I'd also add that if you're expecting your buyer to pay for shipping, make sure to select the proper shipping weight. Often times I will see things like a pair of earrings listed for like $8, but shipping is set to $11. 😱 That mistake will kill your sales SO fast. And underpricing, too. You can only promote your items so low. All in all, excellent video!! 👏
I have a question 🤔 So due to a health condition, I have to rely on USPS mail pickup. (I have a really good mailman that scans in front of me when he picks them up on the porch, which is very nice!). The problem I'm running into is if my item is an ounce over a pound, my shipping shoots up so high! Not being able to use other labels is really making me drop my prices so low. But I did get 10 sales in my first 2 days! I'm just wondering if Poshmark would be better for someone in my position, because then I could just ship anything under 5 lbs for a flat rate fee. I'm scared of ebay due to horror stories of scams!
@@DandyBeingTandi Poshmark is great for this because they have that partnership with USPS and you can still do the package pickup from home. The only downside to Poshmark is the fact that they take a much bigger percentage than Mercari and eBay. So, I've found Poshmark is not the best for selling quick, lower cost items. Also, a lot of customers do not want to pay for shipping. I'll have had an item listed for months with barely any interest in it, and the second I make an offer with discounted shipping, it sells. But, again the discount you offer to your buyer comes out of your profit. Therefore, I'd say Poshmark has it's advantages and disadvantages, just like anything else; so you really have to see if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for you and your circumstances. Hope that was helpful
Thanks so much! Changing to white background today! (If you are Android like me, try this for square photos 📷 You have two options for this: 1) Change the camera resolution in your camera settings. You have the option to do 9.1M or 4.7M in 1:1 ratio. 2) Take the picture as you usually do with your preferred camera resolution and then view the picture in your Gallery (or the preview right after taking it), tap the crop/rotation icon (first icon on the bottom left) and select the square crop. Adjust the position and done!)
I just found this, my first sale on mercari was a crazy woman who wanted her shipping back even though my item was perfect, I told her quit trying to take advantage of me, I should have never done that, she left me over 10 messages, learned my lesson , just grin and bear it, I wish I would have done that
A buyer bought an item today on a Saturday afternoon. My product is at home, but I am out of town so I messaged them that I will send the item out this Monday. They replied and thanked me. 👍
Great video 💗...but usually when Im shop on mercari, I'm always looking for nail products and nail art products and they are priced higher than they would be on the products website or Amazon, I asked a seller, that was selling rediculously high, why she charge sooooo much, well, she basically told me off and told me to shop somewhere else, but I was honestly trying to find out, I wasn't being mean about it....I thinking about selling on there and you gave some great advice..
Thanks for the video bro! I've been selling on Mercari for a couple years, but still was impressed by your suggestions, and I'll definitely be implementing them in my future listings, and I'm confident in those suggestions being beneficial to my selling success on Mercari. I appreciate it.
there's a reason Scammers is #1.... beware: offering "free shipping" and using a pirate ship label is an excellent way to get scammed on Mercari. just happened to me for the first time, the buyer opened a return but never sent the item back, they claim they shipped it back but Mercari didn't provide one of their labels. Even with my pictures and screenshots, Mercari sides with the buyer, I lost the item and money. this seems to be a common practice now, seeing the exact same story from people on other forums. I won't be using Mercari again, doesn't feel secure anymore
I personally would keep contacting mercari and asking if the buyer used a mercari label to ship the item back. Buyer must ship the item back and I believe they have to upload the shipping label(just like you do when you use a label outside of Mercari). If there is no proof the buyer did, the buyer should be the one loosing out...because the buyer would not be able to provide proof of shipment. Reach out to Mercari on Twitter if you cant get trough to them via email or phone #.
Please do some videos on federal and state taxes to be paid by resellers on Mercari. This is where alot of people get into trouble with the IRS! Especially state taxes that are more complicated.... thanks 😊
Not all resellers have to pay fed/state taxes on income made via sales on any platform. It depends on a lot of individual factors and it could come out that you dont owe anything.
I was thinking to start reselling items but didn't know on which platform. your video got me more interested to use mercari. I hope it will go nicely. Thankyou for the great video.
