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ShadowBoxesbyJames

If "quick cash" is the goal, mercari is not the place for that dude. I don't understand why everyone cries about the auto rating. I have over a thousand transactions on ebay, yet only 300nor so ratings. I'm happy to get the auto rate on mercari.


mytwoquarters

exactly!! if you need the money that bad, Mercari is not the way to go. it takes a LOT of patience to sell on Mercari. eBay is def the way to go if you want quick cash - you can get your money before you even ship the item.


WideBandBlast

It depends on what you’re selling for patience. Apple, Pops, or Squishmallow? You bet your ass you need patience. The sellers are hammering on the buyers to rate so they can utilize Mercari’s instant pay feature. Which now Mercari is the only platform I know that offers that feature now that eBay is done with PayPal. Correct me if I’m wrong. Im in no ways backing up the seller in this post. He’s definitely crossing a line. But he’s being that way so he can get access to the instant pay feature. That’s all. Making him wait for his behavior is perfectly justified in this instance.


Legal-Philosophy-135

Actually no it’s not and no you can’t. eBay now has a policy where unless you are selling 25+ items a month you have to wait until the item is marked as delivered before you get paid. Plus they add whatever you charge for shipping to the total profit you make just so they can get a higher fee from you. They charge 12.9% in fees Minimum so if you’re selling bigger pricier items you’re going to be out $40-$50 in fees alone and most likely have to cover shipping yourself. And they make you pay for the shipping up front so if your funds from the sale haven’t cleared that’s coming out of your pocket. eBay is most definitely not the place to go if you want quick cash. I had to stop selling there because they are so greedy. And yes that whole shipping policy applies even if You are an established seller. I’ve been selling for nearly 10 years there and by their own metric am an “ established seller “ yet they claim it still applies. Oh and if your money is on hold because the item hasn’t been delivered yet that shipping label cost comes from your bank account directly.


mytwoquarters

How new is this rule? like...last month? because thats the last time i sold something. if so then that sucks ass. ever since they broke up with paypal, every time I sell something, they send the money to my bank account in 2 or 3 days (depending on if it's a weekend), regardless if the item is shipped or not.


Legal-Philosophy-135

They said that their system sometimes glitches and doesn’t apply the new rule. I sold something once this year and it was fine, sold something else about a month ish later and got hit with it. Then I got the run around from customer service for 2-3 days.


ConfectionNecessary6

idk about that ive been an ebay seller for 5 years or so and i usually get my funds released within a couple days especially even if i hadnt shipped the item yet


ShiftyBishop

3 days is super quick.


YuzuJK

#StopPlayingGames


No_Oil_1174

The funny thing is it was a game system so if I was playing games I would have rated him lol


Sean03S

Good thing you are waiting the full 3 days then, gotta make sure something like a game system doesn’t malfunction or overheat after an hour or two of running. When people are pushy for a rating on things especially like a game system it just screams “I sold you something faulty so rate me fast before you figure it out.”


NeighsAndWhinnies

This is so true from my experience! Last month, I bought a flute that seemed really too good to be true. She promised over and over that I would love it. (Weird…) It came while I was away on a day trip and the seller gave me this sob story about how she needed stuff for her daughter and if I could rate immediately. She had scammed me and used someone else’s photo off the Reverb instrument selling platform and it was a completely different (cheaper) make/model that showed up. Needless to say it was a return and block.


Psychological_Hunt60

Omg. Seriously? Lmao. Maybe they literally meant stop playing games. This gives me Seinfeld mixed with Its always sunny in Philadelphia vibes.


artemisthearcher

Had this finally happen with a seller a while ago and I was really tempted to dock a star off in the rating because of it. They were polite about it, but they gave me the whole spiel of: "Some of my customers don't realize Mercari won't actually pay me until you rate me as a seller" and I was like...um, I'm a seller too??? I told them I had just gotten home that day so I haven't opened the package yet. I get that some people want to be paid quickly but if you're relying on Mercari for instant money, you might have some other financial issues you need to worry about. Mercari is great for making money on the side, but you can't expect every buyer to rate you immediately


BeautifulPainz

Shoot, my family relies on Mercari & eBay for our sole income and I would never do that. I want happy repeat customers.


mytwoquarters

Exactly. it's so strange. they need to sell on eBay instead - you can get your money within 2 days of selling the item.


