Sun May 12 2024 13:23:34 |
Seller Says Mercari Cashout Fee Is Unprecedented
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Dear Ina, I'm reaching out regarding your article on the new Mercari fee structure. What the article does not include is the new fees for sellers. For a regular deposit that can take 5 days Mercari now charges $2. For instant payout the fee is $3. I've never known of any gig work or selling platform that doesn't have a free way to cashout. eBay will cashout at no charge up to daily. Poshmark has a cashout to PayPal instantly for less than a dollar. Even Uber, after all the lawsuits regarding sexual assault, cashes out weekly at no charge and instant payout is less than $2.
The principle of this leaves me feeling like Mercari only cares about sucking every cent they can out of buyers and sellers. It's not the way to treat people if you want a business to last. Sellers should be treated as though they're in partnership with Mercari, not exploited and gas lit with advertising no selling fees then adding a withdrawal fee.
I've sold hundreds of items on Mercari. I have a 96% 5 star rating. I try to go above and beyond for buyers every chance I get. Mercari does the opposite. People are struggling, the economy is terrible, and this is how Mercari responds to that? Being the first online platform that makes you pay to receive what you already earned?
And it cannot be an issue of fees. Any financial institution is a specific deduction on the Schedule C. Besides, every other app I've ever earned money on has had some way to cashout at no charge. I'm really disenchanted and will not ship one more item sold. And I just got two new sales. I'm uncomfortable generating revenue for a company that only cares about milking more and more out of me every chance they get.
This is not some generous company, it's manipulative advertising and greed. A. |
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