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I thought I would throw down a Poshmark thread. I have been on Posh for 3 months. I have sourced from Posh to sell on Ebay for clothing and shoe flips. As a seller, I have gotten “serious” in last month. Whatever that means. I do the 30 minute method daily (sharing other’s items, following people).
For those who do not know, it is clothing/shoes/makeup/accessories only (for now).
I took a change after the reduction in ebay sales in these categories (for me!).AllI can say is. …..
BLAH. The social media aspect of it is blah. There seems to be a lot of spam, ppl are def using bots which I understand WHY after all the sharing/following it needs.
The thought of cross posting my 300 clothing items into Posh makes me want to take a nap.I have no questions really, just looking to hear from other Poshers as everyone I “follow” on Insta and Youtube is LOVING it so much. I am mixed on it..
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If it was list it and forget it I would be all in. Perhaps that is what I should do and stop getting mixed in with the Posh strategies.
So, you are “supposed” to gather followers (other Sellers AND Buyers) daily by clicking “Follow.” Then, you also share each item in your store (closet is another name for store) 2-3 X day. If you have a lot of items, this is VERY time consuming as each item is shared individually not just “Share Jay’s Store.”
This combination maximizes your exposure and helps the algorithm like you I am told. Then you also share items in other Posher’s closets. So, if you have Levi 501’s I would click on your listing and share your Levi’s to my followers. As a good posher, you would click on my closet/store and share my Nike sneakers to YOUR followers.
Buyers can search like normal, of course, and your item will appear……I think. š
20% final value fee to Posh (no store subcription Fee, no PayPal fee).
Flat rate ship, NO/ rare returns allowed, buyers always pay shipping.
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20% fee is interesting. Definitely not cheap. But it’s a nice round number. It’s either more, but definitely not less than eBay.
–So the sharing of items just produces a lot of spam?
–Do you get messages all day long from other sellers promoting their items?
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bcfol440,
Your post has made me very interested in trying Poshmark. As people move over from ebay, you are going to be well established in reputation and connections. It does sound like a lot of work but it also sounds like an opportunity to build something that can be sustained. The 20% is close to what we are having to pay now in FVF and promoted listings in order to compete and make sales. How have your sales been?
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Jay,
While I am not on postmark, sharing into something is like you and Ryanne do only not under mandate. You guys have this site, you are on YouTube and I don’t remember where else you guys are on social media. You guys are sharing into ebay and actually helping to create ebay sellers as well as possibly making sales. You have been building a community and network which is what Poshmark wants sellers to do.From everything I learned, Poshmark works on a social community dynamic done online. It’s much like Avon and Mary Kay do. They sell product and the social connections. They have specialized selling parties, rewards for levels reached, social groups, encourage getting friends to become sellers in order to help build networks, ways to move up based on sales and connections etc.
Having a bot allows one to check in using automation which is why many sites have verification points which can only be completed by a human. You guys have a security check on your site against bots causing users to have to click on certain pics in order to be verified as human and not as bots.
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AdventureE, we don’t get sales because of this website. We don’t publicly share our store unless people ask. This is just a fun way to talk to other sellers. Definitely not buyer focused.
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No, it is not but it is part of you building an online community/network. People do visit your store (as they note in their posts) and each other’s stores. They also give feedback to each other about their stores and listings and may even make purchases from each other, so what you have built is more than just fun.
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Jay – i have a teeny store, so I never get messages. Messages are public as well which is annoying as you know what (like a Facebook comment). It’s posted under the listing. For example, i had a woman accuse me of selling a fake Coach item for all to see right on the listing. I know it is not fake (seasoned ebay’r). But, now her comment is on there staining the listing.
the “Make Offer” feature is on all listings, you have no choice but to field low balls.
The barrier to entry is SO LOW, which is genius on their part. It takes no time to post and list.I would not procure new inventory for the Posh proect, I think I will just cross post my items that are $50+.
Listing and forgetting sounds lovely. Esp. with speed of listing on the app or desktop.
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I sold 2 things out of 17.
1. a kate spade purse when I was BRANd new. I think they have a “beginners’ luck” algorithm that kicks in like a Casino. Hello, I am a conspiracy nut. š
2. a pair of men’s shorts (this morning). This was after 10 days of 2X day sharing, following, doing “the things.” $11 richer. -
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The more you list, the more you sell I am sure of it. I’m just being a complainer.
I say – TRY, start, why not. If anything, it’s great to understand what is in demand/trending/customer base. At it’s best, you get some good deals for sourcing from sellers who don’t know what they have/don’t care. -
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I don’t have any trouble believing in a “beginner’s luck” algorithm. I’ve been convinced for some time that ebay has one, too. I mean, when I started on ebay, I could only list 5 items, and they were mostly CRAP. The kinds of things that would just sit forever in my store now. But they sold relatively quickly, allowing me to build my store up. -
I think this thread has just convinced me to stay away from Poshmark for a while.
Sit there and click on items for no good reason? I don’t want to join a Mary Kay club. I just want to list it and forget it. That doesn’t sound like something I would be interested in right now. 20% fee is too high for all that work.
If ebay goes South, then maybe I might consider. I am exhausted just reading what you have to do.
Mark
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Yes, I feel it’s marketed to younger folks on the clothing, shoes. So, if you have some NWT clothing that isn’t moving on ebay, def add to Posh.
I believe if you have a hot item, with good pics, a good price it will sell no matter what.
I have also listed more of my “hipster” millennial clothing items Depop which is easy to list on. I have sold a couple things. Think generic brand high waist jeans, ironic tee shirts, 90s style. I think there is a social media aspect to it, but it’s another option. This is a lower price point.
I have seen others have success with Graild (High end mens designer), Mercari, The Real Real (consignment desinger). I have bought from Vestiare (based in EU).
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I’ve read/heard two sides on this, 1. to succeed , you must be active in the community, 2. to succeed, if you offer popular stuff, you can just list it and forget the community aspect.
Poshmark is , in a very general sense, like early ebay, in that it is designed to be consumer to consumer. Back then, ebay never really foresaw that it would eventually have a big business to consumer component, and so would need to to change things so sellers could scale their businesses. ebay’s growth from C2C to B2C with some C2C, was really led by the sellers, those who said “Hey, I can do more than clean out my closet….I can turn this into a business!”