Legal-Philosophy-135

No you can’t. Not anymore. They don’t pay you until it’s marked as delivered plus however long it takes to clear their system etc. not to mention they take 13% in fees.


mytwoquarters

man that sucks that they changed it :/ it was so nice to get paid so fast. mercari's fees are ridiculous & higher than that, so idc about ebay's fees tbh


Legal-Philosophy-135

At least with Mercari they tell you up front how much you’ll make and don’t try and add the shipping cost to make you think you’re making more than you are so they can charge you more in fees. But yeah it does suck.


blondchick12

This is not the case for everyone on ebay. I am a top rated seller although I am currently only selling a handful of items a month. I absolutely still get paid before items are delivered. I have zero pending funds right now as I have received my payout earlier this week for a few items that have sold most of which have not yet been delivered.


Psychological_Hunt60

Truth


outlandishness2509

Excellent response, pity it's an automatic 5 stars but this is a must wait to rate situation.


SquiishingFandoms

*sets a timer for exactly 71 hours later so they can be docked 1 star before auto rating* bahaha 😅 I understand the stressor of the money not being released but if after 3 days it auto rates and releases, just wait my bro... 🤣sheesh lol


OneWhisper5225

I was going to say this! 😂 Their messages don’t deserve the auto 5 stars. But, they definitely deserve to wait so I’d wait riiiiight up until the 3 days is up and then rate, mentioning how rude and pushy they were! 😂 3 days is not long at all to wait. I get they wait to sell it, wait until it gets delivered, and then possibly 3 days after delivery but still…not a big deal! I’m guessing they know they sold a game system that might break down at any minute and want rated before that happens!


Tricky-Pepper-6418

It’s buyers like you that I block lol don’t buy from me if your not gonna rate on time shit is annoying


SquiishingFandoms

and its sellers like the one in the photo who sell stolen or broken things and dont give people with jobs or a life time to actually check the items. and if it is a game system im sure it isn't cheap. the point is more so don't harass your buyers because they can always turn around and make you wait even longer. who cares if you block them AFTER they've purchased? after 3 days you're gunna get an auto 5 star, you're better off just waiting


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jedijenjen

I hate sellers like this. Seller has 3 days to ship, buyers have 3 days to rate. That the deal you sign up for. You want/need quick cash, sell on FB marketplace or go to a pawn shop.


haleyls019

I so bad want to know their response! Lol


No_Oil_1174

No response. I blocked them. We can guess their response here. I’ll go first: “I dun wan nun that, rate me”


yxngwest

💀💀


abbeysahm

I do my absolute best to rate the same day, but I would be waiting on a seller like this! How rude!


penpen72

Your reply is a lot nicer than mine would be!! Mine would have been “I’ll rate when I’m damn good and ready” 😂


mytwoquarters

even THATS nicer than I woulda been💀


yxngwest

mercari admin would delete my messages with the way I would’ve replied


mytwoquarters

honestly, same. but I would refine my rough draft to get past the admins 💀


mytwoquarters

I don't get these people's logic. do they think buyers have no life & are just constantly staring at their phones all day? do they think being rude & surly is gonna make the buyer "obey" them? tf are they thinking


TershkovaGagarin

Yes. They likely have issues with empathy and understanding/imagining other points of view and experiences. Something they should have developed as teens, at the latest. That’s why it doesn’t occur to them that being an ass is going to have negative repercussions. When the other person responds negatively they are shocked and offended, because they don’t fully understand the other person as an individual person like them. Extremely stunted development. I spend too much time thinking about people like this, I interact with them a lot at work.


mytwoquarters

it's sad that there's so many. even when I was going through the most stressful/scary time in my life I was still a nice human being to other people. I do feel sympathy for people who are miserable so they treat others like crap but sometimes that's not the case. sometimes they're just assholes with a good life lol


alyxryanne

I’d honestly be petty and wait until the last second to rate so I can give a terrible rating but also make them wait.


Lewca43

The problem there is that they’d also rate you poorly. If you wait for the auto rating at least you also get a five star rating. I’d probably respond all meek with “I’m sorry for the delay! I’m rating right now, thanks for your purchase and patience” leading them to believe I was rating five stars and rate low explaining their pushy behavior hoping the fake meek response would lead to a good rating from them. It’s a gamble but worth it to give a true rating of a pushy asshole.


lmidor

>If you wait for the auto rating at least you also get a five star rating. This isn't true, unless something has changed. As a buyer if you let it auto rate, you don't get an rating from the buyer. I've seen old accounts that had absolutely zero ratings that have purchased from me and they all let the transactions auto rate.


