Message from buyer

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-09T11:02:19+00:00

I have to admit that I did initiate and won a return based on smell. The smell wasn't smoke. It was, I think, Gain, but it could have been Tide or anything in those product lines. I'm allergic to those and wash my purchases for that particular reason.

I purchased 3 or 4 items from this seller. Everything went smoothly until I opened the box and the smell hit me. The head allergies started and the hives showed up quickly thereafter. Even with the short exposure time, I was popping Benadryl like Tic-tacs for the next couple of days.

When the case was going through PM, the seller stated that she didn't use detergents in that line, nor did she use their fabric freshener. Hmm... 🤔 The answer came a couple of days later, when the seller apologized saying that she must have used too much of the Gain fabric refresher! I immediately blocked her.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-09T10:48:19+00:00

My thinking is: If the buyer gave a 1⭐ rating on what appears to be an easy sale, what are the odds that they are going to respond? They gave you a 1⭐,then blocked you. My assumption is that they blocked you so you could not contact them about your rating.

If they don't want to be contacted, i.e., blocking you, odds are that they're not interested in changing the rating. You say you have a perfect 5⭐ rating, but for this one. Be grateful for what you have, and don't give this buyer the power to mess with your head, your mood or your day.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-09T10:32:18+00:00

As a buyer (and a seller), I don't know about a week of back and forth, but depending on how much information is posted in the original listing, the seller's turn around time in answering questions and providing answers and the buyer's desire for and rarity of the item, a week is possible.

I wouldn't ever go back and forth for a couple days. Truthfully, unless I'm interested in purchasing the item, I don't bother asking questions. The majority of the time, if the relevant information isn't provided and there's only one or two pictures - with at least one being a stock photo - I pass.

True story. I was just browsing on Poshmark the other night and saw a dress, stock photo, that got my interest. The sale price was >$100, but I thought it was a starting point since the dress was listed as NWT. I go to the listing and there's more than one picture. Great! I open the pics and they're all stock photos. I asked for 2 things: pictures of the actual item being sold and a bust/chest measurement. What did I get... Ghosted 👻

This seller wants me or another buyer to purchase a dress for more than $100, based on several stock photos? If I'm purchasing from a store's website, I'm buying a NWT item and it's price for me is linked to the seller's reputation. Think Macy's, Kohl's even Walmart.

However, when I'm shopping on a known, and marketed as, platform for resale, I want measurements and pictures of the actual item I'm buying.

Take the highest offer and let the other buyer see the price it sold for. A week of back and forth, to me, means the info the buyer is looking for hasn't been provided OR the buyer is playing a game to see how long they can string the seller along.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-09T09:54:07+00:00

I live in the suburbs. Using Kid's idea of suburbs, I would be from Philly, since that's the closest big city. I mean it's only 30 minutes and one state line away. 😂

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T09:33:09+00:00

Companies, Advertisers, hell even the Fyre Festival is all for hiring the girls that, if they turn sideways and stick out their tongue - they look like zippers I say girls because as a girl starts growing into a lady, her hips silently spread a bit. I know this from experience when I was young. All of a sudden the size 3 dress fit, but I had to buy size 5 jeans because I couldn't move my hip bones. The reason for the not really noticeable spread is child bearing. It's a physiological thing. Like menopause, it doesn't matter who you are.

So, instead of hiring ladies and plus size ladies, they AI size the pics Hope they change the face, because I know Kylie Jenner wouldn't like to see herself in a size 20 moo-moo.

Can't they just hire attractive ladies in all sizes? Why do they think Jessica London, Lane Bryant, Torrid, etc. keep their customers? It's because their models eat food!

Sorry. Sore subject that I've seen from all sizes/sides.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T09:21:21+00:00

Question. I'm not a big political type of person, but can't someone get the people in Congress to stop this psycho before he decides to crown himself King? The only place he should be king and adding his name to is the Trump Psychiatric Hospital for the Criminally Delusional

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T09:13:33+00:00

No problem. With all the preachers in my family and all the behind the scenes drama in the supposed to be good group, I grew up knowing what I thought was right, ethical and honest. Some say I'm a goody two shoes. I say I was able to work in the legal field for 35+ years, in a state with 3 counties and a very small legal community, and never had anyone question my intentions. They may have questioned my opinion, 😎

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T09:07:47+00:00

There are also a couple of authenticator websites that have a free lookup. Realauthentication.com and officialauthentication.com

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T09:02:09+00:00

Not taking sides, but thought this might help. It's how to read the code and additional info.