I’m already seeing the beginnings of that on Poshmark (more and more “gurus” are pushing Poshmark these days, as a business, not a clean out your closet sort of thing.
How Poshmark responds to this will be interesting. IF it tries to accommodate the casual sellers in their desire to become businesses, it will likely need to move away from the time consuming community stuff. (JUst as etsy eventually moved away from the strictly handmade by the seller requirement as it began to , successfully, chase the B2C segment)
One good thing about PM : right now might be a good time to try it, while there seems to be some buzz about it, just like ebay in the early days. The trick for all these platforms is to figure out how to STAY relevant.
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I listed a few more things on Posh this week, I don’t know why. Preparing for end times of ebay perhaps? š J/k
Something I noticed on Posh: My item was delivered, the buyer has to click “accept.” If buyer does not click “accept” within 4 days, I get my funds released to me. My buyer never clicked accept (I think he’s new as I am!). And there ya go. Got my money, but no feedback *shrug*
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For me the Poshmark sharing aspect is a little time consuming. I just try to click “followers” out of my main closet page, and then follow everyone who follows me. I share a few listings here and there as well just to make an effort of good will towards the community. As far as sells, the jury is still out for me. I think as an eBay clothing and shoes seller, I have seen more competition come in and prices tank. As a seller, I must adapt. Same thing happened with trucker hats, there was a time when you could get 30 bucks for them, now 15 is the going rate for the really cool ones. So back to Poshmark, I like that everyone there is there for clothing. It is a more targeted market. There are a ton of beautiful women on there, but the problem is I sell mostly men’s clothes. I do sell women’s shoes. I think I will just keep listing on Posh and see how it goes.
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I have about 300 pieces on Poshmark right now. Mostly mens clothing and womens jewelry. VERY easy platform to post on from a mobile device. If you focus your sharing to the “parties” that are held several times each day, and focus only on sharing relevant items (don’t worry, they’ll let you know what is and isn’t relevant), the social part of it is quick and easy. From my phone I can share about 20 items in a minute to a party, and then I’m done for the day. Since most “Poshers” tend to be women, I focus on sharing my fancypants jewelry the most. I think this drives traffic to my store and the ladies end up buying shirts, pants, or shoes for their menfolk. I actually have rarely sold any jewelry, but I get a ton of likes and follows on them. I have been doing this since last August, and average about $300 a month in sales with maybe an hour invested each week adding new items and sharing old ones.
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Update: I decided to cross post 10 items to Posh from ebay this past week. Lo and behold, I made $150 in sales in 4 days. I only chose the very most youthful items, trendy, seasonal items and brands. Posh has a way to “search solds” much like eBay which makes it easy to figure demand and pricing.
My goal is to cross post 2 items per day to Posh this month of current inventory. I price Posh a tick higher than eBay due to the Make Offer feature and the 20% cut (but no store subscription or PP fee).
I have almost stopped sharing other sellers items and I only share my own items now. This tip seems to come from the top Poshers, so I am following their leads.
Pretty happy with this as these items were sitting dead on eBay. $150, I’ll take it.
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Any sale is a good sale. 20% is actually higher or at least the same as eBay/Paypal fees + subscription.
Ill be interested to hear if you get consistent weekly sales. Or is it like Bonanza where sales are just a nice occasional bonus.
The way some sellers talk about Poshmark, they want to run a business on it. Possible?
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Jay: Like all things, I think doable but hard. I see a decent number of articles of people doing this full time on Poshmark. Only a cursory look at this point, but I’ll bet you can.
People do Etsy full time too, and we see a slower STR there.
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Agreed. I bet you could run a business on any platform including Poshmark. Ive heard people making a living selling furniture and junk on Craigslist.
But then are those people running equally successful business on eBay or other places? Thats the big question. When you put your time in one platform, does it take time away from another? Are you just changing where the same amount of income comes from? Or are you actually making more money?
I know you love numbers so cant wait to see your experiment.
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bcfol440: Good to know! I got our PM account set up, and will probably start looking at doing listings there either later this week or early next week.
Do you know of a best “getting started” blog post or video that you would recommend for a new Posher? I’m starting to look at some know, but thought I would ask others if they have any recommendations.
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Hey T-Statt: Great news!
As soon as you get around 20+ listings, I think things start moving. Much like eBay, the more you list… well, you know the rest.Here is who I watch on YouTube for information, it’s a whole new world š :
Solange Mina
Daily Refinement (he sells ebay & posh)
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Re: Making Poshmark a FT business is certainly possible, but I don’t have much interest in it. I am using it to do a few things. 1. Get some cash in hand for dead eBay inventory 2. have fun reselling again in a new venue. 3. get established with Posh so HOPEFULLY they open their site to selling homegood/ hardgoods.
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A few early days observations that I have noticed on Poshmark:
1. Stock photos: i get asked from users “Do you have a stock pic?” this is common on Posh to screenshot the clothing if you can find it using the RN style no and use said photo as your “cover shot.” However, it should also include actual photos.2. You get questions like ” How does this fit you? Do you have a photo of you wearing it?” š
3. Step up the packaging game a bit. Does it matter? Eh, I have decided to wrap in tissue and include a cheap thank you card. yes, lots of ebayers are like “Who cares, this is how it’s done on ebay, I’m not changing my ways!” Well, that is fine, but posh buyers are used to a different experience, so Im just going with it.
4. There is no text box for condition or measurements so you need to remind yourself to add a line about that.
5. There is still confusion on whether you can mail in a flat rate padded envelope or any flat rate box. To be safe, I have used polymailers and my scrap brown boxes (amazon). It seems unclear. The buyer pays the flat rate ship, but if it’s more than 5 lbs you need to re-weigh and pay for additional. I have not figured this out yet.
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One more thing about sharing on Poshmark: You don’t even have an item for sale in order to share it to a “party”. If you have a shiny thing you can simply toggle “not for sale” and still share it. Or simply continue to share “sold” merchandise. That is if you buy into the thought that more likes and shares drives more traffic and ostensibly, sales to your closet. I don’t have hard numbers to back this up, but I have noticed that I generally make sales after I’ve invested some extra time sharing stuff from both my closet and others. One of my most liked items is something that I sold in January and just continue to share.
