Depop General

[Anonymous No.10445696]

What has been your alternative fashion, cosplay, or craft/accessory/merchandise buying or selling experience with Depop?
What's your strategy?
>Do you look for certain base pieces to fill out your wardrobe or are you able to find statement pieces (I am especially curious about this one for lolitas coming from a non-lolita perspective)
>Do you use certain keywords to find what you're looking for and if so, what are they?
Is there a better app or website out there that you use?

[Anonymous No.10445698]

I bought a cute bolero on there but it was too big. I tried selling it for cheaper and no luck.

[Anonymous No.10445701]

Ive used Depop (but I haven't bought from anyone on it) it seems pretty bad for lolitas since there's a bunch of replicas and people spamming Lolita tags on non-lolita items. Lots of people on Depop seem to just buy something from a thrift store and sell it for double the original price

[Anonymous No.10445705]

I've sold about a dozen J-fashion items on depop. Never had a problem. It's a decent alternative to ebay I guess. If you're selling stuff on kei market I would suggest considering depop even though the fees are higher.

[Anonymous No.10445709]

I usually use depop for non-lolita jfashion since kei market is pretty dead and there isn’t really another good alternative. I’ve sold a lot of general jfashion items on depop but I always have better luck selling lolita on lacemarket.

[Anonymous No.10445720]

>>10445696
God depop is so weird for lolita. I've purchased two items from it but the community is so bizarre. After wading through all the dumb "ISO" spam posts its so hard to get sellers to respond. I found a dress listing I wanted but it had no shipping listed. I asked the seller how much the shipping would be, and she responded saying she would check the next day. Fast forward to two weeks later with no response. I message her again saying I'm still interested and still no response almost a week later. And it feels like thats how it always goes when I try to reach out to the sellers on there. Guess they don't want my money.

[Anonymous No.10445753]

>>10445698
Oof, I know that pain. I bought a limited run collaboration pair of pants once, only to find out that they had zero stretch. I could only wear them if I didn't breathe out or sit down. By the time I tried to buy a new pair on the original website, they were gone. And unfortunately everyone else had the same problem so the only pairs available secondhand are the same size I bought or smaller. They were perfect too, so tragic.

[Anonymous No.10445754]

>>10445701
I have noticed a lot of tag spamming or just flat out incorrect tags. That's kind of why I made this thread because I was wondering if there's a better way to use it. Happy to see it isn't just me.

>Lots of people on Depop seem to just buy something from a thrift store and sell it for double the original price
God that ruffles my petti. I've seen so many blatantly Shein/Ali resales too for double the price. Dirty clothes and shoes for upwards of $30 really makes me want to delete the app altogether.

[Anonymous No.10445755]

>>10445720
>Fast forward to two weeks later with no response
Electric chair.

[Anonymous No.10445756]

>>10445709
That's what I was hoping to accomplish by downloading the app too. I'm hoping to really transition from normie to alt fashion by slowing building up pieces, but as the thread implies navigating the app has been kind of difficult. I guess at the very least it's good for purging my old closet.

[Anonymous No.10445761]

One thing I do wish was more common on Depop would be for people to post the size measurements for their clothes. Letter sizing is useless to me unless I hunt down the brand's size guide which I honestly don't want to have to do for every listing I'm interested in.

[Anonymous No.10445799]

>>10445754
>Dirty clothes and shoes for upwards of $30 really makes me want to delete the app altogether.
I found a $105 listing for an ita as fuck “lolita romper” with a cum stain on it once.

[Anonymous No.10445810]

>>10445754
the tag spamming is absolutely why i can't use depop, it's impossible to search for things when the tags are absolutely flooded with completely unrelated items

[Anonymous No.10445814]

Once I scored a NWT wonder cookie full set for $40 from a clueless normie. I wouldn't say that's a super common occurrence but it does happen (though you have to be quick to snatch up deals!).

It's worth keeping an eye out on depop for sure, even though it will never rival traditional lolita sales methods.

[Anonymous No.10445854]

I only use it to look for secondhand replicas, since I heard that's where people sell them. But haven't seen any good ones in all this time.

[Anonymous No.10445859]

>>10445709
Wish kei market was more popular. The fees are lower which means better prices.

[Anonymous No.10445903]

>>10445799
I am speechless.

[Anonymous No.10445905]

>>10445814
Nice find! I'm glad there's still a little hope through the madness.

