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The company has garnered a mixed reputation among customers, with notable strengths in its engaging auction format and a diverse range of products that some users find enjoyable and affordable. Many appreciate the responsive customer service, which has been effective in addressing issues and facilitating refunds. However, significant concerns persist regarding product quality, with numerous complaints about receiving damaged or inferior items. Additionally, customers have reported frustrations with order cancellations and difficulties in the returns process. Overall, while the platform offers a fun shopping experience, it must improve product reliability and support to enhance customer satisfaction.
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I do not understand how some buyers can be happy with the quality of their items. I spent an afternoon on their site. All items were in bad condition when I received them. Either damaged in shipping or just misrepresented
Got my mp3 player which was advertised as being just mp3 player without cables and headphones and to my surprise it came with everything included.
That's wonderful to hear, Gavin! Thank you for sharing your Tophatter experience.
Order was placed in September I got a notification saying the item was delivered on oct 13 I never received the product I email too hatter multiple times they said there was an error with the delivery posting and that it was still enroute and allow up to 40 days it is almost the end of November and I still havent received my product I won and paid for! To top it off I got banned from placing bids after cancelling a bid I won and accidentally placing a bid on a product I didnt want! I will never do business with this merchant and will not recommend wasting your time or your money!
Hi Ann, we apologize for any inconvenience. Please contact our customer support team directly about your order so we can further help you. Please see: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu. Thank you!
Bought many products from this company. I canceled 3 items because of the lag of their web sight and how easy it is to hit a product you were not bidding on. Only because you have to bid then confirm and when you confirm you just hit another product you didnt want. So you cancel. Then they cancel your account, dont answer your emails like they promise. After that they tell you they cant reinstate your account. I have gotten good products from this company. My fiancé still orders from them. But Im sure that will end soon. You punishment your customers because they cancel orders? Better then a return. Make your sight user friendly. Out way the cancel orders to what a customer has ordered. Wow. Bad business.
Thank you for your feedback and we truly apologize for what happened. We do temporary blocking as a result of too many cancelled orders within a short period of time. Please see full details: http://tinyurl.com/z54uval
I also encourage you to contact our customer support team directly about the lagging issues in our website for further help. Please see: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu. Thank you!
Once I received my items I will delete this app from phone. The items I received are all cheap looking. It does not look at all like the site. Talk about misleading information.
Thanks for responding to Tophatter's experience survey and we truly apologize for this negative experience. With our easy return policy, you can request to return the item within 30 days from delivery, for any reason. See full details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj
Please contact our customer support team via email http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu for further assistance. Provide our staff with your order number and we will be happy to help further.
Cheap Chinese imported junk. Most items look nothing like the picture or description. Dont waste your money.
This place should be shut down! It's a rip off! Cheap junk from china. Let's say win a bid for $5, you will wait for over a month to get your item. Then you find out it's wrong or broken. You request a refund. They tell you to send it back at your expense. This will take another month. The cost of postage and tracking is three times the amount of the refund. You see where this is going? But say you do take the time and expense to send it back. Guess what it never arrived or was lost. You won't even get your $5 back.
We are very sorry that our services did not meet your expectations. Tophatter has a A+ rating on BBB and millions of users use our marketplace, which is a proof of how professionally and ethically we work and the trust our users have in our platform. I completely understand your frustration and we again apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Please contact our customer support team via email http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu for further assistance. Provide our staff with your order number and we will be happy to help further.
JUNK, DON'T DO IT. DON'T SPEND YOUR TIME OR MONEY HERE. I HAVE ORDERED TWO ITEMS ONE WAS DAMAGE AND THE OTHER HAD NOT ARRIVED. FLASHLIGHT O-RING WAS BROKE, that just doesn't happen in shipping.
Hi Nathan, we are very sorry that our services did not meet your expectations. With our easy return policy, a return request can be open for an item for any reason within 30 days from delivery. See full details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj.
If you need any other assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer support at: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu
The product is poor quality and one of the items never even came and I could not get my money back.
Try sending the website a message they never respond back I dont get how this is legal
Hi John, I'm sorry that you weren't able to find great deals while shopping with us. I hope you'll continue to check out the items on Tophatter as we bring in exciting new supply over the coming months.
If you need assistance with any orders, please don't hesitate to reach out to our dedicated customer support team here: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu.
Nothing I have purchase is even close to what was shown on their website. Cheap jewelry that you can probably buy at Dollar General. Will not buy anything else from them, this is a very misleading website.
I'm very sorry that our services haven't met your expectations. Tophatter has strict guidelines which require sellers to accurately represent their items for sale. Our product review team has reached out to a few sellers who had misleading images and are working to ensure the listings are correct moving forward.
With this said, in an auction format, it's up to each buyer to review the item description prior to bidding, taking note of all key details, to decide the item is what's intended. Bidders decide how high they are willing to bid, and can stop bidding at any time.
