WARNING⛔️OLD GRINGO Cowboy Cowgirl Western Boots

Name: WARNING⛔️OLD GRINGO Cowboy Cowgirl Western Boots
Brand: Old Gringo
SKU: 61a8e276446e59afa345bc72
Price: 3.0 USD
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Folks, these scammers who have been overtaking our platform LOVE Old Gringo’s. Please! Both—buyers and other legit sellers—get familiar with what these listings & accounts look like—& for the love of God, do NOT purchase, like, follow, share or welcome them. Email Posh to report these accounts & listings. And ONLY purchase from reputable sellers. For more info, we’ve posted a general overview of what to look for @botablu. To locate this posting: Go to Botablu — click on our username anywhere it’s highlighted Find the Filter Button—looks just like a filter—on the app it’s near the top right of the page under the header of the closet Click “Category” then “Women” then “Other” — you will see the listing titled “Scammer Advisory” ✅

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205 Comments

littlesuzie68 Yes! They keep changing user names. They’ve stollen my listings too.

Dec 02Reply

botablu @littlesuzie68 They’re not changing user names. They’re creating hundreds to thousands of accounts at a time.

Dec 02Reply

sharksluvme @botablu it never ends. I no longer shop on Poshmark sadly.

Dec 03Reply

botablu @sharksluvme Yes, unfortunately they never got a handle on it when they could have—& very easily, had they taken action at that time. I literally now spend half my day blocking, emailing Posh to report, and messaging others to advise or warn. Very sorry to hear you’re not shipping on here. Posh needs to hear that from the droves of folks who are saying & doing similarly.

Dec 03Reply

abbycrawf I don’t understand how the scam works and what to look out for?’🤷‍♀️

Dec 03Reply

granowgang I will no longer purchase on Poshmark due to Poshmark's inability to resolve this problem and help their loyal customers. I have lost over $300 due to these scammers. Poshmark has done nothing to help me or others. Shameful.

Dec 03Reply

botablu @abbycrawf Hi. Yeah, this was just a quick PSA re: Old Gringo’s in particular but I noted in the description we have a more in-depth posting on how to identify them on our page. Can tag you on it if you’re having trouble finding it.

Dec 03Reply

botablu @granowgang I’m sorry to hear it—on both accounts. It’s hurting everyone. Especially bad news for those of us who have built our small business on this platform. I’ve been screaming this from the rooftops to Posh for well over a year—that this was coming—& would be the destruction of this platform —& they did nothing. So here we are. There are obviously still many good, reputable sellers on here but just takes some due diligence to know who you’re buying from.

Dec 03Reply

botablu @granowgang If you do decide to go—I hope you will send Posh one more message telling them why. They need to be inundated with that same message from outraged customers. Maybe, just maybe, they’ll start to listen. 🤞🏻

Dec 03Reply

sharksluvme @botablu it’s any brand that is popular in the $200-$500 range. Literally everything! For example I am looking for ski gear and the newest 8 listings for “perfect moment ski” brand are scammers. Jewelry is hacked too. I had someone message me about the doc marten market, it’s been taken over by scams. I think this platform has lost control. Good luck to all!

Dec 03Reply

botablu @sharksluvme Yes, it’s systematic at this point. They lost control a while ago. Again, had they listened to those of us who warned them it would become this, we would not be here having this discussion. Frankly, it’s quite infuriating.

Dec 03Reply

sharksluvme @botablu it really is! I sell mainly my own stuff but for people who do this as a business it must be horrible. I used to love cruising posh and buying random stuff but now it’s too much work to figure out who is legitimate. Their customer service is horrendous and I feel like once they went public they don’t care. Their stock is tanking and this has to be contributing to that fact.

Dec 03Reply

littlepet @sharksluvme my advice to you is to take the time to look at their profile and their reviews before buying Plus If something is too cheap and high brand There you have the first flag Just a kindly advise for you😊

Dec 04Reply

virnelllocker Thank you for the heads up.

Dec 05Reply

botablu @virnelllocker You’re very welcome.

Dec 05Reply

botablu @sharksluvme Agreed. It is horrendous. And as for their customer service—to be quite frank—it’s always been a nightmare. It’s been their number one complaint for as long as I can remember. And they’ve done nothing to improve it.

Dec 05Reply

jgrn70 @botablu yes please help identify, not sure where to look for info. thanks for notifying the public

Dec 05Reply

botablu @jgrn70 You’re welcome. I’ll tag you on the other posting.

Dec 05Reply

wright1fashion @botablu can you tag me, too? Thank you!

Dec 06Reply

sharksluvme @botablu I love the brand “Cult Gaia” and they have completely hijacked all listings. A pearl handbag sold 5 times yesterday all from the same scammer, there will be a lot of disappointed people this Christmas that probably won’t return to this platform. It’s every single premium brand!

Dec 06Reply

littlepet @sharksluvme sad, 🥺but I don’t understand how do they work Because they get paid after 3 days that the Item it’s been delivered or accepted, otherwise they won’t get pay I’m sorry I don’t know how they work But please before making any purchase take a look at the account and the reviews of the seller I have several Old gringo products that’s why I got here Blessings to all of you🌸🌸🌸 Who wants a community safe and Thank you for every single effort to create awareness about this

Dec 08Reply

sharksluvme @littlepet it happened to me, they white out the address on the shipping label on an empty envelope and ship to a random address in same zip code. It shows delivered and when it gets returned to sender the 3 days passes and the money is released and you have to fight Poshmark for a refund.