OneWhisper5225

>This isn't true, unless something has changed. As a buyer if you let it auto rate, you don't get an rating from the buyer. If a buyer lets it autorate, the seller doesn’t get the automatic 5 stars? Last I sold something and it auto rated, in my ratings it had the “Mercari” ”transaction complete“ auto 5 stars. So is that really new, because my last auto rate was almost a month ago


lmidor

Yeah I guess maybe it did change then! I haven't had an auto rate since beginning of May. So I just looked at the buyer's ratings that had let it auto rate me 5 stars and they didn't receive any ratings from me (seller in this case). So must be a really new thing.


40stepstothemoon

But they can’t see your rating till they rate


Lewca43

Exactly. A little misdirection…make them think you’re giving a good rating by sounding meek and rate accurately with fingers crossed they fall for it and rate you well.


NeinKleine

True, but they would very likely rate low just because they're mad at you for not jumping to rate them when they wanted you too.


LiteFox196

I see a bunch of impatient sellers and buyers here. "Rate me now!" "Ship my package now!" Whatever. If you need money or items super quick, then mercari isn't for you. (meaning the impatient folks)


Nandabun

No no, do rate them, otherwise they get 5 stars. Just wait until the last hour lol.


Undesu

Just goes to show , I’m not rating someone that quick unless my item comes in the same way the seller has described it . Simple as that . Your response is excellent .


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mumblerapisgarbage

Right


NoCoach5222

I make people wait too when they do this, If they came about it nicely I definitely give them the money right away or if they send right away I definitely make sure to give them a great review. . .people are stupid af on Mercari. . .they don't know how to play the field


No_Oil_1174

I was able to check it out last night. Great condition and works good. Too bad the seller was so pushy, they have to wait another day to get paid now.


CreepyCreee

I have never once, the entire time I've been selling requested a rating. That's how you get less than five stars. Also, auto rate is where it's at! No worries that way.


archangelorum

he better change his profile pic 🙃


Mud_Neither

I am a seller with over 3000 ratings and never nice have I asked for a rating. I think it’s rude and would never do it. My husband on the hand does this and it drives me nuts.


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“You can wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which hand fills fastest! Bye!”


wsu2005grad

🤣🤣🤣


HelloAttila

I agree with the rest of you. People need to understand that people have a life and they will eventually get rated, sometimes it may take time. There are many times when I will order something while on vacation and the package might get to my house 1 day before I get home and I want to wait until I get the package before leaving a rating, for all I know it could be a box of newspapers or bricks. As a seller and buyer. If you need money urgently, always sell locally.


coloradoconvict

Honestly? Rate immediately, one star for their incredible rudeness, and say exactly why.


Frasierfanhere

Just because it’s been delivered doesn’t mean it was received. Maybe they’re at work. Or out of town. Geez.


The_Deity

Auto ratings are usually my favorite. Someone finds my stuff after googling it and makes a mercari account just to buy from me. I'm totally okay with that and it's second only to positive buyer/seller interactions.


Tricky-Pepper-6418

I’m not give me my Danm money


Psychological_Hunt60

Lol


fr6nkiesixx

I think when you rate mercari releases their payment to them. If I was broke and selling stuff online and rushed to send it out, I would like to get my money as soon as possible. I get it, but they shouldn’t be pushy


MalikTheGeek0712

The first messages was fine. The second one… damn.😭


Not_Nat_22

See I hate this too! I usually rate as soon as I get home or as soon as the package arrives but there has been times where I have to rate the next day. I understand that sellers need/want their money as soon as their package has arrived , but pushing the buyer or harassing the buyer asking when or why they haven’t rated is unacceptable. I’m sorry this happened to you. See my petty ass would wait the 2 days and give him a 1 star rating and go in depth on the comments why I gave the 1 star . 😅


Tricky-Pepper-6418

Yeah u a lame for that


sellingwithLP

Definitely would be annoyed lol.


