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I’m looking for a more hands-off approach to selling some clothes and would love feedback from anyone who has experience with both Poshmark’s “Sell for Me” feature and ThredUp bags.

I recently sold some items through The RealReal and was pretty disappointed with how low they priced certain pieces, as well as their commission/pricing structure. I now have about 20+ more items I’d like to sell and am trying to decide which route makes the most sense.

Has anyone used both Poshmark “Sell for Me” and ThredUp? If so, which did you prefer in terms of ease, pricing, payout, and overall experience?

I’m also considering sending 10 items to Poshmark “Sell for Me” and the remainder to ThredUp, but I’m not sure if certain brands tend to perform better on one platform versus the other. For example, would contemporary/designer-ish brands like RtA, Ganni, and Marni do better on Poshmark, while more everyday/Revolve-type brands might do better on ThredUp? Or vice-versa

I’d love any/all feedback, especially from anyone who has tried both

I’m looking for a more hands-off approach to selling some clothes and would love feedback from anyone who has experience with both ThredUp and Poshmark’s “Sell for Me” feature.

I recently sold some items through The RealReal and was pretty disappointed with how low they priced certain pieces, as well as their commission/pricing structure. I now have about 20+ more items I’d like to sell and am trying to decide which route makes the most sense.

Has anyone used both ThredUp and Poshmark's “Sell for Me” ? If so, which did you prefer in terms of ease, pricing, payout, and overall experience?

I’m also considering sending 10 items to Poshmark “Sell for Me” and the remainder to ThredUp, but I’m not sure if certain brands tend to perform better on one platform versus the other. For example, would contemporary/designer-ish brands like RtA, Ganni, and Marni do better on Poshmark, while more everyday/Revolve-type brands might do better on ThredUp? Or vice-versa

I’d love any/all feedback, especially from anyone who has tried both

I wanted to share my experience selling with The RealReal, especially for anyone considering consigning with them.

I scheduled an in-home appointment because I felt uneasy about mailing my items in. The woman who came to my house was nice enough, but seemed possibly new and wasn’t familiar with most of the brands I was selling. I had 8 items total: 3 from RtA, 2 from Alemais, 1 from Emme Parsons, 1 from Ganni, and 1 from Carrie Forbes.

She took everything and explained that someone else would handle pricing and I specifically asked what would happen if I didn’t like or agree with the price. She told me I could request the items back, and encouraged me to request multiple items back at once so I would only pay the return fee once. She also told me I would receive a $100 credit for selling.

Once the items were listed I was pretty disappointed. All 3 of my RtA items were brand new with tags, including a suede jacket with a $1,195 retail price. My Ganni sandals retailed for $425 and were also brand new in the box. Despite this, they were listed so low I would have made less than $50 per item if they sold. I immediately requested those items back, along with a pair of Carrie Forbes shoes.

Soon after, I received an email saying I owed a $20 restocking fee for each returned item, plus shipping. I was surprised because of what I had been so and so I emailed them. After some back and forth, they acknowledged that the information I was given was incorrect, but said they would honor it and only charge me one $20 restocking fee and one shipping fee, which would come out of my first sale. That seemed resolved.

Now here’s what sold:

• Alemais Sizzle Dress: retailed for $735, brand new with tags. Listed for $295, sold with a 20% discount for $236. I made $129.80.
• Alemais Luis Shirt: retailed for $795, brand new with tags. Listed for $335, sold with a 25% discount for $251.25. I made $138.19.
• Emme Parsons Laurie Sandals: retailed for $595, brand new in box. Listed for $495, sold with a 30% discount for $346.50. I made $207.90.

≈ $2,125 worth of items sold for $475, or 22% of the retail value for brand new w/ tags items.

After my sales I also noticed my balance was lower than expected. I looked into it and realized they had charged me for all 5 restocking fees, even though they had previously said they would only charge me for 1. So I had $100 in restocking fees, plus return shipping, deducted from my earnings. I emailed them explaining the situation, and after a week with no response, I followed up again. To this day, I have never received a response to either email.

I also noticed that the $100 selling credit I had been promised was never sent. I emailed them about that separately and did get a response. They told me it had been sent but had already expired, but as a “courtesy,” they would resend it. When I finally received it, it came with a notice that it expired within 7 days.

Overall, I don’t think I’ll ever sell with The RealReal again. I ended up losing money on 5 items because they charged a $20 restocking fee for each one. And even on the higher-priced items that did sell, my actual earnings were far lower than I expected.

My takeaway is that the process felt misleading, inconsistent, and poorly communicated. I was told one thing in person, another thing over email, and then charged differently anyway. When I tried to get clarification, they stopped responding.

As many others have said: be very careful selling with The RealReal.

To the members of High Noon reserved group campsite #78,

We all attend LIB for the love of it and to have a good time, but your good time shouldn’t come at the expense of your neighbors.

I don’t consider myself a stickler for sound (we have an entire dance floor and dj booth at our camp), but your disregard for the people around you was astonishingly uncool.

LIB quiet hours are observed from 4am to 8am, so when you started DJing at 3am we assumed you would be finished by 4am. But you played at full blast until 6am (when I finally came over and asked you to turn it off).

Dude, it was Sunday to Monday, everyone around you has to strike camp and begin heading home. Our group of nearly 30 come from California, Nevada, and Utah and some drive for 10+ hours. Be a little more courteous to those around you, not everyone wants to listen to your shitty drum and bass playlist at 5am.

Sincerely, your neighbors at #79

After reading this NYT article about The Last Moments of Jeju Flight 2216 in 2024 I’m worried about the purported dangers of birds when flying. Apparently there was a similar crash landing in Rome in 2008 due to a similar issue involving a flock of birds during landing.

Is the risk of a flock of birds largely an issue only during takeoff and landing? Or do flocks of birds fly high enough to damage a plane while at cruising altitude?

Was this a freak accident or something more common that can likely happen again?

How big of a risk are birds in general? How many airline incidents involve birds? Are avoiding birds part of regular training? I’d love to know anything you might be able to share about birds!

Hi everyone, I’m back with some questions and would love your thoughts and insights!

I typically fly domestic across the US but have some international flights coming up. In fact, I’m currently on flight AM335 to CDMX

I’ve tried to familiarize myself with the schooling/training/etc US pilots undergo as it’s helped me feel more comfortable knowing how qualified they are.

Are all pilots required to go through such rigorous training? Are some countries policies more or less strict than in the US? I’d love to know more!