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Overview

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 bryann54
Oregon
1 review
3 helpful votes
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October 22nd, 2018

As unbelievable as it sounds, once you buy something Mercari, there is NO WAY to contact Mercari or your seller if there is a problem. Once you order, you're screwed if something isn't right. I just wasted $125 on a faulty Hard Drive. So angry. Mercari doesn't have a phone number, an email address or a physical location to try to contact.

Date of experience: October 22, 2018

Thumbnail of user ezraw21
Massachusetts
1 review
0 helpful votes
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June 13th, 2022

Mercari gives you no help zero, nada. They take the sellers money and will back the buyer who can easily scam you out of your item
I give them a triple zero rating. No help they have poor response no contact number
They are a total money grabbing company that will turn against you if you have a problem
Mercari totally sucks

Tip for consumers:
If you can avoid Mercari do so they don’t help you when you the seller has a problem
They take your money quickly and do not back you up
They have a contact phone number but will never take your call
It’s really bad service that can be better but they choose not to care

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Date of experience: June 13, 2022

Thumbnail of user rw480
California
1 review
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February 23rd, 2021

Mercari tells me not to rate the seller who lied about the phone which was was locked and the seller stated it was unlocked. If I rated the seller, Mercari told me I would not receive a refund so I am rating Mercari. I returned the item but did not receive a refund so the battle goes to the credit card company. Mercari is really a terrible website. I have over 17 years of experience selling on eBay and Mercari is the worst site to try to sell or buy an item.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use Mercari

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Date of experience: February 23, 2021

Thumbnail of user genel124
California
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October 21st, 2021

Purchased something on Mercari. The seller was in communication with me, then all of sudden goes off the map, and cancels my order which put me in a real bind. He does not tell me why, a message from Mercari is that seller is unable to ship. Not only that, we are not able to leave negative reviews, only Mecari can when it is a canceled order. This site is suspect and never use it again.

Tip for consumers:
Do not use site.

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None, wont order from there.

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Date of experience: October 21, 2021

Thumbnail of user melvinh125
Ohio
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December 8th, 2021
Verified purchase

Purchased item was not as described... item described as "good", however, it contained broken and discolored pieces which were not visible in the photo (on purpose?). You have 3 days to provide a review (who knew?) or Mercari writes a good review. When asking to revise the review Mercari REFUSES. Buyer beware! POC company. Zero stars if available.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use.

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Christmas decorations

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Date of experience: December 8, 2021

Thumbnail of user sarahg1578
Texas
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May 24th, 2022
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I ordered a gift for my husband and had changed my address the month before. Mercari didn't allow me to remove my old address but I did indict my new home address. My husbands gift was mailed to my old address. Support sided with the seller and gave them 5 stars without any help to me. I had to file a dispute with my bank for my purchase lost. Then Mercari locked my account down and wouldn't let me message anyone or do a thing on my account. I had already purchased another item way before this happened. When I got it, it was spray painted all over and smelled horrible. Due to my previous dispute. They locked me out of my account so I wasn't able to contact that seller. Again, Mercari left 5 stars for me when I wouldn't have ever left that review. This company is a scam. They run from issues and only back the sellers. I'll never buy or sell with them. Stay far away.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t use the site. They don’t care about the buyers at all. They side with the sellers. I have bought two items and only got one that’s completely messed up. My first went to the wrong address.

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Date of experience: May 24, 2022

Thumbnail of user kristalr9
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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February 5th, 2021

I recently sold a camera lens that was only used for testing. I 100% accurately described the item and yet the buyer decided on day 3 which is the last day they have that they wanted to do a return for whatever reasons they specified. Mercari chooses not to tell you the reason that buyers give for returns or allow you to fight it. They state that they will decide within 3 days as to whether or not the return reason is valid. In this case they took 18 days but not only that they allow the buyer 9 days to ship it back while only allowing 3 for newly purchased listings to be mailed out. I have no doubt that this buyer purchased the lense, realized it didn't fit and gave some bogus reason as to why she needed to return. Now I've been out $250 that I would have had a month ago because of both this buyer and Mercari. Insanely frustrating

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Date of experience: February 5, 2021

Thumbnail of user dhhoff
Pennsylvania
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January 31st, 2023

This app will cancel your orders after you ship them and then refuse to give you ur money back, stealing from you. This happened on multiple occasions, and customer service is horrible. You're much better off selling things yourself than using this horrible awful app. If I could rate it a zero I would. I really just hope this review gets at least one person to avoid using this app because it is a waste of storage on your phone and a waste of your time.