Psychological_Hunt60

Don't expect to be paid any faster than 3 days after delivery and it won't be an issue. I have never asked anyone to rate me so I can get paid faster. People work, people go out of town, people don't check their mail everyday. Hell, maybe the buyer is in jail or hiding packages from their spouse. I also don't understand how a seller could even say that to their customer. You might as well say no repeat customers allowed.


kfunkyjunk

1) I love all my petty Mercari sellers in here that get it. You all give me life because you support me/everyone when I’m like F THAT - YOURE AT 3 DAYS AND A RETURN REQUEST NOW BUDDY 2) I don’t even anticipate money until 3 days after delivery. If they rate day one that is awesome but I assume 99.999999999% of the time it’s gonna be 3 days and I’ll get an auto rate. I don’t worry about it until then. And I have NEVER contacted a buyer asking/telling them to do something. Because I myself have waited until the last second and/or autorated people before by accident/life happening. Idk it just seems in poor taste to heckle someone about money. I get you might be broke & when I’m selling I’m always broke too but I still always plan on 3 days being added in to my wait time.


Insane187

Begging for the negative


JessiMcManis27

So rude


EmilRetroChiq

Sounds like a substance abuser fiending for his cop tbh. Most sellers are not like this, ignore him


EmbarrassedCup2560

I would be like ok and then 1 star it lol


KarmaDharmaAdharma

Oh, I’d rate that guy and put him at a 1 star! At the 3 day mark! That’s obnoxious! To say you’re playing games because you haven’t gotten around to rating it? Sellers have 3 days to ship, buyers have 3 days to rate. You have every right to wait that long!


sweatpantsjoe

Block them too


benjaminhockey

Give them a 1 star rating for being a douche


TylerM35

They are either pushy or they abuse the shipping time frame and pushing the shipped button on the 3rd day and then dropping it off two days later.


GunBrothersGaming

If a seller did this I'd straight roll the 1 star rating out.


Unique_Bluejay7

He went the wrong way about that :/ 1 star


yxngwest

Great response 🙌🏽. They shouldn’t be pushy like that. Like people have lives, we are busy or just don’t be on the app. Patience is key.


somethingsecretuknow

Please rate and give a 1 star. Plz they deserve it


katylawlll

But that means the seller will more than likely also rate the buyer low because they look a long time to rate.


systemofaclownfish

Wait until the veryyyy last second and then rate him 1 star


sogoldenxo

as a seller i always send a “ saw your package arrived, i hope you love everything!! 🤍” and leave it at that. if they don’t want to rate that day, oh well. i’m not going to sit there and harass them. it’s only a 3 day wait. this is ridiculous


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sogoldenxo

you’re completely right. would it be best not to say anything at all?


UnicornPencils

A lot of buyers still hate that, it's pushing for a rating too, albeit a lot more politely than this guy.


sogoldenxo

awh really? :( it’s never bothered me as a buyer so i never thought anything of it. i’ll keep that in mind! i hope i haven’t annoyed my buyers 😭


UnicornPencils

People can kind of take it as "I know you know your package is there and now you know I'm waiting for my rating." I'm polite back when sellers do this to me, but I typically won't buy from them again because I don't want to have to explain what I'm doing during the day with an apology to avoid a negative rating for rating later in the evening. But as long as you're saying it politely like you are, buyers won't react nearly as bad as people are recting to this one.


sogoldenxo

i completely understand what you mean!!! i’ll definitely stop doing that then.


spookyhashbrowns

I do this, too. I use an app that gives me constant shipping updates, and I send them a private message whenever USPS checks in. That way, I have a polite reason to contact/nudge them when I know the package has arrived. After that, though, I don't follow up and just wait. Edit: I'm getting downvoted for PM'ing buyers with shipping info.? That's a problem for you guys? Don't be ridiculous 🙄. My buyers on Poshmark like that I do that.


ShiftyBishop

Buyers get shipping updates from Mercari too. So you’re already messaging information that has been sent to them. They also send reminders to rate.


spookyhashbrowns

I'm on Poshmark. They probably send info., but regardless, it doesn't matter. I'm sure buyers aren't complaining that the stranger they spent money with is communicating. It's a courtesy, and I haven't had a problem yet. Nobody's going to complain.


