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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 ellenh200
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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August 19th, 2020

I purchased a bottle of Nerium Moisturizer from a seller named Mary. It was supposed to be new and unopened. When I received it, it was open and product expired. Mercari denied my refund. What the hell? 1. The seller knows how to get through new system- by saying the product was new and opened. Then played stupid saying it wasn't open when shipped. 2. Mercari backed her up not me. Scammers I say. Unfortunately, Mary has ruined it for the honest sellers.

Date of experience: August 19, 2020

Thumbnail of user floraj15
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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October 2nd, 2020

Ordered something, seller never made contact and didn't respond to my message. Here are the problems with Mercari: 1. At that point I only had the option for them to contact the seller and get back to me. I couldn't just cancel, even though by then it was late and I didn't trust that seller anymore. 2. They canceled it, but then there was no option to review the seller, so my irresponsible seller gets to keep his 5-star rating. In other words, the very worst sellers get a pass. 3. There is NO WAY TO CONTACT MERCARI! Every single contact link on their site led back to the virtual help FAQs. That's ridiculous. And for that reason alone, I will never order from them again.

Date of experience: October 2, 2020

Thumbnail of user danielleh74
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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November 15th, 2017

Where do I start. Out of three purchases. I have bought I have reicived on in tact the other broken and the other hasn't shown up it's been three weeks. This site is out of a horror film. I have had no response on the unshipped item. The broken item visually states an electronic error and was photographed together with the return request, and what do they do? Ask me for more photos of a non working electronic item. Come on... how are you to provide more photos of a non functioning heater than the stated error that means there is an electrical failure. On top of that the seller had already acknowledged and verbally accepted the return request! Mercari is a joke and is misleading in their procedures. I am taking a look at this and digging in to how many others they have ripped of as a company please share if Mercari has mislead or has denied a rightful claim just to keep the profits.

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DON'T USE THIS APP!!!! YOU WILL LOSE MONEY!!!

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Date of experience: November 15, 2017

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

We're sorry to hear your buying experiences did not provide better experiences for you. I understand it seems odd to request more photos of an item that isn't working, especially after the seller approved the return, but the photos help in the case the seller claims the item was received in a condition they did not send it in. Please send us an email at contact@mercari.com if you have further questions regarding our return policies and procedures.^DE

Thumbnail of user robink299
Illinois
1 review
3 helpful votes
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September 30th, 2020

I was a first time user of Mercari, and because of the nightmare that followed with Customer Service, it will be my last time. I am use to Ebay and Marketplace, which work WITH the customer. Mercari didn't seem to even want to understand where I was coming from, kept sending "generic" emails, and in the end honored the dishonest seller even with my proof. So totally frustrating!

Date of experience: September 30, 2020

Thumbnail of user stephanieh2071
California
1 review
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January 19th, 2023

I have shopped with them for a year now and buy alot and I am now done with this site. If your package says delivered and it was not. They treat you like a liar and their and won't give even store credit! I'm done with this site!

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Date of experience: January 19, 2023

Thumbnail of user chenm14
California
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November 20th, 2022

I was selling on the platform for 3 years. Recently I reactivated my account, the process is a pain... It took them 2 weeks to help out. I posted a Chanel Necklace, I got an email stating someone reported it as fake. I have been selling luxury item on the platform, never had this happened. Moreover it is a 100% real item. I emailed customer service, they said intellectual l team will reach out to me. No one did and it has been a month. I emailed them again, no responds. This platform is ridiculous- if you took someone advice that the item is not real, at least provide reason. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ONLY BIAS BUYER.