>>10445854
I too am trying to find all of these amazing deals and unique goods that people are boasting about. And I thought my local thrift store was bad...

[Anonymous No.10445906]

I hate depop because the sellers treat it like insta and do weird ass poses in the clothing they're selling when all I want is to see what the garment looks like NORMAL. I have no idea what those pants are gonna look like if all I see is a downward angle of you squatting in them

[Anonymous No.10445985]

>>10445906
Shit like this really makes me question if these people are trying to sell something or just turn depop into a new social media app

[Anonymous No.10445995]

I don’t like scrolling through Hello Kitty underwear under the Angelic Pretty tag.

[Anonymous No.10446228]

>>10445906
I think depop encourages that sort of thing

[Anonymous No.10446241]

>>10445859
The only way to make it more popular is for us to actually use it. We can’t complain about jfash sales being better on apps with high selling fees like Depop and Mercari when we’re not even giving kei market a chance.

[Anonymous No.10446288]

I’ve had success with selling other jfashion items on Depop. There’s always the chance some normie will pick it up as a novelty item. I’m not a lolita so I can’t really speak for the experience, but I personally would never sell lolita items on there with how diluted the “lolita” tag is, not to mention the creeps. Just sell your burando on lace market.

[Anonymous No.10446315]

depop is how I get my spending money, since I use the money from my real job to pay bills and deposit the rest into savings. I actually make a killing selling handmade normie accessories
as far as Jfash goes, try searching using whatever brand you want + "egl" and it'll reduce tag spam. normies know what "lolita" is but not egl. and if you're searching for baby deffo use "btssb" instead of typing out the full name or else you'll get fetish shit. I've had good luck with blouses and one brand jsk for under $90 in fantastic condition! I think everyone skipped over it because the photos were shit

[Anonymous No.10446318]

>>10445995
THIS

[Anonymous No.10446332]

>>10446315

I tried that just now and still got hit with random kidcore ageplay looking shit and care bears and whatnot...tag spamming is annoying on fril and mercari but my god it's so much worse on depop. And all the ISO posts are hella entitled and like demanding or begging items always be below retail.

And ditto on what above anons said about hating having to scroll past hello kitty underwear.

[Anonymous No.10446356]

>>10446332
Doesn’t help that depop’s search function is shit anyway.

[Anonymous No.10446643]

>>10445995
that's fucking disgusting in any tag, but especially AP

[Anonymous No.10446644]

>>10446288
I agree that it seems like the consensus for lolitas is to sell on lacemarket or other lolita-only sites, but I honestly thought other jfash genres with accessories or clothing that could be sold by a normie (like decora or something) would be able to use the site. I'm amazed that it seems like no one is having a good time with it. I wonder if Poshmark is a better option?

[Anonymous No.10446645]

>>10446315
>I actually make a killing selling handmade normie accessories
Good for you! What do you sell? And thanks for the tip, I'm not a lolita but I haven't thought of doubling up on tags. It sounds like it's been a good experience for you overall.

[Anonymous No.10446658]

>>10446644
Poshmark is WAY worse than Depop. Poshmark has more lowballers and tag spammers, is populated with entitled Karens (their target market), and UI is complete garbage to boot. The selling fee is also double Depop's fee.
I tried selling on Posh years before Depop became popular and it was hell. Posh has a return policy where they can return an item for any reason as long as Posh deems it reasonable, so I've had shit like earrings and keychains returned for "incorrect size listed" and Posh would always side with the buyer. Also, Posh holds onto your money and you have to manually send in a request to cash out your earnings instead of it being automatically sent to your PayPal like on Depop.

Interestingly, Secret Honey's Disney collab dresses sell EXTREMELY well on Posh due to all of the Disney-obsessed wine moms on the platform. You can overcharge like hell and it will sell quickly anyways. I've seen the Secret Honey Rapunzel dress go for $600+.

[Anonymous No.10446668]

>>10446658
I'm cringing. What would a wine mom even do with a Disney themed lolita dress?

[Anonymous No.10446685]

>>10446668
pair it with white sneakers and mickey ears.

