u/Emergency-Fish3036

For years, Poshmark’s operational missteps have too often left Buyers and Sellers carrying the consequences—delays, reduced traffic, lost sales, disrupted cash flow, and endless searches for answers while responsibility gets pushed elsewhere.

At some point, accountability has to mean more than admission of a problem and the allocation of resources to fix it.

Poshmark has already demonstrated that it can absorb costs on behalf of its Community. In July 2026, it temporarily covered 100% of the new $50 USPS HAZMAT noncompliance fee, later absorbing $45 of that charge.

So the question is simple:

If Poshmark can spend money protecting the Community from a fee imposed by someone else, why shouldn’t it compensate the Community when Poshmark’s own operational failures cause the harm?

The Community shouldn’t always be expected to absorb the cost of Poshmark’s mistakes.

It’s time for Poshmark to share the burden—and compensate the people affected.

SELLERS BEWARE — AFTER 15 YEARS, I’M SOUNDING THE ALARM ON POSHMARK.

I have been selling on Poshmark for roughly 15 years. I have completed more than 8,000 sales, accumulated thousands of 5-star ratings, promoted the platform, defended it publicly, and repeatedly given Poshmark the benefit of the doubt when other sellers raised serious concerns.

That benefit of the doubt has been buried like a dead relative.

Over the past several months, I have watched what appears to be a significant deterioration in Poshmark’s seller support, platform performance, and — most importantly — the handling of seller funds.

This is no longer about lowball offers, difficult buyers, platform glitches, or uniquely challenging customer-service events.

I am now personally dealing with SELLER PROCEEDS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED to me in the manner I have historically experienced throughout more than a decade on the platform. The amount currently at issue is substantial — roughly equivalent to a month’s take-home pay.

Let me be very clear about why that concerns me:

These are not promotional credits.
These are not Poshmark rewards.
THESE ARE PROCEEDS FROM COMPLETED/UNCONTESTED SALES.

For years, my redemptions were processed without material interruption. Now I am experiencing delays serious enough that I have begun documenting the transactions, redemption requests, account balances, communications, timelines, and responses.

And I am apparently not the only seller raising questions.

Public complaints and seller accounts have alleged delayed redemptions, inaccessible balances, withheld seller proceeds, unexplained payout problems, merchandise disputes involving authentication, and concerns surrounding newer Poshmark programs.

I previously dismissed many of those stories as isolated incidents, but I no longer feel comfortable doing that.

I am not going to speculate publicly about Poshmark’s motives. I am going to stick to something much harder to dismiss: DOCUMENTED FACTS.

Lots of Money earned.
Transactions were completed.
Seller proceeds became available for redemption.
Redemption was requested.
The money has not been delivered as expected.
Repeated efforts to obtain a satisfactory explanation or resolution have not resolved the issue.

That should concern every seller who depends upon Poshmark to collect money from buyers and remit the seller’s share.

If you are selling on Poshmark today, I strongly recommend that you:

• Keep screenshots of your redeemable balance.
• Record every redemption request and confirmation number.
• Preserve emails and support correspondence.
• Track the date funds are requested and the date they actually arrive.
• Reconcile completed sales against your available and redeemed balances.
• Do not assume your transaction history will always remain easily accessible.
• Document unexplained holds, reversals, delays, or changes in account balances.

After 15 years and more than 8,000 transactions, I never expected to be writing this.

But when a marketplace controls the collection and release of sellers’ money, timely access to those proceeds is not a minor customer-service issue.

It is the foundation of trust between the platform and the people supplying the merchandise that generates its revenue.

Poshmark has had my trust for more than a decade.

Right now, that trust is being tested in a very serious way.

And until my funds are accounted for and released, I believe NEW AND OLD SELLERS NEED TO KNOW.

Dear Buyer,

When I give you a sweetheart deal by countering your lowball offer

1. Take it while you can, otherwise, you'll not get another;

2. After you accept the sweetheart deal, don't follow up with a passive aggressive demand for me to ship the order immediately because you have school, a vacation or some form of travel coming up and you'd like to have the merch when you jaunt off to wherever;

3. When I tell you we process orders first in, first out and we'll do our best to accommodate, don't be that Buyer who further pushes the issue; and

4. If the Seller meets your demand without responding to your passive aggressive behaviors, you better damned well reward the Seller with 5 stars and the biggest "Kiss A$$" love note other Sellers would be jealous.

