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. The Poshmark platform was built around selling clothing and fashion apparel until recently where they now allow home good items to be sold as well. Poshmark is the largest social platform selling platform for selling fashion items. Poshmark initially launched with the intention of giving users an outlet to sell unwanted clothing items from their personal closets to make extra money from at home. Today Poshmark has over 5 million sellers who sell personal items, thrifted items, and new fashion items. Poshmark is the perfect place to make extra money from at home! Let’s dive in to learn how to sell on Poshmark.

Many Poshmark Sellers begin their selling business’s from selling items from their personal closets, as well as from unwanted clothing items from friends and family members. As you grow your Poshmark business sourcing begins to play a key component in the successful growth. Majority of Poshmark sellers source in the beginning stages through thrifting at Goodwills and other local thrift shops. When considering items to sell keep in mind the condition and popularity of brands. Brands that are more popular on the platform are Lululemon, Free People, Nike, Coach, Michael, Louis Vuitton, and Tory Burch. This is not to say you will not have success selling other brands. You will want to avoid lower brands like Old Navy.  We have put together a great list of sourcing options for the reseller on our blog Sourcing for Poshmark.

Signing up and creating an account is very quick and easy! You can sign up by downloading the Poshmark app on your phone/tablet or computer. When signing up you will want to create a creative user name for your account that you can establish a brand around. Littlehotmama is probably not a good suggestion!

Compared to other selling on market places the process to list items on Poshmark is very simple. Prior to listing your item, you will want to prep the item which you are selling. Prior to listing your first item browse the market place and take a look at how other sellers are displaying items, keep in mind those that are styled well and those that lack.  Select a few of your favorite listing to review. When it comes to your listing the most important element is the photo! Photos are the first impression a buyer will have before even clicking your listing. You will want to make sure your photos are well lit and styled. Additionally, you will want to make sure your item is wrinkle-free and cleaned.  Lastly, you want to build a great title and description for your item. Make sure to include measurements of your item. We have built a great guide on the keys to Increasing Sales on Poshmark. Our Post comes with nearly 10 years of Poshmark experience.

Unlike other selling platforms, Poshmark requires a bit of work. Poshmark is built like Facebook, Instagram, and other social platforms were follow and shares dominate. Once you list an item on Poshmark that listing is shown at the top of your account as well as at the top of listings on Poshmark.  After a few hours that listing drifts down with the other listings, in order to provide your listing with more visibility, you will need to share your listing frequently. Sharing refreshes the listing, users who do not share see fewer sales on the market place. That’s where we come in at Closet Assistant! We provide a software solution that helps share your closet on Poshmark. Additionally, to sharing you will want to build a following. Building a following will only help your success in selling. We created a post just on that topic How to Increase Followers on Poshmark.  In our post, Increasing Poshmark Sales, we go over how to price items.

Poshmark is free to list items. Once an item sells, items that have a sales price under $15 there is a flat fee of $2.95. For Sales over $15, Poshmark takes a 20% commission. Check out our post on Poshmark Fees and Taxes.

One of my favorite parts about selling on Poshmark is the shipping! On Poshmark the shipping is paid by the buyer unless you elect to provide a discount. Poshmark has a negotiated rate with the USPS, all packages under 5lbs are $7.97. Once you have made your first sale be sure to check out How to Ship on Poshmark.

Lastly on our How to sell on Poshmark guide we would like to mention the return policy of Poshmark. Poshmark does not allow the buyer to return an item when purchased. There are a few exceptions to the policy not disclosing flaws, not describing items correctly or not listing correct sizes will lead to the buyer opening a claim. When a buyer opens a claim this does not mean it will be automatically approved, Poshmark will review the claim and rule to either approve the return or to not. When building listings its a good rule of thumb to be very descriptive and to provide accurate descriptions

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Hello! We are Meghan and Ryan; we have been resellers for over 25 years. Our tips guarantee you will learn from our experience as sellers. We share our knowledge of building a full-time business throughout our blog post.

In 2019, we started Closet Assistant, which offers a series of automated tools for Poshmark sellers and resellers. The main components of Closet Assistant are its auto-sharer Poshmark Bot and Cross lister. The Poshmark share bot will share your closet and other Poshmark users’ closets with a single click. With our Poshmark bot, you will no longer need to spend countless hours a day sharing your closet. Spend more time where it counts in your Poshmark business! Unlike other services, Closet Assistant is run by a husband and wife team who are actually resellers on Poshmark. Try our auto closet sharer today for a free 7-day trial!