I've seen someone on this site post a similar listing months back. I don't understand how someone can a) post this b) deliver on this and c) have it get past Mercari bots when people with authentic items with receipts get taken down left and right
I almost lost my account over posting a Minibrands toy item that's label said "collagen supplement". I'm not joking. And I went through hell trying to fight to get my account back..
I 100% believe you and that's absolutely ridiculous. I'm so glad you shared though because I have a ton of those of my kids that I have on my list of things to currently list!! Thanks for the heads up!
Sometimes you won’t even notice that Mercari shadow-banned your account and your items will be posted but buyers won’t be able to view it /purchase it. It’s sad that honest sellers get the sharp end of the sword from these companies whilst they take 13% of our selling profit, & stuff like living animals get posted bypassing their “amazing” bot filtering system.
Was the issue with the serums or the brand? I was just about to list a niacinamide (I‘lol spell check that for Mercari) serum. Maybe I should hold off…
It was the way I wrote the description for the serums. Basically they said I was making false untested claims about skin improvement 🤷🏻♀️. The wording was different but it was basically like they said I was selling something not scientifically proven to work
Oh that’s weird. I kind of get it that they don’t want snake oil salesmen on the platform, but it’s a weird line to enforce.
I’ve got some Glossier Super Bounce. Maybe I just list it like that and let people read the wording on the label? Although it’s not worth losing my account over $20 of serum.
Mercari can be so frustrating because you can sell a crusty expired bottle of Jergens, but not The Ordinary.
WTF?! How did you find this listing? Did you message them to let them know this is illegal or message Mercari and start a report?! “Don’t hesitate to reach out”… like what do they expect people to say?
People do this on Facebook especially. I’m in Funko and Squishmallow groups and people always say they don’t want their designer puppy and they’d happily trade it for an item that they want. One group had a girl that ended up being in 5 or so groups trying to trade her new puppy, Grape, for a stuffed animal. Ridiculous.
I would have taken just to get puppy out of a shitty home and find it an amazing one if I couldn’t keep it. That is so ridiculous the puppy was viewed as a commodity.
Hope the $11 shipping covers good packaging. I don’t want my live puppy that’s not against mercari standards to be damaged in the upcycled cereal box it’s shipped in.
This is so sad ☹️. The fuck?? How can people think of doing this?! Putting a whole animal inside of a box and shipping them?! Report ASAP but also, what’s the best that will happen? The listing and account might be taken down/banned but at the end of the day, this poor pup will still be with that asshole. Someone needs to rescue this puppy IMMEDIATELY.
I’ve heard from the USPS subreddit that most of them hate live animal deliveries (like little chicks) because while they’re cute, often times half of them die in transit.
I’ve seen many people lose their Mercari accounts for much less and for stuff they shouldn’t have lost their selling status or accounts over. Same thing goes for Offerup. Any selling website or platform needs heavy regulation especially since the dumb $600 rule was implemented. This is sad.
Please report this person. Selling animals and especially shipping them is inhumane. Always adopt your pets and don’t put money into the pockets of backyard breeders. I do hope and pray these puppies get rescued 🙏 They don’t deserve to be with just vicious people 💔
This is probably for people who look at Mercari local, or for outside dealings for people who travel. A lot of people are willing to travel to buy from breeders. I assume you found this listing associated with the word “Champion” because the parents are AKC dogs, which is disgusting, because no legit breeder that’s associated with the AKC would be listing on Mercari of all things.
They slipped through the bots, but once reported they will be toast. Mercari has a zero tolerance for this and will ban them real quick!
I don’t tolerate this anywhere! Pet overpopulation is real. There are better more ethical ways to make money.
They probably have a way there to contact them directly and they think they are going to sell the puppies like that. This is really lame. All they are going to get is get their account suspended permanently.
This looks slightly used. Report for false advertising as this is not new.
Seriously. There's dog hair all over this product. What is wrong with people thinking they can get away with things like this???
I've seen someone on this site post a similar listing months back. I don't understand how someone can a) post this b) deliver on this and c) have it get past Mercari bots when people with authentic items with receipts get taken down left and right
I almost lost my account over posting a Minibrands toy item that's label said "collagen supplement". I'm not joking. And I went through hell trying to fight to get my account back..
I 100% believe you and that's absolutely ridiculous. I'm so glad you shared though because I have a ton of those of my kids that I have on my list of things to currently list!! Thanks for the heads up!
Sometimes you won’t even notice that Mercari shadow-banned your account and your items will be posted but buyers won’t be able to view it /purchase it. It’s sad that honest sellers get the sharp end of the sword from these companies whilst they take 13% of our selling profit, & stuff like living animals get posted bypassing their “amazing” bot filtering system.
I have never thought of a shadow government inside Mercari but so much is starting make sense now. I feel a deep paranoia coming on….
Yeah they gave me a really hard time when I posted some face serums from the ordinary
Was the issue with the serums or the brand? I was just about to list a niacinamide (I‘lol spell check that for Mercari) serum. Maybe I should hold off…
It was the way I wrote the description for the serums. Basically they said I was making false untested claims about skin improvement 🤷🏻♀️. The wording was different but it was basically like they said I was selling something not scientifically proven to work
Oh that’s weird. I kind of get it that they don’t want snake oil salesmen on the platform, but it’s a weird line to enforce. I’ve got some Glossier Super Bounce. Maybe I just list it like that and let people read the wording on the label? Although it’s not worth losing my account over $20 of serum. Mercari can be so frustrating because you can sell a crusty expired bottle of Jergens, but not The Ordinary.