Hey this video is pretty old but I do have a question. I just started. I'm selling beauty like high-end stuff I shoot on my makeup desk it's absolutely beautiful but it's definitely not white. In this case do you think I should switch I have been looking at a shot box? I'm just not sure because of the nature of what I'm selling I think the beauty desk really helps legitimize my new account you can see like $1,000 worth of things if you look close enough in the photos
After watching your video I no longer want to even sell on Mercari as it sounds like a hassle and a place to sell junk that I would rather just donate than try to sell.... if I have to give my items away then i am not making much money and I would rather spend my time selling items I can make a good profit on and throw the junk into the donation bin! the site sounds like a hassle to me.... thank you for the video it helped save me time I am sure! No to mercari for me just donate the crap and sell items that can bring $$$
do you record yourself packaging your item to make sure that the buyer can’t turn around and say the item was damaged, or sending back an item that isn’t yours for a return?
Definitely for expensive items. I've even seen sellers put in the description: "I film all shipments for both of our protection". I think that makes potential scammers move on to another listing as well. I know a friend did this on a $300 handbag, which didn't track in the app and someone tried to claim they didn't receive it. That video saved her and she got paid.
@@cooperthereseller I bought 1,000 "Thank you" stickers on Amazon, and put one or two on each package. I also insert a gospel tract and RUclips business card, for my channel.
I bought colorful papers at Dollar Tree and I write a little thank you note on it. I’m very thankful whenever I have a sell so I make sure to let my buyer know.
Thank you for this super helpful video. How would we find competitive prices for our kids outgrown clothes? I'm starting from the ground up with clothes and items from home. Thank you
Glad i ran into this channel. Im new to this. Started selling sports cards. Im lost on shipping. I dont want to charge a lot for shipping so i tried using the lowest mercari shipping option which is like .89 cents. So first, i thought usps would take care of it, nope. I dont know the proper way of printing out the shipping label! (I dont have a PC atm nor printer). So im lost of hiw to do it. And i dont want to keep charging 2$ or more to get the qr code.....😢
How does shipping on your own save you money…. If the buyer pays for shipping then you aren’t having to pay for it at all… now are you talking about maybe having to lower your price to factor in shipping cost for the buyer or what…? Also I tried Pirate ship but it seems to me like it’s about the same price as mercari shipping which buyers pay for anyways…..??? I think the prices for shipping have gone up since this video as well though. I’m so confused though because you’re also saying that mercari takes out money for shipping? I’ve never had that done. I’ve always had buyers pay for shipping?
Just watched your video. Learned a lot. Have a question. I am interested in selling some it's that ate brand new and used condition. Can I use both ebay and Makari to sell them?
So helpful - I've been selling for a month or so and have creative colorful backgrounds. Have over 100 items. Was wondering why not getting more sales.
I started selling on EBay in July. Sales were kind of slow and added the Mercari platform. Kind of regret it. Only 6 sales in 2 months. 45 on EBay. Should I leave Mercari and only sale on EBay. Is their an exit fee to stop selling in Mercari? Thanks. Enjoyed the video.
I sell on Mercari. I have been for about a year now. I have been having a problem over this Christmas season and I'm not sure if anyone else is having this same problem. I have smart offers on and set a lowest price I will take on the item, but when the customer accepts and tries to buy it, it keeps saying transaction failed. Not sure if it's a problem with my account or payment or what is going on. Any ideas?
How do you shop next day if it's weekend?I'm new so this is new to me,and I will have to ship Macari Because I can't get Internet where I live and will be using Q.R.codes is my only choice?
If I offer free shipping and ship on my own, can I use any delivery service? I currently use USPS for Ebay because the USPS sends me free shipping boxes.
They're even worse on Offer Up. I only sold like 2 items on that platform. Mind you,this was a few years ago now but it's low ball city if you ask me. I also got tired of people asking me questions when their answers were clearly in the description. I was a teen in the mid 90s. When I got my first job at an airport I quickly realized that our society doesn't read. People would be getting off the plane, they would walk right over to me and ask "wheres the baggage claim?''...gee golly, I dont know, if only there was a sign telling you where to go. If there was a way to simply look up to find said sign, or, you could just, I dont know, maybe just follow the people that got off the plane with you?...fast forward to today and nothings changed. People are just like toddlers who only look at the pictures without reading whats in the book. Sorry for the rant, I've been in the customer service industry for the last 25 years. Dont give into the lowballers Sandy.
In the past, you have sold me two Note 20 Ultras with major problems from your company, I explained the problem clearly and you are not willing to refund my money.