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Date of experience: November 20, 2022

Thumbnail of user natyh1
California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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February 6th, 2018

After almost a year and a half of being a Mercari user, with 288 positive reviews and excellent comments, Mercari suspended my account and immediately after my deposit direct month ago. I understand the reason, although it seems to me exaggerated. I do not want to belong to the site, it is not loyal, it does not provide good service to the client.The problem is that it does not want to return my refundIt, is absurd that because for a long time I passed my refund to my bank account, sending it and receiving merchandise and never had a problem. I've read the app reviews, I'm sorry I did not do it before. Today Mercari kept my refund. Although I always kept in touch, I gave them the requested information, I NEVER got an answer. No adviser contacted me. I want to know who is responsible for supervising the cases. I hope for a prompt and effective response. His procedure is not constitutional. I just want my 200 dollars back. I put a lot of time, dedicatin, and effort on them.

Date of experience: February 6, 2018

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

Hi Naty,

Thanks for reaching out! I checked on your account, but it looks like you'll need to contact our Compliance team. You can reach them via email at contact@mercari.com. We appreciate your patience and cooperation! Don't worry, your account won't be removed unless all transactions are complete and all pending balance has been withdrawn.^WM

Thumbnail of user summerb110
California
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March 27th, 2022

Don't waste your time with this company! Customer service is horrible! They will ignore your emails or take 17 plus hours to reply. They are a Japan company so I think there's an issue with time difference and communication or lack there of. They kick you off if a customer claims you are selling unauthentic items, regardless if you have proof of authenticity. That's the only way a customer can return something is by stating it's unauthentic. You can give the codes to the manufacturer and they can tell you if an item is authentic or not, even if you give Mercari a receipt or a letter from the manufacturer, they don't care and allow them to send a new and sealed item that was opened by the buyer back. I filed a claim with the BBB because they weren't responding to my messages and three days later they shut my account down. I have enough proof to take them to court, but why bother! I prefer to just inform people of them instead! Don't waste your time with them, selling or buying!

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Don’t! They are horrible for both selling and buying! So many horror stories

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Date of experience: March 27, 2022

Thumbnail of user tracyh106
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 18th, 2017

I only started using this website a few weeks ago. I bought a dress without asking the seller about the material of the dress, which might I add was not listed. Well I received the dress and it was a horrible nightmare. It was made of the cheapest material and looked nothing like the dress advertised for sale. I contacted Mercari and was told they will respond in 1-2 days. 30 minutes later Mecari responded with NO REFUND WILL BE GRANTED. Not even a credit nothing. The worst customer service ever. They don't stand by the merchandise that's advertised on there website... BIG lesson learned!

Date of experience: March 18, 2017

Thumbnail of user stevens2436
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 9th, 2022

If someone or a group of friends with different selling handles is selling the same item your selling they will gang up on you and report your item as "prohibited" and get your item removed... hence taking out the competition. I've seen this over and over. I also believe that employees of Mercari non existent customer service sell on the Mercari Platform and if you sell the same item for less your account will magically get terminated and Mercari will keep the money in processing that you have earned. To get your money you will have to file a complaint with the FTC and BBB and your money will eventually get released.

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Date of experience: March 9, 2022

Thumbnail of user terryp560
Missouri
2 reviews
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January 26th, 2022

I had purchase jewerly. Seller ask me give more shipping. I pay more. Two days she want more money. She telling me off your address is wrong.im not ship it. I can't email her she had it cancel. I tell her she wrote address down wrong.my address is there.im afraid buy. Sellers won't ship they have high stars.it is rip off.

Date of experience: January 26, 2022

Thumbnail of user kathys114
Kansas
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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October 4th, 2018

REPORT THEM TO IC3.gov or stopfakes.gov. They need to be shut down!
Ordered a "Lenola sweater" It is a cheap knock off. No tag inside the sweater except one that says, "Made in China." Says you can return if you message them within three days. NO WAY TO MESSAGE THEM. They have no intention of letting you return anything! I honestly wonder if their sellers are all fake too just to sell knock off items!

Date of experience: October 4, 2018

Thumbnail of user robertc4491
California
1 review
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August 2nd, 2021

Another word of caution from the many here to stay away from mercari. This service is a complete rip off and they will steal your money. Stay away from this diceptive company and spread the word around to everyone you know.

