r/Depop

disclaimer, I'm a gold shipper so this doesn't really apply to me. but i keep seeing comment sections on tiktok complaining about depop sellers who don't ship the same day they get an order.

3-4 days is not an insane amount of time to wait for shipping especially if you got a dress for like $3. It probably costs more to get packaging, get to USPS and ship it, and this is after taxes/fees.

also: if you place that order and the post office closes in less than an hour, it's just gonna have to wait till tomorrow. not everyone can drop what they're doing, I'm not even a reseller I'm just selling what I own to make some money back.

I get wanting to sell clothes that smell good, but at least watch how you spray. oil stains from perfume easily ruin clothes. I don't want to leave bad reviews on anyone's page especially from something that was most likely a mistake. but then we're stuck with spending money on something that's no longer in the condition it was bought to be sold in.

Here is my set up:

After purchase, once I’ve dropped it at the post office:

Hi there! Just dropped your dress off so it should go out with the [time] departure from [my state].

Once I receive that the order has been delivered in my email:

Hi,

Thank you again for your order, I’m glad it to see it arrived!

If you have a moment, I'd really appreciate it if you could leave a review. It helps my shop grow and lets future buyers know what to expect.

Best, [my name]

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I’ve sold 47 items and have 15 5 star reviews so far after a month on the app and that’s been cool for me! Anyone else do this?

Buyers, if you receive these messages do you think you’re more likely to leave a review than not?

Thanks!

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar to me.

I began a new depop account in March selling cheap bundles of Pokemon cards, as well as some more substantially priced individual cards. From the very first day, my account had always been quite busy, I normally averaged 5-10 sales and $100-$200 a week consistently. I've shipped every single order within 24 hours, and have nearly 40 5-star reviews. I guess what I'm trying to say is that in my mind, I've been quite consistent and unproblematic in my venture.

I noticed about two weeks ago, suddenly nearly all buyer activity on my page had ceased. I'd normally get lots of likes every time I checked depop, now I am lucky to get 5 in a day (I have nearly 90 listings available). I've made maybe 3 sales in the last fortnight, despite sending offers and making multiple 48 hour discounts of 15%-20%. It's really bizarre to me because from my end, nothing has changed. My captions are the same as they always have been, I am still posting orders the next day, communicating with buyers, keeping the same pricing, etc. Even my most popular items that I've had to regularly restock are not getting attention anymore.

My listings used to be abundant at the top of certain keywords when searched while logged out, but now I can't even see my listings when searching the same words, even after lots of scrolling. Is there some reason that my listings are no longer present in the algorithm?

I can only think of 2 reasons;

1. "Spam tags" - I have several keywords grouped into a tag section at the bottom of my caption, though they are almost all entirely relevant. It's not like someone selling a Shein top and adding "Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel" in the caption. All the additional words are related to my listings, but I have seen mixed opinions on if this can even impact visibility at all. Can anyone confirm?
2. Batched listings - How I have been posting my listings recently has changed. Instead of doing a few every week, I have been doing large batches of 20-30 every fortnight, all at once. Is it better to drip feed them slowly? Do more recent listings, or more regular sellers receieve better exposure?

I have never been too deep into Depop selling, but it is a shame because I really enjoyed this little side hustle and I used the money from it to spend on the Pokemon hobby, so I'd really like to revive my shop! Has anyone else experienced a similar trajectory? I just don't know what I'm doing wrong now! It's like someone has just flipped a switch on my page 🥲🥲

I see so many negative experiences in this sub and I have been lucky to really not have a single one yet. I've been selling on depop for 2 months and have sold 30 items meanwhile my Poshmark hasn't sold a single one in that timeframe. At least 60% of offers I receive end up selling. I basically never made money on Poshmark because I had to promote to get my stuff to be seen. On here it's so much better. I don't have to cover a shipping discount, less fees taken out. I listed 10 things yesterday and sold 7 of them by today.

My only complaint is not being able to use the Depop balance to buy like on Poshmark.

Am I the only one having good luck here?

A seller is ready to "ship" again. I've been running into a problem where I'm about to buy multiple items from the same shop and then when I am ready to purchase, it says "Seller can't ship right now". It'd at least be nice to know when they decide to start shipping again. And if they aren't shipping anything, why even have their stuff advertised as for sale? It's very frustrating.

I’m new to Depop. I somehow printed a label twice and slapped it on a package to the wrong person. Should I just message the one who’s not gonna receive their package and just refund them? I genuinely do not care about the lost money I just don’t want a bad review. Any advice?!

I rarely use depop, forgot about it before finding this. I sold something I had recently sold on vinted and forgot to delete listing on depop. Its making me put payment details in to refund them even though I haven't been paid in the first place? I'm unsure of what to do as when messaging buyer is unresponsive. I know I'm definitely in the wrong here and will be seen as a time-waster but it was a genuine mistake. EDIT- thanks everybody who commented have sorted now, after inputing payment details you don't lose any money. Hope nobody makes same mistake but glad this is here as I would've killed for a post like this 2 hours ago 🙏👍

Hi, curious if it's feasible to start up a side hustle on depop selling mid-tier designer stuff that is more popular with the y2k/streetwear crowd? I'm thinking stuff like heaven by marc jacobs, cop copine, custo, diesel, gaultier collabs, etc. Mostly I have been getting lucky finding pieces online for surprisingly cheap and now I'm looking to flip them. I'm also thinking abt using grailed but most of my stuff is sized for women so idk how well it would do with a more masculine demographic

any advice appreciated, including things to look out for and how to prevent scammy buyers from claiming counterfeit