Sorry Cooper- I have to pick on your use of language. Mailing Buckets?? Those are categories, not buckets. the "bottom" of a shirt is the HEM. Skipped through a lot of of the video- I think it is too long, but I gotta agree that Mercari feels like a couple of steps up from a Yard Sale. What is DePOP? Gave you a thumbs up.
Haha yeah my terminology could've been a lot better 🤣 depop is a clothes selling app focused on vintage and sreetwear clothing, a very cool app to find cool clothes!
I was really concerned that they want your personal identification information..? I've hesitated to sell because of the feature. But I've enjoyed your video very informative.
Holaaaaa Cooper!!! Thanks so much for your tips!!! You're very good at explaining !!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I'm fairly new to Mercari, I feel that I'm doing good on this platform but I still need a lot of help. If you can guide me how to re-share my closet everyday on Mercari. I think I'm doing it , but I'm not sure if it is the right way to do it. Kindly send me your link if you have a video 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I don't think I have a video on this but I might have to make one! I would just make sure you are using your promotions where you can, and if you want to take it a step further you can create brand new listings of old stale ones, and delete the old stale ones, but that can take a lot of work!
I stick to Poshmark. Mercari is meh, in my opinion. I hate their shipping set up. It also feels like a Yard Sale environment. Ppl looking for cheap cheap. I don't mind Posh taking 10% more than Merc either, bc it's so easy on there.
I was actually scammed before of a $150 pokemon card. For the whole scamming thing dont worry about it its not common but it does happen so if you want to be safe record yourself packaging it and giving it to the post office
What can I do if buyer try to scam with “not received as expected” my personal story sold a $1500 profesional camera at $1200 and now the guy is saying have some cometic bs when I know it hasn’t so now idk if he changed anything in it including brand new battery
hello. I bought a bag fedex said that was delivery on my building mail room but it wasn't there . i called fedex and sent message to mercury and they don't want to send me my money back.
Thank you for the info. All of these points would make the buyer trust you more. Now the pricing is what I was wanting to get your opinion about. My mother, who has passed away, had a lot of collectibles. Ceramics, like Fitz and Floyd, Department 56 (vintage), etc. Is there another website out there that you would recommend besides Mercari for these types of item. I just preferred the shipping part of Mercari. I am new at this and haven't sold anything yet or posted yet.
On printing the labels, please let me know if I need to buy special label printing paper or they can be printed on regular plain paper from my printer and can be attached with transparent tape on the envelope/box.
Or just use the "QR" code Mercari emails you after a sale....you show us post office the code on your phone, post office prints label and attaches to your package. Technically you don't need a printer or label paper....just fyi
So you’re telling me that if you have an issue where someone says it was not relieved but the tracking shows that it was received that it will fall back on the shipping company? I really hope I misunderstood that because that would be a horrible thing for a company to pass the responsibility to the shipping company.
Doesn’t shipping on your own mean you don’t receive a tracking number so it’s a little more dangerous if something happens and goes wrong it’s a lot harder to track?
Hey cooper..This is the second informative vid of yours that I have seen so I gave you a sub. Thanks for all the help so far. I'm about to start an account with them. I have no problem with #8. I have 25 years in the customer service industry, my skin is as thick as the hulk. I have a question...do I have to sell my item for the price I have listed, if it's not promoted? For example, if I have an item for sale for $80, and a customer says 'hey, can you do $70?' and I say yes, How do I go about doing that? What happens next?
Thank you I appreciate that! They can send you an offer and you can accept, or if they ask for it to be 70 you can just manually change to 70 and then they can purchase!
Dude can you do a video on how to set up mercari. I do not know if I set up my bank account and I tried to set it up on my phone but the mercari app will not scan my state ID... Can I do it on my computer if so can you do a step by step video PLEASE???
Someone scammed me for a purse so how did mercari not catch that? Also I see alot of people just becoming sellers 2022 and using other people's photos I see alot of scams on mercari
Do not use Mercari my first two orders and got burned both times. I purchased a lens for $350 they are claiming it was delivered and it was not. Now I am having an impossible time getting my money back. Don't get burned like I did.
Hi there. I messaged a seller a few times with no reply. Then, she blacked me. I really want the item- it's pricey so, what do you recommend if anything?