Dec 08Reply

littlepet @sharksluvme 😱

Dec 08Reply

littlepet @sharksluvme unbelievable Last time I saw a LV bag very cheap and the photos looked so nice and I just wait and saw the user only one item for sale And that’s why I got scared and didn’t attempt to buy 😔thanks for letting me know 🥺sorry that happened to you😔

Dec 08Reply

lesley1719 @sharksluvme funny you say that I’m stopping too.

Dec 08Reply

lesley1719 @botablu I sent them an email. It doesn’t seem like they do anything about it

Dec 08Reply

botablu @lesley1719 If you send them an email with the link to the account and photos of the account and listings, they will remove it… eventually. The problem is they’re inundated and haven’t come up with a good reporting system that puts these matters at the top of the priority list—where it belongs. By the time they remove the account, often many—if not all—items have sold.

Dec 09Reply

love031006 @sharksluvme thank you for explaining. I’ve seen a ton of these and reported but was wondering what the loop was so I could avoid it myself. I could see the red flags from afar

Dec 09Reply

lpawnee77 I only purchase from poshers who have reviews and have multiple items for sale on their account, and show that they've actually shipped out their sales. Normally, you can tell bcuz their accounts (scammers) were just made, they have no pic and they usually are only selling one item or repeated items of the same thing for cheap.

Dec 09Reply

lpawnee77 @littlepet that's my question too. they can't actually scam you bcuz Poshmark holds the money until item is delivered and accepted, then they release the funds. so how are scammers benefiting from trying to scam 🤔

Dec 09Reply

botablu @lpawnee77 Hi. @sharksluvme explained the process above. I believe at least some of the scammers have other MO’s and devious intentions as well. And many of the scammers do have photos—in fact, many are very professional photos. And they aren’t just selling the same item—often different items. As is noted above too, they’ve infiltrated about every brand. And not necessarily for cheap—although some are certainly underpriced below market value.

Dec 09Reply

pmander55 I can't find the information you posted about what to look for to ID a scammer, can you please help me find it? Thank you.

Dec 14Reply

botablu @pmander55 Hi. Yes, I will tag you on it.

Dec 14Reply

yaaya19 @botablu this is horrible! I can’t believe there’s scammers in this platform as well! Will you tag me as well? Thanks for your help!

Dec 15Reply

botablu @yaaya19 It’s horrible alright. Yes, will tag you. The latest scam—which I haven’t gotten to post about yet—just happened to us where a “customer” purchased a $545 pair of Old Gringo’s. We shipped them to Posh Headquarters and the sale was cancelled by Posh after they shipped. Took us a week of emails to get a response—which—reading between the lines—these “customers” aka scammers—are now purchasing with stollen credit cards & Posh is cancelling AFTER you ship. SELLERS BEWARE.

Dec 15Reply

bootaddict @jgreene68

Dec 16Reply

georgiappeach Hi, thank you for sharing. Would you plz LMK what to look out for? Is it just on OGs? I’m selling too many items in my closets. This is disheartening and wish Posh had better controls.

Dec 17Reply

botablu @georgiappeach Hi. You’re welcome. Sure. And for anyone else who’s trying to locate the other posting regarding what to look for, go to my closet—use the filter button—select “category”—then “women”—then “other.” It’s titled: “Advisory RE: Scammers”

Dec 17Reply

georgiappeach Thank you! Does anyone on this thread use a “safer site” that’s good for clearing out closets?

Dec 17Reply

botablu @georgiappeach I hear many say they have more belief in—and better experiences on—other sites. However, in our experience, they all have their problems. Just comes down to which problems are the lesser evil for your particular business or situation. Some of us too, are more tied to enduring the “pain” because we’ve built our businesses and following on particular platforms. At least for now. 😁

Dec 17Reply

botablu @jrlexus01 Here’s another specifically on this brand but has good info in the comments above.

Dec 21Reply

botablu @sarahliciousrex

Dec 25Reply

1ellymay They did this on corral boots as well. For those of you wondering how it works, the item was shown as shipped and delivered. My local post office traced it, and they did indeed ship a tiny package to another address in my ZIP Code, so it showed as shipped and received. I then had to dispute with Poshmark.

Dec 27Reply

botablu @1ellymay Thanks for your comment. Yes, the scammer’s have listings in just about every category and brand. Although they do seem to target certain ones. We have more info on how to spot them and brands and categories they tend to target in another posting. But they are everywhere now—that’s for sure.

Dec 27Reply

botablu @twiceasnice27

Dec 28Reply

botablu @sharongriffi441

Dec 30Reply

richmondsrelics I’ve heard that scammers will list a designer bag but send the buyer a pair of socks or other cheap thing, but is Poshmark supposed to wait for the buyer to say the purchased item was received before releasing the money?

Dec 31Reply

richmondsrelics I wouldn’t purchase from anyone with only 1 or 2 listings.

Dec 31Reply

richmondsrelics I wish Poshmark would fix their messaging platform. The comments are half gone! 😕

Dec 31Reply

richmondsrelics Messages platform. It’s always broke!

Dec 31Reply

botablu @richmondsrelics Hi. There’s some comments above that explain how at least some of the scams work.

