u/qualitycomputer

Super hard wheels recs? the wooden floor in the rink was resurfaced and now it’s horrible and even 101 Turbos are sticky and have no slip so I’m looking for something harder than the halo range of wheels

Has anyone gotten a fake Item before? I got a fake pair of nikes which I can tell cuz the footbed is so stiff (which you can also visually see the scratchy nylon if you take off the insole) and it is not soft looking and are some sort of nylon composite while my other Nikes aren’t like that and are smooth inside. The process of emailing them and proving this and getting the refund label and details in the refund label and following up to make sure they reply has taken forever.

has anyone done this before and had better luck? i kind of wish I returned it for thredup credit instead:/ all this effort wasn’t worth the $20. these shoes were the whole reason I made the whole bundle purchase ughh

i read in other threads that some people were able to get a full refund without returning? How does it work? How did you skip the hassle?

do you know how long this whole thing takes to process and refund? I’m so tired of it and I heard some people say they take many months to get a refund.

lesson learned not to buy nikes because they are so easy to get knock offs. I forgot about fake shoes because I usually buy slim fit high top vans from sites like Mercari where you can message the seller and I don’t think anyone copies

I've mainly played it safe and brought things I already had in a size up. I've noticed that the measurements aren't quite right for items or are sometimes just totally off. Also, the colors are totally off and even in the tag close up they are still off but not as wildly so. Are the measurements and colors being off or quality being worse than expected valid return reasons? I am asking because I am wanting to branch out a little into the unknown brands but it scary when ThredUp measurements and colors are so off and bad.

Example: I brought some shoes and the bottom is gunkier at the bottom and more worn in the heel than expected. Is that a valid return or not because they never showed the bottom of the shoe so technically it's not misrepresented because they didn't represent it. They only said "Condition Good: Worn but still in good condition. Inspection shows: minor wear." They define "Good" this as "This item has been worn but is still in good condition. There may be minor signs of wear such as small holes (maximum two), light pilling, fading, or stains." 

If I select "quality issue" or "inaccurate website description" as a return option which waves the $3.99 restocking fee (if selecting permanent credit) can they retroactively charge you the $3.99 restocking fee if they don't agree with your reasoning?

For returns, how long does it take to ship and credited back? (In credits or in $$).

Also, is the "This item is popular! It's likely to sell soon." real or fake? I feel like it's sort of fake. Because it's definitely gotten me to by stuff but I feel like there is no way that someone else is really wanting to buy the same plain Uniqlo button up as me that's been sitting in my liked list for a couple weeks and has 15 likes. What is an actually good amount of likes or way to gauge that things will actually sell soon?

Thanks!

First time shopping on ThredUp. Created a bundle and it closed on the morning of May 9th. When I was creating the bundle, it said the estimated arrival date is May 13th. It is currently May 11th. Can I assume that that isn't happening? Since it says my bundle is still pending, am I at risk of cancellation of the order?

Additionally, how would returns work if I wanted to get the partial ThredUp credit return? Definitely worried about the shoes I ordered not being the right size or being super worn because they gave very minimal info on it so I am anticipating I would need to return something and don't want to go through the hassle of a paying for the expensive return label. Also took a risk on some things that I was pretty sure I already had but they had crazy measurements for it. Is the Thredup credit just through customer chat? What should I be asking/saying to them? Is the con just that it expires quickly in like 14 days or something? Hopefully most fit because I was unadventurous and mostly stuck to stuff I already know.

Thank you?

If you are part of a league and you pay monthly dues and you decide you want to attend less practices (such as if the league skates Monday Wednesday and you can only do Wednesday), how would that work? Do you stay paying full monthly dues but only attending half of the practices? Do you ask the treasurer if you can pay half of the monthly dues? Do you switch to drop in status and get kicked out of league group chats and aren't technically a part of the league anymore? How do people count as part of a league? I know some people who are always traveling but still have a league to list as their home league.

Alternatively, how do people balance multiple leagues? Is there a more relaxed attendance policy such as long as you are doing 2 practices a week, you qualify? If the attendance policy is more relaxed, wouldn't it cause other skaters who want to roster to feel bitter? Or do most people who are in multiple leagues attend 4+ practices a week. (I am assuming most leagues do 2-3 practices a week.)

What is the attendance policy for bouts for your leagues?

Thank you! (I know that is a lot of questions so just answer whatever you feel like!)

does anyone have any thoughts on riptide cushions? Whats the difference between APS and Krank? where do you usually buy these cushions from? are the numbers off from other brands? Are they really that much better?

I usually stick to 78-80A depending on the brand but according to the chart from derby warehouse, skaters between 100-200 lbs should try 75A Green APS for more lean (too bad that hardness is out of stock on derbywarehouse with no restock date in sight).

For context, I am helping my similar sized friend set up some rival plates and we put on Powerdyne magic cushions in orange barrels (near plate) of medium hardness of 82A and sure grip cones in blue 72A. (She rolls roll line medium blue hardness. They don't provide numbers for the hardnesses). This was just what we had on hand. Is this example of mixing and matching okay? (And how many threds are we allowed to crank down before its too much)

It will be a on flat skate (riedell blue streaks) for indoor skating / derby.

Should I get the riptide ones instead?

Should I go for the normal setup I usually use for Sure Grip yellows 79As for misc skates?

How did you figure out your cushion hardness preference?

Thanks!

Edit: Posting some reference numbers since people are posting their cushions experiences:

• Powerdyne 78A red soft, 82A orange medium, 85A yellow firm 
• Sure Grip 72A blue, 79A yellow, 85 purple, 83A red
• Pilot falcon: Blue (Soft - 80A), Red (Medium - 85A), and Yellow (Hard - 90A)
• Roll Line doesn’t have numbers. I just know that blue is medium hardness