There is nothing you can do if they blocked you. Some people just dont like responding to questions as well. Try to find the item elsewhere. I had an item I purchased before Christmas. Seller never shipped the item, so I was able to Cancel the order and get a refund. I really wanted it as it was fabric I needed to make an item for Christmas with. My guess is that the seller is no longer selling on Mercari or they passed away. You just move on.
I'd also add that if you're expecting your buyer to pay for shipping, make sure to select the proper shipping weight. Often times I will see things like a pair of earrings listed for like $8, but shipping is set to $11. 😱 That mistake will kill your sales SO fast.
And underpricing, too. You can only promote your items so low.
All in all, excellent video!! 👏
This is great advice, thank you! :)
I have a question 🤔 So due to a health condition, I have to rely on USPS mail pickup. (I have a really good mailman that scans in front of me when he picks them up on the porch, which is very nice!). The problem I'm running into is if my item is an ounce over a pound, my shipping shoots up so high! Not being able to use other labels is really making me drop my prices so low. But I did get 10 sales in my first 2 days! I'm just wondering if Poshmark would be better for someone in my position, because then I could just ship anything under 5 lbs for a flat rate fee. I'm scared of ebay due to horror stories of scams!
@@DandyBeingTandi Poshmark is great for this because they have that partnership with USPS and you can still do the package pickup from home. The only downside to Poshmark is the fact that they take a much bigger percentage than Mercari and eBay. So, I've found Poshmark is not the best for selling quick, lower cost items. Also, a lot of customers do not want to pay for shipping. I'll have had an item listed for months with barely any interest in it, and the second I make an offer with discounted shipping, it sells. But, again the discount you offer to your buyer comes out of your profit. Therefore, I'd say Poshmark has it's advantages and disadvantages, just like anything else; so you really have to see if the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for you and your circumstances. Hope that was helpful
I will never buy from macari
OMG!! I made my first sale! Thank you for the intro to what not to do!
congrats!! the first one is always the hardest, I'm happy for you! :)
I’m trying to sell some shoes
How did you ship your item?
Thanks so much! Changing to white background today! (If you are Android like me, try this for square photos 📷
You have two options for this:
1) Change the camera resolution in your camera settings. You have the option to do 9.1M or 4.7M in 1:1 ratio.
2) Take the picture as you usually do with your preferred camera resolution and then view the picture in your Gallery (or the preview right after taking it), tap the crop/rotation icon (first icon on the bottom left) and select the square crop. Adjust the position and done!)
This is a great video! I have all the supplies to to sell and ship and keep getting cold feet 😅this helped a lot. Thanks!
You just gotta jump in! Expect to take some L's early on as a learning experience and then you can only go up!!
I just found this, my first sale on mercari was a crazy woman who wanted her shipping back even though my item was perfect, I told her quit trying to take advantage of me, I should have never done that, she left me over 10 messages, learned my lesson , just grin and bear it, I wish I would have done that
There will always be crazies out there!
You should have blocked her the moment she started harassing you.
A buyer bought an item today on a Saturday afternoon. My product is at home, but I am out of town so I messaged them that I will send the item out this Monday. They replied and thanked me. 👍
Good vid! Using Mercari labels is best for me since I ship from CA. I also like the $200 insurance that comes with their labels.
That's a great point about the insurance!
This is a great video. Well thought out list. Great advice, thank you so much!
Thanks for the kind words and thank you for watching! :)
Great video 💗...but usually when Im shop on mercari, I'm always looking for nail products and nail art products and they are priced higher than they would be on the products website or Amazon, I asked a seller, that was selling rediculously high, why she charge sooooo much, well, she basically told me off and told me to shop somewhere else, but I was honestly trying to find out, I wasn't being mean about it....I thinking about selling on there and you gave some great advice..
I feel like Mercari favors the buyer more since listing have the “Offer” button and the seller can’t set a time duration for their listings.
very informative video.. thank you!
Thanks for the video bro! I've been selling on Mercari for a couple years, but still was impressed by your suggestions, and I'll definitely be implementing them in my future listings, and I'm confident in those suggestions being beneficial to my selling success on Mercari. I appreciate it.