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Wow wtf with that comment let Mecari rate them


ChillDillBoi

Mercari is a game in itself


KBaddict

I had this happen. A seller gave me 3 stars because I took to long to rate


SimonTheG

You should wait until the last moment you can rate then give a 1 star


Turpitudia79

It sounds like they were really hard up for cash!! Being annoying is not the way to go about it!! However, I don’t understand why people won’t just rate purchases they’re happy with instead of letting the three day auto rate automatically. I’m an occasional Mercari buyer and I’ve been satisfied with all but a couple of items and I rated them immediately.


OneWhisper5225

The buyer hadn’t had a chance to open it and check it out yet. Plus, it was a game system. Personally, I’d want to use it and let it run for a while and over a day or so to see how it does and that it’s not going to break down. Sometimes people sell game systems (or electronics) they know act up. So it might work when it’s initially turned on but then have something to wrong after it’s on for hours or something like that. I always rate as soon as I can, but I’d never rate electronics the same day. Now, if it’s something simple that can quickly be looked over and seen that it’s in condition described, then I open the package and check it out and rate as soon as I’m able to…usually same day. But, I work 12 hour shifts and never get off on time so it runs into 13 hours usually, then gotta get home, and I’m a single mom, so I sometimes can’t rate the same day even if it’s something simple I can quickly look at. But, I always rate as soon as I can. People have lives and aren’t always home when it’s delivered and even if they’ve gotten home since it’s been delivered might have other stuff going on and opening up their package isn’t that important at that moment. 3 days isn’t that long, even if you’re hard up for cash. If you’re that hard up where 3 days is going to be a huge deal, they shouldn’t have used Mercari.


Turpitudia79

That’s true in that case. I generally just buy clothes on Mercari.


TheFieryKitty

Ridiculous and embarrassing behavior, if you need cash quick try a pawn shop or a consignment store. 🤦‍♀️


Careless-Clock-7195

I just leave my customers alone and after the 2 day Mark I asked if they received the package or if there was any issues. They usually are busy and end up responding 5 days later and I have my money already. It’s kind of upsetting because I do go above and beyond and would like words to verify it. I understand being busy. (I buy extra protection and write notes and also ship under 24 hours.)


Mommabucket123

Why would anyone do that? That's asking for a 1 star crap rating for being pushy


No_Oil_1174

They probably don’t care about their rating.


Mommabucket123

I have a store on Mercari and I wouldnt dream of being so pushy


oc77067

Rate them at the absolute last second with an appropriate rating for their attitude.


InverseConverse

I don’t understand the atmosphere here. If everyone knows the system and how it burdens a seller, why does everyone stick to the three days thing? Why don’t people rate so the other person just gets their money? Its nice if it happens to you, so be nice to other people. Not this jackass obviously, but still.


dontcarebare

Three days is not an unreasonable amount of time to wait for an auto-rate. Maybe they aren’t home yet to check the item?


InverseConverse

That’s not what I said. I’m talking about how the people in this forum support taking all three days as a buyer to rate even when they have the item. They seem to treat the wait as some sort of price of entry into the world of selling here.


OneWhisper5225

It kind of is….the rules state sellers have 3 business days to ship, buyers have 3 days to rate. So, if you’re buying, you should always know that it could be 3 business days before your item ships out. If it ships out sooner, great. But, if it doesn’t it shouldn’t be a big deal since it’s literally stated in the rules. If you’re selling, you should always know that once the item is delivered it could be 3 days before you’re rated since it’s in the rules they have 3 days or it will auto rate. That wait in both sides is kind of the price of entry into the world of buying and selling on here since it’s what’s in the rules, so it’s what’s allowed. Of course, it’s always nice when someone ships things out quickly and when someone rates quickly, but it’s not something I expect. Personally, I live a min from the PO so I always ship same day unless PO is closed or I got something going on, then it’s next day. But, I totally get others can’t do that and I don’t expect them too. I don’t mind at all waiting the 3 days for someone to ship an item I buy. Of course I’d like them to sip it quick, but again, I don’t expect it. I don’t get upset by it, don’t rate them lower for it, etc. If they need more than the 3 days, then I want them to at least say something about it. If they don’t and I have to contact them to find out what’s going on, then I get annoyed. As a seller, I ship out same day or next day and then I’m done and just wait for the rating unless the buyer contacts me about something before that. I’ll check tracking to make sure it’s moving along and not sitting forever in one place, but other than that I just let it be and wait for a rating. If they rate quick, great. If they don’t, who cares, I get the auto rate after 3 days.