So I have no idea if you could primarily run a business on PM. I personally would burn out quickly with all of the liking and sharing that is required. I don’t mind the minimal amount of time each week that I invest. Also since the focus is limited to fashion and accessories, I would get bored easily. No place for weird doorknobs here. -
I have a small poshmark store. I crosspost a handful of things to it from ebay every week. I only post newer, trendy, higher-end clothing geared toward the college aged demographic (Lululemon, Athleta, J.Crew etc). I spend maybe 20 minutes a day on the social media aspect. I probably make $50-100 a week in sales. With ebay being slow and glitchy, it’s good to have a secondary platform to sell on. I still spend the majority of my time listing on ebay though.
My observations and suggestions:
-Photos on poshmark have to be square format
-The poshmark photo platform offers a bunch of dumb instagram type filters that I ignore.
-Listing on poshmark is super fast, their smartphone interface is good. I like it. The buyers don’t expect super long descriptions. I add a note about the condition and a few basic measurements. I usually bang out a bunch of listings on my phone at once and then go back later on my computer and add a few details like measurements. I feel like poshmark shoppers are already familiar with the brands and sizing of items they want.
-There are not as many male sellers on poshmark and their photos mostly suck, so there’s opportunity there. I have sold a few higher end men’s things (a pair of John Varvatos boots) for prices that I was happy with.
-You can sell unused cosmetics and skin/hair products in the box, but not perfume on poshmark.
-I like it that you can make deals with people. Buyers can pick out multiple things in your store and you can negotiate a price with them.
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So I just tried to create a listing on Poshmark app for first time using photos I already had on my phone for an ebay listing. Oh my gosh their photo editor is HORRIBLE!!! I can’t rotate photos and they force me into a square format which cuts off part of my items. Someone please tell me I am doing something wrong because that makes it 100% impossible for me to cross post.
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i posted about 5 items and suddenly i’m getting dozens of people sharing and following me. it’s very confusing. I can only assume it benefits those people to take the time to do this. I looked at some of their profiles and they are “following” thousands of people or have shared over 20,000 items. it’s crazy.
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So, photos in Posh suck. You must take square format pics. If you are crossposting from ebay where it’s normal format, this can be annoying. I have had to reshoot pics that are “long” like dresses. Shoes, etc are fine.
My process: iphone using square format take all my pics. Open the Posh app, click SELL, click “add from Photo Library” and then choose the 8 pics. You cannot rotate or crop within app.I think one reason Flat Lay photos are popular on Posh is b/c with the square format it is hard to shoot LONG dresses, long jeans, etc. I am practically backed up to the other side of my room to get a shot.
The followers thing – you can play or ignore it. Imagine them as seeking proactive impressions for your store. If someone has 20K shares, it means they have shared their items 20K times. Yes, that is a lot.
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I’ve had a Poshmark account for months but I just listed my first things. Cross posted some things from ebay. A couple of belts, ties, and clothing. Seven items total. I wonder how long for my first sale. Wouldn’t it be interesting if I sold something with a ‘closet’ of just seven items?
Browsing the other listings I’m surprised at how bad a lot of the pictures are.
I have 123 followers already LOL. They must be like ambulance chasers.
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Nancy: yea! Once I got over 10 listings, things picked up for me. Add a few more women’s items if you can and use the keyword principles in ebay titles. It’s same on Poshmark.
OMG, yes, some photos are SO BAD and some of the comments are a hoot. Posh does not have a Message system so it is all out there for all to read if someone is acting a fool. -
Yay! I love that others are looking at Poshmark as a supplement to eBay. I joined in January of this year, and once I got over 25 items, things did pick up! Had to wait 6 weeks for my first sale, but have managed to sell over 28 items in 4 or 5 months. A bit extra $$ doesn’t hurt my business. I am selective as you all mentioned on the items I cross post, and like the flat 20% fee and one-rate shipping cost as long as your item is less than 5 lbs. I am hoping to get all of my clothes-shoes-purses cross posted by early September in time for holiday shopping. I have sold many men’s and a few children’s items – so don’t be misled that its’ for women only. My hope is to make at least $100-150 per week, to offset my shopping/inventory costs. One thing to mention though, Poshmark does not send out 1099’s – so keep a record of your sales/expenses. And once you sell something on Poshmark, you have to make sure you cancel it on eBay – they are not like Bonanza. And yes, their photo systems lack finesse. And no, I am not a twitter-Facebook-social media kind of person, so that part is annoying. I just self-promote my items during their “parties” and share new items with my followers. I am careful who I follow, or else I will get lots of unwanted attention. Thanks for letting me share!!!
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Can you be more specific in what you mean by being careful of who you follow? I’ve done just a bit of the following and sharing. I don’t plan to do much of it but want to avoid any pitfalls. Thanks for the other advice too.
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Did not mean to scare you off by that comment – only meant that if you follow and like another sellers items, it opens the door to receiving offers/sales information from them. I decide to follow others based upon what they are selling, and if their store is both appealing and has items that I purchase frequently or are interested in. I also only like items that I am willing or interested in buying – again, that door is opened for them to make offers to you – sometimes quite often! Which, when they offer an item to me at a reasonable price, I tend to purchase it. Hope this helps – let me know if you have other questions/comments.
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Thanks! I’m probably going to be only selling not buying so I’d rather avoid giving people the impression I’m interested. I’ll stick to sharing and following.
I’m still figuring out all the liking, following and sharing. For instance I seem to be following quite a few more people than I actually chose to follow. Is that normal?
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My numbers seem high as well – maybe when you share items, that follower is added to your list??? Not sure how they figure that out. I mostly sell on this site, but it’s nice to see that sometimes I can find items for my growing boys – especially since they are brand snobs (Nike, Vans, Under Armour) and I won’t pay retail. Plus they grow out of things so quickly and my $ goes down the drain – then I just resell it.
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It’s great that you can make money there and cover your purchases for your boys. My wardrobe consists of mostly things I can comfortably list and nap in LOL. I could use a couple more things for when I venture out though š Maybe I will do a little browsing there.
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I have a PM account. I sold my first item out of the first 2 items listed. Everything sells, even unbranded plain hoodies! You don’t have to do the social media sharing aspect on their site, IF you have items which are searched. Think of the searching aspect the same as promoted listings in eBay. Can/will it make a difference? Sure it will, but you don’t have to do it. I don’t have too many listings just because I can only spread myself so thin. The fact that you don’t have any insertion fees is a huge plus.