Dec 31Reply

richmondsrelics @botablu I only buy from people with plenty listings and feedback on completed sales. I’m not into designer brands. But I buy Dansko shoes . The only brand I wear!

Dec 31Reply

kasia1972 @granowgang they help me.l get my money back

Dec 31Reply

rocketsoxx2 Thanks for the info everyone. I recently purchased from Tradesy and when there were complications with shipping I was able to contact them directly and they were so helpful. Sadly I won’t be Posher any longer:(

Jan 02Reply

botablu @rocketsoxx2 You’re very welcome. Understand your choice of remedies but ultimately that’s just going to hurt us reputable sellers more than it’s going to hurt Posh. By their lack of action here—including not publicly disclosing this matter—it’s clear they could care less. My hope is that this outrage will turn into all of us—both customers and sellers—banning together to hold Posh accountable.

Jan 02Reply

botablu @kmdjdd827 Just recently, yes. They were gone close to a month.

Jan 04Reply

poshdice84 @sharksluvme 😤😡🤬 Thank you for clarifying! I want to hunt down people that do this and "sit and have a nice cup of tea" with them while we "talk". However I've figured out that every last one of them is a pathetic and disgusting coward. I hope they tell Karma I said hello when they meet.

Jan 05Reply

fortwelch what do I watch out for?

Jan 05Reply

botablu @fortwelch I have directions in the comments above on how to find our other posting in regards to that.

Jan 05Reply

leorasmith I just purchased a pair of boots from a seller. Then she sent me a note saying this was a glitch and relisted the boots for more money. I filed with Poshmark. What do they typically do in this case?

Jan 05Reply

botablu @leorasmith Sorry to hear it. I would be surprised if Posh will do anything unfortunately. More reason—as we try to educate folks on—to buy from a trusted boot seller who won’t play games with their customers like that.

Jan 05Reply

leorasmith @botablu claudwhitt is a scammer. Poshmark said they are looking into it and she blocked me.

Jan 06Reply

botablu @leorasmith Omg. I just read her message to you that she “didn’t know how the app works” and didn’t realize that they “automatically sell at full offer price.” And that she just wanted to sell them for more so relisted them. Whaat?? Smh. Ridiculous. She’s a whole different kinda scammer. HA. Jesus. Again, buy from a trusted seller and that won’t happen. Interested to hear if Posh does anything.

Jan 06Reply

europeanfinds That's so sad. I recently got scammed by a buyer that had good reviews and PM didn't do anything even though I have video recordings and a lot of pictures. It's crazy how many scammers are on PM.

Jan 06Reply

botablu @europeanfinds Yep. We’ve had that happen as well.

Jan 06Reply

mrzsanchez This is sad. If not Posh, what other buy/sell apps do you ladies recommend? Scammers everywhere but I’m worried more that Poshmark won’t stand by the buyers and protect us from lost money. If you see a scam please comment on that post of others to see (not sure if poster is able to delete comments but I hope not).

Jan 06Reply

botablu @mrzsanchez We comment on all we run across. The scammers just delete it and block us. All platforms have their downfalls for sure. Not the same scamming problem though. It’s gotten this bad because, again, Posh didn’t listen to us and others who were screaming from the rooftops when this began that they must take swift and immediate action.. They still have yet to even disclose this publicly.

Jan 06Reply

leorasmith @botablu Right?! Poshmark is “investigating”…funny how she figured out how to relist for more money.

Jan 06Reply

1dayatatime020 (1st msg) @botablu I have my own experience to share! A few days ago I came back to Poshmark with the earnest effort to sell my things by consistently marking them down on a regular basis (i.e. every PM Party etc.) Well, while catching up on past Follows, Shares, and Likes on my Newsfeed I click on this one user and my whole computer froze up and I couldn't do anything but manually turn off my computer-wait a minute then turn it back on. Ever since then my computer has frozen regularly. . . .

Jan 07Reply

1dayatatime020 (2nd msg) @botablu . . . What I should have done is screenshot her profile to share with other but she (or whomever this is has probably changed their name, gender, and profile pic by now. Quick question to you how can one distinguish between a reputable user just starting out and one that is truly a scammer? All the best to you and Happy New Year!

Jan 07Reply

botablu @skpwyo

Jan 08Reply

botablu @1dayatatime020 Hi. I posted directions above to find the other posting we did on what to look out for. Let me know if you have trouble finding it.

Jan 08Reply

theedysue Thx for heads up , i had no idea this was a problem🧐

Jan 09Reply

denac_5150 @botablu. can you please tag me as well? Ive been Poshing for a few years, I had no idea this was happening! Shitty people ruin it for everyone!!

Jan 11Reply

botablu @dirty305150 Hi! It’s very unfortunate for sure. I had posted directions on how to find it in the comments above. Let me know if you still have issues locating it.

Jan 11Reply

barkley1207 I am unsure how I came across this but thank you all for keeping everyone informed. All my experiences to date have been positive thankfully. It sounds like being diligent about checking reviews is very important. Stay safe and thanks to all the great poshers out there.

Jan 14Reply

hopejacobs I was scammed too and stopped buying as well I did get my money back. I’m apprehensive now and have not purchased since 😩😩😩😩

Jan 17Reply

botablu @hopejacobs Sorry to hear it. Please see our posting on how to identify the scammers. And as long as you purchase from a reputable seller, this won’t happen.

