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Mercari

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Mercari Reviews Summary

Mercari's reputation is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to issues with product descriptions, return policies, and inadequate customer support. Many users report receiving items that do not match their descriptions or arrive damaged, with little recourse for refunds. Complaints highlight a lack of effective communication from both sellers and the platform itself, leading to feelings of frustration and mistrust. While some customers appreciate the streamlined buying and selling process, the overwhelming sentiment indicates that unresolved issues and high fees overshadow any positive experiences, suggesting a need for improved customer service and clearer policies.

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service
956
value
851
shipping
844
returns
833
quality
805
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California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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No accountability
April 22, 2020

Ordered from a Mercari merchant. Never received my product. Difficult to contact customer service. Customer service was not very helpful and actually closed my case as "resolved" without getting my product or a refund.

Date of experience: April 21, 2020
Colorado
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Stole my kids money
April 17, 2020

During this covid 19 my kid is stuck home asked to buy this old school system paid over $100 and never got the item and mercari said they will do nothing because i did not contact them in the 3 days. Wow straight trash stealing from kids.

Date of experience: April 17, 2020
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam
April 15, 2020

They charge me $2 to transfer my money to my bank account, and you have to sale so cheap...

Date of experience: April 15, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Organized scam system
April 15, 2020

First time buyer received a damaged espresso machine and package. Reviewing item is a double edge sword obviously well orchestrated no matter what happens you lose your $$$. Customer service worse ever, play games going back & forth with email. I will pursuit legal action based on principal now rather the loss of 100 +

Date of experience: April 15, 2020
Tennessee
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't buy breakables!
April 15, 2020

I've received two lladros broken. There are articles all over the site that will tell you your cover and to fill out the form below to request a return, but guess what? There IS no form. I tried on my phone then went to my computer. Also when you request help on a certain item, the contact button doesn't do anything. When I finally made some progress to request the return of my $170 lladro purchase, I got the message this item doesn't qualify for returns. I am livid. They plaster the site with how your covered and protected, there is no number I can find to call anywhere, and all the "help" leads you to the same articles with no other options.

Date of experience: April 15, 2020
Maryland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I can't trust Mercari one day I sold $400 worth of products within 10 hours and they closed my account to do high activity and said to complete my current pending transactions and request a direct deposit.

Note* if your entire to purchase market place again we will hold all direct deposits and cancel all transactions.

Date of experience: April 14, 2020
Tennessee
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Ripped off on Mecari
April 14, 2020

In order to get free items, all a person has to do is get an item and the tracking number not show as delivered in the system. Recently, I sold three dolls to three separate people using USPS, all vanished along the shipping route. One person admitted that they got the doll, and didn't pay for it. I sent the screenshot to Mecari, but they don't care. TOTAL RIP OFF.

Date of experience: April 13, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Bait and Switch
April 11, 2020

I purchased a laptop for $100. It did not have a charger or a charge to see if it worked. The site requires a review within 3 days so seller can be paid. There was no way to purchase and receive a charger within that period... yet the site and seller expected me to ok the purchase saying the laptop worked. Impossible. I asked for a refund as directed and was told they would pay the seller without me verifying that it worked. This seems to be fraud in that I was sold a non working laptop.
There are over 1000 complaints here and at Better Business Bureau against Mercari. Also. The color was bright orange. Not pink as stated.

Date of experience: April 10, 2020
Virginia
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Scam
April 11, 2020

Bought an instrument. Was damaged in transit or broken before. Asked for return. Said I qualify. Sent me a label. Spent time to package and drive 30mins to USPS for them to tell me it's too large... asked for another shipping label and they told me to pay for it... and they'll reimburse me... that's not how a legitimate co. Pany works in my opinion. I'm already out 400 and you want me to shell a 100 out or more... I don't throw more gas on a warm fire...

Date of experience: April 10, 2020
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I went to Mercari.com, and I was nauseated to see what is clearly PRICE GOUGING BY NUMEROUS VENDORS OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS, like toilet paper and antibacterial wipes. If you are to report each of the vendors, you would spend well over an hour reporting each vendor, since the company makes it impossible to simply email them a letter telling them to review their own poorly run website. So, the company is not even monitoring their poorly run website to remove price gougers. I see that they don't have any formal regulations aimed at price gougers during this challenging period in our country. Needless to say, this price gouging is unfair to the working class consumer who is suffering the shortages on the local level, while Mercari and the price gougers enrich themselves to the detriment of the community. Disgusting!

