Lol well it seems the experiment of pushing the fees onto the buyer has come to an end for Mercari. They sent out an email yesterday which I’ll share below. I want to say I’ve seen fewer sales after the switch, but that’s just anecdotal. There’s too many variables at play. I’m sure they have business analysts who have scoured the data (e.g. spike in abandoned shopping carts since the change.) Either way, it’s business as usual for me on Mercari; just gotta raise prices by 10% to account for the change.
Ebay or Mercari, which do you prefer?
I do both. Some things oddly sell better on Mercari over Ebay. With the Mercari option to list your Ebay items, it’s easy to dual-list.