Private Offers Are Annoying 😤

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It is very annoying and down right irritating to have people constantly sending you "Private Offers" EVERY TIME you like an item! Geeze! Just because you like an item DOES NOT mean you are going to buy it! By Posh adding this feature contradicts thier stance on not harassing potential buyers because they liked an item, by asking them if they are interested in buying it! I suppose it is alright if you use their option? I will unlike any items that I get "Private Offers" on in protest of this 💩

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devinaj Those of you whom feel the same way I do about this new "Private Offer" feature - go to Posh's Blog and tell them how you feel about it. I did....

Feb 27Reply

jewels00 @devinaj I totally agree with you. I hate this new feature and find it harassing and annoying to a buyer 😣

Mar 16Reply

devinaj @jewels00 Thank you. Yes, it is harassing potential buyers but it is okay for them to encourage it through thier new app!

Mar 16Reply

brownmoose I have mixed feelings.... I have had people purchase stuff from the private offers, but at the same time I have had people unlike items after sending offers - so I have stopped sending private offers - if someone wants a private offer they can put it in a bundle

Aug 01Reply

devinaj @brownmoose True but at the same time if you like a lot of items and get 10 to 15 private offers a day it drowns out other comments that you may not see. If someone is ready to purchase an item, there is a make offer button available.

Aug 01Reply

lipstcknrouge @devinaj @brownmoose thanks for this comment thread;I’m somewhat new/still learning features;only selling since Nov. I actually thought it was a ‘private/only to me’ offer, then realized it’s sent to any likers of the item. Many of my items have been purchased right away through that feature! and yet I go and ‘unlike’ items that I get too many of those offers on, because I too, prefer my ‘news’ section to show important conversations. Is there a ‘seller feedback’ area on Posh?

Mar 10Reply

devinaj @lipstcknrouge Welcome to Posh! I hope that you have a successful venture here and find many great deals as I have. If there are any questions you may have I will be more than happy to help - if I don't know the answer I will find someone that does. Unfortunately, I had to turn off many of my notifications because my phone was constantly going off. L😆L! True massive offers go out to likers of items and I am sure that sales are made through them but it is more of an annoyance than a benefit.

Mar 10Reply

lipstcknrouge @devinaj thank you😊 best to you too! 💗

Mar 10Reply

devinaj With that being said - I continue to make direct offers on items that I wish to purchase and expect potential buyers to do the same. As far as I can find there is no way to contact Posh unless it is through a sales dispute, only then is the option to contact them open. If anyone knows of an alternate way to contact them please post it.

Mar 10Reply

devinaj @lipstcknrouge Thank you 😊

Mar 10Reply

moonandthesea I agree.

Dec 05Reply

sassafrass3 Personally, I love it when sellers send me offers. (I try to make reasonable offers and don't want to offend anyone by low balling so I don't often take the initiative to do it.) I usually "Like" something to remember it, but end up buying because I just can't turn down that fantastic deal that I never would have requested myself!! Told myself, "No more boots..", but wearing a gorgeous pair of L'Artiste's today because a seller made me an offer I couldn't/didn't refuse last week!

Jan 09Reply

devinaj @sassafrass3 Thank you, everyone as option and I appreciate that Happy Poshing!

Jan 11Reply

auntlilscloset Thanks for this. I have only been on here about a month And I am still really confused as to whether to use the feature or not. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Jan 24Reply

anoosh_mow Sending offers are what keep places like this actually making sales. Most platforms do it, even more aggressively than poshmark. This is a site to "buy" and "sell". Literally there is no other point in being here if you find that aspect of an online selling platform to be annoying.

May 17Reply

miliana101 AMEN TO THIS!!

May 30Reply

miliana101 But you know what’s even more anything? When some trying to “STYLE” me .. that is the stupidest, annoying and out right insulting to me! I don’t need anyone to style me! GEEZ!

May 30Reply

xoxogg1 @sassafrass3 which is precisely why Posh suggests we use offer to likers. Interesting to read this post - I was wondering why people are recently starting to unlike items when you make them an offer. After 3 years on Posh I have realized that I am more likely to make a purchase after I get an offer, and that most of my sales are a direct result of offer to likers as well. To each his own, but I seriously doubt the folks who are unliking an item were ever serious buyers to begin with.

