Tradesy has improved.

If you sell on Tradesy, what do you list there? Just high end or moderate priced stuff too? What are the pros and cons?

I have a good bit of NWT plus to list but I don't want to waste time learning the ins and outs of a new site if plus doesn't sell there.

TIA!

[frakinfashion]

I list every type of thing there but I'm trying to get rid of my clothes and those sales are very, very slow. I don't sell plus, so I can't say how that would do. My inventory is moving toward higher end jewelry, so it's not really relevant for you. The good news is that listing on Tradesy is free so you could test the waters with a few of your best pieces and see what happens. All my stuff is on eBay, so anything I have on Tradesy or Etsy is a double listing. It's no problem if you stay on top of it.

[denise15601]

I do like it....very simple to list on. At first they didn't accept the cheaper brands, but they now do. I have 743 items on there and have made over $1,200 (my profit) in sales.

I don't have any jewelry on there, but will soon do so as I have been going through my whole inventory and cross-posting.

I list all brands on there, even cheaper WM brands, and have sold many!

If I have an item listed elsewhere for $20, I list it on there for $25.

I don't use their labels since the last I saw, they do UPS and I want to be able to use USPS. I also don't do their smart pricing.

Yes, it takes a few weeks to get paid, but that doesn't bother me.

I have only had one return in a couple of years, no problem there. I don't know why it was returned, but no big deal.

And I never have stupid low-ball offers on Tradesy. Most of those buyers must only look on Tradesy for items, since the same item is cheaper on all of my other sites.

[denise15601]

Speaking of which...I just sold a Ralph Lauren Active jacket on Tradesy for $48. It was listed on 5 other sites for $34.

That's what I am talking about!

[denise15601]

And my profit shows as $42.50? Thought it would be less.

[sunsetpainter]

Do you still have to wait weeks and weeks for them to send your payout?

[denise15601]

I guess that it still does take a few weeks, but I honestly don't keep track of it. I sell on 7 sites and the payments are all different.

I am on a tight budget but not so tight that I have to constantly cash in my earnings. After I accumulate $100 or so in my account, I send it to PayPal.

I actually sold an RL sweater today, BUT recently sold it on another site. I know that I looked for it in Tradesy to delete it, but didn't find it. I am afraid that they had put the sweater in the "other" category, which sometimes happens.
The profit for Tradesy would have been $33, while the other site profit was only $20. Ugh.

[denise15601]

Thanks Val!!!! I just sold another item on Tradesy! I usually only sell maybe 2 things a month, if that.

Now 3 in a week??? This one I DO have-a Saks red jacket listed on Tradesy for $50, but $30 everywhere else.

[chapeaunoir]

Mercari fell off the dock after ticking along nicely (I guess I ran out of my 'returning seller boost') so I guess I'll rev up Tradesy again - gotta get rid of this stuff!