Good buys on Mercari? (Or other used marketplaces)

[zeroshiki]

I dislike the Mercari culture of having to ask permission to buy something. Like, it's right there. Let me buy it. But sellers will cancel and say you're a dick if you don't ask permission sometimes. Their push for everything to basically be free shipping is great however.

[Biketokyo]

There was an item on the news a while back saying there's been a number of cases of thieves stealing veges from people's fields and selling them on Mercari. I'm sure it's a just a nasty few who are doing that, but perhaps it might pay to make sure you're getting those veges direct from the farmer and not directly from the thief.

I hadn’t heard about that. I was just surprised that it was ok to sell food on Mercari at all. Personally, if I found a farmer to buy from I’d rather find a way to support them by purchasing directly without a company getting a cut.

[Bushiman]

I dislike the Mercari culture of having to ask permission to buy something. Like, it's right there. Let me buy it. But sellers will cancel and say you're a dick if you don't ask permission sometimes. Their push for everything to basically be free shipping is great however.

Huh!?
I just straight up buy whatever then comment a little "よろしくお願いします!" So far everyone has been cool...

[Cracaphat]

I dislike the Mercari culture of having to ask permission to buy something. Like, it's right there. Let me buy it. But sellers will cancel and say you're a dick if you don't ask permission sometimes. Their push for everything to basically be free shipping is great however.

Huh!?
I just straight up buy whatever then comment a little "よろしくお願いします!" So far everyone has been cool...

I just told my ol' lady what you replied to the permission statement and she was like "Huh?" herself. She said sellers will generally only cancel if the buyer has a bad rep. She bought my left-handed golf clubs on it. The seller was kind enough to bring it to our door at no extra cost.

[zeroshiki]

Huh I don't know then. Recently all I've ever purchased was stuff that has 即決OK because of this but maybe the culture has changed. It definitely was a thing when I used it years ago.

[Wilbur]

There was an item on the news a while back saying there's been a number of cases of thieves stealing veges from people's fields and selling them on Mercari. I'm sure it's a just a nasty few who are doing that, but perhaps it might pay to make sure you're getting those veges direct from the farmer and not directly from the thief.

I hadn’t heard about that. I was just surprised that it was ok to sell food on Mercari at all. Personally, if I found a farmer to buy from I’d rather find a way to support them by purchasing directly without a company getting a cut.

It's your lucky day or should I say maybe my lucky day.

I'm a farmer that would be more than happy to directly sell my grapes and peaches to customers. If you or anyone is interested in supporting a farmer directly, you can send me a pm and I will send you a link to my website.

[Biketokyo]

It's your lucky day or should I say maybe my lucky day.

I'm a farmer that would be more than happy to directly sell my grapes and peaches to customers. If you or anyone is interested in supporting a farmer directly, you can send me a pm and I will send you a link to my website.

Wilbur, thanks for that information. I just sent you a pm.

[entdark]

I dislike the Mercari culture of having to ask permission to buy something. Like, it's right there. Let me buy it. But sellers will cancel and say you're a dick if you don't ask permission sometimes. Their push for everything to basically be free shipping is great however.

After several purchases in Mercari I never had this situation The only case where this could happen is if someone asked for a lower price, it was granted and to avoid someone else fom taking it they write their name/username in the listing but that's it

[gaijin86]

... The seller was kind enough to bring it to our door at no extra cost.

Really? Did Mercari allow you to write your address?
I found that Mercari would zap or disallow any message that mentioned an address (otherwise trades could be done without Mercari taking a cut).
Maybe they allow address AFTER a deal has been done and paid for?

[Cracaphat]

... The seller was kind enough to bring it to our door at no extra cost.

Really? Did Mercari allow you to write your address?
I found that Mercari would zap or disallow any message that mentioned an address (otherwise trades could be done without Mercari taking a cut).
Maybe they allow address AFTER a deal has been done and paid for?