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ThredUp's reputation is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, particularly regarding the selling process and customer service. Many users report feeling misled about item valuations and processing times, leading to frustration over perceived exploitation and lack of transparency. While some customers appreciate the variety of products available for purchase, issues such as delays in shipping, inadequate communication, and poor handling of returns overshadow these positives. Overall, the sentiment leans heavily towards disappointment, prompting many to recommend alternative selling methods and express reluctance to engage further with the company.
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For those of you having bad experiences selling at ThredUp because you feel like you are losing money, check out Luxury Garage Sale! They have an ebay site and a normal website, they also have a few boutiques in Chicago and Dallas. They guarantee that you will receive 60% of the sale price and they confirm the prices with you before they put it on their websites.
I sent thredUP a clean out bag this winter. It's June now. When I ordered the bag, I got an email confirming that my bag was on the way. My bag arrived in the mail at the expected time, but that was the last I heard from them. I packed the bag full of nice clothes that I probably could have sold on ebay and sent it out through USPS. The company never told me if my items were received. I never got so much as an email, let alone payment. I want to like this company. I like the idea. Unfortunately, I can't recommend a company that treats their costumers like this, and I can't risk sending them another package. With anything else, this kind of costumer service interaction would be unacceptable. I don't know if my bag got lost, or if they just never bothered to notify me. One would think that I would have been notified they had never received my package as well. With this kind of track record, I don't even want to risk buying from them. If they want to keep their costumers and not go out of business, they need to completely makeover their policy.
So far 11 out of my 18 items have sold. I have gotten an upfront payout of only $13.88 and they have already made $73.00 on the 11 items. If all my items sell they will have made $123.00-$13.88= roughly $109.00 profit. Are you telling me I only get $13.88 from this? Not very happy so far no
They are selling all the merchandise I send for more than $300 and only gave me $34... I guess is good if you want to buy but s not good for sellers.
Sent them 45 pieces. Took them 5 weeks to respond."we can't accept any of your items, but we will gladly donate them! Really? 22 of the prices still had tags. WHBM, Michael Kors, Tommy Bahama and J Crew just some of brands. Of course I wanted them back! I don't trust that they donate! Will never send anything again.
I'm very disappointed with the thredup team cause I was sending a coach bag, and I didn't see it on the things I was sending but they are sell it for $144, way they do that.
I love to get clothes for my kids from ThredUp! I got 12 articles of clothes for $80
Pay you crap for the clothes you sell. They actually don't pay you for all the clothes they accept, they put some for consignment. And when they don't sell they charge you for them to send them back to you even though you've already paid $12.99 for them to send you back anything that wasn't accepted.
I sent at least $2500. Worth of designer clothing to thread up. Ordering a purse used up what was available. I would feel better donating to Goodwill & will do going forward!
I have used ThredUp several times over the past three years to purchase items for myself. I have sold and bought items. I have bought a couple formal gowns from them and have been very happy with the purchases. Only thing that has been a bummer is that I have been living in Alaska and I they don't send bags for selling items. All in all I have been very happy with ThredUp. I can shop guilt free for brands that I wouldn't otherwise buy.
I have bought several items from thredUp and the items were delivered in a timely manner and packaged very nicely. There have been a few occasions the items I ordered were not what I expected or did not fit correctly, returning the items was quick and easy! Additionally, I have sold a few items to thredUp, the payout was quick and I appreciate the consistent email updates! Overall, I feel that thredUp has great customer service and would highly recommend!
I have been a customer for a few years now and have notice that my pay outs are getting smaller. I do receive a notice when an item was sold... but when I look back I notice it was as an unacceptable item.
Donating may be the best thing... I don't know what else to do :(
The website looks great... I ordered three items... not one of them was correctly sized.
I ordered another item before receiving these,, so I guess that's another return I'll be paying for.
DISAPPOINTED.
They literally steal your clothes. They took 14 of my super nice items and offered me $14. ONE DOLLAR AN ITEM. That's just strait up wrong. And if you send them your stuff you no longer have a right to any of it so you can't dispute their offer. Sell on eBay mercari or poshmark and you'll make more off of one item than you do off an entire bag full of items. DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I DID!
In all fairness I never sold anything to TU. I only purchased a few items - several purses and some clothing for my grandchildren. I found the quality and condition of the items very good and had no complaints. My items arrived in a timely manner and were in the condition as stated on the site. I would use them again, however it is hard for them to compete with some of the discount retailers. I still browse their site and would buy from them again.
