Ebay was 6% in the late 90s. Im a ~$100K media reseller. 15% and I pay shipping is a harsh hit, but I make enough. Started a youtube channel to help others learn the same.
Mercari is still losing it. They went from 10% + 2.9% all forced onto the buyer to 10% on Seller and 3.6% on Buyer. They are trying to generate more fees overall and tag it as "Buyer Protection" as if we should ever need to buy into the protection to return an item or get customer support. There should be zero buyer fees unless you're actually providing something. I wouldn't be surprised if they add subscriptions next that lowers/removes fees.
Follow up on your last video - Every package I have mailed since Monday out of the Hammond area has stalled tracking. Packages sent yesterday show as not so much as having left the local post office. I had to drive to BR yesterday to recover a lost package and I paid almost $60 to ship it overnight to eBay international. I shipped via UPS and the package arrived at the hub in 14 hours. I have a higher dollar sale shipping tomorrow and I will absolutely send it UPS.
No idea witch area your in but if they go to the new regional shipping centers they didn't hire enough workers they making trucks wait huge times Bec they can't handle half the volume
The business is located & started in Japan they have been selling in Japan since 2013. They are losing money on the US side because they keep changing the selling /fee structure.
Mercari is a joke. The last 5 items I have tried to buy off Mercari just cancelled the order. And Mercari will do NOTHING to sellers who habitually do this.
ebay uk are going to start a buyers protection fee next year as well ,but if they have been looking at mercari and how their sales have slumped i would not be surprised if they dont bother using it.
I need some advice, I sold an Item on EBay and was given a PO Box as the address to send item too. Item was sent and shows delivered to the PO Box. However customer states that was an incorrect address and he has no access to the PO Box or Item sent and requested a refund. I granted the refund but need advice on how you would handle the same situation. Enjoy watching your videos.
@ That’s what I thought when granting the Refund. I was just trying to prevent getting any negative comments on my account. I notified eBay afterwards about the situation but haven’t received any response back from them. Thanks for your comments on the situation.
While there are things to improve on every platform, Mercari I think is by far the best for several reasons. They just need to repair the brand and get things going again. Get the buyers to come back. Big mistakes by management that I think have now left the company. Mercari is the easiest to list, so simple and quick. Unlimited listings without fees to just have stuff up like eBay. No added fee grabs for promoted listings. 3 day auto rate after delivery, if you can't wait for the money that's on you. Things to improve would be bulk editing of listings, maybe a little cheaper shipping labels, and change to promotion options that allow offer pricing where users could set their own values. Yes my sales did suffer since the change in March to buyer fees but it hasn't been crazy bad. Still making sales there although I sell lower dollar items mostly so the fees are not terribly high to my buyers. I'm happy to see the change and hopeful for the future there but they'll need to do some marketing to get the buyers to come back.
Candice, did we hear you right..l “use the bulk editor in Mercari”? If so, could you please do a video soon showing how to use this/where it is? We’ve never found one… Thx
I'm in the UK so we don't have Mecari or Poshmark, but if you think one of them, i.e Mercari are going down & you don't sell that much on the platform, why continue?.
Hi i have just read some posts on ebay uk private sellers are going to be forced to use ebay postage ,i think this will put a lot of private sellers off
Well that is why I deleted mercari. I got tired of paying the fees and shipping on mercari. No one lowered item prices. People that posted on eBay and mercari same item on both, it was always cheaper for me on eBay.
As a seller, I mark my items on Mercari and Poshmark up. I do it on Poshmark because you can only send a discount offer in 10% drops. So if i send someone a 20% this week, I have to send a 30% next week. On Mercari, they have changed it to where the bare minimum you can send in an offer is 20% and for each person who likes your item you have to send a steeper discount. You cannot even send the same discount to 2 different buyers at 2 different times. You also cannot send an offer for I think 3 days after an offer has been sent to a buyer. So in the end most buyers up their prices to at least make their bare minimum.
Mercari is clueless on how to run a good platform. I dumped them back in March and don't plan to add them back in. They are acting like a business about to go under and I am not going with them.
I sell more items on mercari than ebay cause can list more items on mercari without a listing fee. On ebay can only list 200 items for free and many listings get hidden/zero views. What sells for me on ebay are textbooks and some new clothes. On mercari have sold all kinds of different items. Just a small seller. What I don't like about ebay is that they charge 14.95% on books dvds magazines.
From their 4Q (Sept 2024) report Q&A - Q9: After the changes to the service fee model at the end of March, I had the impression that there were some scathing reviews from users, but what is the actual situation like? A9. When we first changed the service fee model, we made it possible to return items for any reason to encourage purchasing, but this caused us to receive some complaints mainly from heavy sellers. However, we have since rolled back our return policy, and this has resolved the issue. By changing our service fee model, we have enabled listers to list their items without worrying about service fees or shipping costs, and so the number of listings is increasing; in particular, the number of low-price-range items has increased. However, we believe there is an issue with the number of high-price range item transactions. We would like to resolve this issue by implementing and continually enhancing the accuracy of a system in which fee rates uctuate based on factors such as supply and demand and unit prices
They are under new management. Stupid to charge buyers and sellers fees. Just dumb. I've had only a few sales after the zero fee strategy. And their shipping is so expensive and they are going to charge fees on their shipping. DUMB. I'm probably going to just stop selling on Mercari.