Jan 17Reply

shockme @botablu Hi there. You alerted me to a scammer and I am VERY appreciative! Could you please tag me to your info/posting of the ways to spot these people?! Thank you for looking out for those of us that are new at this! Have a great evening

Jan 20Reply

botablu @shockme You’re very welcome. 🙂 I’ve included directions above here. If you still have trouble locating it let me know.

Jan 20Reply

mo__savings I've noticed scammers have also hijacked the Balenciaga Brand shoes, particularly the tennis shoes. They seem to have a penchant for this brand, among many others. One scammer had the nerve to randomly comment on one of my listings, claiming that it was stolen, it was priced too high, that his girlfriend's house looked better than mine, and a bunch of other stuff!! I ended up selling that particular item like a week later. They're so looney!!🤦🏾‍♀️

Jan 21Reply

butterbean_blue Same for Designer handbags in the $200 -$499 price range. It’s inundated with fake replica bags. Anything sold for $500 and over goes directly to PoshMark for Authentication, so these thieves stay under that threshold. The “Parties” are full of this trash. I’ve reported over and over, and all PoshMark ever says is they are investigating. I don’t share anything to “Parties” anymore.

Jan 23Reply

botablu @butterbean_blue I hear you. I usually run across them when they share my items. I went to one fraudulent account the other day who had about 15 listings or so—12 were sold to unsuspecting customers. The ones I was able to contact said they were in the process of fighting it with Posh. And many folks I’ve talked to said the accounts still remain active even AFTER these cases.

Jan 23Reply

botablu @butterbean_blue As I’ve said before, I believe at this point the only way to get Posh to take action is for all of us to stand together somehow to make Posh take action. I had someone suggest on IG for all sellers to do a “sit-in” protest of sorts were we all collectively stop selling for a few days. Gotta hit em in the pocketbook—where it counts—to get their attention. Love that idea. 😁❤️

Jan 23Reply

butterbean_blue @botablu I like that idea!!! There’s so many people selling here, it would take thousands of us organized together to make them take notice. Maybe that’s why they make it difficult to message.

Jan 23Reply

botablu @divarn97 There’s good info in the comments on here too.

Jan 28Reply

botablu @abigailbrooke12

Jan 28Reply

irishbird131 Thank you for this info. I had no idea that this was an ongoing problem.

Jan 29Reply

botablu @daccorrigan You’re welcome. And yes, an ongoing, very serious problem.

Jan 29Reply

casbc84 This happened to me on Me-rca-ri. I bought an item & the seller mailed it to a house in my neighborhood almost 5-6 streets up. Werid thing is I had my office address which is across town as my shipping address & had to open a claim with Usps and Me-rca-ri. Usps was the one who alerted it was delivered to the house nearby my home & when I went to the house they said they sent it back return to sender. I got my money back thankfully & the seller ghosted me.

Jan 29Reply

botablu @beautyunseen84 Interesting to know it’s happening there too. Sorry that happened but thanks for sharing that. It seems like most folks think this stuff doesn’t happen there and seem very happy with that platform. We use to be.. but they’ve done a lot in the last few years to damage that platform—in our opinion. Now it sounds from your story, they have the exact same type scammers operating there too. Interesting.

Jan 29Reply

luvmyboysx2 @botablu my question is how did that first seller sell the same pair of boots 11 times ! LOL I know darn well she didn’t have 11 pair of the same ones LOL

Jan 30Reply

botablu @luvmyboysx2 These “sellers”/scammers don’t have any of these products. They’re listing items that either never existed—as is mostly the case with the high end bags, for example—or they are replica listings of actual items that have sold by reputable sellers.

Jan 30Reply

luvmyboysx2 @botablu oh trust me I would never buy from a seller like this lol Especially when their profile shows the same item sold 11 times. My question is WHY do sites let this scamming continue to go on.

Jan 30Reply

botablu @subculture

Feb 10Reply

lisa_sigmon @littlepet That is the reason I am on here too. It seemed like a fail plan what Poshmark had going? I don't understand how they succeed at cheating people?

Feb 14Reply

bobbiewmizelle @botablu I just bought a fake Gucci bag, listed as 💯 authentic. It was for under $500, so no one authenticated it. Upon receipt, I realized I’d been had! I, unfortunately, said I’d received it and it was listed as COMPLETE!!

Feb 19Reply

botablu @bobbiewmizelle That’s awful. Sorry to hear it. Yeah, you can’t accept if you’re going to open a case. You could try emailing Posh.

Feb 19Reply

bobbiewmizelle @botablu I couldn’t get through any venue!! I did request attention through the site; we’ll see what happens next …my guess is NOTHING! Since all other transactions have been almost perfect, I assumed this could be returned “if not received as listed”! Live and learn! 🤷🏼‍♀️ Glad I stumbled onto this thread! I really want to post her page as you did the scammer you redlined!! She so deserves it!

Feb 20Reply

necropanther @botablu I'd love a tag, thanks!

Feb 20Reply

sarahhummel767 I agree with a lot of this. a few years ago my account was taken and all my listings were gone. I made an accidental purchase once, asked the seller to refund my money hours later and she refused and blocked me. I reported it but nothing was handled. I thought I would try again to start an account again years later but I have very minimal listings now. you have to be cautious on this site

Feb 20Reply

botablu @bobbiewmizelle If you emailed them, they should get back to you.. eventually.

