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Mercari has a rating of 1.2 stars from 2,374 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 589th among Marketplace sites.

  • Service
    879
  • Value
    785
  • Shipping
    780
  • Returns
    771
  • Quality
    741

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Top Positive Review

“Great site to sell”

Deborah T.
7/6/22

I would give it 5 stars, but they added seller fees on top of paying taxes. A $9 item would earn you $3. Seems so unfair. But other than that, my items sell fast and I have made quite a bit selling on here.

Date of experience: 7/6/22
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Top Critical Review

“Bought a Nike hoop backpack. Seller never shipped the item”

Virginia C.
12/26/24

This seller is a fraud. Do not buy from him you'll never get your item. I bought a backpack on Dec 13th. 5 days later I messaged seller and he replied that his printer broke and he would go to his office the next day to print a label and try his hardest to ship item that evening. A few days later I messaged him again to see if he was able to ship the item I purchased but he would never respond back to me. Today I told him I wanted a refund and he sent me a nasty message back in return.

Date of experience: 12/26/24
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Thumbnail of user randyh524
South Dakota
1 review
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November 24th, 2021

I was so excited to sell on Mercari but failed miserably in checking them out. Just horrible service. I would not recommend ever. Stay away.

Date of experience: November 24, 2021

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Illinois
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November 11th, 2020

I received my glasses and was pleased but I did receive one pair with a crack on frame. The other pairs look good.

Date of experience: November 11, 2020

Thumbnail of user jennyc102
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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July 20th, 2017

I sent a pair of Tory Burch shoes ($90.00) and they refused to pay because the buyer "did not rate the transaction".

Date of experience: July 20, 2017

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

Hi Jenny,

We have systems in place to protect both buyers and sellers during the transaction rating process. You can read about them here: https://www.mercari.com/help_center/article/22/

If you need additional help, please reach out to contact@mercari.com with your account details and we will help you look into it.

Thumbnail of user angelam156
Texas
1 review
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January 4th, 2017

After being accused of having more than one account, I was banned. No explanation and no answers or concerns to my questions.

Date of experience: January 4, 2017

Thumbnail of user chriss273
Washington
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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October 1st, 2017

I have been using this app to sell designer items for several years. At first, I had good experiences with buyers. Now, I just experienced a young buyer who did not report any issues with Mercari, but made false accusations on a review, which a seller is unable to do anything about. Mercari's support team will not do anything without the buyer's approval so basically a seller is not protected. I would NEVER sell high-end items on this platform because a buyer can scam you and Mercari has NO policy and/or process in place to protect the seller. Lots of fake items being sold on the site so make sure you know how to tell if an item is authentic or not.
I would recommend selling high-end items on a site that has quality control in place to verify scammers and fake products like 'LOLLIPUFF' which is one of the perfect platforms that verifies the authenticity of each high-end item prior to it being listed on the site. My biggest thing is making sure that any online marketplace has a process in place that protects both buyer and seller, which Mercari DOES NOT. So BE CAREFUL if you decide to use this platform. There are lots of marketplaces so do the research and make sure if you're a seller that you protect yourself from scammers. I would recommend 'POSHMARK' over this platform. Mercari definitely needs a better business plan in place and make the necessary revisions to their current business model.

Date of experience: October 1, 2017

Thumbnail of user nelsonp11
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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March 29th, 2017

Mercari recently came out with a cooldown methed to prevent sellers from over posting there items, so this method would create the listing and take it but will not show it or allow a buyer to find it. The system does not give you a notification or a gauge to prepare for it. I currently have a great rating with well over 2000 excellent marks and now this new rule entirely derailed my sales. The customer support is non existent as their is no direct number or email to them. The only way to contact them is to create a post on their Facebook or twitter page only when it's in a comment on a new promotion they are trying to push. So they will respond to that simply to save face but trying to get a hold of them via the app is impossible. Since then I have moved on with other platforms like:
Bonanza, posh, depop and created my own site via Shopify to create my own brand.
It's sad because it was going good until they made changes in hopes to enhance the buyers experiance but it totally back fired. Now the only sellers being shown are accounts with no prior sales or stats. Also most sellers shown are fake accounts selling used jordans and fake iPhones with no feedback, they need to invest in true customer support and get rid of the non sense cooldown method. Without good sellers you donot have a good business.

Date of experience: March 29, 2017

Thumbnail of user leel131
Florida
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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August 9th, 2021

Do NOT purchase as ratings are fake, all calls go to VM, you cannot reach sellers, the device I received did NOT work and the manufacturer says selling broken product.

Date of experience: August 9, 2021

Thumbnail of user maryj694
California
1 review
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February 2nd, 2019

Do not buy anything from this site. Trash quality stuff, no customer service existing, if you complain you will be blocked.