Date of experience: April 10, 2020
New York
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I have been selling on eBay and Etsy since the 90's. Since I have been selling on Macari, my items receive much more traffic than the other sites and I often sell the same day I list. The shipping is also much less than other sites so I can offer my items for less and the fees are less than half of ebay.
Macari also will not let you rate a buyer until they rate you, so feedback builds up fast. Thanks Macari, you seem to have it all figured out!

Date of experience: April 10, 2020
Maryland
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They suck
April 9, 2020

They say within 3 days they will cancel order it's been 8 and I'm Reporting froud to my credit card company their response is pathetic

Date of experience: April 8, 2020
Illinois
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Fake adds
April 8, 2020

I purchased a sofa and instead of it getting delivered I was told it sold later, and I haven't gotten a refund.

Date of experience: April 8, 2020
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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When you have issues there is a area that is suppose to answer your questions yet 96% of my issues are not part of the AI.
You have the hardest time on figuring out how to reach them on top of that. They also change rules with no policy change. The people who buy n sell are 99% cool as I've been buying and selling for over a year. The problem is Mercari associates and leadership. It's like if the site depended on the employees the site would have tanked. I sell on all sites and Ebay is the best one then Mercari and Poshmark run close but Mercari is better by more sells. Other sites all run the same in their own subjects.

Date of experience: April 8, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Sold and Item and while in transit with the Mercari Pre-paid carrier the buyer cancelled. So the Buyer got the item and I never got a cent. No follow up from Mercari Customer Service. The 2 emails I got only said I should contact the carrier when they are shipper of record. Customer Service seem to bee 3rd grade drop-outs. No response now fr days. No number to call.No Response on Linked in or Email from the CEO. THIS SITE IS FRUAD AND THEY ARE AN COMPLACENT AND AID THEFT!

Date of experience: April 7, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Terrible site for selling things. There are no clear directions for new users and their postage fees are not clearly defined. I could not find seller's address or where to put tracking number. Never received my money for shipping either.

Date of experience: April 2, 2020
Nevada
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Set up a Mercari account. Had two boxes of bulk items I had acquired and figured this site would be a nice change from Ebay to liquidate. No within two days I had been verbally assaulted by some goon claiming I rip people off my price wasn't fair, I was the reason his business went under. He then proceeded to make me the funniest low ball offer on the whole box of items. The weight is 28 pounds. He offered half of what it would have cost me to ship. I engaged and told him the reason he lost his job is because of the way he talks to people and to be gone cheap skate. He then proceeded to use another account and harass me and call me names. Mercari moderaters only stepped in when he told me to die. He could call me names though? The moderators are laughable and the scammers are rampant on this platform. Now I understand why Ebay has so many policies in place. I have since returned to them and have a greater appreciation for the regulations and guidelines. Please use caution when using this platform unless you like being called names and abused by buyers and sellers alike. Their moderation and filters allow losers to by easily bypass them to make threats of violence and verbal assaults easy on their platform without any repurcussions! Don't bother responding Mercari you weren't there when I needed you most and have since deactivated my account. Also btw your commercial you air with that lady selling her waffle iron is stupid and reflects perfectly on your garbage platform!

Date of experience: April 2, 2020
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I sold a book on mercuri and didn't know right away until I was notified later, I sent the book the buyer was thrilled and the funds were never released. I refunded the money to the buyer because I would rather give the book away than have mercuri keep all the money.

Date of experience: April 2, 2020
Georgia
1 review
29 helpful votes
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Can't Trust Mercari
April 2, 2020

It's great to sell online that is until you make sales and don't get paid. Sold item was rated. Got an email from Mercari starting I had a balance. Nope. Nada. I've been selling on Mercari for over a year without issue's. Now their just stealing my money. No More sellers fees for you Mercari. Closing my account. Someone needs to start a class action suit against Mercari. Crappy Service Crappy Company. Don't trust this company and before doing ANY business with them look them up at the BBB.

Date of experience: April 2, 2020
Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Had a seller ask me for a positive review, as a buyer I was happy to oblige but the seller left a "poor" and unfavorable review, because item was shipped with missing parts. I paid for the item, seller was going to discount item, we agreed on price and he didn't refund. Said he will refund after I leave him a positive review. Contacted Mercari and they offered no help. Stay away from this scammy site, at this rate Amazon, ebay, OfferUp, LetGo and CL is a better platform and I wouldn't want to recommend CL but it's still better than Mercari.

Date of experience: March 31, 2020

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