So, first of all, Mercari — has the EASIEST listing tool I have ever tried. If you are a new seller or you are a busy seller on multiple platforms — it is EASY PEASY — you will love their listing tool. Their picture loading, the details you put, everything — EASY. All other platforms should look at how bloody easy it is to list on Mercari as a guideline for what they should be.
Ok, that said — you get that I love their listing tool!
Here is the rub with Mercari right now — TRAFFIC. There just are not enough buyers there. There are a few sellers buying on there but they all want deep discounts so they can resell. So it is ok if you are cleaning out some personal stuff and are don’t really care what price you get. You will get a better price on Mercari than a garage sale.
BUT – you will still have to ship it and you will have to wait at least a week for your money as Mercari has a bit of an odd payment model where the buyer has to leave you feedback and if they don’t, you have to wait for a time period for them to release your funds. It is not a negative, it is not that long. Paypal will hold your money twice as long or longer when you are a brand new seller so don’t let this stop you from selling on Mercari.
Mercari is cool and if the traffic can float over there — it will be great — I just hope some traffic floats over there soon!!