I had a hard time finding any reviews so I thought I would share my experience selling clothing on ThredUP.
I’ve cleaned out my closet and had a lot of nice and gently used items that I thought I could recoup some money from - but didn’t really want to mess with Poshmark or eBay (even though I have sold on those platforms before). I ordered my cleanout bag and sent in 9 items. From the time I mailed the bag to the time it was received and processed was probably >4 weeks but I can’t remember exactly how long.
I sent in 9 items and all were accepted. Brands were LOFT, Banana Republic Outlet, Ralph Lauren, and Cremieux. All of my non NWT items were hardly worn. 7 shirts (3 NWT) 2 dresses ( 1 NWT)
My up-front payout was around $12, which I accepted for only 1 item. As soon as the “24 hr bid” time was up, I increased the prices on all my items. Many of the shirts sold within the first 3 weeks. 1 was returned but sold within another week. A few of my items were actually sold in a ThredUP box. That means they were not actually selected by a buyer but curated by ThredUP - I guess like Stitch Fix. I had those items priced between 20-22$.
So far, all of my items have sold except for the two dresses. Those have about 10 more days, and I’ve lowered the price significantly on those.
All in all, I’ve made about $22 from consignment. When going to cash out, I was disappointed to see that direct deposit into my bank account was not an option. I could transfer to PayPal but pay a fee. A gift card to an online retailer would give me more credit, as well as using it as credit in ThredUP. I opted for the Discover gift card so I wouldn’t lose any of my earnings. I requested it about 2 weeks ago but haven’t received in the mail yet.
All in all, I think I will stick with Poshmark. Since sending in the cleanout box, I’ve sold 4 items on PM and made $30. If I’m ever in a hurry to get rid of my items I’ll opt for a donation over ThredUP.
Submitted September 24, 2019 at 08:26PM by ebly3 https://ift.tt/2kYOtFR