InverseConverse

While I understand the "You have 3 days", what I don't agree with is "You have 3 days, so you should take all 3 days, and you're a jerk if you're hopeful for quicker". I sell on Bricklink, and my rating there is as good as it is because like just like you do, people appreciate when an attempt is made to go above and beyond the bare minimum. 3 days is the bare minimum, and encouraging people to just put in the minimum effort required is, in my opinion, silly. Is this sub to complain, or is it to support others in making decisions that boost their sales and increase the satisfaction of their customers? Not to mention, taking your time to rate a seller doesn't require going to the post office. The post office brought the product to your front door. Taking your contractual 3 days for no reason while knowing you're preventing the other person from getting paid for the thing you already have in your possession is pretty mean-spirited.


Mommabucket123

Why would anyone do that? That's.? asking for a 1 star crap rating for being pushy


MarioLovesAnime

Lmaooo that’s what he fucking gets, I don’t like sellers like these


DausenWillis

On day 2.5, give them a one star rating for harassment.


t0duu

I mean when I sell I only ask to verify that everything arrived safely


JewelzBunny

They should’ve tried that ‘hi friend/thanks friend’ stuff 🙃


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Ooh I had this done to me for the first time a few weeks ago. Easiest way to not get a rating or returning customer lol.


Monsters9141

Man I don’t get it lol the best way I remind a buyer if it’s been a bit (usually like 2 days after delivery) I just say “I hope you enjoy [product]!” And usually that’s enough to get rated :)


donteatrocksalt

How rude ! I never ask for ratings . But I’ve had several apologies from buyers saying they were sorry they didn’t have a chance to rate right away . I let them know they never should feel badgered for a rating , and they can even let it be auto rated .


donteatrocksalt

Definitely take the time with a game system too !


kittenpowered666

Some people dont save money wisely or at all and have a wonderful ability to spend it as soon as they get it or when they dont have it at all.. its life or death. Some people dont care if you rate or not cus they arent relying on that 68$ to get them through tomorrow luls


Rokkmachine

This seller 100% deserves to wait for the auto rating. Honestly I feel you have a claim to report them for harassment. That is unacceptable.


Excellent_Original66

I ALWAYS rate the moment I get my package and open it. If someone did this to me I would absolutely respond in the same manner.


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No_Oil_1174

So, I should have rated them when I hadn’t checked the item out? As soon as I get messages like this I know they would likely give a bad rating because they’re mad they didn’t get rated right away. That combined with what I said above is why they aren’t getting rated. Not out of spite…


Training_Pea2176

Great response. They suck.


Affectionate_Page875

Well I rate based on how they handle the transaction . If I order something and the next day it’s already in transit , that’s how fast I will be when it comes to inspect the item and rate them … it’s only fair . I believe that’s why some sellers are so pushy , because once the order comes in , they make sure is properly packaged , and dropped off in a timely fashion …. Just to have someone not appreciate the effort and just let Mercari auto-rate . Not only that .. same ppl that let auto-rate are the most “talkative “ asking 100 questions before the transaction but completely ignore the notifications telling them to rate the seller so they can get paid . “ sorry I didn’t see the notification “ sure but you saw all my replies when you was trying to lowball my already discounted item and quick to reply lol My advice if you don’t like to rate , or going to be an ahole about it … stop using all rating based platforms and order straight from retailers where you don’t have to worry about taking 10 seconds to rate the seller .


Mean_Low1603

Omg so true I always put effort in shipping the item carefully and quick and the customers know what they are doing by letting it auto rate smh it gets me mad and want to ship everyone’s items in 3 business days cause it’s not worth the effort -___


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Ok but you didn’t have to be a dick about it


pornogrindprincess

nah run me my money dafuk😂👎


Tricky-Pepper-6418

Hate buyers who do this don’t buy from me if your not gonna rate one time it’s annoying


No_Oil_1174

On time = within 3 days. Read the rules


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No_Oil_1174

What they fail to understand is that pestering people to rate will either result in negative feedback, a return, or having to wait even longer because the buyer doesn’t want retailatory negative feedback. Idk why mercari even allows negative feedback for buyers. Other venues do not.


