How Does Selling on Mercari Work?
Getting started on Mercari is actually very easy, as creating an account only takes minutes. It’s just important that you are familiar with and accept their Terms of Service before getting started.
Mercari is a marketplace where sellers and buyers can exchange goods in an easy way. Mercari now has 20 million active users in the US only. Users can sell a wide variety of products ranging from electronics, toys, games, apparel, and much more.
Exploring the option to sell on this marketplace is definitely worth it as it is known for its rapid growth and user-friendly features.
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Getting started on Mercari is actually very easy, as creating an account only takes minutes. It’s just important that you are familiar with and accept their Terms of Service before getting started.
Whether you already resell on Mercari or are looking to expand to this popular marketplace, Vendoo offers the option to crosspost to 10 different marketplaces including Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Etsy and more.
If your reseller inventory already lives on a specific marketplace, you can import your listings to Vendoo and then crosspost to Mercari. Vendoo also offers features such as business analytics, inventory management, and delisting and relisting to refresh stale listings with just a few clicks.
Here are Mercari selling fees:
Mercari Fees are approximately 13%; that is, a 10% commission fee and 2.9% plus $0.30 in processing fees.
For example if you sell an item for $20, you will make $17.12 (less your COG and shipping costs).
Frequently delist and relist your listings to keep them new and fresh
Send offers to likers
Promote listings
Make sure all the details of your listing are highlighted in the description and photo to ensure the buyer know exactly what they’re purchasing
With Vendoo you can:
Import existing listings from multiple marketplaces
Filter and manager your inventory with Vendoo labels
Give your listings more visibility by crossposting them
Access sales and profit data about your business
It all depends on you! As long as your listings are clear, you provide clear photos and your prices aren’t too far off from what usually sells on Mercari, your items are likely to sell fast! However, if there are any stale listings on your Mercari profile we advise you to delist and relist and this will put fresh eyes on your listing.
You must be 18 or older to be allowed to sell on Mercari.
Yes, it is safe to sell on Mercari. However, make sure to follow Mercari’s guidelines and make sure that all the selling process happens in the platform itself.
Listings on Mercari stay up permanently. However we strongly advise you to delist and relist your listings after 15 days or 30 days if there’s no activity on them.
Check out our tips to avoid getting scammed when buying or selling on Mercari.
In this blog post, we go over what you need to know to start selling on Mercari! Listing items for sale, maintaining listings, shipping, Mercari fees and more!