I've had a decent experience purchasing from this company but selling is a total rip off. They are practically stealing from you. I submitted a large quantity of very high end (in good condition) items (mini boden, Cakewalk, Gap, Matilda Jane, Janie and Jack, etc) and was pleased that they accepted 85% of the items I sent. What I was astonished by was the amount they offered for those items. Peanuts. I wasn't expecting a huge payout as I am familiar with how selling to consignment companies works. However, it is NOT EVEN CLOSE to a fair trade. Right after I sent in my items I got a thoughtful email from the CEO, (claiming he is a real person!) asking me to provide feedback via the support email address provided. "They really care and will provide a swift response!" I have sent 2 emails asking how I can just get my items back and decline their pathetic offer and I have not seen a single response. It's been two weeks. This was a mistake that I will not be making again.
Thred up is an ok way to clean out your closet, but you don't make much on the clothes you send in. I do like that the clothes that are not accepted go to charity. Definitely not a money maker.
I was so incredibly disappointed by my experience with selling to Thredup for multiple reasons. I was not expecting to get rich or even receive a substantial sum of money from the large quantity of high-end quality clothing I was sending in.
I was however hoping to purchase a couple of new pieces with the money I received from the clothing they sold which was on average 95% of what I sent in.
Unfortunately, I found the pricing and consignment system so convoluted and difficult to comprehend I found every time I made a purchase of two or three items I was spending $60-100!
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I sent in a bag full of good items that they sold a great prices and I essentially made $1.00 off of each item they sold. I could've made more at a garage sale. There were even a pair of brand new stylish Crocs with tags in there that I could've sold on EBay for the entire amount I received from ThredUp. I made a huge mistake and I'm totally regretting it.
Answer: Don't bother. I got 80 cents for a whole bag of good condition name brand clothes.
Answer: I've actually emailed their customer service to show them how many negative reviews there were on this site and they did not care at all. They just quoted their policies. I'm sure they will go bankrupt soon enough...
Answer: 1% but they trash the expensive stuff (or am not sure what they do with it) and sell the cheap stuff. So i sent 2 bags with over 20 items, and got total 25$. I had antik batik dress, anthropologie clothes, jcrew, christian lacroix, etc. and they trashed the expensive (new condition) brand and listed cheap things. I will not send them stuff again, it was very hurtful.
Answer: Because they essentially steal your clothes and then sell them for a profit. You get hardly any payout, but they gladly take all your clothes and sell them for a big mark up.
Answer: Of course buyers are satisfied. They are getting other peoples' brand-name, like-new clothes that has been stolen by ThredUp. Buying from ThredUp just supports their dishonest and shady business practice.
Answer: I almost always sell on eBay first. Then when I don't feel like hanging on to the clothes any more and just want my closet space back and they have been on eBay for months, I will send to thredUP. I don't even send in that high end of items and I will usually get $16 and up per bag. So to me, it's a last resort, but I usually can expect something even if it's a little. I LOVE thredUP for buying. Use their upfront calculator to see what items they take. They will say 50 cents to 1.00 per item so it is not hidden info. There is always the return option where you can get your entire bag back for $12.99 as well. Everyone who has nice stuff they'd want back should opt for this method always.
Answer: They sent me an email and put the money on my thred up account so I can buy something. I was do disgusted I gave up on the whole thing
Answer: Because I sent in 575.00 worth of clothes and recieved 8.00 in credit, half of them had tags still on them and were high priced items. When I asked for proof why they did not take them in they said they had stains on them. I asked for pics because they were brand new, they squirted water on them and took a pic. It takes a couple months to even get your credit and when you buy womens clothes, half the time I was sent stained or childrens sized clothes, TWICE is a much better company.
Answer: Honestly this company is not choosing to accept a lot of product that could easily be listed. I have sent bags and bags, including valuable pieces... cashmere sweaters, high end items of considerable retail cost and relatively recently produced. When questioned I am given the response that the items were not in as good a shape as they wanted them to be. That their buyers should be able to buy perfect product. My take on this is... if it's a 200 dollar cashmere sweater and the purchase price is under 10 dollars, a few pills on the fabric should be a non issue! Period. I question what is going on, frankly, as many do. Too much disappears with no explanation, many bags go into complete reject status. I genuinely am concerned that there is a story here and may become apparent after a while. Only time will tell.
Answer: Not worth it unless you have stuff priced over $40 and can get 40%. There percentages are ridiculous for lower priced clothes. You can order return assurance for about $12 but be prepared to get a bag back with your items stuffed in like garbage. They do not even take the time to fold things nicely even though you pay for this service.
thredUP.com was designed to be an easy and convenient way to buy and sell secondhand clothing.