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This is very simple. DO NOT USE MERCARI. You will regret it. I wish I had read these reviews before purchasing my item but I learned my lesson the hard way.

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Date of experience: August 2, 2021

Thumbnail of user brendar48
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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March 9th, 2016

They stand between you and the seller and when there is a problem with seller no service to back you up. I bought a computer and it had a p as sword on it and I couldn't contact the seller and could get in touch with Mercari service. Lesson learned and taught.

Date of experience: March 8, 2016

Thumbnail of user lindseyk36
California
1 review
5 helpful votes
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June 3rd, 2019

Seller CCellison sent me fake Louis Vuitton purse. I was lucky enough to be refunded, but if you click "item received" or rate seller your item is no longer able to be returned. They're still letting user ccellison sell on the site when she is clearly a fraud. There is no way she couldn't have known the purse she sent was fake. It even said "Rackaged in France"

Date of experience: June 3, 2019

Thumbnail of user arianadubynin
Maryland
1 review
1 helpful vote
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May 12th, 2023

Received an item that didn't work. I tried to return with a week and they said it was already rated so it couldn't be returned. I never rated the item or the seller. They rated the seller themselves in 3 days of when it was delivered. They send broken items and expect people to rate in 72 hours. They don't give a reasonable amount of time to try the product to get the chance to return it. They do this on purpose to stick the buyer with having to pay for junk. I'll be reporting this to BBB and looking into small claims court. They should give a reasonable amount of time for reruns. 30 days seems standard, however they know they are selling junk, so they don't give that. Buyers should be aware and never shop this company. They should be reported.

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The site should have 30-day return policy, not 72 hour return policy. They do this so that buyer is stuck with paying for a junk product. Mercari shouldn’t be able to rate the seller or item on behalf of the buyer, it’s fraudulent and not what I would rate them.

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Ordered a laser disk player, but can’t use because it doesn’t work and they won’t take it back. 3-day return policy. Not nearly enough time, and Mercuri rates the seller themselves so of course they will rate high to sell more junk products. I rate 1/5 because it’s fraud and they sell junk.

Date of experience: May 12, 2023

Thumbnail of user sabrinac262
Minnesota
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February 19th, 2022

Ordered perfume from a seller, I was so excited to receive it so sprayed it as soon as it arrived only to be completed disappointed and offended as it smelled of alcohol then diluted fragrance. I contacted both Mercari and the seller. Of COURSE the seller was not willing to take back her disgusting bottle of alcohol/ whatever the hell else was in there. Mercari was of absolute NO HELP. I explained to them sellers lose nothing over a return they get their item back as a buyer we get our money taken with useless or in authentic JUNK it's really sad that there is no protection for buyers since it's our money and time we put into this business.

Tip for consumers:
Just don’t use this sight it’s awful

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Date of experience: February 19, 2022

Thumbnail of user mikes4574
California
1 review
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August 19th, 2023

Well, what would you do when you are blocked on ebay for being rude, paranoia minded and weirdo. Of course you will go to Mercari and start harrassing buyers. Most of the sellers on Mercari are basically the banned former ebay sellers and they are banned for a reason. Period.

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Date of experience: August 19, 2023

Thumbnail of user ryanf306
California
3 reviews
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December 11th, 2020

I had 5 stars 1300 ads 1000 items sold. Closed my account for selling fake stuff, NOT TRUE! They never responded to me & i sent countless messages. If i was going to sell fake stuff i wouldnt have taken the time to post 1300 ads. THAT TAKES ALONG TIME!
Mercari is run by idiots. Ive sold for 5 years mow. They will have u runninmg around in circles. Bottom line they dont care.

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Date of experience: December 11, 2020

Thumbnail of user cynthiac235
New York
1 review
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August 28th, 2018

I was scammed by a seller on this site: Mylo & Coco's Finds. They sold me a SONY cassette tape recorder that did not play, did not record, would not even move a tape forward or backward. I then found that I could not log onto the Mercari site to make a complaint. The site said my password was wrong. When I reset the password, they said that one was also wrong. After a week of email and phone calls, they finally told me they'd give me "store credit" to use on the Mercari site - which I can't log onto. Ha ha ha. I will be throwing the tape recorder in the garbage.