Thanks for all the info. I just started today. Selling a few items.. I wish I had listened to this video before I posted my items.
there's a reason Scammers is #1....
beware: offering "free shipping" and using a pirate ship label is an excellent way to get scammed on Mercari. just happened to me for the first time, the buyer opened a return but never sent the item back, they claim they shipped it back but Mercari didn't provide one of their labels. Even with my pictures and screenshots, Mercari sides with the buyer, I lost the item and money. this seems to be a common practice now, seeing the exact same story from people on other forums. I won't be using Mercari again, doesn't feel secure anymore
I personally would keep contacting mercari and asking if the buyer used a mercari label to ship the item back. Buyer must ship the item back and I believe they have to upload the shipping label(just like you do when you use a label outside of Mercari). If there is no proof the buyer did, the buyer should be the one loosing out...because the buyer would not be able to provide proof of shipment. Reach out to Mercari on Twitter if you cant get trough to them via email or phone #.
Same I'm over it
Wow. Thanks so much. I want to start and I have all these fears. Vid is 3 years old. I hope I can utilize the tips still. Thanks 🙏
Once you get started that fear will go away 💯 don't think about it too much, just gotta jump in
My favorite Mercari tutorials. Thank you, Cooper! 👍🏻
Great video and I subscribed. Thanks you!
Please do some videos on federal and state taxes to be paid by resellers on Mercari. This is where alot of people get into trouble with the IRS! Especially state taxes that are more complicated.... thanks 😊
Great suggestion, I'm by no means a tax professional, but maybe I can put out some tax related info!
Not all resellers have to pay fed/state taxes on income made via sales on any platform. It depends on a lot of individual factors and it could come out that you dont owe anything.
Super helpful - I’ve been struggling on Mercari- can’t wait to try these.
Hope you've been making sales 🙏
good video, but with the shipping, the thing is this. while more convenient to use Mercari, you can often ship much cheaper on your own.
I use pirate ship
@@49lucky does pirate ship insure like Mercari shipping ?
I don't know you would have to check
Appreciate the tips, Thank you!
I was thinking to start reselling items but didn't know on which platform. your video got me more interested to use mercari. I hope it will go nicely. Thankyou for the great video.
You took us to school today! Thanks for a great video!
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching! :)
Thank you so much for this video!! How do you feel about the verify process giving your ID picture?
Hey this video is pretty old but I do have a question. I just started. I'm selling beauty like high-end stuff I shoot on my makeup desk it's absolutely beautiful but it's definitely not white. In this case do you think I should switch I have been looking at a shot box? I'm just not sure because of the nature of what I'm selling I think the beauty desk really helps legitimize my new account you can see like $1,000 worth of things if you look close enough in the photos
Awesome video! Thanks for all the wonderful tips. ✌🏾❤️
Thank you for watching! :)
Btw really good tips that I’m sure will help a lot. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! :)
Your videos are so good. You'd make a great teacher😊
I appreciate the kind words :) thanks for watching!!
After watching your video I no longer want to even sell on Mercari as it sounds like a hassle and a place to sell junk that I would rather just donate than try to sell.... if I have to give my items away then i am not making much money and I would rather spend my time selling items I can make a good profit on and throw the junk into the donation bin! the site sounds like a hassle to me.... thank you for the video it helped save me time I am sure! No to mercari for me just donate the crap and sell items that can bring $$$
A lot of times shipping on your own from Pirate Ship is cheaper.
yes it is, i use it almost everytime!
Thanks so very much!!!! Great video!!
Whatsup Cooper. I grew up in Omaha. Your video rocks. Thanks for the tips dude
Appreciate you!
This was super informative. Thanks!
Is Mercari now offering local sales where a Uber driver comes and picks it up and delivers it to the buyer?
Yes they are!
do you record yourself packaging your item to make sure that the buyer can’t turn around and say the item was damaged, or sending back an item that isn’t yours for a return?
I have with expensive sales. Never hurts
Definitely for expensive items. I've even seen sellers put in the description: "I film all shipments for both of our protection". I think that makes potential scammers move on to another listing as well. I know a friend did this on a $300 handbag, which didn't track in the app and someone tried to claim they didn't receive it. That video saved her and she got paid.
Thanks for the information Cooper! I’m interested in selling in Mercari maybe next summer so glad to have you with me!
Thank you for watching! :)
'Lazy buyers' you say? It's the sellers job to provide full item information. Not to expect buyers to ask questions! Ridiculous.
Great info appreciate it
Thank You!!! Wish me luck i am new to selling🤞
Great video for beginners. Thanks much!