I feel Mercari like you implied is grasping at straws. Recently they added Japanese sellers to their listing with super high shipping (when searching these can be blocked). I do have a few sales each month. Now with paying 10% on shipping I will include USPS Ground Advantage in my selling price and end all the UPS and FedX difficulties. I have used Mercari “forced” shipping because it came with seller protection? Now buyers are paying a fee for protection? - what ever that was or is. I am sure I can save money using Pirate Ship/Cubic that can more than pay the additional 10% with the savings. Buyers are still going to balk at paying ANY fees (sales taxes were a hurt when they first started online). Looks like the buyer fee is picking up the credit card processing fee plus the 50¢ sellers were paying Mercari prior to March 2024. I did not like paying the $2 fee every time I withdrew money; I will wait until I have a bit ($50) not everyday before withdrawing.
For every one sales I have on Mercari I sell about 100 on ebay. Mercari was good before they started charging buyers after that sales took a big ugly dump 💩💩
I list on 5 different platforms and Mercari is the worst with sales. I agree with you guys
I think it's great that they added the fees back. I hope Mercari makes it back. I love the platform.
Why???
Ebay was 6% in the late 90s.
Im a ~$100K media reseller. 15% and I pay shipping is a harsh hit, but I make enough. Started a youtube channel to help others learn the same.
Have you packed using pool noodles. I put sections on edge of bowls and plates then stretch wrap em on. Bubble wrap and pack. Works great!
What stinks is they Hold our money for at least a week. Aren't they earning interest on our money till we get paid?
Mercari is still losing it. They went from 10% + 2.9% all forced onto the buyer to 10% on Seller and 3.6% on Buyer. They are trying to generate more fees overall and tag it as "Buyer Protection" as if we should ever need to buy into the protection to return an item or get customer support. There should be zero buyer fees unless you're actually providing something. I wouldn't be surprised if they add subscriptions next that lowers/removes fees.
Mercari has a net worth of $2.04B which is a decrease of 39.5% in 12 months
They lost Money their first couple years.😮 But seller's did well
eBay Musical Instruments and Gear: 6.35% on total amount of the sale up to $7,500 calculated per item 2.35% on the portion of the sale over $7,500
Follow up on your last video - Every package I have mailed since Monday out of the Hammond area has stalled tracking. Packages sent yesterday show as not so much as having left the local post office. I had to drive to BR yesterday to recover a lost package and I paid almost $60 to ship it overnight to eBay international. I shipped via UPS and the package arrived at the hub in 14 hours. I have a higher dollar sale shipping tomorrow and I will absolutely send it UPS.
No idea witch area your in but if they go to the new regional shipping centers they didn't hire enough workers they making trucks wait huge times Bec they can't handle half the volume
Like the one Louisiana place is a huge problem same for alanta
@@trueheart1372 ATL has been bad since the Palmetto facility opened. I’ve had 2 packages lost in ATL, one a high dollar sale.
@prophouse504 yeah I was hoping we could get new people in for post office but looks like it will be same
About time. I sell daily on there. But glad buyers won't be paying as much. It will pickup again since they now are in Japan.
The business is located & started in Japan they have been selling in Japan since 2013. They are losing money on the US side because they keep changing the selling /fee structure.
I understand the skepticism, but I still sell 5-15 items per week. I realize it isn't a lot, but it's about the same as I've always sold on Mercari.
oh wow, I thought that thing was going to take a while to be sold the Dulcimer, congrats! Great sales and content keep them coming!
Mercari is a joke. The last 5 items I have tried to buy off Mercari just cancelled the order. And Mercari will do NOTHING to sellers who habitually do this.
Love you Candace and Lonnie!😊
ebay uk are going to start a buyers protection fee next year as well ,but if they have been looking at mercari and how their sales have slumped i would not be surprised if they dont bother using it.
Congrats on selling the beautiful dulcimer!
Off subject. Like your photos of items/products, great job! What lens is that on the camera..35mm?
Thanks! It’s a 28mm
I'm with yall on the breakabls. I had to wrap and pack a car glass T-Top this morning where I work.
I need some advice, I sold an Item on EBay and was given a PO Box as the address to send item too. Item was sent and shows delivered to the PO Box. However customer states that was an incorrect address and he has no access to the PO Box or Item sent and requested a refund. I granted the refund but need advice on how you would handle the same situation. Enjoy watching your videos.
If tracking shows delivered, let eBay handle the case.
Customers fault. The mailing address is what they provided to Ebay for their account. Hate to say it, but this buyer took advantage of you.
@ That’s what I thought when granting the Refund. I was just trying to prevent getting any negative comments on my account. I notified eBay afterwards about the situation but haven’t received any response back from them. Thanks for your comments on the situation.