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I agree, I think the Social media aspect is just designed to keep you ON and IN the app. I have sourced on it before to sell on eBay. Time will tell if that strategy paid off.
When I sell on Posh, I immediately cancel on ebay. The nice part is that buyers “make offer” on Posh, so once I see an offer I am willing to accept, I just cancel the ebay. THEn I go back to the Posh and click “accept.”
It can be painful to see the 20% off the price for fees, but honestly, I almost prefer it as eBay just buries it in the monthly invoices, so seeing it each time on each transaction makes me smarter about sourcing for Posh and dealing w/ offers. -
So I just realized that I can list from my computer to Poshmark. Wasn’t it previously a phone only app? This is great because my photos are more accessible on my computer so this saves me a couple of steps. Now I can choose to use my computer if I’m home or do some listing when I’m outside or in a waiting room etc. I’m up to 27 listings now. All items cross posted from ebay. I like how when you price your item it immediately tells you what your profit will be. No calculations necessary. No additional fees afterward.
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I noticed this morning some people list other things beside clothing, jewelry and shoes. I don’t know how much they are selling but hopefully the market there will grow. This seller even has vintage items listed.
https://poshmark.com/closet/tsewell26
I’mm kind of excited about this. Since Poshmark has already proven to be a successful platform maybe it stands a chance at being an alternative platform for selling other things.
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Selling non-clothing is not allowed but Poshers do it anyway! I would try it with items under 5 lbs only since that is what the flat shipping they do is. They will probably expand into homegoods soon, I’ll just wait until it happens for real.
One strategy I’ve heard is to not list anything under $13 b/c Poshers wont’ buy cheap items when they have to pay for shipping. I don’t know if I agree with this, but I don’t have anything listed under $13! That means I make $10 if I get full price.
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Well darn, I just trusted that other people were following the rules. You’re right though. I checked the rules, shoulda done that to start and no homegoods allowed. You can get kicked off for listing them. Watch as my excitement fades…I decided to take mine down. I’d only listed two non fashion items. I’m too much of a goody two shoes to buck the system. I’m glad you told me. Maybe someday they will expand the site.
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Poshmark is following in the footsteps of ebay and etsy. I remember when etsy sellers were thrown off the site because they had grandma help with the knitting during the holiday season—-Nope! Must be handmade by the actual seller! But more and more people violated the rules, and eventually, we have today’s etsy, where the rule has been completely discarded.
I’m guessing same thing will happen at Poshmark…..too much effort to try to enforce the rules if too many sellers disregard them, and more money to be made by expanding from clothing to other stuff….just as etsy finally realized that the market for true handcrafted goods was a lot smaller than the market for stuff that kinda looks handcrafted…
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dupe from main post, but for organization sake:
My Poshmark world is growing nicely, June 10-16
$230 after fees, on 6 items.
It’s back to school shopping for many of the users, so if you have not started Posh yet, give it a whirl and cross list your stuff!It’s helping my mental state. Selling items that I have had on eBay for 1 year that sell in 2 weeks?! It makes me feel like I have not lost my sourcing mojo and wisdom. I actually enjoyed sourcing clothing this weekend at the $1 sale b/c it was fun to make money again on it.
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MyCottage: I agree 100% on the evolution of Poshmark re: homegoods, books, or whatever. I saw a seller start listing their eBay CRAP on there the other day. Flooding Poshmark with your Hummels is prob not smart.
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Has anyone that is cross-listing come up with an easy way to change photos to square format?
I’m NOT photoshop literate at all. I’d love a program that can batch process all my photos and add white bars as needed to achieve a 1:1 ratio.
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Retro Treasures you can crop your photos to square right in Poshmark. Otherwise I use my Photo app on my macbook to crop them. I do it one by one not in batch but it takes me seconds. Usually my main photo is already square because that is what ebay uses for the gallery shot.
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Cropping in app destroys my photos. I want to add white bars around edges to get to square photo so I can maintain my full images.
There is a program called XnConvert that may do what I want. I’ll try it this evening.
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Retro Treasures I figured out a way to make my photos square when the originals not. I use a website called Picmonkey. I already was paying a subscription to the site for when I want to make collages. All I do is start with a white square and overlay my photo on the square. It takes me 23 seconds to do one. It’s really only 2 steps. Upload my photo to the site and then export but it takes about 4 clicks. I can do it pretty fast in an assembly line fashion.
Here is one I did today
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Retro Treasures: This is janky, but what I do is look at my eBay listing on phone. I screenshot it – NOT as it’s big zoom image but in it’s carousel images. Then, I open posh and use that screenshot as my full size photo. There may be gray bars on the side. For NEW uncross posted items, I shoot in Square mode to start.
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I did Poshmark 2 summers ago.
In September of 2016 I sold 55 items for a profit of 500$
According to their stats that put me in the top 10% of sellers
Posting is easy
You have to share a lot You have to share your own items constantly to keep them high in the search engine results–This is necessary. To increase you sales/exposure you are supposed to follow/share other peoples items–This is optional.
I find the whole social aspect annoying
ALL conversations are carried on in the comments section. Completely public and you can’t edit.
They can make offers privately. Very high percentage of lowballers.
There is an expectation of a pretty package/something extra/Thank you note. Just shoving something in a polymailer would be considered quite apalling.
There are no returns but if someone is dissatisfied they can complain and poshmark will make you return their money. You are allowed to appeal the complaint.
I know it has changed since I stopped selling–I applied to be a Posh ambassador and they turned me down because I wasn’t social enough. I was annoyed and switched everything to Ebay. About a year ago they contacted me because of my “great” standing and offered me Posh ambassador–after a year of NO social interaction. -
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The social thing was annoying.
I had started listing stuff on Ebay too and in that September 2016 I sold 14 items for 268$ profit which is a much better profit margin (Poshmark that same time period was 55 items/500$). I started by cross posting and was off Poshmark by the end of November. Also if that put me in the top 10% of sellers on Posh there wasn’t much higher to go. .
To compare my September 2017 sales on Ebay alone were 63 items 1040 profit.
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No, Poshmark is USA only. Which is a bummer. Smaller segment.
Quick facts from a fashionista article effective May 13, 2018*four million sellers have earned a total of $1 billion (!) since its founding in 2011.
