*Use FedEx SmartPost the shipping option for cheaper pricing. The shipping rates are great to sell bulky or heavier items under 10 pounds. If you do use their USPS shipping, they have negotiated a very affordable shipping rate with Shippo. They offer different mail carriers including FedEx and UPS, not just USPS like Depop and Poshmark. Like eBay and Depop, Mercari gives you the option for the buyer to pay shipping or for you to offer free shipping. That has deterred a lot of low-ballers for the most part for us. The items that we have posted on Mercari are almost all brand new with tags that are high-valued. It is much better than Poshmark’s offer button that allows potential buyers to offer up to an 80% discount for themselves. However, Mercari’s offer button suggests a discount of up to 20% which is fair and better than most. Offers and Sales on MercariĪs with so many other platforms, Mercari is riddled with low-ballers. We are not as active on the platform but it is nice to forget about a listing and have a surprise sale. Sales on this platform tend to be quite slow and sporadic for us. Mercari has a smaller user base than eBay or Poshmark. This also means you must not be in a hurry to sell your items as soon as possible. Mercari is a great option to sell on if you want to spend minimum time selling online. It is also great to list it and forget it without having to constantly share your listings like you would on Poshmark. You are able to post up to 12 photos per listing, unlike Depop’s four photos. While it is unfortunate to have fees increase for sellers, Mercari’s fees are still cheaper than Poshmark’s 20% fee. This makes Mercari similar to eBay’s “Buy it now” listings but with a lot less user base. This fee is similar to Paypal fees at 2.9% plus 0.30 cents per sale.
But as of October 2020, they added a new payment processing fee. Among the online platforms, they used to take the least amount of fees at 10%.
The biggest attraction to selling on Mercari was the fee. We will give you a breakdown of what you need to know from start to finish. Even as someone who is new to selling online, you may be curious whether to start selling on Mercari or elsewhere. With so many e-commerce platforms out there for selling online, many seasoned sellers like ourselves are always looking for avenues to reach even more customers. We have a comparison post here with Poshmark and Depop. If in the end, you are interested in buying on selling on Mercari, it is worth checking out similar platforms. So in this post, we will share our unfiltered experience with the platform and do an unbiased Mercari review. We also bought items from different sellers to see the quality of items being sold there. As regular sellers on platforms like Poshmark, Depop, and eBay, we started selling on Mercari to expand our footprint.
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