MemberI emailed her that I felt uncomfortable about sending it to a reshipping facility since I read it could be a scam too. She offered to give me a residential address of a friend of hers that I could ship to. I said ok I feel better about that and let me know the address so I can calculate shipping. She never replied. Oh well.
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MemberMemberOut of curiosity, how does that work if you have something forwarded to a reshipping facility? They have people that sign for you and inspect the goods too? Or they just take the parcel and ship it as is w/o opening and checking?
Thanks so much for the advice. 🙂
ETA: Haha I think I may be the only bride who wants to sell her dress who is more paranoid about the safety/cleanliness of the dress than any potential buyer!
Member@bellaingenue: I sold my dress on POWD and had a good experience. Did you know you can email them for advice on any email that you receive that is suspicious…they also have good info here: http://www.preownedweddingdresses.com/for-buyers/recommended-payment-methods.html
MemberMemberMember@bellaingenue: Hi, It’s Lee from PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com. I’m sorry to hear about your issue.
We do work hard to filter our scammers from our inquiries, but it is sometimes difficult to definitively rule an inquiry a scam based on a single communication.
Here’s what we suggest to ensure a safe and happy transacation
1) Always tell inquiriers that you will only accept paypal or escrow.com. We don’t recommend any other form of payment (you can read why here: http://www.preownedweddingdresses.com/for-buyers/recommended-payment-methods.html) Qualified buyers will continue to correspond after you tell them these payment terms.
2) If you ever have a question or concern about an inquiry – send us an note and we’ll give you our advice. We typically respond in 24 hours (or less!)
3) If you know you’ve been contacted by a scammer, email us and report it. We’ll block that sender from the site – making it safer for all sellers
And you can reach us any time with questions or concerns at [email protected]
MemberI still haven’t had a buyer that agrees to my terms or that I feel good about,but your guidelines definitely helped so thanks for posting that here as well!
I have a question about reporting scammers: What exactly can you report?
In my experience I’ve had several scammy-sounding inquiries and follow-up emails but none of these transactions have gone through so of course I can’t really tell if they are scammers since nothing ever happened. As PP’s said, not all of them could be scams so I’d hate to point a finger at someone who may be totally legit.
MemberHonest inquiries come in many shapes and sizes and non-response doesn’t indicate a scam.
We’ve seen buyers who first come on the site and send many inquiries months before they actually purchase, and we’ve seen brides come on the site and buy within their first week. So it really just does depend.
But like we’ve written on our site, we only ever recommend paypal or escrow.com for payment, both because they are safe and because they offer a recourse in the unlikely event there is a dispute over the transaction. (Cash can be acceptable for in person transactions only).
No system can stop 100% of scam inquires, but our goal is by educating our sellers on what to look out for and what payment methods are safe, and by employing our filters and site blocks, we can help buyers and sellers have successful sales.
And as I said in my earlier note, we’re always available to answer questions via email. Just reach out to [email protected]
MemberI was trying to sell my dress on the site and while the customer service was great (they got back to me right away when I reported suspicious users), I ended up selling my dress through a local consignment store instead.
I think the site is great for buyers but not as great for sellers. It was starting to feel like a waste of my time. I was getting mostly inquiries that weren’t serious, suspicious, really low ball offers, and users asking if they can return the dress after purchase if they didn’t like the fit/style. But that’s sort of the reality of selling online.
If you have a lot of time and patience, then the right buyer might come along. At the end of the day, wedding dresses are a horrible investment and I knew I’d be happy if I could even get a bit of money back through reselling somewhere.
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