*users upload over $100 million of inventory to the platform each week and curate 14 million items daily, resulting in a sale made every second and packages shipped to 30,000 zip codes, covering more than 70 percent of the U.S
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Poshmark Returns Experience:
I bought 2 sweaters and they arrived with holes not disclosed in pics or description. When you get your item, you have a choice within 72 hours of delivery (they use USPS delivery confirmation like ebay) to ACCEPT or REPORT. Basically, you have 72 hours to do a return. If you click ACCEPT and then change your mind later, too bad.
I clicked “report problem with item” and uploaded pics which go to Poshmark not to the seller (but can be shown to seller I am sure).24 hours later, they approved both returns and sent label. From then I had another 3 days to mail item back or forfeit return if not showing tracking by then.
TLDR: Poshmark does accept INADs with evidence but has a fairly fast turn time on declaring returns. No seller interaction in returns, all is done with Posh Customer Service.
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bcfol440,
A word about Chris Linning from daily refinement. My understanding is that he uses bots to share his items. While against PM rules, and if this is true. I canāt say as I blame anyone for resorting to this. I looked at Nicole Stateās store, because she moved entirely off eBay and has a big store on PM. Sheās selling a good deal of reseller boxes. I do love Little Black Hanger.I sold my first item with just 2 posts. You can sell because someone searched your item, of course, or you can share to get your item thrown into your followerās or party feeds. It eliminates the whole bit about the search algorithm being the end all be all.
Iām considering putting all my commodity clothing on PM.
Happy selling fellow poshers!
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Marjean – I am not sure if he uses bots or has hired a VA to assist. either way, the sharing seems to help but doesn’t seem to be 100% essential. I see Poshers who sell and have no shares at all! Good luck to you. My PM sales are up and down. I have 150 listed thus far and now cross post all newly listed clothing to PM except weird stuff.
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Reading this thread made me curious about Poshmark, so I signed up last night. There were a few clothing items on there that I intended to buy anyway, so I thought why not. I also have some desirable clothing brands that I intended to do returns on but didn’t in time, so Poshmark seemed the ideal venue for them.
My initial impressions from a buyer’s perspective:
Clothes sell for really, really cheap on there. I purchased 1 clothing item for $4, and another for $6 after negotiation. Since it was my first purchase, the shipping was $.99 for the first item, bringing the cost down to $5. The 2nd came out to $12 and change. The items I purchsed for myself were 3-5x more expensive on Ebay.
Having people you automatically follow right away is creepy. I figured out how to delete them all right away.
Having people follow YOU right away is also creepy.
Skimming through the closets of some of the people that follow you right away reveal sellers with 100 or less items in the closets, most of which are priced very low. Why are they spending so much time following people? Are they just churning through their clothing listings quickly? Are they actually doing well for themselves on there?
I thought it would be a more fashion-focused site than it is. Maybe I haven’t spent enough time on there, but a first glance look on it makes it look like a creepy flea market with stuff listed for barely anything, which in my opinion devalues the site. If an item is worth only $2-$4, why is the person taking the time to sell it on Poshmark? It makes me think, what is wrong with the item? It looks like people are working really hard to make very little.
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I’ve cross posted on poshmark from ebay. Not spending a lot of time there but some.
I have sold several items had tons of likes and shares and have liked and shared in the beginning.
Had several lowball offers which I just politely decline as I do on ebay :-).
Not focusing on it a lot but a sales a sale. I’ve listed mainly mens clothing and shoes some women’s vintage jewelry The one problem is the buyer automatically has to pay priority shipping for $6.49
that gives you up to 5 pounds to ship. So if they are buying a shirt a hat etc it’s a lot for the shipping unless you give them the discount. But pm still makes you ship priority you cannot ship 1st class to save buyer money. If you give the buyer the discount, PM will charge you the difference on your sale. I have an auto buy 3 for 15% off and you can make deals with people offering them less or a shipping discount etc.
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Update: My store now has about 200 items. I am in full cross-posting mode on clothes & shoes now. I have stopped Community Sharing for the most part. I only share my items now.
I got my first 1 star review! (this is bad). Buyer didn’t read my condition notes, so she was upset when she got what she bought. Since she didn’t open a return case, 1 star for me. the good news is that this is a hidden review unlike ebay. I mean it’s on my account but not public facing. Oh well! I was paid and moved on.
Finally: white tissue paper is on sale at Costco now for cheap! Great for Poshing.
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The more you list the more you sell! Same as ebay, any account activity seems to make the algo happy. The biggest impact seems to be: sending offers to likers (ebay will be doing this soon I think w/ watchers), and fielding incoming Offers. oh, of course, LISTING. And more importantly, selling the right thing at the right price.
Sales June, July and August: after 20% poshmark fee: $714 and 26 items sold.
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If anyone is interested in cross posting to Poshmark for q4, start with Boots and Heavy Winter items for Q4!
the $6.49 flat shipping (buyer always pays) is such a deal for buyers and I have been selling boots & bulkies over there very fast where it would cost $10-$13 cubic or Large Flat rate $17 (up to 5lbs, you can add $ for more weight – you pay, they dont). -
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I have 220 items in my closet currently. i only got serious in June.
June 1- today (9/19)
Sold; $837 (after fees)
Items Sold:32 (most in July and September)
ASP: $26
Returns: 0
Things are picking up for me since I have lots of winter listed. I list about 2-3 items per day from eBay (new and old). I sell about 3-5 items per week.
The ASP is low b/c I have so much $12 crap I unloaded from eBay onto Posh to get rid of. But I have sold plenty of $50+ items.
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I’ve started cross posting on Poshmark too. It seems like the folks using it are younger so the “wonderfully hideous” stuff seems to appeal to the hipster generation. Earlier in the week I sold an acid wash, quilted, denim jacket straight out of the 80s.
I’ve definitely seen people with very large stores (1,000+). Yes, you can list and forget but they encourage active participation via “sharing”. I guess it pushes your items up in the search rankings every time you click the button to share.
They have a Posh Ambassador program but as far as I can tell, there aren’t any seller perks to jumping through the hoops. I think it just helps to legitimize you as a seller/community member but mostly helps Posh show lots of activity on their site because they require a crazy amount of sharing before you qualify (5,000 of other people’s stuff and 5,000 of your own stuff).
