Mercari has a rating of 1.2 stars from 2,367 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Mercari most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and phone number problems. Mercari ranks 592nd among Marketplace sites.
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Initially customer service gave me some trouble due to mistaken identity, however the (frustrating) problem was resolved. I must say that I enjoy the simplicity of Mercari. It is a more streamlined method of buying and selling than Ebay.
This web site is terrible. They have pictures of the item but sends you something totally different. For example. The bags are clearly vintage but you receive a brand new fake bag plastic bag. They have so many sellers websites doing this. They are are usually shipping out of Chino, California. You order one thing and receive another. They don't refund money instead they credit.
Their website says that you have 72 hours to rate a product with it exception for Sundays and holidays. They did not honor that and are only giving me 48 hours to write a product. This is what is on their website "Federal holidays and all Sundays are excluded from this time frame."
Tip for consumers:
Beware of the three day evaluation promise Mercari makes
Products used:
Medical devices
Date of experience: October 9, 2023
First time using this shopping place and the last time. I should check reviews before buying,
One of the Bose Companion Computer systems was great. The Other... Oh my, The controller cable was damaged, not by shipping but seller had to know it was damaged and non - operable before packing. So I went on-line to return and the piece was listed as " Stolen " I clicked every button to find the link to return. 1 hour later - Impossible! You can't get an answer. I looked@ Mercaris feedback, pitiful. So I'm out 200+ dollars, Folks please don't make the same mistake, Customer Service Sucks!
Tip for consumers:
Run !
Products used:
None
Date of experience: October 15, 2021
I bought a lamp advertised as Like New, but got one that didn't work, had a big dent and several small chips. It wasn't the one in the photo and that fact wasn't noted. It had to go back. Mercari doesn't enable buyers to Review sellers who perform badly. And, Mercari's policy is that buyers get a full refund to original form of payment if they receive damaged goods, but they gave me Mercari credits and wouldn't reply to my emails afterward. I will never consider buying on Mercari again and wish I'd read reviews before doing so in the first place. Hard to believe they remain in business, with such terrible customer service.
Tip for consumers:
Mercari and the seller both lied to and cheated this customer. It's a shady business.
Date of experience: March 12, 2022
I signed up, and after signing up a friend told me to use their coupon code. Apparently, you can only load coupons when you first sign up... I deleted my account but couldn't make a new account because my phone was already registered or something. Really terrible app and website. Not user friendly AT ALL. Will never be purchasing anything from this website. Just use eBay instead, it's better anyway.
Date of experience: March 6, 2019
I'm new to mercari and thought I'd give it a try over ebay, my two purchases went terribly wrong... first order got lost, tracking said delivered same state as the seller go figure (probably scammed me) and second order was just randomly canceled, no communication to me whatsoever. And now I'm out $60 bucks waiting on mercari's investigation before I can get my money back... its been a terrible experience! I'm going back to ebay.
Tip for consumers:
Good Luck
Products used:
shoes
Date of experience: September 21, 2021
Was psyched to find this seasonal item from christmas and Never received confirmation or any advance communication but money was taken out immediately. I had to search & question (no way to get in touch with seller on this site) for two days until 5 days after I found a message on site stating ONLY "Seller could not ship item" That's it. No reason. So they have $135.00 of mine with a vague explanation of your money will be returned in 30-45 business days. Holy rip-off batman! Out of the blue my purchase and money are gone. This was my first time using Mercadi... and the last. Hope I get my hard earned money back so I can find another pallet.
Date of experience: March 2, 2018
I'm sick and tired of the sellers canceling my orders. Do they get a higher private offer? Why not give me first rights to reject? It's obnoxious and bad business! MERCARI needs to tighten this problem up. I could have purchased the same thing somewhere else in a timely manner but I forced to wait to see if the seller is going to flake out. See ya Mercari... there are much better sites that are reputable.
Date of experience: June 11, 2021
I signed up for this to sell a Gucci wallet because the fees are less than the other reseller sites. I have not sold the wallet, but get a notice that my account has been closed due to selling counterfeit items. How could they possibly know that it was counterfeit if it never left my home? It isn't and would be happy to show them my reciept from Neiman Marcus. There is ZERO customer service. It's very frustrating.