Additionally, with our easy return policy, a return request can be open for an item for any reason within 30 days from delivery. See full details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj.
Thank you.
I HAVE ORDERED OVER 200 OF STUFF FROM HERE THE ITEMS ARE STARTING TO COME IN AND NOTHING WHAT I HAVE ORDERED IS THERE NOTHING BUT A JOKE ORDERED SNEAKERS AND GOT A YELLOW RUBBER BRACLET SAY PERRY ON IT WHAT A JOKE STAY CLEAR OF HERE THE SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL
Hi Andrew, we sincerely apologize for what happened. This would be considered an item that is not as described. You can request to return an item within 30 days from delivery for any reason. If it is still within 30 days of receiving the item please request to return the incorrect item for a refund. See details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj
I have had the same bad experience with Tophatter that many others have had. I don't know how this scammer company can have a A+ rating at the BBB! People really need to post their reviews there too! I read the descriptions of items that I wanted to bid on, the only problem is that the descriptions didn't match the items I was sent! Fresh water pearls are not made out of plastic! There is no accountability, anyone can write whatever they want and no one cares as long as they are getting paid. JUNK Sold by liars!
We are very sorry this happened. This would be considered an item that is not as described. You can request to return an item within 30 days from delivery for any reason. If it is still within 30 days of receiving the item please request to return the incorrect item for a refund. See details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj
Thank you.
Top hatter is fun to use. Has wonderful merchandise at excellent prices I use it constantly. Bidding on the merchandise is so fun. And the merchandise comes back more than once if you miss the first round of bidding. You also can be notified for merchandise think youre looking forward to bidding on
Thanks for responding to Tophatter's experience survey!, Bobbie! We are delighted to know your experience and thank you for sharing it! Please keep on checking Tophatter for more great deals.
They sell garbage at inflated prices and delivery is ultra slaw if ever gets delivered I think they do the bidding themselves I will never deal with them ever again and I advise every person to do the same
Hi Ivan, we are very sorry that our services did not meet your expectations.
The struck-out price shown is based on the retail price and the average selling price on this platform. For this reason, you may see struck out amounts that vary from prices shown elsewhere on other platforms, and we encourage you to shop around if you are looking specifically for the MSRP of a particular item. With that being said, you can often find great deals here on our platform, if you have a maximum bid in mind and stop bidding at that price.
With regards to shipping, Tophatter has an extended ship time of 40 days allowed for all international shipments. If your item has not been delivered to your location within this time, please contact our customer support team for review: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu. See full details here: http://tinyurl.com/zfc5lpn.
I like your prices and excellent customer service. Sometimes items get lost or miss routed, but overall I get my items in a timely manner
Hi Rose! Thanks for responding to Tophatter's experience survey! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us by writing your review. We truly are delighted to have you as a valued member of the community.
It's nice to shopping at home they have nice items looks forward to check out the site everyday. New items everyday to choose from everyday
Thanks for responding to Tophatter's experience survey and thank you for shopping here. We constantly add more great deals so don’t forget to check Tophatter!
IF I understand this correctly, you are only allowed to return a certain number of items before you have to start paying to return other items that are broken when you get them. I have purchased 15 items from Tophatter, 5 of those items were damaged when I received them, either due to poor quality or due to the fact that it takes almost a month (or longer) to get these items in the mail. The whole time the postal service has the packages, they just get thrown around and they don't care because the sellers are paying the lowest amount of shipping possible, even though we pay the seller for the shipping. I have even been told that it can sometimes take up to 3 months to get the packages because of the low amount of shipping paid by sellers. In my opinion, IF I am paying a seller shipping, it should not take a month or longer for my package to arrive, and it should not arrive damaged, or in some instances just get an empty box in the mail. I should not have to pay more for return shipping than what the item cost to begin with only to get a partial refund, if any at all! It should not matter how many items that we request a return on, it if is junk or damaged due to poor packaging, or just doesn't work, then we should get a refund no questions asked. That is what BUYER PROTECTION is for! If you do not receive your package in the mail, you should get a refund, no questions asked, even if it has been marked delivered! Just because something gets marked delivered does not mean the purchaser has gotten the item, it could have been a mistake. With tophatter if you have a package that gets marked delivered and you don't get it, you don't get a refund or replacement. You are just out your money! If you tell customer service that they are doing a very bad job taking care of their customers, they ignore you from that point on. If you leave bad reviews on the Tophatter facebook page they will remove your posts and block you from commenting or using the like buttons. I know this for a fact because it has all happened to me in the last 24 hours! It all happened because I refused to pay 15.00 shipping on a 12.00 dollar lamp to return it. I just threw it in the trash. I have 2 more items left to come in and then I will NEVER do business with them again!
Hello Deronda, thank you for your feedback and we apologize we did not meet your expectations.
When the buyer and seller are located in different countries, we are unable to provide free return shipping labels for these cross-border transactions. In some cases, buyers may receive a store credit to offset some of the cost of returning the item at their own expense.
