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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.

  • Service
    876
  • Value
    783
  • Shipping
    777
  • Returns
    769
  • Quality
    738

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Top Positive Review

“Good place to buy and sell.”

Tim P.
11/1/17

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.

Date of experience: 11/1/17
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Top Critical Review

“Seller fraud”

Leslie D.
10/7/24

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.

Date of experience: 10/7/24
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Thumbnail of user marilynp411
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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May 9th, 2022

Read my story! It's real, you can even see my nickname on Mercari in the photo below!
I started selling 2 t-shirts on Mercari, the buyer received the goods and the payment is in the balance $39.
I withdraw it to my bank account but it gives an error and they deducted the withdrawal fee of $2, the balance is $37.
I changed my bank account and withdrew again but it said "adjustment" minus $37, I opened the case and they said my account was closed, they didn't mention anything about my $37. Where to go.
Mercari in Japan and they rob the Americans, boycott it!

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Date of experience: May 9, 2022

Thumbnail of user conniew253
Pennsylvania
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August 22nd, 2020

The buyers and sellers are cheap skates they all want something for nothing the buyers and sellers make u lower your price till they pay what they want you to pay otherwise they just like it were u will drop your price this is not a selling website at all this is for people who want $#*! cheap as dirt

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Start your price high than what u want for it because they chew u down if u want 30.00 for something most of the time who ever is interested will try to text u 20.00 for something for something like worth 150 better post 180.00 because they chew u way down to purchase it for what they want to

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Date of experience: August 22, 2020

Thumbnail of user celenab
New York
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April 23rd, 2017

Don't waste your money and time. They delete you for no reasons after spending 1000's and being a lOral buyer and seller the explanation was my payment was suspicious my names are on all my cards with my address attached to all payments and dah I'm was very upset but now I'll save money :) besides I still have my favorites

Date of experience: April 23, 2017

Thumbnail of user rachelh1039
Texas
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October 12th, 2022

They provide absolutely no protection for their sellers. Buyers can purchase an item, and if it does not fit, they are allowed to damage it themselves, request a return, and it will always be approved. This has happened to me twice and I the items were sent back to me in unsellable condition - not at all the condition they were in when I shipped them. It takes a lot of time to list things on this site and it's absolutely ridiculous that there is not protection for sellers. Figure it out, Mercari.

Date of experience: October 12, 2022

Thumbnail of user bridgetth28
Ohio
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August 8th, 2022

They allowed someone to purchase $1400 worth of men's shoes from my acct, with a credit card if mine that I did not have on file and shipped to 2 diff states nowhere near me! I live in Ohio and they allowed transactions on a card not on file, but used, to ship shoes to CA and NY? And, most recently purchased shorts from a seller who would not respond or mail item yet they won't let me rate her…. Weeks after she didn't mail or respond? Stick with EBay and Poshmark!

Date of experience: August 8, 2022

Thumbnail of user ashleyw299
New Hampshire
2 reviews
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November 13th, 2019

I was given a very unfair rating and comment that was a straight out lie. I have over 100+ all 5 star reviews and now today a 2 star with nasty comment despite buyer acknowledging item was received in condition stated and in reasonable amount of time. I reached out to Mercari both in email and on twitter and they refuse to remove it, even though I gave a review of a seller one time for waiting 3 days to rate and that buyer got it removed by Mercari. They had the GALL to offer me a $10 off $50 purchase instead!
They don't play fair and obviously pick and choose what they want to do and side with the buyer and not the seller.

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Use app to sell at your own risk

Date of experience: November 13, 2019

Thumbnail of user cristas9
Florida
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February 2nd, 2021

Hi. I loved selling my unwanted funko pops on Mercari. For the past year I have been selling like crazy. I did sell a few high priced pops. I sold one that was worth 150. The buyer bought it and then changed his mind after having for two days. Mercari said they were reviewing it and it took two weeks to come back with a decision. After I sent 4 emails. Mercari did side with the buyer though and now the buyer has a week before they have to send it back... who knows what happens after this. I feel Mercari does not protect the sellers and fail to give you a reasonable way to get in touch with them when something goes down. I will never deal with mercari again and for sellers out there be careful..

Tip for consumers:
Beware Mercari doesn't protect sellers!

