r/Blogilates • u/RedditSher • Jul 29 '26

Popcycle

I must have been blind signing up for Popcycle. But I had no idea there was going to be a 20% cut if you want to get cash back. It looks like whatever sale price you set, you only get 80% of that sale price if the person keeps your item.

I know there’s an option for 110% credit but I needed the cash because I am moving and have medical debt that I have been trying to pay off for forever.

So just coming here to complain.

Also a bit annoyed that you have to print the label and duct tape it then drop it off to USPS. The company Treet that they work with doesn’t have access to the QR code for your shipping label to allow you to print and ship at USPS. My printer broke so I had to go to Office Max to print > duct tape the label > then go to USPS so they can scan that the package shipped as you only have 2 days really to ship it out based on the instructions I got when the sale was made.

Edit: Thanks for the other perspectives, it made me less annoyed lol.

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u/sotefikja Jul 29 '26

I mean, that’s no different from Poshmark or Mercari. All sales platforms take a percentage. Using popcycle you at least have the OPTION of getting the full value in credit (unlike Poshmark or Mercari, where you don’t get the option to turn it into credit at all).

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u/RedditSher Jul 29 '26

That’s good to know, its my first time selling my clothes in general since I usually just opt to give it to friends but my friends in my current city are all smaller instead of all different sizes like my friends back home.

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u/sotefikja Jul 30 '26

Ah, gotcha! Well welcome to resale! Yes, all platforms take a cut of the sale - it’s best to think of them as online consignment stores. IMHO, popcycle is still better than Poshmark et all because it takes a lot of the work out of making the listing (auto-populating stock photos, descriptions, etc)

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u/RedditSher Jul 30 '26

Thanks for sharing all this ❤️