Date of experience: March 4, 2022
Closed my account which had 30+ really good reviews. I made another account and they closed that one too (22 good reviews) after I asked for a refund because a seller sold me a damaged item. So they gave the seller a 5 star and their money but won't release my funds of $100+ and a credit, and closed my account, it's ridiculous. This is a horrible app. I wish there was another active platform. Don't use them!
Date of experience: May 1, 2019
Found an IPhone 11 order pro Max that seemed too good to be true, took my chance and ordered one but seller canceled and refunded (as of right now I'm still waiting on funds), seller posted another one for cheaper and when I ordered she did the same thing. She then gave me a phone number to text which I did with no response. If it seems too good to be true, it just might be. Some sellers seem legit, they usually sell items that are similar to eBay, offerup, (market level) but for the cheaper ones just beware. Canceling my Mercari account due to many scammers
Date of experience: September 29, 2020
This site is run by a bunch of lazy reps. They don't read what the questions or comments are. They just reply with generic respond like you are mentally challenged. They deactivate your listing without any investigation or not following their OWN rules when your listing gets flagged for whatever reason. If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time to list your stuff there. There are other better selling platforms.
Date of experience: October 7, 2020
The WORSE help center ever! Mercari replies with Fake Names and wont tell me why they suspended my account. They said its because my bank was investigating. Investigating what? BofA says no such thing. This company is shady. Go to GOAT or EBay. Mercari is nothing but trouble!
Date of experience: October 22, 2017
I just received my first package from Mercari and I'm very satisfied. Item arrived only 2 days atter i ordered, perfectly packaged and exactly as described. I have couple of items posted on my profile for selling so let's see how that goes, but so far I'm loving this app. It's very easy to use and has a lot of nice, inexpensive stuff. My purchase was a moto jacket, new with tags, perfect condition for only 14 dollars shipping included, plus i took advantage of 5 dollars off the app gave me for being a new member so i ended paying only 9 dollars :D
Date of experience: October 12, 2017
Be aware that Mercari is hit and miss. If you hit enough returns, they don't tell you this upfront, but they will start to deny your cases. This makes it rather unsafe to buy from them unless you're very sure of what you're expecting, or you're open to the possibility of getting jipped. I just tried to return a stained item and they denied my request (I was a loyal and consistent customer who barely asked for returns in proportion to how much they rated five stars). So, just beware of this happening to you. They can be a deceitful company sometimes. Also, certain sellers are combative and defensive, and may harass you if you start a return case, so keep that in mind and don't give into their bullying.
Date of experience: March 15, 2019
Everything was going great until I had just 1 person report my item as a fake which its 100% authentic but now after all my hard work put into my little mercari shop they have held $218 from me for 90 days just because 1 person said my item was fake. Dont even waste your time with this app. When you try to contact customer service its like youre talking to a nonexistent computer.
Date of experience: May 30, 2018
So i took a chance and placed an order for a hard to find item. Yea, it was too good to be true. 12 days later the item is still processing though I got an email that stated it would ship in 3 days. I initiated communication with the seller through Paypal inquiring when the item would ship. The next day I got a refund with no explanation about my order. However, I was told if I don't use their help section in the future- my account would be suspended. Buyers proceed with caution with this company.
Date of experience: August 26, 2019
A buyer bought an item from me and then had buyers remorse so they reported to mercari that it was not authentic without checking with me or discussing it with me they allowed the buyer to return it it was a very simple case of buyer's remorse a lady bought it for her husband and he was pissed because she paid as much as she did for it mercari is a bunch of idiots! Deleted!
Tip for consumers:
The only tip I can give you is don't use this site
Products used:
I was a seller that got screwed
Date of experience: February 14, 2021
I ordered six items from Mercari recently. Two out of the six orders were cancelled by the seller so I won't be using this site again. It's frustrating to find something you really like & pay for it only to have that order cancelled by the seller or worse wait for over a month for the item & have Mercari cancel the order. Then be bothered by checking to see that you receive your money back. Waste of time!