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Date of experience: February 2, 2021

Thumbnail of user nikkis146
West Virginia
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May 29th, 2023

I ordered a ring that the listing I read clearly as it stated the jewelry I purchased was sterling silver, rhodium plated, no tarnish, yeah ok, my finger is green after maybe a week and they refuse to give a refund and the worst part is the seller blocked me and they knew I was ripped off and didn't care. The site is a joke and they need to learn how to handle disputes.

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Date of experience: May 29, 2023

Thumbnail of user robinh866
Washington
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March 7th, 2022

Lied about offering a return label promised... screwed me out of 75 bucks for a piece of mislabeled and unusable walker for my blind wife... really nice move... bunch of 'rectal cavities', if ever there were...

Tip for consumers:
E Bay !!

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Date of experience: March 7, 2022

Thumbnail of user deeb184
Maryland
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March 8th, 2020

Order asset of coffee mug, paid for them and the seller never shipped them. Seller unresponsive. Contacted customer service 2x and both times told me to wait, they were no help. I had to contact my credit card company to get my money back.
It was my first time and my last with Mercari.

Date of experience: March 8, 2020

Thumbnail of user susang2673
New York
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March 2nd, 2022

I ordered something for first time on this site. Never got confirmation email, never was sent. My master charge was charged and not only did I never get item regardless of me contacting them 10 times, I never got refunded. Scary place.

Date of experience: March 2, 2022

Thumbnail of user taddf
Missouri
1 review
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June 27th, 2020

They provided wrong shipping options and weight and post office wouldn't deliver without extra shipping. Seller said they just choose what Mercari defaulted to. Mercari states in their help under "Why was I charged for overdue postage?" (apparently they have this happen so often they created a help section specifically for it) that they will credit you back with store credit and deduct from seller. They also told me this in a chat. However, once I paid the extra 5.63 in shipping, the credit they gave me was only good for 30 days. Had I known about the 30 day expiration, I would have refused delivery. At no point was I ever told about this expiration and it's not in their help section. When I brought this up to them, they said there's nothing they can do and marked the ticket as resolved.

Date of experience: June 27, 2020

Thumbnail of user jennk21
Texas
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January 24th, 2020

I purchased 3 handbags. The first one arrived folded up in a poly mailer. One of the other two was a counterfeit Coach. When I made the purchases, I didn't realize you had to set up an account, rate, review, etc. I thought it was a straight-forward purchase. Because I didn't create an account, I can't 'rate' the sellers. Once I realized, I did create an account, but it won't link to my purchases. When I click on the email to rate the transaction, it simply states 'transaction cancelled.' However, funds were taken from my bank account. I can't find anyway of contacting service about the damaged purse and the counterfeit one. So, I guess I'm just out of luck? Terrible shopping experience.

Date of experience: January 24, 2020

Thumbnail of user chrisr115
Texas
4 reviews
6 helpful votes
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February 9th, 2022

I had an offer to get $14 off a $100 purchase for a luxury handbag. I purchased a consula purse. The offer was refused when contacting them. They gave me the run around for reasons that were not stated in the offer. Very shady business practices. I recommend to use eBay over mercardi. I have never had an issue using an offer with any other company ever. If you try to contact them, they try to close it without responding to you. It was messaging to me once every 4 days.

Date of experience: February 9, 2022

Thumbnail of user christianeb11
New York
2 reviews
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October 12th, 2019

I faced one problem on top of another & Mercari did not help to rectify any of them. Even when I could not log in under the log-in I created, they did not help. In the end the used VCR I purchased from them did NOT work at all. They are what I consider to be a scam retailer who plays by their own rules and cares nothing for a customer or any repeat business. They strike and collect their ill gotten gains and leave you to feel used and ripped off out of YOUR hard earned money.

Date of experience: October 12, 2019

Thumbnail of user janillm2
Arkansas
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November 9th, 2022

I sold my Dior b23 hoodie and it was delivered to the buyer this past Saturday afternoon. They buyer received the hoodie and before he or she could accept the order my account was closed. I never got paid for the item I sold. The buyer has it and it's not like I'm at the point where I could intercept any package. I sold this hoodie to pay for groceries and bills. I'm on the verge of being evicted which is why I was selling my designer pieces. These people stole from me. I've been fighting to get paid. Can't believe a company like this even exists.

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Date of experience: November 9, 2022

Thumbnail of user melindah62
Texas
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March 6th, 2019

They do not have customer support. I received the wrong item, so I tried to inform mercari on the
App and when I finished entering all the information the "send" button didn't work. After attempting several times, this is when Infound out there is no customer support. I then receive a notification that the item has been delivered and the sale has been closed. PEOPLE we need to start a petition and have Mercari $#*! down, they should not be in business. Let me research and get a petition started.