Note to Self: Don't be this Buyer

Today I had a female buyer prolly smack dab in the middle a mid-life crisis attempt to guilt me into giving her a discount and free shipping. I practically fell outta my chair when she accused me of "Not Caring For Her" because I didn't give her 50% off the listed price and throw in free shipping to boot.

The Crazy are Now Shopping on Poshmark

Hey Guys, USPS is the entity which keeps on giving and USPS Employees wonder why everyone has a hard-on for postal employees. Here's why, about 1 month ago I had a female Letter Carrier take matters into her own hands, forge a customers signature on a Certified Mail Parcel, and the local Post Office Manager seemed flabbergasted when I called her out. So, fast forward to today.

It's ground hog day once again, and the female letter carrier is up to her hijinks once again. Another Certified Mail Parcel, scribble for the signature, no printed recipient's name, and no date received. I'm totally amazed the Letter Carrier cannot even deliver mail in accordance with The USPS M - 41 Letter Carrier Handbook which states "The carrier's digital scanning device (or the physical PS Form 3849/Return Receipt)explicitly requires the recipient to both sign and print their name upon receipt of Certified Mail”.

USPS, get your shit together. It seems like a few are ruining the reputations of a many

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Have any Poshmark users interacted with the Poshmark AI Agent? If so, what have they named it?

As a part our our follow-up with Buyers routine, our C/S Rep will reach out to previous customers for feedback on their purchasing experience. In this example, the Buyer complained of a defect with the purchase, but wouldn't elaborate other than to say it was really negligible. When the C/S Rep asked if the Buyer would mind providing photos of the defect, Buyer said sure.

Days later, crickets!!! How does Poshmark expect Sellers to take this shit seriously?

Poshmark created this new feature functionality which was supposed to be of significant relief for both large and small Sellers on the platform, but it appears Poshmark is being very selective as to who can access the feature. I've heard from large closets and small, and it appears Poshmark is consciously limiting the number of large closet with access to the feature. What's your experience?

Hey Guys, if you have more than 5 packages to mail, please goto the USPS counter, use the USPS Kiosk during off hours (5 pm - 8 am), or print your labels at home. Going to the Post Office during peak hours, camping out in front of the kiosk printing labels for hundreds of parcels is not only inconsiderate, but rude AF.

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Hey Guys, recently had an opportunity where a Letter Carrier decided to take matters in her own hands and sign (see attached) a Certified Parcel with Signature Service Required, there was no reference to who signed for the letter, the signature was illegible, and there was no Letter of Authorization (LOA) on file permitting the Carrier to sign and leave at location.

I'm guessing we have an integrity issue here, what are your thoughts?

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Hey Guys, recently had an opportunity where a Letter Carrier decided to take matters in her own hands and sign (see attached) a Certified Letter with Signature Service Required, there was no reference to who signed for the letter, the signature was illegible,, and there was no Letter of Authorization (LOA) on file.

I'm guessing we have an integrity issue here, what are your thoughts?

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So, does the Chicken come before the egg. So, here's the scenario, Buyer opens case, Buyer likely damaged the merch in order to receive some form of refund, begs Poshmark to approve the return, Poshmark approves the case for return, and Buyer refuses to ship the return after 15 days.

This question is..... If a Buyer opens a case, secures approval for return but refuses to ship the merch back to Seller, is it still an Opened Case?

edit: at the end of the day and after 15 days, Poshmark releases earnings and marks transaction "Order Complete".

Okay, for those who patronize Poshmark can you answer this question? If I'm currently sporting a 12% Seller Cancellation Rate over the Last 90 Days, how is it my closet is still active and I'm still getting Offers?

I'm sorry guys/gals and all others but this is the first time I will actively protest the use of a feature rolled out by Poshmark.

The Bulk Re-Activate Listings does absolutely NOTHING for the Seller. This is yet another ploy by Poshmark to back Sellers into a corner and a tool for Poshmark to penalize Sellers for inventory accuracy, cancellations, deletions or marking listings Not for Sale.

Sellers Beware

I hate to sound like a nervous Nancy, but ever sine the recent changes, I cannot get a response from Sellers when I like or make offers on listings. I've made single offer to multiple Sellers across the platform in order to create a competitive bidding scenario from Sellers and pooooof! Nothing

Is anyone else have a similar experience?