Feb 20Reply

botablu @necropanther There’s directions—closer to the top of the comments—if you mean to find the other posting on how to identify scammers. Let me know if you need additional assistance.

Feb 20Reply

botablu @sarahhummel767 They removed your account because you made an accidental purchase? I’ll continue to reiterate to folks: if you buy from trusted sellers—& don’t look for that “deal of a lifetime”—which does not exist—you’ll have great success on this—or any site for that matter.

Feb 20Reply

karenelyse Does poshmark give money back?

Mar 01Reply

botablu @karenelyse I have not heard of anyone yet, not eventually getting their money back. But it’s not an overnight matter.

Mar 01Reply

blessies @sharksluvme So how does this works, when the buyer has to accept the item? Maybe I just don’t get it!

Mar 02Reply

blessies @littlepet This what I’m trying to figure out, how they get paid, when the buyer has to accept the item before Poshmark releases the money. If you are going off the platform making a purchase which is forbidden anyway, is the only way I see them able to profit from selling nonexistent merchandise. If anyone knows clue me in.

Mar 02Reply

blessies @sharksluvme Oh wow! That’s crazy! Thanks for letting me know! I will keeping an eye out. Again thank you so much!

Mar 02Reply

blessies @lpawnee77 Go up to the reply about 5 comments up. They explained it!

Mar 02Reply

azroughrider @butterbean_blue I’m sure that’s why they make it difficult to message. I’ve been asking her for quite some time selling things out of my personal closet. Now I’m starting to reconsider closing my closet and just selling things on craigslist.

Mar 04Reply

mtnwildflower @botablu Please tag me too! I sell alot on here and I always get great love notes. . I'm still learning alot too even tho I do shop n sell on here. Everyday I learn something new on here.. Thank You So much for intro us on here. I sell to help my family. my husband is disabled since the night we got married a horrible car wreck n he broke his back. getting scammed on here is the last thing I Don't want to happen. my sales pay for medical care.

Mar 06Reply

mtnwildflower @botablu I've had 1 issue with a seller. I ordered and she sent items I didn't even order or liked. I spent over 120 about 2 years ago and I got 3 little note books and a pen that came from the Doller tree. when I reported she blocked me and nothing was done. I'm scared now to sell certain items cause I'm scard of being scammed. I read one lady sold a LV purse and it got refused and the lady got a box of rocks back. PM didn't do anything about it.

Mar 06Reply

botablu @mtnwildflower Hi. Sorry to hear. If there’s ever an issue with a purchase there’s a process in place to open a case within 3 days. Posh would have refunded your moneys. There’s directions to find the other listing closer to the top of the comments. If you still have trouble, let us know.

Mar 06Reply

treeboots @botablu I bought a Free People Radiate sweater and was sent socks..which I didn’t open quickly cuz the package was small and I was working a lot. When I did open it, there was a paperbfrom “ amazing ” and I called them and they said “it was a mistake…keep the socks”. I then realized it was the same tracking # as the sweater. It was after 3 days, but Posh gave money back to me as one time courtesy.

Mar 13Reply

botablu @treeboots Ugh. Sorry to hear it. But glad you got a refund.

Mar 14Reply

dallas663 Can you tag me in the link of how to know if it’s a scammer? I’m new to shopping Poshmark and now worried about making a purchase 😫

Mar 20Reply

botablu @dallas663 Hi. There’s directions in the comments near the top. It’s also near the top of my closet now. If you have trouble let us know.

Mar 20Reply

alwaysenjoylife I fell for one of the scammers. I was waiting for my boots and they never came. I even went to the post office because it shows delivered to my mailbox. The scammer prints the label and actually ship a flyer so that it is actually traceable. The sender will actually get paid three days after delivery so I jumped on it quickly and Poshmark returned my money after the scammer deleted the account. It’s extremely frustrating.

Mar 26Reply

botablu @alwaysenjoylife Sorry to hear it. Thanks for sharing.

Mar 30Reply

alexandrafield @granowgang sadly

Apr 04Reply

bootsluver731 Don’t accept the item and you shouldn’t be charged

Apr 08Reply

botablu @bootsluver731 Completely untrue. Please don’t post inaccurate info on this thread. If you have a question, ask.

Apr 08Reply

brooks540 Thank you for looking out for us!

Apr 16Reply

botablu @brooks540 You’re very welcome.

Apr 16Reply

weitzlmt @botablu anyone try to go on Linked-In and gently harass Manish Chandra the co-founder of Poshmark? I say gently so you don’t get kicked off linked-in.

May 04Reply

weitzlmt @botablu me too please. I can not find it and where do you find reviews of sellers?

May 04Reply

botablu @weitzlmt Hi. I’m going to add directions in the description here so everyone can find the other posting. And seller’s reviews—or should say, love notes only—are on their “About” page. A synopsis of the seller is also now under every listing when you open them and scroll to the bottom. Interesting update though: these scammers are now leaving fraudulent reviews for “each other.” 😬

May 04Reply

the208 I’m so sad yo hear all theses stories. I had such faith in the site and of it’s users. I’ve only not received one item, it was for $30. It appeared it was delivered but I never got it, I found it hard to believe that it had been taken from the place I was living, it’s such a safe neighborhood. This was so long before I knew of any scamming. Now I’m hesitant to buy anything.