Date of experience: August 28, 2018

Thumbnail of user andrewb1062
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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August 20th, 2020

Every seller has GREAT reviews because you can't review them if you are unhappy with your purchase and want to return the item. Over half of the coins I tried to purchase were fakes. I couldn't rate any of the sellers because I returned the coins. Every ine of the sellers had great ratings!

Date of experience: August 20, 2020

Thumbnail of user daphneg12
Missouri
1 review
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April 20th, 2019

Thought I was purchasing a Juicy Couture bag and was sent a Lancome gift tote (you know the kind you get free with purchase). I tried to reach out to Mecari, they don't give you a way to contact them. I had to get the email through my PayPal account, the email was undeliverable. The bag was $30 bucks so not really worth my time to fight it. I just hope that if anyone has an issue you dont need help from Mecari. I can't get a hold of the seller. Buyer beware!

Date of experience: April 20, 2019

Thumbnail of user davidf3325
Rhode Island
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April 22nd, 2022

Company claimed that I listed prohibited Baseball Cards, They were in fact 1989 Topps/Bowman Reprint HOFer Cards. I noted in my listings that they were Reprints and listed them for $2-5. They suspended my account and are holding $600 of my past sales balance. My satisfaction rate was 100 % positive and I had 75 Followers in two months. My balance was going to be used to visit two sick Family members in Florida. Please stay away from this platform. Total SCAM!

Date of experience: April 22, 2022

Thumbnail of user lauran49
Georgia
47 reviews
102 helpful votes
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February 13th, 2018
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The comment by Mercari is an outright lie. I have weeks of emails showing that Mercari doesn't allow you to return an item no matter what (now they're claiming they do which is as bogus as it is laughable) and I have copies of emails where I show proof that a seller sold me a knock-off Kyllie Cosmetics lip kit (which they claim is authentic) and Mercari only stating that i can return it. Nothing is done against the seller who racked up a whopping 500+ reviews of people complaining of knockoffs sales (I sent over a dozen emails on this topic and Mercari just responds with form replies). Not a single ad was deleted. I ended up reporting Mercari, with copies of all the communications, to the FBI cyber crimes unit. They don't care if someone sells a knockoff as long as they get their profit!

Date of experience: February 13, 2018

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Mercari R. – Mercari Rep

Sorry to hear you've had an issue with one of your transactions. If you'd like us to take a closer look at your issue, please write to us at contact@mercari.com so we can take a closer look. Please also note, Mercari does not support the sale of counterfeit items and we attempt to moderate all listings. However, we cannot do it without the help of our Mercari community. If you notice a prohibited item listed, please report it through the item page. The more reports received, the more we will be able to build a case against a potential counterfeit seller. Thank you for your understanding. -DE

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February 6th, 2018
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Blatantly allows the sale of fakes (If you report any wrongdoing you get a virtual shrug and a 'just return it). WORSE if something breaks. I ordered a nail polish lot through them which was shipped without protection (by the seller). Not much of a surprise that it arrives so mangled that my mail lady had to use a special tray to keep it from damaging the other mail. Mercari's idea of a solution. Return it. Except that the mail doesn't take broken glass without wrapping in a cardboard box. No photographic evidence or confirmation from the post changes anything about their ridiculous position and leaves you with a dripping box of broken crap.

Date of experience: February 6, 2018

Thumbnail of user amyp1892
Florida
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November 10th, 2023

I order a pair of Nike and they were suppose to be 9 men's but turned out they are 10.5 men's /9 women's. I asked for a refund and they said no that fulfilled their commitment. That's bull$#*! when they sold the wrong size shoes. Now I am stuck with them. STAY OFF THIS SITE. THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY

Date of experience: November 10, 2023

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