Date of experience: February 9, 2023
Boy, did I pick what I think has turned out to be a crappy company to deal with! I'm talking about Mecari, of course! I chose to make purchases from two of their "sellers" and one of the items arrived damaged, due in large part... to poor packaging. And when I tried to follow Mercar's "rules" regarding filing a complaint, all I feel I've gotten is a runaround, non-working internet links from the website and a bunch of crap! My advice, people? Steer clear of this company and find other alternatives... may eBay or Amazon! Yep... From my point of view, this has turned into a horror story!
Tip for consumers:
Buyer, Beware!
Products used:
None: the small, metal sign arrived scratched, bent and of no use to me.
Date of experience: August 6, 2023
I had rather quite unpleasant experience with purchasing something on Mercari. Seller (Respect-Collect mercari.com, u, *******/) was selling a Nintendo game. Listed as "xxxgame for Nintendo switch). However, in fine print (I guess it was there at the beginning but I didn't see it at all), it says "case, xxx only". Package arrived with an empty case. Was that a joke, I was wondering. A bit positive thing is Mercari provided me store credit which needs to be used whiten 30 days, but the catch is I am not allowed to leave feedback. So, basically if buyer has any issue with the order, Mercari would give buyer a credit, and not allow buyer to leave feedback. You got it. I contacted seller and suggest to make the item clear, like putting Case only on item subject. Seller rejected me, saying I should just blame myself. Well, please take care, everyone.
Date of experience: December 18, 2021
Mercari is preventing me from transferring my hard earned money in sales on their platform. Account isn't closed nor do I have any notices. I noticed when I tried to promote an item and I was told I could not. Said activity isn't allowed unless I updated the app and/or verify my identity but the app is already up to date. About 3k locked inside mercari's platform and zero communication due to covid-19. Dealing with this company has been an absolute nightmare and a hassle.
Tip for consumers:
Very buggy App if you're a seller you may want to avoid. ZERO seller protection from buyers.
Products used:
Application is complete trash
Date of experience: March 29, 2020
Ive just recently purchased a few things on the Mercari app. Mostly infant clothes and shoes. Things went smooth. Tried to purchase two different crib mobiles for my grandaughter, and they were both "cancelled" by the sellers... weird, but ok, no big deal. Tonight, i went to purchase a baby outfit, and i received a message that said my account has been suspended indefinitely, after, of course, they already took the money for it. WHAT THE? Um, I have no idea why. I use the same credit card, and have plenty of money, so? We'll see if I actually get the refund. I very politely told them to shove it, I like Poshmark better anyway :) moral of the story... believe what you read and beware of these scams. It always seems good at first to hook you. Eventually they WILL take you for whatever they can of you hard earned dollars!
Date of experience: December 20, 2016
So many problems to complain about...#1. Not able to speak with a human...#2. No way to confirm delivery if item is marked undeliverable...#3. They give your money to seller even if you don't rate the delivery...so it's ripe for fraud! Most sellers are great and honest...but a handful are just scammers!
Tip for consumers:
Don't be hesitant to message sellers if there's any problems.....don't bother trying to get a human on the phone from Mercari....it's useless!!!
Products used:
I buy collectable action figures
Date of experience: February 17, 2023
A buyer inquired about an expensive item I had listed. Asked for
Proof of purchase and was given just that. All tags and product still in original packaging. After receiving the product they claim it's inauthentic even though I've provided all the proof showing otherwise. Mercari approved the return without even giving me a chance to prove otherwise and I can't even contact anyone for help. I suspect the buyer wants to swap out my product with a fake of their own since I can see they are a reseller of similar products I sell! Sellers are being scammed with no way to defend themselves. Absolutely unacceptable! I will be taking legal action..
Date of experience: September 6, 2022
The sellers on Mercari ship out an incorrect item in hopes that you will not open the package or return it in time. Mercari does not protect the buyer! Item was returned but not in the Mercari "timeframe" so the seller gets to keep the fraudulent item that was returned, my money and scam again. I purchased Roden & Fields and received this. Just shame.
Date of experience: January 23, 2023
This is Mercari: The Selling App. The fast and easy way to sell or buy almost anything.
We're sorry to hear you had trouble reaching out to your seller, and that the purchase was cancelled. Please reach out to us at contact@mercari.com if you still have questions regarding your refund. Thanks! -DE