May 10Reply

botablu @the208 These discussion are meant to educate and ultimately empower folks, so they can shop with confidence. Once we let these scammers instill fear, they’ve “won.” Again, as long as we all know what to look out for—and do our due diligence—as we would with any purchase, anywhere—to avoid those listings & accounts, check for substantive reviews, communicate with the sellers, & if still in doubt—ask the opinion of a trusted seller, alls good.😊

May 10Reply

nici_nini @the208 depending on if this was May of 2022 or last year, USPS lost a posh sale of mine. I was disappointed to not have something delivered to the buyer. So that’s also a possibility. I know my UPS struggles to employ people & that also can mean slower rates of mail movement. Sometimes people aren’t scammers. However this is about scammers but I’m just saying it could be lost in the mail like mine was.

May 20Reply

ren43 I just reported about 5 accounts that were selling Kendra Scott jewelry all for the same price for each piece. Things just didn’t add up. I take pictures of their item and/or account and then check back a day or two later. It is so satisfying when you see all of their listings were removed.

Jun 15Reply

botablu @lstagner43 Good to hear they’re getting removed from you reporting them. Are you emailing Posh or clicking the report button? And are they just removing the listings or the entire accounts?

Jun 15Reply

ren43 @botablu, just reporting mostly. Just the listings - not sure why they don’t do the whole account.

Jun 15Reply

botablu @lstagner43 They don’t remove the entire account because it sounds like you’re only reporting a/some listing(s). You’d have to report the account itself to get them to remove it. But still unclear how you’re reporting: are you clicking the report button on the listing itself? I’m curious because I’ve never seen that be effective. If it is effective, then something has changed and would like to know that.

Jun 15Reply

ren43 @botablu I do both because I’m not sure which may be more effective. I also report several of the categories, i.e. replica, spam. That’s the way I’ve been doing it. Now the one that bugs me and doesn’t get removed or changed is the mistagged brand (and the seller blatantly states they’ve put that particular brand name “for exposure”). I just keep reporting it under several of the reporting categories.

Jun 15Reply

kimhyllem @botablu I had no idea of this. I’am not very active as far as selling..only sold 1 pair of boots, I usually am shopping. But was thinking of letting go of a couple of pairs that in know I’ll never wear that are brand new..maybe I won’t now, learning of this. Postmark needs to fix this!

Jun 22Reply

botablu @kimhyllem Not sure how this would deter you from that..?

Jun 22Reply

kimhyllem @botablu I really don’t have a good understanding on how they scam, so it just makes me feel unsure. I need to get educated on what they are doing.

Jun 22Reply

botablu @kimhyllem Read our other posting that we refer to in the description. This isn’t about buyers—although those do exist as well—it’s regarding fraudulent sellers.

Jun 22Reply

kimhyllem @botablu ok thanx, I’ll see if I can figure it out 🙃

Jun 22Reply

roserevival @sharksluvme How can you tell they’re scammers? Curious if there’s any signifiers to help us determine before purchasing anything.

Jul 12Reply

botablu @roserevival Hi. Please review the description section of this posting.

Jul 12Reply

graceygenesis @botablu could you please tag me. I’m sharing this now

Jul 19Reply

botablu @mirosl Hi. Thanks! The directions are included in the description.

Jul 19Reply

trelani @sharksluvme Omg!! Same thing happen to me last year. I did report it to poshmark over 4 times via email before I final got a response. So they’re aware of it. An empty little plastic bag was shipped to another neighbor in my zip code not to me? I was able to piece together the scam with the help of my regular mailman. He told me what they do and because he has witnessed it before. I am not as eager to shop on this site and if I do it’s no longer big purchases. Sad it’s so out of control

Aug 08Reply

botablu @trelani While I’m very sorry to hear this happened to you, just as on the largest selling platforms in the world, it’s essential to do your due diligence to research the particular seller who you’d be purchasing from. And here in particular, there’s very simple ways to ensure you’re purchasing from reputable sellers. To stop purchasing here as a whole, is only ultimately hurting the reputable small businesses and actually giving these scammers “a win.”

Aug 08Reply

trelani @botablu Thank you for your comment but Pls. Reread my comment I’ve haven’t stopped shopping on this site since I’ve been scammed, hence why I stumbled across your post. Best wishes to you and your future business

Aug 08Reply

sharksluvme @trelani it has gotten better for sure, I never buy from a new seller with multiples of same “too good to be true prices” item. 🤗

Aug 08Reply

trelani @sharksluvme Same here, that’s the crazy thing is the price point of what I purchased was correct. I always do my research on the item I’m looking for before making the purchase. The only reason why I purchased on poshmark before the Saks Fifth Ave site was the delivery date. I wanted the item before an upcoming trip. Seller showed same day delivery. Wishing everyone the best! Happy Shopping!

Aug 08Reply

botablu @trelani Thanks very much. And good to hear! I was responding to your comment that you are not as eager to shop here and if you do, it’s not larger purchases. Also, as for shipping/delivery… when it says “same day” that’s referring to how quickly a seller ships—not the delivery date. There’s only one speed of shipping that Posh offers and that’s USPS Priority Mail. When it comes to determining if someone is a scammer, that info isn’t useful—as they often check “same day.”