Date of experience: February 2, 2019

Thumbnail of user stevel167
Wisconsin
1 review
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November 22nd, 2017

Beware! Plenty of fake sellers. They can cancel your orders at anytime for no reason and your refund will take weeks.

Date of experience: November 22, 2017

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

We apologize if your experience on Mercari has not been a good one. Sorry to hear you've had transactions cancelled, and we'd like to review your case if you believe they were cancelled in error. Please contact us at contact@mercari.com if you have questions or concerns. We look forward to hearing from you soon!^DE

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Pennsylvania
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July 21st, 2022

Stay away from this app!
They will suspend your account for no reason and take your money.
Mercari is a SCAM

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Date of experience: July 21, 2022

Thumbnail of user raymondk86
Kentucky
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March 28th, 2020

No buyer protection! Very unbalanced system for buyer/seller, if the product is bad, your are stuck with it after your review.

Date of experience: March 28, 2020

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Alabama
1 review
3 helpful votes
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May 1st, 2020

They suspend accounts randomly and hold your funds and there's no way to Contact them this company is terrible stay away

Date of experience: May 1, 2020

Thumbnail of user mercariu
Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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October 16th, 2017

MERCARI AND ALL ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE CAN KISS MY A$$. MY ACCOUNT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION, 15 positive reviews and no negative or neutrals. Made a transfer to my bank account, next thing you know my bank is telling me my account has been hacked, and next fcking thing you know, I go to Mercari and Im banned from there?! Obviously one of their low end a$$ bithc $#*! a$$ piece of shi* tried to hack my account and fcked up so he had to just cancel my account.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t use It unless your $#*!ed

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Date of experience: October 16, 2017

Thumbnail of user alphaladyr
New York
1 review
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October 10th, 2021
Verified purchase

I just found out that the lv bumbag i bought from mercari misc_closet were not authentic back on 8/30, i would even know it wasnt authentic until 2 days ago when someone search out to me
Saying her mom bought the same bag and found out that was not authentic either. I got it authenticated from proauthenticators saying its not authentic, meanwhile its listed on mercari as verified authentic, thats the only reason i bought it, until someone reach out to me saying i have to get authenticate again. I dispute with Paypal and message Mercari about it, reaches out to the seller but then blocked me after i told her its not authentic. I paid $1642 on the fake lv bumbag, and today this seller just sold another fake bag on mercari of course marked verified authentic. Waiting for mercari to get back to me, mean time i have to wait from paypal 90days. This is ridiculous, we need to stop this account misc_closet before she victimized more people for selling her counterfeit lv items. I bet there were others she scammed already.

Tip for consumers:
Be careful, verified authentic badge are not always legit, this will be my last luxury purchase from
Mercari, if mercari or the buyer doesnt refund you file a small claim which i will be doing if nothing get done and get this counterfeit seller pay for his crime

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Lv bumbag

Date of experience: October 10, 2021

Thumbnail of user carolync34
Washington
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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September 26th, 2020

Have had positive experiences in both buying and selling. Any issues with purchases have been resolved promptly by customer service.

Date of experience: September 24, 2020

Thumbnail of user samanthak44
New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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January 27th, 2018

I sold items on Mercari and then they deleted my account! Seller beware! They wont answer emails or the phone.

Date of experience: January 27, 2018

Thumbnail of user sama1800
Florida
1 review
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February 15th, 2018

Customer keep my product and got a full refund. I have contacted to company and they did nothing about it.

Date of experience: February 15, 2018

Thumbnail of user jordanb96
Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

Sorry to hear you've had an issue with your transactions. Please write into us at contact@mercari.com if you'd like us to review your issue. Thanks! -DE

Thumbnail of user lawsonh15
North Carolina
1 review
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December 13th, 2019

I paid $250 for a broken bottle of perfume from Upscale_save through Mercari and neither would give me a refund!

Date of experience: December 13, 2019

Thumbnail of user wileyr10
Georgia
2 reviews
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June 10th, 2021

I agree that Mercari must fix their feedback system...

I want it fixed for a different reason. I have had far too many purchases, where sellers with an inaccurate "5-star rating" were terrible! And ultimately, I didn't even get to rate them after the sale to help correct it.

It is terrible than so many sellers on Mercari get away with being terrible sellers, selling fake or fraudulent items, and straight up lying when they describe their items for sale!

They can do this without worry, because Mercari only allows the 3-days to give feedback, and doesn't allow any feedback scores for cancellations or returns.

The 3-day feedback requirement is ridiculous! Most times it takes longer than that just to ensure an item (Bose, Apple, Beats, etc.) is authentic, or that the "New" item's warranty has not already expired. Or, the buyer may be out of town, and cannot rate in time.