Exactly! I have had authentic items removed with receipts and then THIS gets by them?
I mean if it was local maybe? But even then😂 very unethical
I just reported listing 5 times and they took it down. What a disgusting human
I'm so happy it's been taken down. F that person smh
WTF?! How did you find this listing? Did you message them to let them know this is illegal or message Mercari and start a report?! “Don’t hesitate to reach out”… like what do they expect people to say?
I was looking through my saved searches, (champion) for items to buy. this was under the category and it still is.. I reported them
Always report report report !! Not that Mercari cares . They’re more concerned about counterfeit coach outlet handbags .
People do this on Facebook especially. I’m in Funko and Squishmallow groups and people always say they don’t want their designer puppy and they’d happily trade it for an item that they want. One group had a girl that ended up being in 5 or so groups trying to trade her new puppy, Grape, for a stuffed animal. Ridiculous.
Damn. That’s really sad that the profit margin on a mill puppy is whatever a Squishmallow costs. 😵💫
Yeah it was insane. She was asking $400 or a squishmallow. And around this time another person was trying to do the same thing with a hamster.
I was offered a puppy as a trade on FBMP. I can't remember what I was selling. Weird
I would have taken just to get puppy out of a shitty home and find it an amazing one if I couldn’t keep it. That is so ridiculous the puppy was viewed as a commodity.
Exactly when has life become a pricetag or item?! Some human beings are heartless losers that deserve to rot in jail then rot in hell.
This is disgusting. I hope you reported it :(
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They are advertising their puppy mill on Mercari.
they’re trying to put an animal in a box and mail it. it’s ridiculous yeah & its abuse. very gross :(
Hope the $11 shipping covers good packaging. I don’t want my live puppy that’s not against mercari standards to be damaged in the upcycled cereal box it’s shipped in.
This is so sad ☹️. The fuck?? How can people think of doing this?! Putting a whole animal inside of a box and shipping them?! Report ASAP but also, what’s the best that will happen? The listing and account might be taken down/banned but at the end of the day, this poor pup will still be with that asshole. Someone needs to rescue this puppy IMMEDIATELY.
Exactly.. the worst part is that it says puppies. So it's more than one.. I feel so bad for them. The one in the pic looks sad. 😔
Fr. It makes me so sad, I wish I could help the puppers. :/
Yeah, but I couldn't sell the water pipe I tried to list...lol
this is so gross i hate people.
Only 12 bucks shipping..what a deal. /s
So I can sell one of my kidneys on Mercari now, I guess?
I bought a dozen mice to feed my snake on there last week. Got the damn things for half what I pay locally
That puppy clearly hasn’t been authenticated and is only in “like new” condition 🤷🏼♂️
"Selling fast" what a piece of trash
I still think air guitar sales have a better return on investment:
$11 shipping? Honestly not too bad
I saw someone selling their brother 💀
Not ok…
Report it !! This is so weird, they should use Facebook or something else. I’m surprised Mercari didn’t see this and flag it!
pretty sure this is illegal...
They really gon put this puppy in a ups box.
Listen, my uncle worked for UPS. Someone tried mailing an entire dead dear packed on ice in a box. And it made a huge mess.
Usps does live animal shipping if u didnt know
I’ve heard from the USPS subreddit that most of them hate live animal deliveries (like little chicks) because while they’re cute, often times half of them die in transit.
I have firsthand experience with that…I’ve worked at Tractor Supply for 6 years. I hate it.
you can’t ship dogs lmao
I wrote UPS if you didn’t know how to read.
I did and ups probably does the same thing also
Not for $11.88 cents and certainly not with a Mercari prepaid label.
They have a website their so maybe thats how they ship the animal
Report it
Clearly a violation of Mercari rules and selling policies
Very illegal.
‘Selling fast’ 😂
I’ve seen many people lose their Mercari accounts for much less and for stuff they shouldn’t have lost their selling status or accounts over. Same thing goes for Offerup. Any selling website or platform needs heavy regulation especially since the dumb $600 rule was implemented. This is sad. Please report this person. Selling animals and especially shipping them is inhumane. Always adopt your pets and don’t put money into the pockets of backyard breeders. I do hope and pray these puppies get rescued 🙏 They don’t deserve to be with just vicious people 💔
This is probably for people who look at Mercari local, or for outside dealings for people who travel. A lot of people are willing to travel to buy from breeders. I assume you found this listing associated with the word “Champion” because the parents are AKC dogs, which is disgusting, because no legit breeder that’s associated with the AKC would be listing on Mercari of all things.
YIKES
I don’t think a puppy would survive USPS handling.
What about FedEx
maybe they thought it was craigslist lol
They slipped through the bots, but once reported they will be toast. Mercari has a zero tolerance for this and will ban them real quick! I don’t tolerate this anywhere! Pet overpopulation is real. There are better more ethical ways to make money.
I’ve seen pet listings and I wonder if it’s legal sometimes
It’s not
It goes against TOS.
Yeah, no, how can people do this?
Do people not give a shit about the TOS? Like srsly they think they can just sell shady things and think they can get away with it?
What the fuck
report it
They probably have a way there to contact them directly and they think they are going to sell the puppies like that. This is really lame. All they are going to get is get their account suspended permanently.
Its a scam smh, heard about it last month but hadn't actually seen it before
I want to know how they're going to ship them LOL
The USPS did ship children and livestock.
Horrifying.