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Many people have 1,000+ items in their closet! Lots of sellers seem to get ‘bundles’ where buyer bundles items for discount.
The Poshmark search defaults to “recently shared” much like ebays “Best match.” So it makes your item at top of list. Of course, hot items will always sell.
I cross post items while I am doing ebay. Sometimes I start with Poshmark. I won’t get into the “flow” process, but it takes about 1-2 minute if I do it in the moment with the item in front of me. Maybe less.My philosophy, if I am already going to post office, already measuring item, writing copy and taking photos, already paying storage, already printing labels, already out sourcing. Now that I have Posh, I do pick up some “younger” or trendy items.
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I’m surpised at what type of items I’ve sold on Poshmark. My first sale was a vintage little girls dress. Some things I’ve had sitting on eBay for over a year. My average selling price is just $11 but a lot of these items I’d marked way down on ebay trying to get rid of themand they weren’t moving. I’ve sold 38 items since the middle of July. I haven’t purchased anything specifically to sell on Poshmark. Mostly it is all stuff I already had. My clothes rack is looking pretty empty these days which is great.
My best seller has been jeans. I’ve sold 6 pair. Five were Levis. I also love how when you create your price you instantly know what your net will be. This is so huge. No guessing. The same with offers. I instantly know what my net will be so I can go as low as possible without wondering if I’m still making a profit. No having to figure paypal fees, ebay fees, ebay store subscription. It’s very simple.
Edited to Add: I timed myself this morning and it took me 4 minutes to share my entire closet which has 99 items for sale. This was on my laptop. It takes longer on a phone. I usually share my closet in parts throughout the day and do the most sharing at night around 10 pm which is when I’ve found I get the most liked items.
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I hadn’t thought of selling jeans! I have been posting shoes and shopping for shoes because that flat rate is much cheaper than what you would normally pay on ebay. It makes sense to post all of your heavy things on postmark. I have 55 items listed. I have 1500 on ebay. I have pulled some of my things out of my inventory but normally just list my new inventory. I build my ebay listings on my computer. Then I open my app on my phone and take all the photos. If I have something I want to list on Poshmark I create my ebay listing and write down whatever I’m going to put in my postmark listing. Then when I list the item on ebay I close the ebay app and open the postmark app and then list it there. It’s already laid out for pictures and yes I think it takes maybe an extra two minutes. Posh doesn’t require many details but I try to fill in all the boxes and include basic measurements. Waist, underarm, etc. The love feature is nice because if you like something and the seller wants to they can send you an offer and it has to include a shipping discount! Overall it’s been a very positive selling experience.
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Well, I started the dive…
I crosslisted 10 items to Poshmark today…
Took me a while to get a good flow to copy and paste from SixBit to Poshmark, but after a couple, the rest were pretty easy.
I really don’t like the shorter title on Poshmark, and the limit of 8 photos.
Other than that, we will see. I’m going to try and crosspost a few items every day and we will see how this goes. Wish me luck!
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T-Statt – Awesome! Would you believe I also just started cross posting to Depop as well??? LOL! I just sold some Doc Martens over there super fast.
I use a pic collage if I need more than 8 pics (free on mobile).
Def start with your heavy winter items (coats, boots, sweatshirts, NWT) and ladies stuff and then back fill from there. And, yes, as long as you are under 5 lbs, you are good to print label!SEPTEMBER Posh Only SALES (after Fees):
$464
17 items
ASP: $27^all items were also on ebay.
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bcfo: I have never even heard of Depop?
Thanks for the advice on the fall stuff. I see a TON of women’s stuff there too. My plan is to start listing our highest stuff first, working my way down. I’ll try to make sure to mix in women’s items while I do that.
Seems pretty easy to do, now I just hope the STR is worth the time!
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T-Statt: Depop is another app, originated in UK but has large US presence. Geared toward younger/cool folks. 10% commission, they have a flat rate option like Posh and also you can DIY your shipping which is cheaper for buyer. Anyway! Good luck on Posh! I mean, you already have the stuff, so you may as well list it!
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Thanks for those that had me do the push to crosslist on Poshmark…
We just had our first sale!
$100 shoes. Asked $115, took the $100 offer.
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Happy you got a big win!Has anyone had issues with items being rejected before? Never. As long as you have the condition listed, good pics, you are fune.
āIf they reject, do WE have to pay for the return shipping? Poshmark pays return shipping I believe.
Set up your Bank routing now as it can take a few days if you have not already.
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I think It’s a similar customer, honestly. Although Posh buyers skew female and younger, many buyers are also sellers so I find it pretty decent. The only issues I have had are basic INAD’s which mean nothing b/c I got my money and they didn’t open a case – both on SWEATERS condition.
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BCFO: Thanks. Got the acceptance yesterday, and the bank info is set up, so looking to get paid today or tomorrow.
PS – Can you reduce the inventory on a listing rather than delete it on Poshmark? When we get a sale on eBay of something that I crossposted on Poshmark, I have been deleting the PM listing. Well, we got a sale on eBay, but no payment on an item, an hour goes by, and I don’t want a double sale, so I delete the PM listing. Then they cancel the eBay sale. So I have to relist on PM. If I could “expire” or put the inventory at 0 in this situation, it would save me some time.
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@T-Satt – you can mark the item “not for sale”. Go in to edit the listing and at the very bottom there is a drop down box – for sale and Not for sale. Your item stays active in your closet but is not available for purchase.
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Thanks antarestar! Much appreciated.
Now…another question. I have received two messages where someone has added 1 item to their Bundle. Do I just make them an offer on the 1 item in their Bundle? That is what I have been doing, but I’m wondering if I’m missing something. I would think that a Bundle would be for more than one item…
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I was scrolling through Instagram this morning and checking out all the Poshmark sellers (this is how I learn different tips and tricks as well as what they are selling) and someone suggested making offers to likers as soon as possible after noticing that they liked your item.
Obviously you aren’t going to sit and F5 your news feed but if you notice likes on an item, you might want to send those out immediately rather than waiting to them all at one time. I think it’s because the person is more likely to still be on the app and it encourages them to buy before they’ve had a chance to think about it and decide against it.
It’s the exact opposite advice that all financial people give – if you want to buy something, wait 24 hours and you’ll probably find that you don’t actually want it after all.Thought I would share with the group. I have no idea if it works but that and $5 will buy you a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks.