Sep 26Reply

miliana101 @nancy_toney I really don’t like when I love an item and they jump so quick to “style” me ...

Dec 16Reply

miliana101 @nancy_toney but I do like private offers.. I know you don’t like when someone likes an item and don’t buy until the price is lower, but that’s our Prerogative as buyers, if you chose to delete your post to shake that.. that is your prerogative as a seller. We as a buyer and you as a seller ultimately do what’s right for us 😊

Dec 16Reply

miliana101 @nancy_toney well I know what I want.. but sometimes I change my mind, plus I had way too many bad purchases so I’m cautious.

Dec 16Reply

superbstuff I would say why click the like button if you do not want to receive an offer...? Liking implies that the shopper is interested in the item but not at the listed price. If you like an item but do not intend to buy, I would suggest just keeping that thought to myself and skip the like button then 👍🏻 Unless the shopper is considering buying- then the shopper should hit the like button to then receive notifications of price changes.

Jan 20Reply

rosiepozies @vogue_vintage I like that 😆. I'm going to have to try that one if you don't mind🤔

Jan 22Reply

rosiepozies @superbstuff I AGREE 100% I don't want to annoy anyone but its annoying to me when someone "Likes" my item and u send them the offer and they don't respond. My Closet has really low prices and after what PM,Percentage discounts and shipping discounts takes out I'm left with -$1.00. Yea I don't have high end products but I didn't know Poshmark was only about selling high ends? I just don't get it. Ok enough venting lol

Jan 22Reply

rosiepozies @vogue_vintage OMGEEEZ! I try to take as much pictures and as much details as i can, but sometimes its still not enough. I had a buyer ask me to measure this and measure that. I did, girl a week later she's asking me to measure a different part of the item, ok her i go taking it out of inventory and measuring it again.....NO REPLY!! What!!??? I'll probably get a reply in a week or two.(Hope they aren't reading this!) hhehehhehe,,,it was from another platform 😆 jk I'm new and still learning

Jan 22Reply

rosiepozies @vogue_vintage that's what I say girl. They are used clothes, what etude do you want!!? lol omg... girl I have so much more to say but I don't want to get into trouble. I notice that everyone wants the name brands,High Ends and not "Mall" type clothing..discrimination i say! lol jkjk. That's all I carry. But girl, I make sure mine are great condition too,I don't want stained ripped and wrinkle items in my closet. I saw yours and you have some nice things... very reasonable price too🤩

Jan 22Reply

rosiepozies @vogue_vintage lol. girl I like you, you are straight up! lol

Jan 22Reply

rosiepozies @vogue_vintage 🙄😆

Jan 22Reply

mnhantman @vogue_vintage I have someone liking the same item every couple of days. How can you like something and like it repeatedly? I feel like they are using it as a tactic for me to go lower on item. Any advice?

Jan 28Reply

mnhantman @vogue_vintage Thanks- I intuitively did both of those things already and the same thing keeps happening.

Jan 28Reply

jenden4truth @vogue_vintage great advice!

Feb 08Reply

pratiquedesign @vogue_vintage Quick question - I am brand new here - what do you mean by saying "no protection for buyers or sellers?" Is it not safe to sell Celine or Channel bags, for instance? Where would one sell them instead? Many thanks!

Feb 26Reply

terris3cats That’s terrible there are a lot of people who like a listing to watch it then come back and buy it when they can and there are people like myself. If I like a listing it’s usually because I am thinking about buying it and there is no other way to save a listing other then like it.

Mar 06Reply

17silverstreet @terris3cats 👍 agree completely.

Mar 14Reply

jaxshadow Offer to Likers is a good option. An option is a choice. I did a flash sale and got 10 deals from offer. I think people who like with no intention of asking questions or interacting should not like. A like is an interest and invitation. A like alone with no interest is annoying to sellers. It goes both ways. If using a like to save and buy later you should tell the seller. I have a promo page which lists please like only if you want an offer.

Mar 17Reply

jaxshadow In the end people should just do what fits them similar to walking in and out of stores in a mall. There is no protest on either end and that is a sick thought similar to throwing a tantrum over a price in a store. You either make a deal are serious or walk out. Its that simple.

Mar 17Reply

jaxshadow @terris3cats You can save without liking to "my recent views" click on a listing to read 2x and it saves for you.

