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Poshmark question ......

moonandthestars — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 03:45:36 GMT

I have some clothing, etc. listed for sale on poshmark. Poshmark is just so different from ebay in the way things are handled. So, poshmark automatically assigns a shipping price for each item/listing. How is it handled if one person buys more than one of my items at one time? Maybe I'm beng overly optimistic but it definitely could happen! Does the buyer pay all separate shipping prices? Can I adjust it afterwards? If they "bundle" or I "bundle" does that create a one shipping price and one shipping label?

Thanks for any help with this.

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freakygirl — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:28:39 GMT

why don't you direct your questions to the poshmark team?

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jackthebear — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:08:20 GMT

@moonandthestarswrote:
I have some clothing, etc. listed for sale on poshmark. Poshmark is just so different from ebay in the way things are handled. So, poshmark automatically assigns a shipping price for each item/listing. How is it handled if one person buys more than one of my items at one time? Maybe I'm beng overly optimistic but it definitely could happen! Does the buyer pay all separate shipping prices? Can I adjust it afterwards? If they "bundle" or I "bundle" does that create a one shipping price and one shipping label?
Thanks for any help with this.

bundles on PM, you can ship anything on PM up to 4.15 oz for one shipping fee. over that and it you have to buy additional shipping up to 10 lbs. box and weigh before quoting a price to your buyer

if I do a bundle I never discount the bundle shipping,

some people don't know about bundles, and be aware that if there could be a return in a bundle ALL the items must be returned.

does that help ?

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jackthebear — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:08:49 GMT

@freakygirlwrote:
why don't you direct your questions to the poshmark team?

guess you have never dealt with the poshmark team :-)

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jackthebear — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:09:33 GMT

@moonandthestarswrote:
I have some clothing, etc. listed for sale on poshmark. Poshmark is just so different from ebay in the way things are handled. So, poshmark automatically assigns a shipping price for each item/listing. How is it handled if one person buys more than one of my items at one time? Maybe I'm beng overly optimistic but it definitely could happen! Does the buyer pay all separate shipping prices? Can I adjust it afterwards? If they "bundle" or I "bundle" does that create a one shipping price and one shipping label?
Thanks for any help with this.

do you sell on ebay? I just started and its more complex than PM

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rockygems123 — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:36:34 GMT

@jackthebearwrote:
@moonandthestarswrote:
I have some clothing, etc. listed for sale on poshmark. Poshmark is just so different from ebay in the way things are handled. So, poshmark automatically assigns a shipping price for each item/listing. How is it handled if one person buys more than one of my items at one time? Maybe I'm beng overly optimistic but it definitely could happen! Does the buyer pay all separate shipping prices? Can I adjust it afterwards? If they "bundle" or I "bundle" does that create a one shipping price and one shipping label?
Thanks for any help with this.
do you sell on ebay? I just started and its more complex than PM

@jackthebear

What makes Poshmark easier? Have never used it but have been on ebay a long time.

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cjm61 — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:14:19 GMT

@rockygems123, I was wondering the same thing. I've been on Ebay since 2003. I've sold as well as purchased. Super easy doing both. When I checked out Poshmark about a month ago to purchase I changed my mind. Too confusing with Bundles and shipping. Nowhere could I find if there was a shipping discount. I never received a clear answer from the sellers either. My items were only priced in the $5-10 range but shipping was almost $8. I left the site and never purchased anything.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:54:50 GMT

Ask Poshmark.

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jackthebear — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:19:49 GMT

@rockygems123wrote:
@jackthebearwrote:
@moonandthestarswrote:
I have some clothing, etc. listed for sale on poshmark. Poshmark is just so different from ebay in the way things are handled. So, poshmark automatically assigns a shipping price for each item/listing. How is it handled if one person buys more than one of my items at one time? Maybe I'm beng overly optimistic but it definitely could happen! Does the buyer pay all separate shipping prices? Can I adjust it afterwards? If they "bundle" or I "bundle" does that create a one shipping price and one shipping label?
Thanks for any help with this.
do you sell on ebay? I just started and its more complex than PM
@jackthebear
What makes Poshmark easier? Have never used it but have been on ebay a long time.

easy to send to list, for most items you dont' need to figure the shipping weight and method,

everything ships priority

any issues PM customer service takes care of it

can figure your earnings much easier, 20% of sale

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jackthebear — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:21:22 GMT

@cjm61wrote:
@rockygems123, I was wondering the same thing. I've been on Ebay since 2003. I've sold as well as purchased. Super easy doing both. When I checked out Poshmark about a month ago to purchase I changed my mind. Too confusing with Bundles and shipping. Nowhere could I find if there was a shipping discount. I never received a clear answer from the sellers either. My items were only priced in the $5-10 range but shipping was almost $8. I left the site and never purchased anything.

sounds like you landed on a less than steller seller

I give everyone an offer w shipping discount, and if you ask me something I answer

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moonandthestars — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:07:26 GMT

@jackthebearThank you. Yes that does help. Maybe I don't understand 100% yet, but if not 100% I'm close to it now. The key would be to put however many items in a bundle as a seller and check the weight first so you make sure you the shipping won't cost more than the standard and offer the buyer a bundle price, with the appropriate poshamrk shipping cost.

Can the buyer make a bundle and do a purchase on their own? Or do they need to wait for me to calculate some shipping or does it come over as an offer even if it's full price for each item? (probably wouldn't be!)

That's interesting about if there is a return wanted for one item in a bundle they all have to go back. I do find their return/issue policy weirdly rigid. Meaning you can't offer a little rebate to someone for a problem that comes up - Only offers two choices: keep or return.

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moonandthestars — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:08:58 GMT

@freakygirlJust thought I'd try here first. Thought I'd get my answers faster and it would allow for more conversation about it.

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moonandthestars — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:21:36 GMT

@jackthebearYes, I do sell on ebay - and just added poshmark lately. I think ebay is easier and I do prefer many of the ways you can operate there - feel like I have more control. But Poshmark is good too - just trying to figure it all out tho! PM I guess is more social media type people oriented, and I am not that, so maybe that's a lot of my problem with it. I do find myself confused even over the little things at PM - like when they have the closet clearout option and they will pick up some of the discount shipping they require you to offer - but there are multiple options for shipping discounts and they never actually say that they will only pickup X$ amount for the discount - what if you choose the most inexpensive shipping option? Will they pay for that difference? I always guess they will not. Plus I have no idea why I have followers - is there a point to that?

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jackthebear — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:05:52 GMT

@moonandthestarswrote:
@jackthebearThank you. Yes that does help. Maybe I don't understand 100% yet, but if not 100% I'm close to it now. The key would be to put however many items in a bundle as a seller and check the weight first so you make sure you the shipping won't cost more than the standard and offer the buyer a bundle price, with the appropriate poshamrk shipping cost.
Can the buyer make a bundle and do a purchase on their own? Or do they need to wait for me to calculate some shipping or does it come over as an offer even if it's full price for each item? (probably wouldn't be!)
That's interesting about if there is a return wanted for one item in a bundle they all have to go back. I do find their return/issue policy weirdly rigid. Meaning you can't offer a little rebate to someone for a problem that comes up - Only offers two choices: keep or return.

yes a buyer can make a bundle, although I think some people bundle in error which is easy to do on the app, but a buyers bundle still approach the same way
I don't mind the return policy, as a seller I don't want anything coming back to me .....and because PM makes those decisions it is better as a seller
LET ME KNOW if you have more questions ,