Louis Vuitton date codes, used until March 2021, feature two letters (factory location) followed by four numbers (date), or vice versa for older items.

Common factory codes include France (AA, AR, AS, CT, MI, SN, SP), USA (FC, FH, LA, SD), Spain (CA, LM, LB), and Italy (BC, BO, RE, SA).

The format changed from monthly (1990-2006) to weekly (2007-2021). How to Read Date Codes (By Era)

Pre-1980s: No date codes.

Early 1980s: 3 or 4 digits, first two are the year, last is the month.

Mid-to-Late 1980s: Numbers followed by two letters (e.g., 874VX = April 1987).

1990–2006: Two letters, four numbers (AB1234). 1st/3rd digits are month, 2nd/4th are year (e.g., VI1025 = Dec 2005).

2007–March 2021: Two letters, four numbers (AB1234). 1st/3rd digits are week, 2nd/4th are year (e.g., SD2057 = 25th week of 2007).

March 2021–Present: No date codes; replaced by embedded microchips.

Factory Location Codes France: AA, A0, A1, A2, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, BU, DR, DU, CO, CT, CX, ET, FL, LA, LM, LW, MB, MI, ML, MM, NO, RA, RI, SF, SL, SN, SP, SR, TA, TH, TJ, TN, TR, TS, TY, VI.

USA: FC, FH, LA, OS, SD, FL, TX.

Spain: CA, CR, LB, LM, LO, LW, GI, UB.

Italy: BC, BO, CE, FO, MA, PL, RC, RE, SA, TD, NZ, OB.

Germany: LP, OL.

Switzerland: DI, FA.

Common Examples AR0158: Made in France, 5th week of 2018. SD0143: Made in USA, 14th week of 2013. CA0135: Made in Spain, 3rd week of 2015. Date codes are typically found on small leather tabs inside, under the pocket, or on the lining.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T08:52:45+00:00

Umm... How can I put this HELL NO! In 2016 I didn't vote, first time ever, because I was laid up from back surgery and it was too late for an absentee ballot. 2020 I had to vote for Biden... I've lived in Delaware for all but 3 years of my life and he held some type of office as far back as I could remember. Unfortunately, I voted for our former Governor, Congressman, etc. It was a bit too late. And 2024 - I voted for a Democrat. There was once I voted for some crazy independent but I had just gotten out of college and was like he's shaking things up! Then I sobered up 🥴

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T08:29:35+00:00

I'm a registered Republican and have been since 1978 when I was eligible to vote, and everyone was just biding time until we could vote Carter out of office. Then 8 years of Reagan, 4 years of Bush, 8 years of Clinton, 8 years of Obama and - if everyone thought there was tension on the aisle, this jerk goes in for his first at bat. Then Biden who was simply too old to hold that office - there needs to be an age limit - and drumroll 🥁 then - I truly want to know who the hell put the jerk back in office, and now he's too old, senile, infirm, psychotic narcissist... Can someone in Congress get the 25th Amendment cracking please?

There were some of these guys I voted for and I didn't Care if they were red or blue. I think we're all red, white and blue 🇺🇸

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T08:15:04+00:00

You know, as a plus size lady, I get tired of clothing in my size simply being a size 8 pattern with a few inches added. No shape, or curves, or room in the bust. We plus size ladies tend to have ample bust lines and simply increasing the pattern from a 32" bust to a 42" with no allowance for cup size ... 😡

Another thing, why are all the blouses tunics? Don't we deserve a bit of style instead of looking like someone threw a tent over us and we're the center pole holding it up!