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Date of experience: January 31, 2023

Thumbnail of user kourtneyi1
California
1 review
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August 4th, 2017

Do not use mercari to sell/buy your items! This was the worst trade/selling/buying app I've ever used. Not only did I get scammed multiple times (yes, I was dumb enough to keep trying), but the customer service is terrible, rude, and so unhelpful. I 'sold' items and when I sent them they 'got lost in the mail' and I lost my money and the item :(. When I purchased an item, they were so damaged and not as described in the listing. I am honestly so disappointed with this app. I'm sure that most of the reviews on here were written by mercari staff or people paid to leave a review. Trust me, I am trying to save you!

Date of experience: August 4, 2017

Thumbnail of user cheryla471
California
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November 29th, 2021
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Purchased a Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping vinyl lp from House of Vinyl East described as GOOD. It's actually scratched, dusty, fingerprints... NOT good. Tried to get help from Mercari and they denied it. Last purchase on that site! Tried to add photos here, but they are too big for this site...

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Date of experience: November 29, 2021

Thumbnail of user justinjeffries198583
Pennsylvania
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July 10th, 2023

There is no protection for Sellers when it comes to unfair false ratings and giving the buyer rights to return items that was greatly detailed and photographed. Mercari ignores the rights for Sellers and always take the side of the buyer when they are at wrong. They also give the buyer 7 days to return item instead of 3 days they inpatient about the seller sending the item. It a waste of time and money when Mercari doesn't review the Seller's side of the sale. They even allowed a buyer to return lotion that was opened. It's unfair to us Sellers this way with price hikes like 3 times a year of their selling and processing fees and on top of their shipping fees. A very one sided unethical company.I'm

Tip for consumers:
Mercari should start being fair to Sellers and look in into their side of the sell when it comes to return process

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Mercari doesn’t care about the value of their Sellers.

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Date of experience: July 10, 2023

Thumbnail of user andrewl2027
California
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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October 16th, 2023

The only standard conditions are fair or good and new? We all know that F and G are the lowest and no one in their right minds would buy with that rating. They have to improve their app and add the Goldmine standard for rating the Lps for buyers from the sellers. Which have F,G,VG,VG+,E,NM,M- sealed. I have always ordered NM and if it's not then I send it back, on the sellers dime. Currently you can't do anything. Plus Marcari is pretty bad for me, a seller, to have to resort to this site with complaints.

Tip for consumers:
Lp sellers only have the F and G and New. That is not enough to get a good idea of the records condition.

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I am a seller.

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Date of experience: October 16, 2023

Thumbnail of user michllesmith88
Georgia
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August 3rd, 2023

For buyers it's good but not for sellers. If the buyers wants a return even on custom stuff, they can get a return way to easy leaving the seller with a loss. I sold on here for years and have had this issue to often. I'm done with this pathetic company

Date of experience: August 3, 2023

Thumbnail of user amys307
Illinois
2 reviews
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January 9th, 2019

I purchased a smart watch on Mercari. I learned my lesson. I had asked the buyer what the model number was & if it was up to date. I get told yes. I receive it and see that it was made in 2011 & not capable of syncing with my Google Pixel. I contacted Google support & if the watch was the newest version in (which is what I was told) then it would have worked. Or if the seller ever did an update. I contact Mercari & get told that I had to ask for a refund. I end up going back and forth with the seller because 'they do not do refunds.' All the selling apps have hard to reach customer service but Mercari does nothing. They make you do the work. Ideally, if a person sell a non-functioning item, the buyer should not be forced to hollar or be out money.

Date of experience: January 9, 2019

Thumbnail of user bellad42
California
1 review
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July 5th, 2021

I have been selling and buying on there for 2 years, have purchased a few fake items and didn't find out until too late, but after a lot of work and my money got that fixed, but now I was out of town and they are asking for my identity I never give that out and no need to, so wouldn't and my account is now closed, no reason at all! After I spent thousands on there and sold a lot too for them. They are the worst, I would stay far away, there are many other sites that treat you much better, 0 stars for this horrible company.

Date of experience: July 5, 2021

Thumbnail of user donicel1
Texas
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October 19th, 2020

It is virtually impossible to get help if you have an issue with an item. If the seller will not fix it then your stuck. There is a "contact us" listed on the bottom of the website but it is worse than trying to get to a real person on one of those robo calls. Buyer beware! Buy at your on risk. I am warning you now. You will be the next one leaving a bad rating soon because I thought it would not happen to me and here I am.

Date of experience: October 19, 2020

Thumbnail of user leahh305
Washington
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November 18th, 2022

The customer service is worse than Poshmark. They take less of a % but it's not worth dealing with the incompetent customer service in my opinion. They took down a listing I had that was warning others of someone scamming people on the site. They don't care because either way, they make money.

Tip for consumers:
my tip to anyone using this site is to cancel your account and use Poshmark. Mercari is Japanese based anyways, Poshmark is US based.

