HUGE DEPOP UPDATE... this could be horrible

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[redruMGeneration]

Poshmark takes 20% but it’s so worth it. And it’s more adults so they actually pay for their items.

[tnegri]

Great. Thanks for the help. Has Depop launched "go live?"

[Eloquencelps]

People low ball me so bad and they lie as well one girl asked me to lower it 20 extra dollars because the shipping was “30$” which it later showed me it was only 13.99.

[guitarfan]

Depop loves to add changes that nobody asked for or needs. They don't have binding offers and now you HAVE to list the brand in the description. This is why I prefer Poshmark for selling.

[Lollipopmorgue]

Most of the resell markets are collapsing, but Depop and eBay are thriving. I don’t think this decision will hurt Depop in the least because it’s got so much momentum. Mercari was already dying when they tried to go the “no fees for resellers” route. It was a Hail Mary move so not surprising it didn’t do much for them.

Just be aware: The streetwear market was really hot for a while, and it’s starting to level off pretty rapidly so some sellers are going to associate the fee change with their success dying down. But it’s just the trends changing. Folks were willing to spend $500 on a 1996 rock tee for a few years there, but the economic climate has changed and the trend is slowly waning. No worries. We’ll adapt and survive!

[mylo]

the fact this happened a day after started selling on depop 😭😭

[truetillspanky]

Even with the extra small fee for buyers.. good luck finding anywhere else online where you can buy for as cheap as you can on depop in the U.S.

[mixmasterevan]

TBH IDK how to feel about this. I think that if Depop wants to move the fees moreso to the buyer's side, I feel like they should do something like bring back the free shipping option to level out the playing field and actually give more wiggle room so that people are more willing to drop money on items, rather than having to worry about all the shipping + fees.

[mayalevyprojects]

Been selling on Depop for like 6-7 years. These fees on both buyers and sellers have been getting out of hand. I’ll sell something and look at the transaction receipt to see the buyer paid about $26 in total for an item and I’m receiving $16. I barely accept offers anymore because I will be losing a ton of money by lowering the price. I think Depop can afford to take on some of these fees. They’re really losing buyers and sellers since buyers are paying $10+ in fees & shipping while the seller is only receiving like 80% of the transaction. It’s sorta ridiculous

[Anonymous-qbcg]

This will push so many customers away from Depop. I have a feeling customers will beg for a discount equivalent to whatever % fee they have to pay... (I've had 2 people message me today about lowering the price so they don't pay the fee)

[skrboi]

I literally just set up my closet to sell all my shet smh

[paticraig]

I just hope that this change doesn't affect your sales too much!!

[Jwingle]

Putting the burden on the buyer makes no sense, buyers can decide not to buy but sellers will list no matter what

Also sellers already account for the fees in their pricing, many buyers may not understand that and expect to discount stuff down to almost nothing

I stepped away from clothing and into secondhand silver on my own platform, but I miss the Depop glory days lmao

[oscarpolafox]

Weirdly enough, depop has been the best for me this week more than any

[ashtenssupermegaradASMR]

Dawg I haven’t sold literally anything since this shit went down

[kingparkamonkey]

Been like this in the uk for a while as vinted has smashed them as they make the buyer pay everything and its not affected them. Everyone and their dog is on it.

[jackthrifts]

Yeah we’re fucked, top 50 seller for the last two years, and 5 sales in 2 days, f*+k depop for this

[jadajohnson]

Yeah like "no seller fees" sounds good in theory, but it screws out customers and I wish they just left it was the way they did. I calculate all my costs as a seller into my listings and don't want the customer to worry about it creating a smooth easy experience. I'm still gonna stick with depop, but wondering how this is gonna go. I sell on mercari, depop & poshmark. I wonder who wants this change? Because it seems almost all marketplaces don't listen to the actual customer/buyer base. But I am interested in hearing opinions. I get most of my items from the goodwill outlet (bins) so i don't mind how it was before this.

[alzibiades]

I agree that this will impact sales but the buyer marketplace fee is only on the purchase price of item not including shipping and tax whereas the payment processing fee is the total price. I haven’t been able to see any mercari sales data other than sellers opinions to see what the overall platform performance has been. I would also say that they have been doing this for uk sellers since Mach I believe. The good sellers will adapt and figure out a solution.

[Dcinkpt]

Mercari has been bad, but it's because their fees are super high. I have seen buyers buy a 20 dollar item with fees on mercari. it's like 40 dollars after the fees. It depends on what they charge buyers.