ListiaReviews of listia.com

I typed my address when i won the karambit crimson web but it said invalid i tried multiple times and it still said invalid it was only valid for a place above mine which is insanely far away from me

My experience was average. Some cases easy to bid on things in some other cases denied to post things that I don't understand the reason why not. Other times people complaining about their shipping material when arrived something that I don't have control when leave my hands. Later Listia gave them the credit and I lost my things. Anyone can say it is my fault to trust them. I am not to fan of Listia.

Excellent way to reuse things therefore also very good for the environment as you are reducing production by reusing!

I bought a $15 Amazon gift card from them and it's been DAYS. I have tried "everything" to get their attention. Tomorrow I can ask for a refund, but I doubt they'll even respond. They also don't respond when I ask general questions, but they are quick to tag my sales and take them down. I don't know who works there or what their problem is, but this is ridiculous. I spent probably $25 on shipping alone (not to mention the products themselves) just earn the almost 2 million credits to get the gift card, and they won't even give me my CODE!!! I have emailed them a million times. I have commented to try to get their attention. I have submitted requests. What is the deal? They wouldn't allow another seller to ignore me like this, and yet they have treated me like diseased swine. I cannot believe I even thought they were going to fulfill their end of the bargain. I use them a lot and they almost always take forever to respond, almost always take the other person's side. Recently I lost nearly 100k credits because this one lady was not forthcoming in saying what the shipping would be on a deck of cards. When I didn't want to pay up $7, I lost all my credits because I was the bad guy that didn't want to pay that. The listing said " exact shipping"... I go to the post office all the time and the shipping for that could not have exceeded $3 and I wasn't budging so I LOST. Who is in charge of Listia? Why can people sell condoms but not coupons? Chinese sex toys but Americans are not allowed to sell a vibrating massager? I am so hot mad at Listia right now. I cannot believe how unimportant I am as a seller, buyer, customer, and person. And if they want me to take this down they owe me an apology and something for my troubles.

I've been on their site for years. At first it was great as long as you never purchased points. 1000 points was a $1. But Listia never capped of the inflation, so it went crazy. Every month in the last few years the ratio of points to $ went higher and higher. When they finally introduced turning your points into real cash, they heavily taxed it (20 % Transaction Fee). Which meant you had to sell much higher just to make a profit and if you didn't transfer the points to cash quickly... by the next month the inflation would go up again and the value of those points would go so low that you would actually lose money. Even a veteran like me couldn't handle the ever changing prices. When I realized I was gonna lose money I quit. I have 80,000 points in my account. Last time I checked that was like $20. Now it's worth only $3. Unless you stay on your toes, you will lose money on this site. Its glory days are over.

Listia has a large selection of items, the prices are all over the place. You have to pay close attention to the economy. For example Listia sells credits for 27,500 per $1 but to buy gift cards on the site you would be paying around 100,000 per $1. The site has a lot of inflation, too many people with too many credits only buying and not selling which caused all prices to raise over the past years. Used to be 100 credits to a $1, then 10,000 credits to a $1, 40,000 credits to a $1, then finally fixed to 27,500 credits to a dollar by Listia itself. I'll keep using Listia but I only list when I need credits and spend credits quickly so I dont get hit with inflation. Its an okay mix with the other sites I use on a day to day basis like eBay, SwapCaps, and Amazon.

The company makes it sound so simple: barter unwanted stuff, buy new stuff. Not at all! It reminds me of those auction/gambling sites (like QuiBids), you've got to study it, and even then, most users get ripped off. Listia gives you bonuses for referring friends...which I've done in the past, but stopped, because my friends kept getting ripped off and when I tried to explain the system & tricks, they said it was too complicated. We literally save $1,000's a year using Listia, but stay in one category, we have a formula we use to set our price points, we never stray. I started this in 2009 for an article I was writing, and if it weren't for that, I probably would not have gotten into it. I don't blame my fri3nds for shying away...I've had over 1,000 Listia transactions, and watched the changes over the years. It had a rough start, and has only gotten more complicated through the years. Even on their best day, expect an auction default rate around 30%. I was looking today, for example - over 99% of tadays auctions either ended in dispute, didn't receive bids (due to seller error, high shipping costs, or other terms problem), or ended in negative feedback. You've got to follow the inflation of the points (like Bitcoin), time your auction so you buy & sell at the same time, and know which categories to be in (electronics is a horrible category, for example). I wish there were a course or a dummies guide on how to use it, so I could tell friends to take the course first. Because for us, we save thousands of dollars a year, and our costs (on average) are less than $3 per month. But trust me when I say most people lose money using Listia, even if they don't realize it. It would be much cheaper for them just to go to ebay and pay cash for what they want. So I totally understand the complaints here. If you're selling, always always pay extra for tracking on your items, because people lie lie lie. There are a lot of poor people & scammers using it, when your item arrives without that tacking barcode on it, they will immediately file a dispute. 100% of the time, without fail, guaranteed. We have even tested this, telling them we forgot to put tracking but adding a subtle home printed tracking number - every single time, it arrives then later that same day they file a dispute. We say, but wait we found the tracking number, and they say, Oh my, I found the package, what do you know, it must have been at the bottom of the mail box! That's just one of 100 things you need to know to navigate Listia successfully. The customer support is reaponsive if you're polite, the platform and app are fine, but they're definitely profit driven, pushing the sale of credits, raffles, etc (all of which are ripoffs). I would suggest not getting into it unless you have an experienced friend to guide you.

I have always had terrific response from Customer Service, I am sorry for those who have not. Yes, there are those who state they have sent my won auctions but I don't receive the item. I just choose to remember who they are and don't bid on their stuff in the future. I then go to Customer Service just to communicate this quietly. Other times I have gotten exactly what was won. Sometimes it takes a while to receive it but I can't expect everyone with busy lives to drop everything and send it that afternoon. Some sellers state they mail only certain days of the week and we appreciate that. This requires patience in an era when we want everything instantly. I don't understand why I receive some things and not others, unless a sender doesn't write the correct address on the package and it gets lost in the mail or returned to them without the effort to contact me and re-send it. Details, details -- some persons just aren't good at that; I choose to not take it too seriously.