Depop vs Poshmark

If you are looking to build a side hustle with reselling and trying to decide which platform to sell on this is the post for you! We have been resellers for the past 18 years in addition to selling on Poshmark for the past 10 years. We will compare selling on Depop vs Poshmark.

Fees

As a reseller, we are in business for Profits! Fees have an impact on those profits. Let’s compare the selling fees on Depop vs Poshmark. When selling on Poshmark there just two fee structures. If an item has a final sale price of $15 or less you are charged a flat selling fee of $2.95. An item that has a final sales price of over $15 has a 20% commission. Poshmark does not charge a listing fee.

Depop charges a 10% commission fee in addition to the Paypal processing fee of 2.9% + $.30 payment processing fee when an item sells. What many sellers do not understand is that the 10% commission is taken out after shipping cost. If you sell an item at $25 and charge the seller $4.50 for shipping, the depop commission is taken from $29.50, not $25.

When it comes to comparing Depop vs Poshmark fees, the Depop selling fees are less then Poshmark.

Let’s compare the fees involved with selling a pair of shoes with a final selling fee of $40.

In the above photo 12.9% ( 10% Depop Commission + 2.9% Paypal Fee) , $.30 Paypal fee per listing.

Depop vs Poshmark Shipping

When looking at Depop vs Poshmark, shipping is very easy on both platforms. On Poshmark the buyers pay a flat shipping rate of $7.11 unless you as seller provide a discount. The shipping rate covers packages 5lbs and less.

On Depop, You can opt to ship with Depop or ship on your own. If you have sold on Poshmark for some time and decide to sell on Depop as well shipping can require slightly more work. Unlike Poshmark, on Depop most functions are only available through the app itself self the website is quite limited.

When creating a listing on Depop you can select to ship with Depop and take advantage of the discounts provided through the USPS. One of the differences from Poshmark is that you will need to know the weight of each item when building the listing. I would recommend purchasing a shipping scale if you plan to sell on a regular basis. On Depop you can elect to also offer free shipping. The one advantage you have on Depop is that you can save money on items under 1 lb. unlike Poshmark.

When to elect to ship on your own? The advantage of shipping on your own can be very useful when you use flat rate boxes from the USPS.

Below we will compare shipping an item on Depop vs Poshmark.

Estimate to Ship a 15.99 oz item.

Poshmark Cost – $7.11 (USPS)

Depop Cost – $4.75 (USPS)

Estimate to Ship a 2 lb item Priority

Poshmark Cost – $7.11 (USPS)

Depop Cost – $10.50 (USPS)

If that item was able to fit in a flat rate:

Small Box – $8.30

Medium Box- $15.05

Large Box – $21.10

As you can see shipping items on Depop is only cheaper when shipping lighter items such as a shirt. When shipping on Depop you will need to either pad your price with the shipping cost to offer free shipping or pass that fee on to the buyer which can be expensive. Passing the fee on to a buyer can make or break a deal. Depop allows you to ship worldwide but you will need to calculate that cost on your own. Shipping internationally will require more time and planning when building the listing but opens up the door on more potential buyers. Shipping internationally is not cheap, on average you can expect to pay about $25 to ship a 15oz item worldwide. You can use the USPS shipping calculator to get a better idea on cost, International Shipping Cost

For example, the cheapest shipping option to ship a 5lb item on depop is $14.00 if you use a padded flat rate envelope the cost would be $7.40 through the USPS. When shipping with the USPS you can place items directly in your mailbox at your home for pick up.

Depop vs Poshmark Listing Process

Listing items on Poshmark and Depop is very straight forward. Both listing processes are very user friendly and easy to understand. Other then the added shipping field listing on each listing it’s nearly the same.

Poshmark recently in 2020 began to allow users to submit 16 photos per listing, which are in a square format. Depop allows users only 4 photos per listing. The one fun feature Depop has added is the ability to add a video to each listing in addition to the 4 photos. Depop has combined the title field and description together allowing a combined 1000 characters with 5 hashtags. Poshmark’s allows 50 characters in the title and only allows 500 characters in the description field.

Exposure

Depop initially started in 2011 as of 2020, Depop has 15 million users. Poshmark was founded in 2011, and as of 2019 has 50 million users. Poshmark has built a strong presence as a selling market place in a short time frame. Nearly 90% of the users on Depop are under the age of 26. Although Depop is fairly small compare to Poshmark, Depop is available in 147 countries. Many sellers who sell on Poshmark sell on Depop, Why? You now have more possible customers. There are many times that sales may slow on one platform when sales pick up on the other.

What You Can Sell

The Poshmark platform was built around selling clothing and fashion apparel until recently were they now allow home good items to be sold as well. On Depop you have a lot more flexibility on what you can sell. (Clothing, Jewellery, Art, Home, Kids, Beauty, Sports Equipment, Transportation, Other, Books & Magazines, Film, and Music) Visit this link for a list of prohibited items. Prohibited Item on Depop

Biggest Complaint With Depop

Our biggest complaint against selling on Depop is exposure Depop has a much smaller user base compared to Poshmark. Many of our items are listed on Depop as well but out of all of the platforms we sell on Depop sales are the slowest. Additionally, to keep listings fresh you will need to edit the listing periodically.

Complaints User Have with Poshmark

Probably the largest complaint you will hear from users who are selling on Poshmark is the interaction required. Poshmark takes work a good bit of work! The platform is built around requiring a lot of interaction. As a seller, you need to continue to share your listings in order to keep your listing fresh and at the top of the platform. If your a seller who has 1000 listings this could take you 30-60 minutes each time. In order to bring in steady sales on Poshmark, you need to share your closet 3-4x times daily. That’s where we come in, Closet Assistant was built by resellers and is aimed to help you share your closet on Poshmark with ease. Poshmark is built just like Instagram or Facebook, you follow people, people follow you the more you have the better!

Conclusion

We have sold on both platforms and still sell on both to this day. They have their advantages and disadvantages, for a new seller, Poshmark is the easier of the two. If your goal is to selling fashion and clothing Poshmark is the better choice.

Happy Selling!

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Fees

Let’s compare the fees involved with selling a pair of shoes with a final selling fee of $40.