Name: thredUP
Rating: 1.52

“Do not sell through ThredUp. I paid $35 to ship 20 items, and they only accepted 10—even though many were name brands. Those 10 items sold for just $21, which was applied toward a $30 service fee. Now, I’ll likely be billed for the remaining $9. I could have easily made more selling on eBay, but I got swept up in their advertising.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I haven’t used ThredUp up in a while so I figured I’d give it another try with some of my inventory that wasn’t moving. NEVER AGAIN. Minimal returns number one. Number two, I paid a flat fee to have items returned to me thinking that whatever didn’t sell would be sent back. NOPE. If they don’t take it, they send it back. If your items don’t sell you have to pay $5.99 PER PIECE to have them returned. One would think all of the clothing resides in the same building so why the per piece shipping price? What a SCAM. So at this point, if I wanted ny items back I’d have to pay $120, meanwhile, I made a measly $70 after selling 22 designer/mid pieces of clothing. Wonder what they’ll do with all of it… beyond disappointed and feel totally ripped off.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“My biggest surprise with ThredUp is that they are still in business. The way they list the clothing will almost guarantee they won't get sold. Then, when they aren't sold, they charge the seller for shipping their items to them. Someone needs to investigate this company and find out just what they do to "responsibly recycle or repurpose" the unsold items. If they would leave suits as suits instead of breaking them apart and calling the separates, most would sell! I have to take this to the BBB.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“VERY UNHAPPY! The items that I received were cheap looking. Nothing like the pictures. Also, returning, even if the fit is wrong, is ridiculously not in the buyers favor. There is a $3.99 restocking fee on each item. Then, if you want a full refund on your credit card, they make you pay $10.99 shipping! I was hoping to opt out of this and ship it myself, which would have been cheaper, but no such option was available. Instead I kept the items and took a store credit. Other than redeeming my credit, I will never spend another dime at this site!”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I purchased an item then had my credit card charged then days later thred up canceled my order .. they then re listed the item close to double the price using the same photos and description and sold it to another buyer. yes they sent me a sold message and charged my credit card to refund it days later. GREAT BUSINESS MODEL”

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Posted 7 months ago

“Selling on threads up is really bad. Buying items turned out to be great for me. I sent in five bags of nice clothes because I have lost a lot of weight and needed a different size out of five bags of clothes I received zero amount of money on the other side. They had a sale of 90% off and free shipping. I bought three pairs of Gloria Vanderbilt jeans with free shipping and it cost me only $26. I guess if you’re going to sell on threads up, forget it but receive their emails and purchase when they have a sale like that.”

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Posted 7 months ago

“I sent brand new shoes with soles that proved they had never been worn. Quality labels, suede, ankle high wedge boots. They claimed they couldn't post any of them on their site! I will be watching all the other selling sites (eBay, Poshmark, etc) to see if they end up being sold there by this group! There is so much wrong with the way this place operates it's impossible to believe people ever use them more than once.”

thredUP 1 star review on 2nd September 2025

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Posted 8 months ago

“SELLER BEWARE!! I sent clothes with the tags still on them and they rated several pieces as the fabric looking worn! Most of what I sent was 2 and 3 piece suits and the tags were clear that they were a set. They separated the suits into jacket, pant, vest and gave different ratings to each piece! Buyers won't know there is a pair of pants to go with the jackets! Brand new shoes, never worn so perfect clean soles with designer labels and they claimed they weren't up to standards! Makes me think they take what they want for themselves to put in their own closets or to sell on eBay.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“I was not satisfied with something and returned it along with a "clean out" bag full of pretty decent clothes. This was sent in ONE big bag. They received the return and issued me a partial refund but they insisted they never received the "clean out" bag. How can they say this with a straight face? Yeah, it's a "clean out" bag, alright. They cleaned me out, and got free clothes in the process. These people are greedy little liars.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“DO NOT SEND IN A BAG TO SELL YOUR ITEMS ON THREDUP. IT IS A TOTAL SCAM. I received a bag to send in and sell items. I filled the bag with EXPENSIVE clothes that I had worn once for formal and semi-formal events; for example, a $200 dress from Nordstrom. A month later, I checked, no credit given. I thought maybe I would receive credits as items sold. Months later, nothing. I sent in approximately $500 of items and NEVER RECEIVED A DIME.”