Thanks for watching! :)
Can I use my new regular scale for weighing or do I have to purchase a scale for postage 🤔
Thanks for this video, it's helpful. Thinking of taking the plunge into reselling. What about the scary stuff, licenses and taxes?
Don't let that stuff scare you, just plan it all out and you should be fine, talk to an accountant if you can!
I've never made enough where I need an accountant that just scares people
THANK YOU for the white board list.
Thanks for the input on customers feedback.
Thank you for watching! :)
Thank you for the information
No problem at all, thanks for watching! :)
Came across your channel and subscribed. Great tips. Looking forward in reviewing your other videos.
I appreciate that, thank you!
You should make a video on little additions to a shipping package. I mean, like stickers added or inserts. I may do this soon myself.
That's a good idea I might have to, my packaging is pretty boring but I do put a little thank you card in there
@@cooperthereseller I bought 1,000 "Thank you" stickers on Amazon, and put one or two on each package. I also insert a gospel tract and RUclips business card, for my channel.
You have to follow RUclips's rules for using their label, and have them approve your design, and then you can produce your cards
I bought colorful papers at Dollar Tree and I write a little thank you note on it. I’m very thankful whenever I have a sell so I make sure to let my buyer know.
@@anacarolinagomes1432 nice touch. 👌
I just started today, thanks for this
Thank you for this super helpful video. How would we find competitive prices for our kids outgrown clothes? I'm starting from the ground up with clothes and items from home. Thank you
See what similar items are going for to establish your competitive prices :)
What do you normally ship clothes in to save the most in shipping?
I use poly mailers. It looks like it has been a year but I hope this helps
Great information, keep up the great work.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching! :)
Glad i ran into this channel. Im new to this. Started selling sports cards. Im lost on shipping. I dont want to charge a lot for shipping so i tried using the lowest mercari shipping option which is like .89 cents. So first, i thought usps would take care of it, nope. I dont know the proper way of printing out the shipping label! (I dont have a PC atm nor printer). So im lost of hiw to do it. And i dont want to keep charging 2$ or more to get the qr code.....😢
QR code is the best way until you can get a cheap PC / printer, or go print shipping labels at a local library if possible :)
How does shipping on your own save you money…. If the buyer pays for shipping then you aren’t having to pay for it at all… now are you talking about maybe having to lower your price to factor in shipping cost for the buyer or what…? Also I tried Pirate ship but it seems to me like it’s about the same price as mercari shipping which buyers pay for anyways…..??? I think the prices for shipping have gone up since this video as well though. I’m so confused though because you’re also saying that mercari takes out money for shipping? I’ve never had that done. I’ve always had buyers pay for shipping?
Great video
Just watched your video. Learned a lot. Have a question. I am interested in selling some it's that ate brand new and used condition. Can I use both ebay and Makari to sell them?
🎉🎉 THANK YOU 🙏
Very cool guy,good advice. Calm smart 🤓 Seems very professional. Great job.
Thanks for watching Jimmy! :)
So helpful - I've been selling for a month or so and have creative colorful backgrounds. Have over 100 items. Was wondering why not getting more sales.
I wonder if it is for me , I design and make my clothes ?????
Etsy might be the best platform for that actually!
I started selling on EBay in July. Sales were kind of slow and added the Mercari platform. Kind of regret it. Only 6 sales in 2 months. 45 on EBay. Should I leave Mercari and only sale on EBay. Is their an exit fee to stop selling in Mercari? Thanks. Enjoyed the video.
I would go all in on ebay with those results, No exit fee on Mercari
I sell on Mercari. I have been for about a year now. I have been having a problem over this Christmas season and I'm not sure if anyone else is having this same problem. I have smart offers on and set a lowest price I will take on the item, but when the customer accepts and tries to buy it, it keeps saying transaction failed. Not sure if it's a problem with my account or payment or what is going on. Any ideas?
I found this super duper helpful
How do you shop next day if it's weekend?I'm new so this is new to me,and I will have to ship Macari Because I can't get Internet where I live and will be using Q.R.codes is my only choice?
Next day meaning next business day, so you don't have to on the weekends or holidays :)
If I offer free shipping and ship on my own, can I use any delivery service? I currently use USPS for Ebay because the USPS sends me free shipping boxes.
You can ship on your own, but be advised Mercari only backs up a seller if you use Mercari shipping labels.