[Anonymous No.10446704]

>>10446685
I'm gonna be sick

[Anonymous No.10446705]

>>10446685
>>10446704
But it would be so fun for the ita thread

[Anonymous No.10446709]

>>10446705
Soccermomchan all over again

Part of me wants to see it

[Anonymous No.10446719]

>>10446705
I'm curious now. I'm sure there's someone out there who was foolish enough to post it online

[Anonymous No.10446948]

sorry if this is really off topic but is it weird to sell bras on depop? A few of my friends collect lingerie and say they get a lot of it on depop, but I don't want to post it and suddenly have creeps in my dms or put off potential buyers because of it being there

[Anonymous No.10446967]

>>10446948
Just say you’ll only sell to female customers with outstanding feedback or something. Ignore creeps. Just don’t put your city and full name on your profile and you should be fine.

[Anonymous No.10446968]

>>10445799
It sold for 82.50. What idiot bought that for that much?!

[Anonymous No.10447103]

>>10446968
Sissies, anon

[Anonymous No.10447299]

>>10445906
God, I hate the like feature too. I don't fucking care if you like it. Do you want to buy it or not. 100 likes is worthless if I still have this garmet on hand.

[Anonymous No.10447347]

>>10446645
I sell handmade jewelry! It's something I've been doing since 2016-ish but it only really took off two or three years ago. I think my stuff is popular because it requires some amount of skill so ppl can't just go to micahels and make replicas of my shit haha

[Anonymous No.10447350]

>>10446719
I think Amber arden has a partnership with devilinspired and wears taobao stuff like normie shit and without a petti

[Anonymous No.10448818]

My AP stuff sells pretty fast on here but holy shit are there a lot of cheapos and ageplayers on there.
I feel bad for other lolitas that have to deal with them when I see them commenting on their listings.

[Anonymous No.10448864]

I use it to sell J-fashion and decluttering my normie wardrobe. I wouldn't sell Lolita there.

Pros:
-personal suggestions, your item can be suggested to others that might want to buy it, even when you dont use tags! So Im guessing the algorithm is pretty smart.
-Lots of traffic
-Ease of payment (no sending invoice, no waiting for payment since you have to pay to checkout)
-I actually enjoy the IG-like way it looks, and its nice to see the creativity of sellers
-You find really cheap stuff sometimes!!
-You help the environment and other humans / small businesses!

Cons:
-Fees are horrible, 10% of your transaction, INCLUDING SHIPPING FOR SOME REASON???
- People message you to ask for discounts a lot.
-I hate the 10% fee
- The app glitches a lot.

[Anonymous No.10448874]

>>10447103
its not sissies its 15yo egirls who dont know any better

[Anonymous No.10448876]

>>10445701
where are all these supposed replicas? i've been looking for secondhand replicas on there forever and hardly anything ever pops up. i want the fabric to make other stuff.

[Anonymous No.10449064]

>>10447347
That's awesome, anon. I'm glad it's working well for you

[Anonymous No.10449065]

>>10447350
Makes sense. She seems like she'd be the perfect candidate to market that stuff to normies.

[Anonymous No.10449067]

>>10448864
Geez, that 10% fee reeks. I don't want to be one of those people who marks up more than necessary but that kind of puts the prices I see on the app sometimes into perspective.

[Anonymous No.10449069]

>>10448818
Is that common everywhere secondhand lolita is sold or do you think it's especially rampant on depop

[Anonymous No.10449203]

>>10448864
Pretty spot on but one of the things I hate is people buying stuff cheap from me then seeing them sell it for twice as much once they get it lmao
I know there's not much I can do but it's still scummy. Especially when they advertise it as new even though they bought it used from me...

[Anonymous No.10449209]

>>10449203

Don't depop listings have comments? You should call them out.

[Anonymous No.10449327]

a year ago I saw scuffed ass VW RHS listed at "$487, coz these babies are mint condition!" and I'm still fucking mad

[Anonymous No.10449348]

>>10449209
people can delete comments on their listings.

[Anonymous No.10449463]

>>10449069
Are you really that new?

>>10449327
People on Depop do this all the time. They’ll list damaged items for a super high price and try to avoid taking pictures of the damage. I once saw a vintage dress that was covered in pulls and runs listed for $90 because it was “originally $350”. Fuck that, it’s worth nothing now because you ruined it. The original price has nothing to do with how much you’re listing it for.

[Anonymous No.10449557]

>>10449463
I'm not a lolita, I'm a cosplayer senpai. Not new, just not my area of expertise.

[Anonymous No.10449566]

>>10447347
Post your jewelery Anon. I need to buff uff my accessory game

[Anonymous No.10449913]

>>10449463
Yeah I had a girl sell me a bag, from the pictures it looked fine, but when it arrived it had a rip at the top, large soda stain on the bottom, and one strap was longer than the other. They managed to hide all that in the pics and since then I just don’t buy on there anymore. Was rough, especially for 30 fucking dollars

[Anonymous No.10450651]

I never see anything good on there.

