If you have been on the Poshmark app in the past few days, then you have probably seen Poshmark’s latest policy news. In case you missed it, Poshmark will be implementing a new Excessive Listing Removal Policy effective May 1, 2025. Many of the details surrounding this new policy are unclear causing many resellers to be uneasy of its’ uncertainties. Today, I wanted to break down this new policy with you and share how I am going to be preparing my Poshmark business for these new policy changes.
What is the Excessive Listing Removal Policy?
Poshmark describes their new policy below:
Image Source: Poshmark.com Legal Center
How These Policy Changes Will Affect Resellers
1. Re-think frequent delist-relist loops
Many resellers, especially resellers with smaller closets, have found success with relisting their items frequently. By re-listing their items more frequently, they are able to make more sales. According to this new policy, Poshmark is trying to dissuade sellers from using these delist-relist loops by encouraging sellers to only re-list items that are older than 60 days. If items are re-listed repeatedly within a 60 day period, then the system may flag the seller and issue a warning.
2. Updating older listings is encouraged
Instead of frequently re-listing older listings, Poshmark is encouraging sellers to instead update older listings. This includes updating titles and descriptions, adding keywords, updating photos, and updating pricing. According to Poshmark, this action will help to get new eyes on your items without needing to remove it.
3. Avoid delisting and relisting your entire closet at once
As tempted as it may be to de-list and re-list your entire closet at once, it may be a red flag under Poshmark’s newest policy change. Bulk activities such as this one are more than likely going to be flagged. Instead of doing everything at once, it may be beneficial to spread these actions out over a few days in less than 100 item increments. By doing this, you are less likely to flag the system.
4. Re-think how often items are removed from the platform
One of the more discussed aspects of this policy change includes how Poshmark views listing removals. As many resellers sell on multiple platforms, it is inevitable that sellers will need to remove items from the platform and/or mark items as “Not for Sale.” After reading the new policy, it appears that Poshmark does allow for sellers to delete items that are no longer for sale or have sold elsewhere. They just don’t want there to be mass listing removals done all at once.
My Thoughts and How I’m Preparing For Poshmark’s New Policy Change
I feel like I need to start out by saying please don’t freak out over these new changes. I’ve been a Poshmark seller for almost 12 years now and have been through many ups-and-downs with this platform. At this point, nothing surprises me. Over the past 12 years, I have seen many people, myself included, become upset and frustrated over changes made on reselling platforms. The reality is that we (as resellers) do not own the reselling platforms that we sell on. These companies have every right to make changes to their platforms whether we agree with them or not. If you have thoughts about Poshmark’s newest policy change, please feel free to express those concerns to them. In the meantime, we have to play by their rules even if we don’t agree with them. In my experience, one of the best skills that a reseller can have is the ability to easily adapt to change. The reselling world is constantly evolving and changing on a daily basis and a big part of this job is trying to figure out the best way to keep up with all of these changes.
That being said, I am honestly not too concerned about this new policy and how it will impact my business. My current Poshmark daily routine (more on that HERE) is not impacted by these changes so I will continue to carry on business as normal. I am aware, however, that other resellers will be impacted by these changes. Resellers that will be affected by these changes are sellers who re-list the same items repeatedly within a 60 day period, sellers who de-list and re-list their items in bulk quantities frequently, and sellers who violate Poshmark’s listing policies in order to gain an unfair advantage.
In order to avoid being flagged by Poshmark’s system, I would avoid de-listing and re-listing the same items repeatedly within a 60 day period. To be safe, I would only re-list my items once they are 60+ days old. One of the concerns that I have heard repeatedly from other resellers is in regards to what happens when the 60 day window is up and they have a ton of items to re-list. Is their account going to be flagged as a result? This is a valid concern that I think should be addressed. Based on how the policy is written, I would imagine that the system would flag this behavior. As a result, sellers are going to need to space out how they re-list these items in order to avoid a penalty.
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