The low ballers on Mercari is crazy..giant flea market online but I feel all online is like this nowadays.. Poshmark is even worse
Low ballers are here to stay forever lol, just don't let them annoy you too much
They're even worse on Offer Up. I only sold like 2 items on that platform. Mind you,this was a few years ago now but it's low ball city if you ask me. I also got tired of people asking me questions when their answers were clearly in the description. I was a teen in the mid 90s. When I got my first job at an airport I quickly realized that our society doesn't read. People would be getting off the plane, they would walk right over to me and ask "wheres the baggage claim?''...gee golly, I dont know, if only there was a sign telling you where to go. If there was a way to simply look up to find said sign, or, you could just, I dont know, maybe just follow the people that got off the plane with you?...fast forward to today and nothings changed. People are just like toddlers who only look at the pictures without reading whats in the book. Sorry for the rant, I've been in the customer service industry for the last 25 years. Dont give into the lowballers Sandy.
@@juans5647 Lol my mom has worked at the airport forever and I've heard many horror stories!!
@@cooperthereseller nice! both your mom and myself can write a book on the subject. same goes for anyone who has work in customer service.
I warn people about using foul language on RUclips, for one reason, because that affects ranking. It lowers it.
Yeah I always try to keep it clean but I did let myself slip there a couple times didn't I 😵
Great video subscribed😁
Thanks for watching! :)
Bunch of lowballers on mercari they like a item for u to lower the price and then still lowball
Price a bit higher and then their low-ball offer will be just right
@@cooperthereseller when i go higher i dont get likes or offers
In the past, you have sold me two Note 20 Ultras with major problems from your company, I explained the problem clearly and you are not willing to refund my money.
Sorry Cooper- I have to pick on your use of language. Mailing Buckets?? Those are categories, not buckets. the "bottom" of a shirt is the HEM. Skipped through a lot of of the video- I think it is too long, but I gotta agree that Mercari feels like a couple of steps up from a Yard Sale. What is DePOP? Gave you a thumbs up.
Haha yeah my terminology could've been a lot better 🤣 depop is a clothes selling app focused on vintage and sreetwear clothing, a very cool app to find cool clothes!
Hi,A buyer on mercari asked me to add a birthday note because it’s shipping directly to there cousin,is it safe or am I getting scammed please help??
Sounds safe to me! If they don't ask for any personal information then I wouldn't be worried
Thank you so much for the reply,
I end up sending it,and the buyer was amazing she rated me within minutes😊
Thank you 🙏 very helpful
Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching! :)
In mercari, how government ID is confirmed in phone app,is is done by 📷 by picture click or just have to upload image file from gallery ???
Thanks for your video, new subbie here and now resell
I was really concerned that they want your personal identification information..? I've hesitated to sell because of the feature.
But I've enjoyed your video very informative.
Very informative video. New subs.
Appreciate that and thanks for watching! :)
When you said “every once in a blue moon there may be something that goes wrong” What’re some of those things ?
Holaaaaa Cooper!!! Thanks so much for your tips!!! You're very good at explaining !!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. I'm fairly new to Mercari, I feel that I'm doing good on this platform but I still need a lot of help. If you can guide me how to re-share my closet everyday on Mercari. I think I'm doing it , but I'm not sure if it is the right way to do it. Kindly send me your link if you have a video 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I don't think I have a video on this but I might have to make one! I would just make sure you are using your promotions where you can, and if you want to take it a step further you can create brand new listings of old stale ones, and delete the old stale ones, but that can take a lot of work!
Thanks so much !
It’s safe to put my address on this site right? Since I’d like to do pickup instead of shipping, just is it safe?
I stick to Poshmark. Mercari is meh, in my opinion. I hate their shipping set up. It also feels like a Yard Sale environment. Ppl looking for cheap cheap. I don't mind Posh taking 10% more than Merc either, bc it's so easy on there.
I was actually scammed before of a $150 pokemon card.
For the whole scamming thing dont worry about it its not common but it does happen so if you want to be safe record yourself packaging it and giving it to the post office
Sorry to hear this!
@@cooperthereseller wow still replying 3 months later! Mad props man
@@specner haha I try to reply to as many comments as I can! :)
What can I do if buyer try to scam with “not received as expected” my personal story sold a $1500 profesional camera at $1200 and now the guy is saying have some cometic bs when I know it hasn’t so now idk if he changed anything in it including brand new battery
Did he try to return it?
hello. I bought a bag fedex said that was delivery on my building mail room but it wasn't there . i called fedex and sent message to mercury and they don't want to send me my money back.