Mar 22Reply

terris3cats @jaxshadow oh wow i I didn’t know that ☺️ thank you

Mar 22Reply

jaxshadow @terris3cats Your very welcome. Always happy to help!😃

Mar 22Reply

violetcakes I agree! I had a seller bug me about a pair of shoes I liked, but she put the comment under my listing of a handbag I'm trying to sell and she kept bugging me! I don't need my buyers distracted by that! Had to block her.

Apr 13Reply

beesquaredtwice Thank you for this. I’m in my sixth week of sales on Poshmark, so thought sending offers was how you were supposed to work the business. But I’m sure I AM annoying! So today I stop and will make bundles very obvious and available. Thanks a bunch! 😁

Apr 16Reply

bluebirdzcloset @brownmoose Please forgive this question if there's an obvious answer I'm not aware of, ☺️ I'm still pretty new to online selling -- but what is the downside to the seller if people unlike their item? If they weren't interested in purchasing it, then it seems irrelevant that they no longer 'like' it...🤔

Apr 26Reply

brownmoose @bleubirdscloset basically the downside would be that when you share it in the future it doesn't show up in their feeds... and your store won't be saved in their like list.

Apr 26Reply

bluebirdzcloset @brownmoose 👍Got it. Thank you for the information!

Apr 26Reply

alehbaba i say if you are serious just make a decent offer and lets haggle. Posh is odd in that its fee's are high so prices are higher then other places. I take this into consideration when making an offer and when selling. its all about a happy medium

May 06Reply

autumnsmoonshop @xoxogg1 I agree

May 07Reply

seanieguy Wow! Thanks for posting this. I had nooo idea and just looked up “Why do people “like” an item if they’re not going to purchase it?” I will 🛑 sending offers as of today! 😉

Jun 26Reply

ketty0783 Don’t press the like button if you don’t want to receive a private offer or if you are not planning to purchase the item. We are here to sale our stuff, not to collect likes. Please even don’t bother sellers with your likes.

Jul 13Reply

shaelynnmoon I'm a seller and purchaser here and I make offers on likes as an OPTION ONLY. I don't send them again unless someone new likes it then the price goes even lower cause you have to lower the price at least 10% each time. So every time someone likes an item AFTER you have you get opportunities to get that item at even lower prices. It's set up for YOUR convenience and affordability.

Jul 17Reply

shaelynnmoon Continued from previous comment: Now if you have liked a bunch of things and then you get a ton of individual offers that's kinda ridiculous I understand. All though some are definitely going for the hard sale many just want you to know the deals they can offer and want to make sure to get the ones you especially loved 😍. But I don't do that. And I don't like people making huge bundles of my likes and then giving me an offer. Once it was over $700 CRAZY CHICK 🤪 much Posh love 💘

Jul 17Reply

shaelynnmoon @vogue_vintage I'm a seller and purchaser and I'll put 1 item in a bundle because it's easier to find again and it let's the seller know I'm serious about that item and would like an offer. I don't always get offers by just liking so I bundle to show I'm serious. Many people will have many DIFFERENT motives and you can't judge everyone under 1 blanket assumption.

Jul 17Reply

shaelynnmoon @jaxshadow ya but then you have to look through a ton of things. If you make a bundle even just 1 item you can go back and find it much easier especially if you know the sellers name. If you didn't get their name you can just go to my bundles and you only have to go through your bundles not every single like. I shop A LOT so I have a TON of likes. And I like things I'm interested in buying at some point maybe today tomorrow next week next month. it all depends on when I can afford it.

Jul 17Reply

jaxshadow @shaelynnmoon Hi Im glad to have shoppers like you who do not treat a like as a joke. Im talking about people who have no intention of buying then like and say sellers are annoying. I say dont like unless you are interested in an offer or buying at some point. I always offer a standard 10% off. It is listed on my page under promos. I do flash sales 2x a year. Please check out my shop and see if you are interested in anything now or in the future.

Jul 17Reply

rosecityragz @ketty0783 Best comment! Agree 100%.

Jul 28Reply

ketty0783 @rosecityragz 🌷🌷🌷

Jul 28Reply

rosecityragz Let me put it to you this way... Sellers cannot randomly send offers to buyers. Byers have to either click "like" or bundle the item in order for sellers to be able to send an offer. When you click "like" Poshmark sends us a notifications basically asking us to send an offer. We're not trying to be annoying, it's what the feature is there for. We're doing what we think you want. I say, don't like it if you don't want to get offers.