While there are things to improve on every platform, Mercari I think is by far the best for several reasons. They just need to repair the brand and get things going again. Get the buyers to come back. Big mistakes by management that I think have now left the company. Mercari is the easiest to list, so simple and quick. Unlimited listings without fees to just have stuff up like eBay. No added fee grabs for promoted listings. 3 day auto rate after delivery, if you can't wait for the money that's on you. Things to improve would be bulk editing of listings, maybe a little cheaper shipping labels, and change to promotion options that allow offer pricing where users could set their own values. Yes my sales did suffer since the change in March to buyer fees but it hasn't been crazy bad. Still making sales there although I sell lower dollar items mostly so the fees are not terribly high to my buyers. I'm happy to see the change and hopeful for the future there but they'll need to do some marketing to get the buyers to come back.
I sold more on Mercari then eBay and I love selling on Whatnot❤❤❤❤
Candice, did we hear you right..l “use the bulk editor in Mercari”? If so, could you please do a video soon showing how to use this/where it is? We’ve never found one… Thx
I'm in the UK so we don't have Mecari or Poshmark, but if you think one of them, i.e Mercari are going down & you don't sell that much on the platform, why continue?.
Hi i have just read some posts on ebay uk private sellers are going to be forced to use ebay postage ,i think this will put a lot of private sellers off
Well that is why I deleted mercari. I got tired of paying the fees and shipping on mercari. No one lowered item prices. People that posted on eBay and mercari same item on both, it was always cheaper for me on eBay.
As a seller, I mark my items on Mercari and Poshmark up. I do it on Poshmark because you can only send a discount offer in 10% drops. So if i send someone a 20% this week, I have to send a 30% next week. On Mercari, they have changed it to where the bare minimum you can send in an offer is 20% and for each person who likes your item you have to send a steeper discount. You cannot even send the same discount to 2 different buyers at 2 different times. You also cannot send an offer for I think 3 days after an offer has been sent to a buyer. So in the end most buyers up their prices to at least make their bare minimum.
Mercari is clueless on how to run a good platform. I dumped them back in March and don't plan to add them back in. They are acting like a business about to go under and I am not going with them.
Use yard sale tags and put numbers on them yard sale stickers are great for a lot of thinga
I'm so glad you're going to film an I'm going to pack it, lonnie.
Love Mercari but buyer fees was a dumb idea.. think we all knew it.
Heard ebay ads on radio today. 🎉
just like our phones, the technology tracks as well...i get them too
I sell more items on mercari than ebay cause can list more items on mercari without a listing fee. On ebay can only list 200 items for free and many listings get hidden/zero views. What sells for me on ebay are textbooks and some new clothes. On mercari have sold all kinds of different items. Just a small seller. What I don't like about ebay is that they charge 14.95% on books dvds magazines.
Yes, it’s great to sell eBay
From their 4Q (Sept 2024) report Q&A -
Q9: After the changes to the service fee model at the end of March, I had the
impression that there were some scathing reviews from users, but what is the actual
situation like?
A9. When we first changed the service fee model, we made it possible to return items for
any reason to encourage purchasing, but this caused us to receive some complaints
mainly from heavy sellers. However, we have since rolled back our return policy, and this
has resolved the issue. By changing our service fee model, we have enabled listers to list
their items without worrying about service fees or shipping costs, and so the number of
listings is increasing; in particular, the number of low-price-range items has increased.
However, we believe there is an issue with the number of high-price range item
transactions. We would like to resolve this issue by implementing and continually
enhancing the accuracy of a system in which fee rates uctuate based on factors such as
supply and demand and unit prices
Just an extra avenue of revenue for me. Get about 100 sales a year. Some money is better than no money.
Mercari sucks, I think I sold like 3-4 things all of 2024 on there.
They are under new management. Stupid to charge buyers and sellers fees. Just dumb. I've had only a few sales after the zero fee strategy. And their shipping is so expensive and they are going to charge fees on their shipping. DUMB. I'm probably going to just stop selling on Mercari.
I feel Mercari like you implied is grasping at straws. Recently they added Japanese sellers to their listing with super high shipping (when searching these can be blocked). I do have a few sales each month. Now with paying 10% on shipping I will include USPS Ground Advantage in my selling price and end all the UPS and FedX difficulties. I have used Mercari “forced” shipping because it came with seller protection? Now buyers are paying a fee for protection? - what ever that was or is. I am sure I can save money using Pirate Ship/Cubic that can more than pay the additional 10% with the savings. Buyers are still going to balk at paying ANY fees (sales taxes were a hurt when they first started online). Looks like the buyer fee is picking up the credit card processing fee plus the 50¢ sellers were paying Mercari prior to March 2024. I did not like paying the $2 fee every time I withdrew money; I will wait until I have a bit ($50) not everyday before withdrawing.
For every one sales I have on Mercari I sell about 100 on ebay. Mercari was good before they started charging buyers after that sales took a big ugly dump 💩💩
No I don’t envy you Lonnie packing all those breakables 😅
I think Mercari may have hit the iceberg.
I hate poshmark. Just started listing on there and not a fan at all.
I would just leave the platform all together.
I have the same fear about my money being stuck on a platform thats going bankrupt. PTSD from full tilt poker years ago.
Mercari is a sinking ship
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Mercari is trash. Poor mans ebay
How is Mercari trash?