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Yes, the ‘not for sale” feature is fantastic. Much easier than the re-listing all over again.
Rumor from Posh Fest is that drafts feature are coming which is great.
I have re-started doing Community Shares again (maybe 20 per day during TV commercials). It does seem to help pick up some steam on my sales.
Because the Posh search defaults to “recently shared” , sharing your closet daily does help.
You don’t have to offer a bundle discount on 1 item – sometimes ppl start a bundle and never finish or don’t see anything else they want.
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I tried Posh in 2016 but didn’t love what I considered “high maintenance” aspect… But I opened it back up when ebay had glitch-pocalypse and sales were up & down during that brief period.
The back-up deciding factor was that Poshmark also added some cool new features near that time ..Offer to Likers is everything!!So I acclimated Posh into my schedule and it has been a good move for sure.
I do not cross post every clothing item to Posh yet, but I am noticing Posh demographics are expanding and so is the list of Brands & Styles that are selling.
Cross posting for me is extremely simple…just a copy & paste task using my iPhoneX.I also noted that once you make Posh Ambassador status, the new Followers come daily and stats rise in a steady manner as long as you do at least some logged in tasks that show you as an Active User.
I am still relatively small (currently only at 115 active/ for sale listings) but I have added over $1000 in sales in the last few months without feeling overwhelmed. Which really helped when eBay was a bit off.
Thats all for now…just telling my initial Posh story .. Posh Closet is mile_high_scene …same as my eBay Clothing store.
Thanks for starting a Poshmark Section <3
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Next bit of advice I learned from Instagram – don’t just share your closet. Edit each item and then relist. You don’t have to change anything in the listing but if you go in like you are going to edit it and then save/list it, somehow the Poshmark algorithm (which they claim they don’t have) marks it differently than an item that is shared the normal way.
Caveat – it takes a long time to go through a closet and do this. It’s about 5 clicks plus a lot of scrolling. I have 61 things in my closet and it probably took me 10 minutes to go through the whole thing.
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The biggest difference on ENL (edit, next list) is actually editing I have noticed. Move a photo, tweak a listing word. I have 300 at present, I am a slow seller.
I had my first Bundle this week and learned a couple things. If you sell bundle, the item shows “sold” at the asking price, not discounted bundle price. 2. Make sure to weigh to make sure you do not go over 5 lbs.
Finally: I sell multiples on occasion (5 same skirts). If you accept a low ball on a multiple, it will show as sold at that low ball. So, potential buyers will see you sold that same item for X. So, be VERY selective in accepting low balls when multi-listings.
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Interesting – on the showing prices for multiples. Makes it hard to get higher prices on the other ones. What if you ended/canceled the listing and made a new one? That might be too much work unless you had a bunch of multiples and were kicking yourself for accepting that first low ball.
For the shipping over 5lbs. Can’t you request a label for that? I’ve never had to do it but I see the button. Do you have to pay more or does Poshmark cover the higher cost?
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Thanks BCFO: that was my question on the shipping as well. So, if you go over the 5lb limit, you have to cover it.
So, is it a flat rate that you eat? So the buyer ALWAYS only pays for $6.49 for shipping, even if it is 3 pairs of boots? And we just eat the overage on our margins on our end?
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In the email you get from Poshmark with your shipping label there is a link in a gray box to instructions on getting a label upgrade.
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I did a tally and since August 14 I’ve sold:
17 clothing / shoes and accessories on ebay
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34 clothing / shoes and accessories on poshmark
twice as many
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Jay I am listing the same items both places. Most of the items I’ve sold on Poshmark had been listed on eBay for a while. When I joined Poshmark I added them there. As I list new items to ebay I also cross post those to Poshmark.
I haven’t compared the net sales from Poshmark to ebay yet. I should do that. I’d guess that many of the things I’ve sold on Poshmark have sold below what I had listed them for on ebay. It’s really easy to make offers to buyers on Poshmark. All they have to do is like your listing. So in a case where it’s an item that has been sitting on ebay for a long time and not sold even when marked down I am willing to make pretty good offers on Poshmark as long as I’m covering my inventory cost and a bit of profit. I’m selling some things for under ten dollars. Lower than my
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price on ebay but not necessarily lower than my ebay ‘sales’ prices. I might have something listed regular price on ebay for $15 and take $10 on Poshmark.
What I’m loving most though is that many of the items I’ve sold on Poshmark have been sitting on ebay for a year or more. I’ve only been on Poshmark since July but have sold these old items. It feels great to get rid of that old inventory.
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Thats great. No one can argue with sales.
I wonder if Poshmark benefits from being new so isn’t flooded yet with massive amounts of clothing inventory like eBay. But Ive also heard others mention they sell items for lower prices on Poshmark as well which is always a good way to get sales.
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Jay I think that is the case. Less competition. Plus a way to affect how high up you are in search, by sharing.
It started out all womens and then I think they added mens and childrens later so those markets are still growing. I’ve sold one childrens clothing and several mens t shirts. I haven’t had any bites on my mens hats or ties though.
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I think it may be the smaller pond as well. Sold our first menās suit on Poshmark this week. Funny that we have had about 6-8 items that I cross posted, then they sell on eBay.
I do think that eBay is the worst on Google. I have done research on Google, and found our own items from Bonanza, TrueGether, and Poshmark…but not EBay…
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Nancy, thanks for this post. You’ve confirmed my next step.
My plan, once I finish the last of my death pile, is to go through my old clothes and shoes listings and cross post them onto Poshmark. I am prepared to have to rephotograph some items because I’ve got a much better camera and lighting compared to a year+ ago.
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If you can only share minimally – do your own closet items and do seasonal items.
yes – I have had pretty good luck w/ kids clothes (boots/ Coats) as well! I don’t sell many, only higher end brands when I see them. I rarely pick up kids.
In the phone app, scroll down to “SHOWROOMS” in the SHOP tab and you will see what they are currently showcasing and try to source those items if you can or cross post them. For example, today it tells me “oversized blazers, leopard print skirts, and camel coats (and more).
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How did everyone’s October Posh sales go?
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IN Store/Closet: 340
SOLD: 26
Sales After 20% Fees: $659Lessons I have learned:
1. I have started doing about 15 minutes / day of “strategic following.” of active Posh users.
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Hi everyone!