Jul 28Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj Unfortunately, Poshmark got rid of a very basic and VITAL buying and selling tool, a feature that literally every other online shop has, both retail and resale sites. We no longer have a “Favorites“ list. One can be shopping at J.Crew or e Bay and save as many items that one likes in order to remember to visit sometime in the future.

Aug 09Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj Personally, I browse AND purchase a great deal (in addition to selling a bit), so I need a “favorites” feature in order to keep track of my NUMEROUS fav sellers and fav items and/or their awesome style vibe. Now that Poshmark has no such feature, we are all stuck using the “like“ feature to double as a favorites list - a markedly flawed system, devoid of a vital shopping tool for both buyer and seller!!! 😫

Aug 09Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj One can’t possibly keep track of all of the zillions of fab sellers without a means for the busy shopper to earmark for later. As a result, we are now stuck with solely the “like“ feature, which formally served as the favorites list. Poshmark really dropped the ball on this one, big-time. At the time that they removed the possibility of “saving to jog ones memory”, I remember feeling beyond shocked and disappointed at their shortsightedness.

Aug 09Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj Think about it. Visit Walmart or L.L. Bean or Target or ANY retail store that you can think of… (in addition to Etsy or Tradesy or ANY other resale site in existence). We are in the dark ages here, as literally the SOLE site that does not allow potential hot shoppers to save fav items and/or sellers to possibly consider for a revisit!! Poshmark needs to reinstate this VITAL (and universally standard throughout the entire industry) selling tool!

Aug 09Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj It goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway… When Poshmark finally figures this out, we’ll stop unintentionally annoying/losing potential buyers by having a means with which to privately organize and keep track of ones growing list of favorites. This tool will be enormously beneficial for future shopping excursions… whether it be next week or next year! 🛍

Aug 10Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj Lastly, this doesn’t deny the need for a “make offer” section, although tweaking is in order, primarily extricating it from the buyers essential private “favorites” section. Posh could post a short disclaimer at the top of the “make offers” page to engage a potential buyer, cheerfully confirming that they’re on the right spot where offers will soon be forthcoming. 💰🛍

Aug 10Reply

poshkatt2 @devinaj Such upfront clarity will serve to circumvent any resentment or feelings of intrusiveness, consequently benefitting buyer, seller and Poshmark as a whole! 🎉🥳

Aug 10Reply

ldloa I don’t mind offers on my “likes” but I’m getting offers on things I’ve never seen. When I go to look at the item it shows the that I DID like them. These are items that I would never choose and don’t fit me. I’m not sure how this is happening but it’s infuriating.

Aug 18Reply

casual_closetwi Capitalism bad 👎🏻

Aug 20Reply

casual_closetwi @ketty0783 hmm 🤔 idk about that, many people enjoy window shopping, as we (including myself) may buy the item later. Also, liking the item actually boosts it’s relevance in PM’s algorithms. Most people who buy on Poshmark are too broke to buy clothing new, so buyers may ‘bookmark’ a nice item by liking it and waiting until they’ve got sufficient funds for the item. Otherwise they’re just gonna lowball 🤷🏻‍♂️ There’s no other way to efficiently ‘bookmark’ items of interest besides liking them.

Aug 20Reply

jquality83 I’m not against likes as long as they don’t messGe me with no intent to purchase. If they add more than one of my items to their bundle but doesn’t make a single move in 14 days, I delete and relist the item and then block them. Adding to bundle with no intent to purchase is no different than trolling (very annoying)!

Sep 19Reply

blu217 Interesting. I'm brand new and am still learning. Till PM, I've always understood likes to function the same as watchlist items or favorites. I liked a few PM items over the past week and received a bunch of offers right away. I wasn't sure yet what I wanted to pull the trigger on and just needed to bookmark my items to review later and finalize selections. I also expected--till PM--that my likes were a private list just for my reference. The more you know...

Sep 22Reply

lindsaydonov341 Thank you! It is annoying, I like things so that I can go back later and decide if I like it enough to buy. Then they send you an offer, AND message you twice asking ‘wHaTs yOuR bEsT oFfEr’, I really want to give some smart a*s answer but I’m trying to be nice haha. Just let people alone, harassing them is not going to make them buy your stuff if anything it’s a turn off.

