ListiaReviews of listia.com

Listia is a very good idea in concept. It deals in points rather than dollars, allowing people to exchange all kinds of items for others, some of which cannot be sold for money, such as digital movie codes, which is primarily what I use it for. While I appreciate the thoughtfulness of the system and the quality of the website, I cannot rate Listia well because of how they have chosen to manipulate the economy they have created and really screw over long time members. Below is a record of points that can be bought at Listia per dollar since early 2015. In a very brief span of time, this number has increased by over 1500%. That is great for new members who are just getting into the system but very bad for anyone who has been in it for a while. Take a look at the numbers below. 02/11/15 - 1000/$ 07/23/15 - 2750/$ 08/27/15 - 4000/$ 11/21/15 - 5800/$ 01/15/16 - 7500/$ 08/20/16 - 16700/$ What does this mean? Let's say I sold a movie for 1000 points on 2/11/15 when movies were generally going for 1000 points, or $1. If I immediately use those points to buy another movie also selling for $1, that's a nice even 1 for 1 trade. But what if I sat on those points until 8/20/26? Because new members at this point get 16700 points now for only $1, sellers, who are still interested in getting $1 worth of points for their movies will have raised prices to match the exchange rate. This means if I had sold 17 movies 2 years before for $1 in points each at that time, I would now only be able to get 1 movie today for $1 in today's points for those 17. That's a HUGE loss for people who do not immediately spend their points. In short, because Listia is steadily increasing the points that people can get per dollar, anyone who does not immediately spend their points is guaranteed to lose out, and fast. Their points are being devalued on a daily basis. Inflation is to be expected, but the rapidity at which Listia is doing this by playing with the exchange rate, is really dishonest. That said, I still use Listia, and it is good for some purposes, but I am readily aware of how much I'm going to be losing over the next several months. Be sure you enter into dealings on there with this in mind. UPDATE 5/14/2018 And just when I thought my savings were safe... Listia has just switched from a credit system to XNK, which in itself is a positive move. The problem is, they exchanged credits for XNK as if XNK was worth 14 cents. The actual market value is about 5 cents as of this writing. What does this mean? I just lost two thirds of the value of my credits. Seriously Listia? Listia has its usefulness. However, if you use it, EXPECT for them to find new ways to rob you of whatever you earn. This has just happened too many times to do expect anything else. Use at your own risk.

complety scam dont loose your money be aware

Listia used to be ok to trade your old stuff for new. Watch videos for credits and it changed. For one thing has inxk currency this may or may not be a plus for you. The shipping is always the cost in these type sites, and the Post Office costs has gone up ! I remember sending a shoebox sizedabout 1 yr. ago.. ( Literally was a shoe box wrapped) to another state and it cost 5.$ I sent a smaller package 2 days ago was over *8.$ And went to only a few miles away. So Seems to have gone up quite a bit ! Listia used to be a little more homestyle but it went well just different visit the site you will see. Maybe it will be for you but not for me anymore.

XNK is a scam worth nothing. 1 year of credits lost.

I have been a member and a seller for over 4 years and there has been one problem after another but now that I am no longer listing and trying to get the last of the cash owed me from selling credits. I am owed $19.92 and they won't deposit that to my acct because it is not $20.00. That was one excuse and being as I always sign in through Facebook . I just didn't change my email on Listia when I moved and my email address changed. I tried , They sent me to a link that kept sending back to the same site , No instructions just kept sending me back to the same site over and over. I have written them several times about my problem but after 2 months still no resolve and I don't expect one. I think they have just cheated me out of my money .

I have been on listia for over two years.. When it used to be credits it was very good. I could win up to 20 or 30 items a week.. Now they that switched it to ink I'm lucky if I can win two a day.. If you have say 60.25 in ink and win an item for 20. Listia will give it the seller and take there's and you are left with 5. And you lose out on a ton of auctions because it takes about a week just to build ink back.. Then you have people attacking it so that you can't bid.. And if you win a auction over 80. And don't have enough.. Listia will try and charge money to cover it unless you ask the seller for more time. And some sellers are selling for really high so there's no chance of getting it.. Then you have other sellers like a billiejo19: who will buy others people stuff wait a few weeks and try to get double the ink.. It's become bad. Sellers have left.. And the items aren't worth it

Had listia for one week then got an email saying my account had been banned. Excuse was I had multiple accounts. I only be had the one account. They lied.Listia admin can not be trusted. My sis was on it five yrs then out of the blue her account was banned. They said she too had too many accounts. That was a lie also. They seem to just look for reasons to throw people off listia. Very bad experience. Not worth the trouble.

Been a member for several years and used to enjoy dealing other members and exchanging goods. With this new XNK crap they are forcing us to use, its not the same and we are losing more money than we can make. Not that we ever made "money". This XNK crap is so not the way to go LISTIA. Go back to the way it was and stop over valuing credits so we can go back what was once a great system. Listia sux now. I'm gone.