Aug 10Reply

debra602 @botablu Thank you. Old Gringo is my favorite boot brand. In the past I purchased two pairs on Poshmark and was just looking for another pair. Thanks for the heads up.

Aug 12Reply

botablu @debra602 You’re very welcome. 😊

Aug 12Reply

carolyne1122 @botablu can you tag me I don’t fully understand how the scammers “get you”

Aug 18Reply

botablu @carolyne1122 Hi. The answer to that is near the top of these comments. There’s also directions to find our other posting included in the description.

Aug 18Reply

carolyne1122 @botablu thank you 😊

Aug 18Reply

sasteff @botablu I see your add, how do I know YOUR post is legit?

Sep 04Reply

botablu @sasteff This is not an ad Ma’am. This is an educational posting to help customers. As for our business, you can see right below this comment a summary of our stats—including items sold, shipment time, and “100+” love notes. We actually have over 1200 perfect 5-star ratings currently—on this platform alone. You can also visit our page to read some our reviews. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have additional questions.

Sep 04Reply

mrspharaoh @sharksluvme that happened to me.on the book of face since I can't write it on here? OMG for a sewing machine too never got my money back. I came here hoping to find cheap good shoes for my daughter is about brands I do have tons of name brands stuff and it's all legit I wanted to start selling on here as a side business to help me get.out of a dv relationship but that's great people probably won't trust me lol 😅😂🤣 I could cry reading all this crap

Sep 18Reply

sharksluvme @mrspharaoh don’t worry! The scammers have toned down a lot and they are obvious. They only usually list multiples of one thing anyway. They are easier to spot now and I don’t think it’s the problem it once was. I still buy on Poshmark, sometimes too much lol. Good luck❤️

Sep 18Reply

maricky @botablu thanks for sharing!!!!

Sep 18Reply

botablu @maricky You’re very welcome.

Sep 18Reply

jimcherrix @sharksluvme I've tried a few other platforms and I hate to say that Poshmark is about the best. I joined Tradesy for my luxury items and managed to get 3 or 4 listed and 1 sold before they joined to Vestair. I don't understand it, but Vestair wants your photos taken a certain way, in a certain order - and I believe it's not the order I want to grab my buyer's attention. They actually denied the listing of 2 pair of Versace jeans 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️

Sep 23Reply

firebug36 Thank you so much for providing such valuable information. I purchase a lot from Poshmark & other sites. The scammers, invalid listings, & seller cancellations are out of control. There truly must be better security, aggressive monitoring, & screening application for all who sell on websites. Please keep us advised. Maybe, our concerns will eventually be taken seriously. These sites will end up blacklisted, or removed due their failure to address fraud or allowing it to continue.

Oct 07Reply

botablu @firebug36 You’re very welcome. 🙂 Believe me when I say, they are, very unfortunately, already blacklisted in many ways.

Oct 07Reply

doctalkjen Hi, tag me too thx

Oct 08Reply

tachingon2020 This has been going on for years, Poshmark is facing a big problem if they don’t fix it their stock is going to go down with the company!

Oct 17Reply

hb_fashionista What is the scam? They don’t send the goods and we don’t get refunded the $?? When Someone purchased from me and I thought it was a scam I contacted Poshmark and asked what if they say they don’t receive my items and p.m. said I am guaranteed to still get paid if the $ value is over a certain amount.

Oct 23Reply

botablu @hb_fashionista There’s more info on how it works in the comments closer to the beginning of this thread. We also have a separate posting on how to identify them and the directions to find that are in the description. As @sharksluvme mentioned above, this particular scam Posh finally got a better handle on. Although now, there’s other types out there.

Oct 24Reply

txgratitude @itzdeeps

Oct 28Reply

mizzrmj Thanks so much, for posting this, By doing this together we can get the message 💬 out here on Poshmark👏

Oct 30Reply

botablu @mizzrmj You’re very welcome. And yes, it has definitely taken a team effort to see changes here.

Oct 31Reply

funforyou Hi. I’ll share this. Can you share the scammer that I posted on my page as well. She’s scamming a ton of people. Thanks

Nov 04Reply

funforyou @botablu that’s crazy

Nov 04Reply

funforyou @littlepet so true. I’m glad I did that.

Nov 04Reply

coffeewithcandi Thanks for the info!!

Nov 04Reply

sncrivy70 thank you for your posting 😊

Jan 04Reply

botablu @sncrivy70 @coffeewithcandi You’re welcome!

Jan 04Reply

mrsbosslady72 @abbycrawf exactly

Jan 08Reply

mrsbosslady72 @littlepet exactly

Jan 08Reply

vc58 How do they scam? If you don’t receive the item, they don’t get paid?

Jan 17Reply

vc58 Oh nevermind i read the comments

Jan 17Reply

drummergurl I’m CONFUSED!!!! If you purchase and they don’t send the product, Poshmark reimbursed, so HOW are they scamming?????

Jan 24Reply

debscloset4u @cgrish_york is the scammer that just did this to me. I purchased a pair of OLD GRINGO BOOTS, after a month of "lost in transit" and tracking it all over the place, I filed a report with the Post Office because Poshmark kept telling me to wait and wait because the package was "tracking". The SELLER @cgrish_york, blocked me so I can no longer talk to her about it. Seriously. I got a call from my local post office because of the report I filed and they said the package was with them (continued

Jan 25Reply

debscloset4u continued....I went to the post office, I opened the box in FRONT of them because it seemed so light. Well, guess what?? There was only ONE boot in the package. Poshmark has refunded my money, but they also let the seller @cgrish_york, keep their money. I reported it. Not sure what can be done about it, but I would NEVER purchase anything from this posher again.