[Anonymous No.10450655]

The lolita tag is full of the “y2k” shit and fetish stuff and underwear but I’ve copped some decent normie clothes

[Anonymous No.10451375]

>>10450655
>y2k in the lolita tag
That's some brain worm shit right there. Also did you all curse me or something? I hadn't seen a pair of underwear on that godforsaken app until I read the posts in this thread. Now it's all fucking undies. Why is that even allowed

[Anonymous No.10451530]

Bodyline for over 100.
Msged her explaining the actual price and then she blocked me lol.

[Anonymous No.10451553]

>>10451530
> “omg!! I hit the jackpot with this one!!”
that’s probably what she’ll be saying if somebody is stupid enough to buy that kek

[Anonymous No.10451557]

>>10451530
And that’s the discounted price, lmao

You can get an actual brand piece better than that for that price

[Anonymous No.10451574]

>>10451530

What a shady scamming ass bitchhhh

[Anonymous No.10451575]

Dumping some gems i found under Lolita

[Anonymous No.10451576]

>>10451575
Very legit burchase from Lolitain

[Anonymous No.10451577]

>>10451576

[Anonymous No.10451578]

>>10451577

[Anonymous No.10451580]

>>10451578
150AUD.......

[Anonymous No.10451581]

>>10451580
Ok correct me if I’m wrong but this is a baby replica yea?

[Anonymous No.10451781]

>>10451530
And laying it on the fucking ground to take a picture no less. I wouldn't do that even with a piece of clothing I didn't give a shit about selling.

[Anonymous No.10451794]

>>10451530
I decided to see what was going on with this seller. Also she told me that there were coffee stains on the bottom.

[Anonymous No.10451799]

>>10451794
I asked her where she got the dress.

[Anonymous No.10451809]

>>10451799
lmao so fucking shady
Thanks for the entertaining screengrabs

[Anonymous No.10451817]

>>10451809

Nayrt but yeah this bitch is a straight up liar.

[Anonymous No.10451831]

>>10451799
>”I’m sorry I cannot disclose that detail”
lmfao

[Anonymous No.10452254]

posted this on stupid questions thread but here we go:
i bought a liz lisa skirt second hand and it came in a pizza box, and a pepperoni box at that. my family freaked out when they saw it (they are muzzies)
pic very related
not sure if i should find it funny or be really upset

[Anonymous No.10452257]

>>10452254
i think this is really in bad taste. not just because of the implications, but food boxes aren't sturdy or made to travel through the post. plus a lot of them hold smells. i'd also judge someone who has food boxes lying around not broken down in recycling.

[Anonymous No.10452258]

>>10452254
Lmfao now that’s hilarious

[Anonymous No.10452350]

>>10451799
she makes it sound like she's dealing drugs, jfc bitch its not that dramatic

[Anonymous No.10452352]

>>10452254
oh my god that's the worst thing I've ever seen. I would've been so pissed if that happened to me. That's refund worthy imo. Like the other anon said, there could've been food trapped in the box that would've rotted over the course of transit (possibly damaging the item) and it's stinky. I'm so sorry that happened to you

[Anonymous No.10452360]

>>10451577
The brand is ~twenty one~ ahahaha

[Anonymous No.10452361]

>>10452360
Ah yes, Nijuuichi, a classic vintage Lolita brand

[Anonymous No.10452375]

One time I was buying a dress off depop and the seller was super rude. Her messages were so arrogant, she took forever to get back to my messages about when she would ship the dress (I had waited a month), and I put up with it because I had been wanting this item for a while. She stops responding and ghosts me for another two weeks, so I just come to the conclusion she is never going to ship the dress and I've been scammed. I file a paypal claim. She doesn't respond to the claim, and because of that paypal automatically ruled in my favor. I get my money back and forget about the whole thing, and then a week later the dress shows up on my door. I guess she sent it without tracking and didn't plug in any shipping information to depop or paypal. Free dress, I guess (Normally I would feel bad about getting it for free send the money back but this girl was so rude and she never contacted me again so whatever)

[Anonymous No.10453082]

>>10451530
Wow she lowered the price to 94.00!!! A steal!!!!

[Anonymous No.10453084]

>>10452375

[Anonymous No.10453111]

>>10451799
This bitch keeps trying.