On the other hand, when a package shows delivered to your location but not received, we recommend calling the local post office to ask the supervisor to attempt to locate the package using the tracking number. If the post office is unable to assist, you may file a complaint with the USPS at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/pll5os5
If you need assistance with any orders, please don't hesitate to reach out to our dedicated customer support team here: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu.
I brought 16 items totaling $345 Australian dollars including ridiculous postage which arrived a month after ordering. The last item I received today was called a Stare master flashing light which was a piece of plastic crap. The silver chains I would not even fit on a doll. The Drone with camera did not even turn on and all the watches were a load of rubbish. All in all a waste of money and will cost an arm and a leg to send back.
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We're sorry we did not meet your expectations, Don. Sale of counterfeit items is prohibited. If you are concerned about the authenticity of an item purchased on the platform, you may return it for up to 30 days from delivery. See full details on our return policy here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj. If you need any other assistance, please contact our Customer support at: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu
The things they sell are junk! THEy retail their items for 100s of dollars and they're all fake. Bid on a hummingbird engagement ring retailed at $800. Checked with and I could buy it there for $1 without the bidding. I can't believe businesses like this are legal. Do yourself a favor and hi just use Wish.
Hello Jamie, we are very sorry for your negative experience. Kindly note that sale of counterfeit items is prohibited. If you are concerned about the authenticity of an item purchased on the platform, you may return it for up to 30 days from delivery. See full details on our return policy here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj. If you need any other assistance, please contact our Customer support at: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu
I bought about 1,000 dollars worth of stuff and it's all crap from china. The reviews are soooo fake how could one person write all of the reviews. This site lies and is only selling $#*! from china! Hated it
Thank you for your feedback and we apologize we did not meet your expectations. Positive reviews are just as real as any negative received. These are users who have excellent experiences with their purchases and using the site in a whole.
If you are unhappy with your purchase, we have our easy return policy where you can request to return the item within 30 days from delivery, for any reason. See full details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj
If you need any other assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer support at: http://tinyurl.com/j8eo7hu
Warm regards,
Graciela
Answer: There is also the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION that can help with these types of problems
Answer: You have to read the descriptions. It will tell you if it's real or plated.
Answer: Do not deal with this company,,, all jewelery is crap n cheap
Answer: Tophatter will screw you over. Shop Amazon or overstock.
Answer: Good luck! Tophatter rippes off the sellers so they are not going to be very likely to return your money.
Answer: Justin you are absolutely correct. I find out the hard way. I had my own auction with nice AUTHENTIC designer items and cosmetics (Becca, Cargo, Smahbox, Too Faced, etc). I lost big time. $40 Cargo palette sold for $10; it cost me $15. Items that I started higher to cover my cost never sold. I still had to pay fees for the item being listed. A $200 Calvin Klein purse sold for $20; it cost me $80 wholesale. Run!
Answer: If you end up buying a few items from the same seller they can do a combined shipment but you rarely get the same buyer items since they only let the sellers sell 10 items a day. It is different for the sellers that have their own auctions.
Answer: You will notice the same names no matter the day, time etc. Bidding against you very often. Is it a coincidence? Personally I don't believe in coincidences.
Answer: Depends on what you are selling. Yes, a lot of items go unsold in the jewelry and accessories categories... as well as others. Coach and Michael Kors and other designer brands, not much goes unsold, because here's the catch - - you pay fees on the starting bid. TH wants everything to start at $1. So you get punished if you start higher as to not get screwed by a low purchase price. Say you buy a designer bag for $120. If you start that bag at $100, you're already paying over $10 in fees. **IF** you can manage to sell it for a profit, there are still the commission and bank fees. If you start it at $1, you're barely paying any listing fees but it might only sell for $80 (or less!). So, less fees, but you lost your ass on the item. It's messed up. Most sellers have put in their time to see if they can make a profit or to see if TH will change, but they all seem to end up leaving. I'm convinced the only ones who stay to sell there are the counterfeit or crappy quality sellers who are buying items for next to nothing, because that seems to be the only way to make a profit there these days. I would go the ebay route if you're looking to sell.
Answer: Yes! Sale of counterfeit items is prohibited. If you are concerned about the authenticity of an item purchased on the platform, you may return it for up to 30 days from delivery. See full details on our return policy here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj.
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I'm very sorry that our services haven't met your expectations. Tophatter has strict guidelines which require sellers to accurately represent their items for sale. Our product review team has reached out to a few sellers who had misleading images and are working to ensure the listings are correct moving forward.
With this said, in an auction format, it's up to each buyer to review the item description prior to bidding, taking note of all key details, to decide the item is what's intended. Bidders decide how high they are willing to bid, and can stop bidding at any time.
Additionally, with our easy return policy, a return request can be open for an item for any reason within 30 days from delivery. See full details here: http://tinyurl.com/h7xokwj.
Thank you.