Jan 25Reply

jimcherrix First set up an email to Poshmark's customer support, be sure to include a copy to yourself and - extremely important -- Make sure you send a copy to ceo@poshmark.com. You'll get your problem handled ASAP. It may not come out with the answer you wanted but, just as all prayers are answered, sometimes the answer is no. Best wishes and Happy Poshing

Mar 28Reply

refound4you I’m so happy to see somebody else alerting people. I have a ‘scammer alert’ in my closet regarding the luxury handbag and jewelry category. Please go to my closet and share mine also. I have reported hundreds of these closets and items to (Poshmark), they delete the closet immediately, and the very next day I find them all over again. This is a huge problem on this platform that (Poshmark) doesn’t seem to do anything about stopping. I am so frustrated. Why don’t they care?

May 18Reply

botablu @refound4you This particular scam they finally, actually, did something about. And things have improved. But only after probably tens of thousands got scammed. And they/we who sell here, lost droves of customers. Unfortunately though, as is par for the course, tons of other types of scams have popped up in their place. If you’re specifically referring to allowing counterfeit items to be sold, I think the answer is simple: money.

May 18Reply

refound4you @botablu the ‘Chinese Baby Scammer’ has over 60 closets. They try to pull people off (Poshmark) by misspelling the app name a few different ways to get past Poshmark. Grrrr. I think you’re right I have been sharing this thing like crazy and not a single person seems to be seeing it. God that’s annoying. I went to customer support asking them to please stop restricting my listing because I’m trying to educate the people that are being ripped off on their site. my efforts are just wasted.

May 18Reply

missnixie @botablu hi old friend. Would you tag me on that list please? Thank you.

Jul 05Reply

missnixie @botablu I meant the post about OG scammers pleaser

Jul 05Reply

botablu @missnixie Hi! 🫶 This is the post about the OG scammers. The other post was a general overview of how to identify the scammers and such. The directions to find the other post are included in this description. I can tag you if that’s what you wanted to see. But this particular scam has drastically died down. There’s many others still going on though. 😬

Jul 05Reply

missnixie @botablu aha Ok. Then I was already seeing this one then. Thank you.

Jul 05Reply

trendywendyone I’m sorry to hear about these scammers. Someone hacked into my acct (?) said they were me and bought two ugly jackets. So the person that I supposedly bought the 2 ugly jackets from was the scammer! I screen shot their acct immediately & reported to PM. Their acct was taken down & my card was credited back the $ it was close to $200. To this day I have no idea how they got into my account. this transaction happened at around 2 am. Oh and in the mail I got two tiny pieces of card board

Jul 17Reply

brizepeda1 I have no picture on my account because I don’t sell, only buy. How do I make my acct purchase friendly so sellers don’t think I’m a scammer. If I’m buying do I come off as a scammer when they look at my acct?maybe I should just stop buying from here.

Aug 14Reply

thisismolly How can I tell of a pair of Old Gringos is legit? Are there any obvious differences I’m missing? I found a pair for $200 and stil can’t believe it. Thanks.

Sep 18Reply

botablu @thisismolly Yes, seeing more out there so be careful. Most are very obvious that they’re not Old Gringo’s—they lack “Old Gringo” markings and are clearly very cheaply made. The bigger issue is the sellers representing them as such. As we have and will always suggest: purchase from trusted, reputable boot sellers and you’ll never have to second guess.

Sep 18Reply

jennifer_israel @botablu please tag me on these scammers too. I got scammed out of $100.

Oct 01Reply

botablu @brizepeda1 Hi. Apologies that we missed your message. This is mostly geared towards identifying scammers accounts that sell, not customers who are purchasing. As long as a payment goes through, which is up to Poshmark to validate, it doesn’t really matter too much what your account looks like. But, as with both buyer’s or seller’s accounts, of course it helps to have a track record and as a customer, one way you can build that is upon purchasing and leaving solid reviews.

Oct 13Reply

catjward @botablu how can I tell it’s a scam initially?

Nov 26Reply

amyja9288 hi all! I'm new to buying from Poshmark and I think I've already seen scammer comments on some people's items,.like it says something to the effect of " hi, I can't see the pictures good on my phone. can you text them to me at whatever number they use and then it says I will pay immediately or something along those lines. losing ANY amount of money sucks. is it safe to say that Poshmark is prob among the safest platform?

Jan 13Reply

botablu @amyja9288 Hi. Welcome! Yes, those are scammers posting that stuff. And no, I unfortunately wouldn’t say that. If you’re vigilant about who you purchase from then you’ll stay fairly safe. But unfortunately some very large “reputable” sellers, here and everywhere, aren’t so reputable either. We just posted a new Frye boot warning which has some additional educational information as well—much of what can be broadly applied.

Jan 13Reply

amyja9288 so I'll report each time I see those. can't stand scammers. they hurt all of us..folks like me who are poor but still want nice things and folks like you who are trying to build a reputable business to help folks like me. I've had friends get scammed online by so-called internet friends and they've lost money. and our elders who get phone call scams. I HATE IT.

Jan 13Reply