Iām Jay (who is a girl!) & I stumbled upon this forum by sheer accident when looking for more information about Poshmarkās VAs. I read through a large section of this thread & thought I may be able to help answer some of the questions, even though theyāre old…
A bit about me: I joined Poshmark in 2015 but I didnāt really do anything with the account until January of 2018. I had listed a couple things but I had a full time job, a new relationship & a movie in post production, so I wasnāt thinking Iād do much.
Fast forward to 2019 & Poshmark is my full time job. I wonāt give specifics, but my income for the past week has been just under $5k.
Simply put, yes, itās clear that Iāve managed to make a business out of the poshmark platform. Iāve tried eBay, but quit after 1 sale. To be fair, my market is in contemporary & premier designer fashion. Iām a former Hollywood stylist so I have a ton of clothes, bags, etc. I also know how to source items so while I have put more money in to creating a business, itās paid off for me.
The thing with Poshmark is the sharing (yes, it can be boring & time consuming) & having more expertise in the items Iām selling than most is what enables me to charge a premium for my items.
While many people want ādeals,ā I basically take the position that theyāre still getting a ādealā when Iām selling a gently used CHANEL bag (that never goes on sale) for less than retail. I know someone mentioned not being able to sell a $500 rag & Bone jacket for retail, & I have to say, depending on the item, Iāve been able to get retail & higher on items from Henri Bendel & others.
The 20% is a buzzkill & Iām putting the finishing touches on my website in hopes of getting some of my traffic over there & not losing so much. Even so, my items are priced with that 20% in mind. I was patient, built a following & gained a reputation for authentic luxury goods. Between making sure my photos are accurate & using YouTube to show the item as well, Iāve gotten to the point where people pay my prices because Iāve proven theyāll receive quality items, customer service & quick communication.
I have an autoimmune disease which has effected my ability to work in a normal office setting or work regular hours. I work hard, however, it keeps me going in a way that Iām able. It makes me productive & I love that.
You definitely need to find a niche on Poshmark. The social aspect helps a lot. I met one of my best friends via Posh because we traded handbags. Then we just started talking & talk all the time via phone, text, etc. She was on poshmark long before me & was able to give me tips on what to do, not to do, how to handle certain issues & I’ve tried to pay it forward as I connect with newbies.
I am fortunate that a close friend is a management consultant & heās now helping me with growth. Even so, what Iāve found with poshmark is that people appreciate & as odd as it may sound, crave personalized attention. I think thatās been lost in many market places & the social aspect of poshmark, writing sincere, handwritten thank you notes & showing your personality is part of what drives customers. I canāt do the small dollar sales some do, but Iām actually making more than many & with less work in packing, etc. It isnāt a platform for everyone bc of the social aspect, but for me & my niche, itās working quite well.
My screen name is the same on there. Please donāt hesitate to contact me if youād like advice/help/etc. It can be overwhelming/WTF at first, but if I can offer any experience, Iām more than happy. I hope this helped answer some of the things people were questioning/wondering about.
Best to all,
Jay-
Congrats on building a successful store. The burning questions everyone here will have:
–Assume $5k is your gross profit this week. How much did all those close cost?
–You have incredibly high end clothes for sale. Where do you get them? Selling those items is like printing money.
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Wow, you have an amazing store!
You seem to have sources that most of us can only dream of. Are you mainly doing consignment?Next question, does Poshmark encourage putting additional items in your photos? That is such a night and day difference from eBay. Putting other things in the photo usually just results in an INAD case because the seller is too dumb to read and realize those items arenāt included.
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Do you do mainly consignment?
Shockingly, no. I actually donāt do consignment. When I got to the point that I wanted to do this as a business, the catch was that I specifically didnāt want to do consignment at all. I wanted to either sell pieces of my personal collection or source items that I could sell without the worry of not knowing where my items came from.
Because the luxury market is so saturated with counterfeits, I wanted to cut down on risk, which you have moreso with consignmentāespecially in the age of the āSuper Fake.ā
Where do you get your items?
So my items are from styling private clients, sample sales, and having connections in some of the fashion houses that will let me basically pay shipping or a nominal sum & I can get castoffs. Post-fashion week, I score pretty big. Another big thing for me are gift bags given to presenters at award shows. Some brands gift my clients a bunch of things in various sizes if they donāt know them personally. I am often given those items & wear them or sell them.
For handbags, Iāve always loved them & have been collecting since I was a young teen. Iāve become far less materialistic as Iāve gotten older. Working with it & owning it desensitized me to it being āspecial,ā & so aside from some pieces of great sentimental value, Iāve begun selling off my own collection.
If someone is in search of something specific, I have sources in other stylists who will either sell me something they have or Iāll trade them for something they may want.
Iāve put out about $2k in the last month to acquire a few pieces, but as I donāt have overhead (itās me with a home studio/office) even 2k isnāt much when I look at what Iāll net.
This was all kind of an accident. A happy accident, but I didnāt start thinking Iād be a full-time retail anything.
Does poshmark encourage putting other things in photos?
This is actually a great question. Poshmark themselves wonāt specifically advise you do this. What they advise is āstylingā a photo.
The whole idea (for better or worse) with poshmark is that anyone can be a āseller/stylist.ā In putting other items in a photo, youāre giving people ideas about what to pair with something they buy. Another thing it does is help a buyer to envision themselves wearing, owning or having a certain lifestyle. I do it minimally compared to many, but it definitely helps! I understand the reasoning, but my god, I will also say itās the most time consuming part of all. I actually just had wallpaper removed & painted my office & built an additional garment rack solely for styling photos.
Think of poshmark almost like a Pinterest board. The more Pin-Worthy the image, the more attention it receives & often, the quicker it sells.
That said, I make it a point to share things even if Iām not a fan of the closet. Sharing gets your item seen by people who arenāt in your personal network which helps wth sales.
(Are you exhausted yer? Ha.)
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The fact that people are giving you Chanel, etc is incredible.
Like they say:
āYou make your money when you buy, not when you sell.ā This means that your purchase price is the main factor that determines your profit later on.What a great scavenger niche you’ve found in LA. A lot of us are buying for $1 and selling for $30. You’ve been able to find inventory for cheap that sells for $500.
Do you think the supply of those items is unlimited?
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