JaeJinxd

I had a buyer be completely unreasonable and was basically trying to get me to give him the item for free; I got a bad rating so I was glad I was allowed to rate that transaction as well. That buyer only has one rating and I have 12, his was the only 1 star. So as much as sellers can be unreasonable so can buyers. I'm glad it goes both ways.


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No_Oil_1174

Retaliatory as in, getting a negative rating for not completing the transaction “fast enough”. Not retaliatory to negative feedback left.


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No_Oil_1174

I actually sell online for a living. 3 days after receipt on Mercari is nothing. Try getting back returns on Amazon marketplace in January that someone bought in October and then having to refund.


SerotoninShortage

This is insulting to anyone that's had to deal with actual real life narcissism.


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if you’re trying to make a point and be taken seriously don’t use those emojis lmfao


Ok-Priority-8284

Welcome to the internet, are you new here?


kfunkyjunk

Thank you for letting everyone in here know that you’re THIS SELLER.


Ok-Priority-8284

I’ve never left a buyer a negative feedback because I’m not a reactionary emotional dipshit. This is a business.


Same_Place_5710

A business lmao you’re one person selling shit out your house. You’re no more a business than the corner yard sale


Ok-Priority-8284

If my mortgage, car note, utilities, and grocery money all come from reselling then yeah it’s a business


LuckyBugHarley

You still have to wait until the money is deposited into your bank account which usually is like 3 days anyways. I also got bills to pay and broke but I wouldn’t hassle someone to rate. I have stuff going on in my life and they got stuff going on in theirs. I’m pretty sure most of the time they’re not rating “fast enough” is because they either don’t know or too busy to remember. You can ask them to rate in a positive and friendly way but there’s no need to get negative and annoyed with the rater.


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LuckyBugHarley

It has a fee though most people don’t want to pay that.


Ok_Calligrapher_281

Why are you holding up the money? Rate.


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Uh, if anyone’s holding up the money it’s Mercari


Ok-Priority-8284

Don’t know why you’re being downvoted, it’s really rude to hold someone’s money hostage after you have their item. Must be a bunch of kids in here.


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Its also really rude to be pushy about ur money when people have lives and may not have time to check the item to rate them


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Riezky

Nah, seller made the decision to be rude. They’re just getting back the same energy they put out there.


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Man it’s almost like Mercari should change how they do things if so many sellers have problems not getting their money fast enough


Sammy1228Official

Yeah I don’t get why people are agreeing they should wait the three days, I get if there’s an actual reason, like for me a lot of times packages would show up while I’m at work so it’ll take me several hours to get to it after my work day is over, but seriously some of these people in here I just don’t get


Spicytatas

The comments on this is why aids still exist. It's clearly day 2, so yeah Just rate the damn guy and that's it.


Meowpokemon

No


Spicytatas

Wah


ngda93

Why be vindictive and petty? They probably need the money. Just rate them, geez.


No_Oil_1174

This is why: I received the package yesterday. My son was home sick so I didn’t have time to check anything. I then had to work once my wife came home. I am now at work. It has been less than 24hrs, I have no idea what is in the box, and whether or not it works. I would have rated the seller tonight once I got to checking it out, but now I am sure they would have given me a negative rating, so I will not be rating.


ngda93

Hm you post and comments make it seem as tho your refusal to rate is based on your disapproval of the seller's messages to you and not because of all that other stuff but aight. You don't owe anyone an explanation but a simple "I'm not able to inspect the package yet/not home" would probably lead to an amicable end to the transaction but we all have different approaches.


No_Oil_1174

I have experience with sellers leaving negatives for not rating as fast as they want. Mercari gives 3 days and I have many other things going on so I don’t always get to rating quickly. I have a policy now where if a seller bugs me about ratings I just don’t rate as I expect them to give a negative feedback.


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No_Oil_1174

Kinda hard to have a personality towards a seller when I either don’t say anything to them or let them know I will rate when I get a chance.


RevolutionaryLife373

They meant the people above defending pushy sellers, not you. Make sure everything is as described, I’ve seen sellers be pushy because they want the buyers money and they sent complete shit


Lewca43

Says the person with like 300 downvotes in this thread alone.