Oct 30Reply

mmsauk This is very interesting. I never thought that being offered a deal could be annoying before. I assume others liked items for this purpose. I love being offered 10% off and a shipping discount and I assumed my buyers did too. It’s so easy to decline or ignore that I would never see it as harassing. I’m guessing I should discontinue sending offers to likers?

Nov 13Reply

blushing_dahlia @mmsauk as a buyer of over 100 items, I love offers ! A lot of times I bought the item, only because of the offer. I’m now selling and there is a way you can send an offer to just a new like, to avoid repetition. I found a video on UTUBE. Great that we can all voice opinions 💕I believe great offers help sell. Love to all my fellow poshers.

Nov 27Reply

reebs54 I see what you're saying. at the same time, I have gotten sales doing that. this is a social marketing and sales platform, so when someone likes it, how does one distinguish from window shopping, gaining followers, or do they really just love it!?

Jan 26Reply

x11920 I made the mistake only one week ago "liking" peeps on Posh. NOW. I am inundated with follows and likes from posters with 100k to 300k plus sellers. I want to stop all these . shutting off notifications do not work. hey in Notifications...Green means ON right???? cuz nothing working.

Mar 12Reply

hazyrainxo I love it. If I like something it means I might want it and free or discounted shipping could be my deciding factor as well as a percentage off.

Mar 29Reply

reebs54 @brownmoose I too have mixed feelings on the likes. what bugs me the most however, people put items in a bundle and then when I offer them a discount they don't answer. that's puzzling to me because I never bundle anything unless I have the intention to buy it

May 27Reply

aamoser5 @sassafrass3 I admit that as a buyer, I really hope to be sent an offer if I've "liked," an item. In fact, I've not purchased some items because I was never given a reduced offer. As a seller, I don't mind sending a reduced offer if it is a new "like," of one of my closet items. I don't like sending any more offers after that though. I do see where it can feel harassing.

Sep 12Reply

2001_odyssey There's no way for us to only send offers to actual buyers. PM doesn't allow us to choose which likers get it, and we don't know who is a serious buyer. We cater to real buyers, as does PM. We don't make money on people who.just like and don't buy. We aren't going to leave interested buyers with no offer in case it annoys non-buyers. .

Oct 27Reply

2001_odyssey With that said, I'm not a big fan of the offer-based model. I'm a direct type of person and would rather just be able to list at the price I want for the item instead of having to figure in price drops and offers. But that doesn't work here, we have to make offers in order to get sales. Maybe at some point they will give us a "price firm" option where we can just list at our lowest price and not have to send offers. That would be a win win, we wouldn't have to send offers

Oct 27Reply

j_c18 I don’t like when people like a listing if their not interested in purchasing it… that’s what the like option is for. It’s not instagram it’s someone trying to sell their items!!! My opinion anyway🤷‍♀️

Jan 13Reply

snafutoo i have a question. when someone offers a discount, whether private, or public, and they reduce the cost of shipping, and you don't get to the item in time before the shipping deal expires, can you get reduced shipping a second time?

Mar 04Reply

snafutoo @j_c18 well, there are thousands of items on Poshmark, and if you "like" the item, you tag it that you would be interested in eventually buying it. Maybe you like something else better, and you put the priority on buying that one first.

Mar 04Reply

sacredadornment Personally do not usually intend to buy most things i “like” but when i do i always wait after liking in hopes the person will send an offer vs me having to offer and possibly low balling them! I’d really love posh to stop sending useless notifications vs taking away features that are actually useful

Jun 30Reply

lilgiftshop And we don't appreciate window shoppers and lowball offers

Jul 31Reply

heelmysole I’m sorry, but it’s silly to be annoyed when you receive an offer for something that you liked on a platform built to sell. This isn’t Pinterest where you curate pictures for your mood board. The vast majority of sales on this site are made via offers to actual buyers who appreciate saving money. I’m fine if a lookie-loo unlikes an item they weren’t going to buy anyway, saves me the trouble of sending additional offers.

Dec 01Reply

alinaleonardo @xoxogg1 agree with you! I will like an item if I am (somewhat) interested in an item. If the seller sends me an offer, I will buy it🙃

Dec 26Reply

kerozyn lmao what did you expect?? it’s just how secondhand shopping sites work. as a buyer you should expect offers from sellers when you like an item, as it is a chance to for them to make more sales.

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