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Posted 8 months ago

“They have sent me two extra bags I did not order and I am being charged. I can’t get anyone to call me back. I have sold six items, high end and they say I have a credit of $2.16 because they’re trying to charge me for two extra bags I have sitting here. I have only ordered one bag and put everything in there.Are you kidding me! I feel so ripped off. My friend told me to go with Mercari. She made $300 in two days on just basic things.”

thredUP 1 star review on 12th August 2025

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Posted 8 months ago

“Do not sell your clothes on ThredUp! They take SO MUCH money from your commission. For example, a pair of my Zara shorts listed as “like new” condition was a payout of 70 cents. Ridiculous!! Another rare Ralph Lauren button up was listed for $60, sold, and ThredUp paid me $4. I kid you not. Move on, don’t sell with them.”

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Posted 9 months ago

“I do not recommend selling your items with thredUP. They pay very little to nothing when your items sell. You’d be better off finding a local consignment store to sell your items.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I had a sweater in my cart that was new with tags. You could see the price on the tag was marked down to 4 dollars, but they were charging 20 dollars.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Unfortunately what was to be "items in excellent or good condition" and their moto of only "using acceptable items" turns out to be challenging. My 2nd purchase came with tees and capris that I wouldn't use for rags. Their *return policy with a credit issued only for In store purchase and an expiration date of 2wks' is a massive missive on their site. Lacking proper measurements is another major oversite.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I've had many problems. I ask for new items and I've got four items that were branded as excellent condition with big holes in them or one that had a tear all the way down the arm. Second I waited 2 months and I got a package that was all beat up and it wasn't even my clothes my order and I couldn't contact the company at all. Then one time I got a whole mixed bag of different colors and things that I did not order and then didn't receive the things I did order. I literally spent over $1,000 with this company. And they never answer or respond.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“So far I sold 3 bags to Thread up. Never again. Each bag contained approximately 40 items. When they listed my items (took a month for each bag), 98% of them got listed in excellent condition, they were really nice clothes(Ralph Loren, cocktail dresses, brand new shoes, etc). My expected payouts were between $100-200. Expected payout one of the dresses was $30 and when it sold I received $5 because it was on sale. You get 20% of what they tell you is “expected”. Banana Republic top $0.71, Liz Claiborne dress shirt $0.09! Insane. If you sell even one of these things on EBay you would get more money than I got for the entire bag after fees. I received around $15 for each bag of 40+ items. It’s called theft. And they want you to pay $6 each to receive your clothes back. It’s a disgraceful company.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I sold clothing with ThredUp and purchased the premium package - which is expensive - for the soul purpose to get my clothing back. Unfortunately, you will make next to nothing on items you sell, and to top it off, Thred Up offers the option to get your clothing shipped back with the premium package, however what they don’t tell you is that you will be charged for every piece of clothing you want to be shipped back - on top of paying for the premium package! I issued several complaints trying to get some resolution with no human response, only AI answering my emails. I assume Thred Up finally received them because they cleared my account of all my earnings from the sale of my clothing and the history of what sold. So in summary, selling through ThredUp; you will go through allot of effort, you will pay them allot, to literally get nothing in return. I would say that’s theft. I’ve reported them to the Better Business Bureau.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I sold clothing with ThredUp and purchased the premium package - which is expensive - for the soul purpose to get my clothing back. Unfortunately, you will make next to nothing on items you sell, and to top it off, Thred Up offers the option to get your clothing shipped back with the premium package, however what they don’t tell you is that you will be charged for every piece of clothing you want to be shipped back - on top of paying for the premium package! I issued several complaints trying to get some resolution with no human response, only AI answering my emails. I assume Thred Up finally received them because they cleared my account of all my earnings from the sale of my clothing and the history of what sold. So in summary, selling through ThredUp; you will go through allot of effort, you will pay them allot, to literally get nothing in return. I would say that’s theft. I’ve reported them to the Better Business Bureau.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I sent in my first two large bags of very good items and they claimed they couldn’t process one and only gave me a $35 credit for a huge bag!! I have since read many other reviews that this happens often. My other bag only a few items posted and have barely gotten any credit from them. Overall a horrible first experience and now I’ve read this company has been reported a lot for this! Do NOT send in your items and expect anything good in return! They also will not return my inquiry about just sending my stuff back. Cannot speak to anyone!”

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Posted 10 months ago

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