Date of experience: March 6, 2019

Thumbnail of user carolo1082
Texas
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March 29th, 2023

I had several bad experiences on Mercari where I purchased an item and paid for it and waited weeks to hear back from the seller. I was able to cancel my items and received my money back after 10 days but was not able to leave any reviews for the buyers. I was told if I wanted to leave a review I would have to pay for the item and mark it as received. Other buyers should be made aware if sellers are not reputable. Mercari should allow people to warn others.

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STAY AWAY!!

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Date of experience: March 29, 2023

Thumbnail of user bridgetteb102
Texas
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September 24th, 2023

Tried to buy something. Required card verification. Did it on 2 cards. They posted micro transactions to both cards. And then denied payment from both cards. Paypal also denied. So basically they just charged me about $8.00 to validate payments, and then refused to let me buy something from the site. But have pocketed those charges and not credited them back. An absolutely nightmare of a site.

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zero customer service. website help questions useless for most common types of questions

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Date of experience: September 24, 2023

Thumbnail of user manuell168
Florida
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December 15th, 2022

I've been using Mercari for less than a month to sell stuff I have around the house, and I have nothing good to say about them. The most recent frustration was trying to list an unopened derma roller. It was deleted because it's "prohibited." I searched their site, and other sellers have derma rollers for sale. I tried reposting it with the same language as other posts, and it was immediately deleted. I got an email telling me to refrain from trying to list it again. So a real person was actively watching my posts and kicked it off. If they prohibited ALL derma rollers (why they would be prohibited is beyond me), then fine. I am angry at both at their inexplicable decision that this item is "prohibited" and their inconsistent enforcement of rules.

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Date of experience: December 15, 2022

Thumbnail of user dawnn215
Virginia
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January 8th, 2022
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I have been on Mercari for 5 years. 90% of the sales were delightful. It's the other 10% that may drive you mad. It's impossible to contact the company to my knowledge it's owner is in Japan. I sold a nice coat and after I shipped it, the buyer then unsubscribed from Mercari. Mercari cannot get the money from the crook, my coat is not worth the hassle of a drawn-out lawsuit. I may be looking for a company which is rated for better customer service.

Date of experience: January 8, 2022

Thumbnail of user loris875
Pennsylvania
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May 9th, 2021

Looking for wreath frames and deco mesh and this, Mercari comes up and the same stuff you get at dollar tree is on her for 4 to 5 times more.
I do not understand why people pull this but here we are. I make wreaths and must find at great low prices but if I have to pay 25 for 5 wreaths than I rather go to Michael's, Joanna or a craft store than to purchase from here.
And the deco mesh that we all know is dollar tree, isnt worth spending more than a dollar for.

This is what I am seeing and honestly it's sad that people scam others like this.

Date of experience: May 9, 2021

Thumbnail of user jasonl1802
Indiana
2 reviews
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October 28th, 2023

Bought an item from a seller was MIB but was missing a piece. Contacted seller to see if we can't work something out. Seller said leave feedback and they would do a refund. I was only looking to get back shipping. Once done they did nothing and Mercado won't do anything about it.

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Date of experience: October 28, 2023

Thumbnail of user miriahw
New York
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March 6th, 2016

I've received all my items that I've bought and they didn't rip me off. Some items take slower to ship than others because of the shipping company or who you buy from. You just have to check the ratings of the seller and check to make sure there are no flaws or you might get ripped off

Date of experience: March 6, 2016

Thumbnail of user larryr225
Florida
2 reviews
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October 3rd, 2019

I posted my iPad and iPhone on Mercari two days ago, as this is the very first time I have ever heard of Mercari through a TV commercial. Two days later I received a email that my account is suspended and subsequently closed. The explanation was that I violated their policy. I have requested but not received which of their polices I violated, so I have no clue what I supposedly did that is the violation. Mercari stated I have been given several warning and failed to heed them, again., my account is only two (2) days old. The only time I access my account is to reply to members that inquire about my listing. I mean it's ok if I can no longer use their website, but it is so insulting to be accused of doing something wrong and not be allowed to defend yourself. If I violated Mercari policies it was unintentional and I am still unaware of what that violation is. This really sucks., I swear every words of this review is based on my two experience with Mercari

Date of experience: October 3, 2019

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