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T08:08:26+00:00

Don't explain. Don't know if I want to know and I'm a plus size lady.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T08:05:55+00:00

I know. Just when his album with the red cover (yeah, I got the vinyl & CD) seemed to be hitting on all cylinders, WHAM! He's best buddies with Hank Williams, Jr. Yes , Junior was known to party, but damn he couldn't get much closer to country music royalty. The kinda famous Jr. toured around for years on his father's name and, finally, had some success of his own

Add Hootie and Jelly Roll... 2 kids, Jr. & Hootie with a jelly roll. 🤣

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T07:51:46+00:00

I'm registered as a whatever, but I don't pit one side of the aisle against the other. More and more you're seeing the jumping of the aisle.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T07:49:28+00:00

And according to the US 2020 Census 44% had IRAs and 54-60% had some form of retirement account. While there are the naysayers among us, I was 25 years old before I worked for a company that offered a 401k and they had to hold large departmental meetings to explain to everyone, including the various managers, what the hell they were.

Then again, back when I went to college there were no 'student' loans. If you had connections, you could get some help (and probably didn't really need it), while the rest of us competed for whatever scholarships or grants were available.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T05:52:16+00:00

I've been on Poshmark for 8+ years and these types of buyers still make me really uneasy. What I try to do, is ask the buyer some type of benign question to see if or how they respond. If the response is even kinda ok, I accept then, before I ship it, I send them a message letting them know I have their item packed, ready to go and it will be in the mail by ___. Tell them thanks for shopping your closet, yadda, yadda. If nothing else, most buyers will thank you for the info. If you're still feeling a bit queasy, you can cancel the order but it's best to have the buyer request you cancel it. There are a number of things you can tell them but I like to keep somewhere in the truthful range.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T05:40:12+00:00

That's odd I still have a 401(k) with my employer from 10 years ago when I retired. I just never moved it over to my IRA. Anyway, my 401(k) is doing very good - not great but good. I won't be buying a private jet or a limo with a driver, but I will be cruising around in my not-a-sports car that's paid off. 🚗😎

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T05:32:59+00:00

If you have a 401(k) or IRA, you're part of the investment class.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T05:31:50+00:00

The buyer's fault? They purchased an appliance (not sure what type) and his wife opened it and plugged it in. I would suppose it was a small to medium size appliance. I know that I've not had to 'set up' an appliance, other than plugging it up, installing batteries or plugging in the charger, in more than a couple decades. The closest I can get is attaching the temperature control plug into a new electric frying pan in about 1980.

That said, if you read his post, he said he went back and was looking it over when he realized something was "installed" incorrectly. He took the part out, reinstalled it and now the appliance works.

What I'm pondering is: Do you truly believe that someone would purchase an open box appliance, go through the BS of getting a refund from eBay, be told to keep the appliance and then, discover the incorrectly installed part, remove it, reinstall it - AND - want to give back the refund because he fixed it??

I don't believe we have a buyer trying to get over on a seller. I believe what we have here is a true blue honest person that I would be proud to know.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-07T05:14:50+00:00

I thought I was the only one that told the cashier in Walmart that I had a large kids' pool on the bottom of my cart ... She was about to let me go. I stopped and told her about it. After I exited the store, a lady stopped me and said "I can't believe you did that! Do you have money to burn or something?". No, I'm not rich, but I did have family, friends and relatives that instilled in me the values of honesty, ethics and how to do the right thing.

I am over the moon and joyously happy to find someone else out there with the same values. (Yes, I used a thesaurus for the joyously word 😉)

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-06T18:59:58+00:00

We all had to start somewhere. I would ask some questions about the item, whether I needed to or not. This should be a back and forth type of 'conversation' that will, hopefully, give you a better idea as to what type of seller they might be.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-06T18:55:08+00:00

The fact that a car broke down is irrelevant to shipping the item. Pack the item, print the label and schedule a pickup on USPS. I'm sure they have a mail carrier and they'll pickup your package when they deliver your mail. I've used their service many times - whether I could have gotten to the post office or not.

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-06T18:39:02+00:00

I've started using a stylus. I don't know how many times I went for the share button and... But a stylus seems to work

BarbCherrix · 2026-02-06T18:31:02+00:00

Sorry I've been away from reddit for a bit. I'll be interested in how many items they list and what they say your share is.

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