Thank you for the info. All of these points would make the buyer trust you more. Now the pricing is what I was wanting to get your opinion about. My mother, who has passed away, had a lot of collectibles. Ceramics, like Fitz and Floyd, Department 56 (vintage), etc. Is there another website out there that you would recommend besides Mercari for these types of item. I just preferred the shipping part of Mercari. I am new at this and haven't sold anything yet or posted yet.
Sorry to hear about your mother! I would recommend ebay! eBay is great for price research and selling!
Do you have eBay videos on selling?
It pretty much sucks waiting for a sale waiting for delivery than waiting for a rating. I think we had enough of that waiting for a stimulus check.
Amen to that 🤣🤣
I’m still waiting to get paid
Agreed, is Ebay the only platform that pays the seller right away. We ship when we get paid on eBay.
On printing the labels, please let me know if I need to buy special label printing paper or they can be printed on regular plain paper from my printer and can be attached with transparent tape on the envelope/box.
You can print on plain paper and tape it on! :)
@@cooperthereseller Thanks so much for your reply!!
Or just use the "QR" code Mercari emails you after a sale....you show us post office the code on your phone, post office prints label and attaches to your package. Technically you don't need a printer or label paper....just fyi
@@jmparsons7331 is this legit?
No, dont use transparent "tape" like you'd use on a Christmas present. Use shipping tape.
Just made my first sell thank you.
Awesome! Congrats on the first sale! :)
@@cooperthereseller hey I messaged you on insta I need your help man.
So you’re telling me that if you have an issue where someone says it was not relieved but the tracking shows that it was received that it will fall back on the shipping company? I really hope I misunderstood that because that would be a horrible thing for a company to pass the responsibility to the shipping company.
In this case it falls on the buyer, cuz the mailing company marked it as delivered
Is it a necessary to include the total weight in the description when selling ?
No, it's only needed when selecting the weight for shipping labels
Doesn’t shipping on your own mean you don’t receive a tracking number so it’s a little more dangerous if something happens and goes wrong it’s a lot harder to track?
If you use a shipping company like Pirateship, you get a tracking number,
Do you do most of your work typing descriptions, posting photos etc on your computer or on your phone?
I prefer to do it all on the computer
Hey cooper..This is the second informative vid of yours that I have seen so I gave you a sub. Thanks for all the help so far. I'm about to start an account with them. I have no problem with #8. I have 25 years in the customer service industry, my skin is as thick as the hulk. I have a question...do I have to sell my item for the price I have listed, if it's not promoted? For example, if I have an item for sale for $80, and a customer says 'hey, can you do $70?' and I say yes, How do I go about doing that? What happens next?
Thank you I appreciate that! They can send you an offer and you can accept, or if they ask for it to be 70 you can just manually change to 70 and then they can purchase!
@@cooperthereseller good to know. Thanks for the response!
Dude can you do a video on how to set up mercari. I do not know if I set up my bank account and I tried to set it up on my phone but the mercari app will not scan my state ID... Can I do it on my computer if so can you do a step by step video PLEASE???
Mercari is not guarantee if anything they'll not return or exchange I will pay more shop Amazon #1 choose
Someone scammed me for a purse so how did mercari not catch that? Also I see alot of people just becoming sellers 2022 and using other people's photos I see alot of scams on mercari
I've sold 10 things since November. I love it. But looking to see what I can do better.
Hope more sales have came your way 🙏
What about if theres a scammer and once they got the item they just close their account so even mercari cannot take the money or remove their account
Do not use Mercari my first two orders and got burned both times. I purchased a lens for $350 they are claiming it was delivered and it was not. Now I am having an impossible time getting my money back.
Don't get burned like I did.
Sorry to hear about this experience 😞
Thanks Cooper
You are welcome! Thanks for watching :)
Hi there. I messaged a seller a few times with no reply. Then, she blacked me. I really want the item- it's pricey so, what do you recommend if anything?
There is nothing you can do if they blocked you. Some people just dont like responding to questions as well. Try to find the item elsewhere. I had an item I purchased before Christmas. Seller never shipped the item, so I was able to Cancel the order and get a refund. I really wanted it as it was fabric I needed to make an item for Christmas with. My guess is that the seller is no longer selling on Mercari or they passed away. You just move on.