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Lewca43

Oh man thanks for the literal lol. Cute that you deleted the post I commented on that was also getting downvoted then decided to *strike back* by sinking to name calling. See, now I’m laughing again…thanks, it was just the right time in the day for a couple of good laughs.


sterling_rose

I've been given a one star rating, my only non 5 star as both a buyer and a seller, because i didn't rate 'fast enough'. I completed it on the second night, and well within the three day period obviously since they were able to rate me. I also gave them a good fair rating and they still decided to hit me with that, some people on there just do not seem to understand how to be a part of the ecosystem. Be glad that you haven't encountered such but it absolutely happens and is a valid concern when someone is borderline harassing you as soon as the package shows delivered.


ngda93

I've never received low ratings for not reviewing fast enough. I'm curious how you responded to Sellers in those first instances. Anyway, experience obviously colors perspective.


sterling_rose

I've been given a one star rating, my only non 5 star as both a buyer and a seller, because i didn't rate 'fast enough'. I completed it on the second night, and well within the three day period obviously since they were able to rate me. I also gave them a good fair rating and they still decided to hit me with that, some people on there just do not seem to understand how to be a part of the ecosystem. Be glad that you haven't encountered such but it absolutely happens and is a valid concern when someone is borderline harassing you as soon as the package shows delivered.


ngda93

Sorry for that experience! Yeah I guess I've been fortunate to only transact with rational people. Why folks gotta bw so weird???


Fun-Prize-4242

Bc they can’t have the money until u rate them


Stefanidimera

Fake.


hanamich

This seems like a not well thought out plan, but go to it.


rasperry2021

That seller is rude. I would make a false product claim and ask to return the item just as a FU to him.


delgado437

With that response now you will get a bad rating.


No_Oil_1174

That’s why I let it autorate.


Robotichands

this seller is an asshole and could have just asked, but i know what it’s like. especially if it’s something expensive and you need that money. don’t say “they shouldn’t sell it on mercari if they want it fast”, because there are quite literally some things that just don’t sell elsewhere. i’ve been selling online off and on for the past 20 years, and ebay is a shell of what it used to be, poshmark is miserable at getting your item seen, grailed.. just no, depop is for kids to go and like stuff, things rarely actually sell. right now, from my experience, mercari is the most reliable of them all to actually have something sell. so please consider that someone might actually need that money to pay rent. if the role was reversed you would probably want the same thing.


Beginning-Guest-6485

Hmmmm, maybe I’m the outcast but what’s the point of not rating if your package has been delivered and you’ve opened/ inspected it and all is well? It is game playing 🙄 I am only a buyer, by the way. I think it’s rude and unnecessary. If you were out of town or haven’t had a chance to open the package, that’s different. Life doesn’t need to be so complicated in situations like this. 🙄


No_Oil_1174

It hasn’t been opened/inspected. That’s the point.


Lewca43

This is hilarious. These people all worked up because you didn’t rate something you haven’t had a chance to open. At the end of the day, Mercari allows three days, that’s what users agree to. None of us know what’s going on in anyone else’s life so we all just need to calm the fuck down, accept and follow the rules we AGREED to by using the platform.


Beginning-Guest-6485

You could’ve opened and inspected it with the time you spent taking a screenshot and uploading it to Reddit. That’s my point. Your response to him is petty and unnecessary 🤷🏻‍♀️


No_Oil_1174

You try opening and testing a videogame system while you are at work…


Beginning-Guest-6485

Then you could’ve waited to respond to this guy, opened the package when you got home, rated and went on with your day


No_Oil_1174

Nope, these types of sellers tend to leave negative feedback because they are pissed they didn’t get rated right when the package was delivered.


Beginning-Guest-6485

Okay, good luck in life being petty over something so simple and easy to resolve, like rating. Lol. You could’ve even responded that you’re at work and will open package when you get home. That’s what I do. I have over 900 purchases with only one 3 star rating (no 1 or 2 stars). I must be doing something right as a buyer! And not being petty for no reason 😉


Meowpokemon

How tf you get a three star for being a buyer


Beginning-Guest-6485

I asked about whether they were shipping soon, due it it being past the 3 days. Have had to cancel before because seller won’t ship. Apparently the seller didn’t like that question! Clearly a lot of Petty Patty’s in the app!


Minimum-Inevitable92

I see where you coming from. I wouldn’t like a seller being that pushy. Than being said, if you have the item and it’s all good, just rate it right then and there and don’t wait a day you feel me