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Date of experience: November 18, 2022

Thumbnail of user danielp540
Florida
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April 11th, 2019

Product sold not as described and does not even come to close to requested. Seller used bad faith in selling practice and Mercari ignores the issue. I purchased an item for a my specific vehicle and in the product description states that it is for my specific vehicle. Product was sent to me and when arrived it was completely wrong (not even close to the described intent). I emailed the merchant right away upon receiving the product and their excuse is they can't return a product because it doesn't fit. If I made the mistake in not asking for a specific product and not verifying the description of the product I would quite understand and take full responsibility for my mistake, but that is not so. The Seller purposefully misled me (the buyer) and the merchant who should be an impartial mediator do not want to rectify the issue. My money is hard earned and I refuse to be cheated of it.

Date of experience: April 11, 2019

Thumbnail of user lorianb1
Maryland
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October 3rd, 2022
Verified purchase

I purchased a coat a few days ago. I received confirmation of my purchase. One hour later I received an email telling me that my order had been cancelled. I was not given a reason. I tried contacting Mercari by phone. No human was available. I tried a chat. No one was available to chat. And there was nowhere on their site to leave a message. I tried to message the seller. That didn't work either. All that I wanted to know was why my order was canceled. This company is impossible to get in contact with and they do not operate professionally. I will never do business with them again and I would not recommend them to anyone. I'm still waiting for my refund.

Date of experience: October 3, 2022

Thumbnail of user amiej6
Tennessee
1 review
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March 20th, 2019

Most of the complaints here are from people who don't read. They complained of things that were against mercari rules. Take time to read the terms and conditions and you won't have a problem. This is a great site to buy and sell. I like the way the app is set up. It is very user friendly. You can keep up with items you may be interested in buying. The search filters are great and will generate a list of relevant items. I recommend this app to everyone. And I've had to contact customer service three different times. I've asked questions, and I've had to have assistance. I've always gotten a helpful response in a timely manner.

Date of experience: March 19, 2019

Thumbnail of user marin14
Oregon
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March 1st, 2020

No more buy from Mercari. When i got a bag from seller, the bag was not as described so I requested the return. However employee said we can't accept the return. Why they can judge that bag is as described. They don't even see the real thing.
How bad customer service!

Date of experience: March 1, 2020

Thumbnail of user alexandraf23
Virginia
1 review
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May 30th, 2018

I ordered a blanket from this company as a gift; I had seen it on other sites for twice the price and thought I was getting a great deal, especially with the caption "perfect condition, just like new." Well, it wasn't. It was dirty, covered in lint, and certainly was not new. Also the way it was packaged was horrendous. It had been rolled into a ball and stuffed into a barely taped box... Poor quality all the way around... Never again.

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A tip for others who might use this site...don't.

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Date of experience: May 30, 2018

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

I'm sorry you had that issue with a recent purchase, Alexandra. Please note that if you receive an item on the app and it isn't as described in the listing, you can always request a return for a full reimbursement in-app! If you'd like us to take a second look into this, please write us at contact@mercari.com.^JR

Thumbnail of user jamieb195
South Carolina
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November 5th, 2018

I bought a pair of sandals from one of the sellers. When they arrived, they were a size smaller than listed. The seller apologized for her mistake and told me to send them back, which I did, only to find out I wouldn't be receiving a refund. Instead, they issued me "mercari credits". Ok I shop in the site here and there so I looked for something else to buy but didn't see anything I wanted. A month later I found something I liked and went to use my credits, only to find out they expired! Mercari refused to give me my money back and would not renew my credits. Now I'm out the shoes and the money I paid for them! Don't shop on this site! The WORST I ever experienced! Not worth your time or your money! I will stick with eBay!

Date of experience: November 5, 2018

Thumbnail of user chrisw1076
Texas
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April 10th, 2020

When you have issues there is a area that is suppose to answer your questions yet 96% of my issues are not part of the AI.
You have the hardest time on figuring out how to reach them on top of that. They also change rules with no policy change. The people who buy n sell are 99% cool as I've been buying and selling for over a year. The problem is Mercari associates and leadership. It's like if the site depended on the employees the site would have tanked. I sell on all sites and Ebay is the best one then Mercari and Poshmark run close but Mercari is better by more sells. Other sites all run the same in their own subjects.

Date of experience: April 8, 2020

Thumbnail of user paulb2907
California
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May 24th, 2021

It was a good deal, not an unbelievable one. However the scammer sent something to an address in the same city so he got paid. Mercari support was worthless. I notified Mercari support the day it was delivered it was sent to the wrong address. They kept closing my support case with no resolution. I am now waiting on PayPal to investigate and hopefully get my $110 back.

Tip for consumers:
Buyer beware, be prepared to give away your money.

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Semi Professional drone

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Date of experience: May 24, 2021

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