And the biggest issue with feedback/review ratings- Mercari does not allow them for returned or cancelled items!

First off, "cancelled" and "returned" are not the same, but Mercari processes them all as "cancelled." Even if the item was sold, then returned 2 weeks later.

Most selling sites describe the two words:
- ***Returned items*** have shipped, been received, and because the item did not arrive as expected (i. E. damaged, fake, dirty, used, etc.), they are returned with Mercari's (or other site's) approval after verifying it is not as described.

- ***Cancelled Items*** were never shipped, because of many reasons. But, many of those reasons are due to the seller being terrible and not shipping the item. Reviews should possibly be allowed for cancelled orders (if done because of seller's negligence, dishonesty, laziness, etc.).

Both cancelled and returned orders can and usually are because of a poor seller. So, that is when a feedback rating is the most important! If everything was as described, shipped in moderate amount of time, and a friendly/neutral seller- a feedback rating is far less important than if the order was cancelled or returned!

Mercari must fix their feedback rating system, or the amount of poor sellers will continue to increase!

Date of experience: June 10, 2021

Thumbnail of user meaganm93
Virginia
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December 1st, 2022

So i bought my son a bookbag gigueed it was rehular size. Its much smaller and they won't let me return it. Plus i have sold on MERACI before i bought anything WORST PLACE TO SELL THEY RIP U OFF ON SHIPPING N FEES. ABOUT TO BUULD MY OWN SITE. PPL R SO DIRTY THAT RUN THESE MARKETPLACE APPS.

Tip for consumers:
Dint sell items here they are horrible at taking extra money after u weighed thw items. I sell elsewhere to tbey r robbing ppl. Im Making a site soon where it needs to be free

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Date of experience: December 1, 2022

Thumbnail of user jenniferg536
Massachusetts
1 review
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September 12th, 2019

I tried making an account w/ Mercari so I could save a page, for a product that I'm looking to buy. Everything went smoothly until I put the wrong code sent to my phone. I put the number that texted me rather than the actual code sent because I'm an idiot. Now they wont let me finish making the account, cant use my Google acct or FB acct, apparently they can't find an email that matches either accts? Uhh wtf does that even mean? I use my email to log in to BOTH accounts & BOTH accts are active. They seem to be bigger idiots than me. Oh & I cant use a different email w/ my phone number because even though the acct DIDNT complete or go through, they SAVED MY PHONE NUMBER. What a POS website. I'll stick to Ebay. Thanks for nothing.

Date of experience: September 12, 2019

Thumbnail of user jamesi198
Nevada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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April 2nd, 2020

Set up a Mercari account. Had two boxes of bulk items I had acquired and figured this site would be a nice change from Ebay to liquidate. No within two days I had been verbally assaulted by some goon claiming I rip people off my price wasn't fair, I was the reason his business went under. He then proceeded to make me the funniest low ball offer on the whole box of items. The weight is 28 pounds. He offered half of what it would have cost me to ship. I engaged and told him the reason he lost his job is because of the way he talks to people and to be gone cheap skate. He then proceeded to use another account and harass me and call me names. Mercari moderaters only stepped in when he told me to die. He could call me names though? The moderators are laughable and the scammers are rampant on this platform. Now I understand why Ebay has so many policies in place. I have since returned to them and have a greater appreciation for the regulations and guidelines. Please use caution when using this platform unless you like being called names and abused by buyers and sellers alike. Their moderation and filters allow losers to by easily bypass them to make threats of violence and verbal assaults easy on their platform without any repurcussions! Don't bother responding Mercari you weren't there when I needed you most and have since deactivated my account. Also btw your commercial you air with that lady selling her waffle iron is stupid and reflects perfectly on your garbage platform!

Date of experience: April 2, 2020

Thumbnail of user margor8
Florida
12 reviews
7 helpful votes
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December 17th, 2018

This site is a damn scam! And when you try to contact them the recording states that there is no one available (typical). Let the buyer beware!

Date of experience: December 17, 2018

Thumbnail of user dickh36
Texas
1 review
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November 21st, 2017

This is a piece of crap rip off selling site my first order I received was a damaged item and didn't get a refund. $#*! on you.

Date of experience: November 21, 2017

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

We're sorry to hear your first transaction did not go as expected. If you believe your return request was denied in error, please reach out to us at contact@mercari.com so we can take another look. Thanks!^DE

Thumbnail of user bradleys66
Kentucky
1 review
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July 5th, 2017

Not good to buy things lots of scammer. They keep all the fake seller and banned the real seller. I hope that this app never be success

Date of experience: July 5, 2017

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