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Poshmark return policy: 3 days, and only if it is not as described
On Poshmark all sales are final unless your item never ships or does not match its listing, and you have 3 days (72 hours) after delivery to open a return case (Posh Protect, read 9 November 2026). An item that does not fit or that you have changed your mind about cannot go back, but you can relist it.
Every fact about Poshmark is from its own pages, with the day we read them.
Poshmark returns, on its own pages
Each line says when we read it. Pages change: check Poshmark's checkout before you pay.
| Time limit | 72 hours from delivery to open a return case. If no case is opened within 3 days of delivery, payment is released to the seller and the sale is final. Read 9 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| What is covered | Undisclosed damage, an incorrect or missing item, an item not as described, an item not authentic, or an order that never shipped. Read 9 November 2026 |
| What is not | An item that does not fit or that you changed your mind about, and trades or sales completed off Poshmark. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Sending it back | If Poshmark approves the claim you get a label, and the return must ship within 5 days of approval. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Accepting too early | You cannot open a return case after you accept the order. Read 9 November 2026 |
Poshmark next to the other resale apps
Sorted by whether an item you do not want can go back, then by the days you have to report a problem, from each site's own return pages, read 9 November 2026.
| Site | Time to report a problem | Returns, in its own words |
|---|---|---|
| GOAT | 30 days from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | New items and clothes in the same condition can go back within 30 days of delivery, for GOAT Credit less shipping both ways and, for US buyers, any return processing fee of up to 15% of the item's price. Used, vintage, sample, Final Sale and auction items cannot. Read 9 November 2026 |
| StockX | 14 days from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | US customers can return eligible Verified Marketplace items within 14 days of delivery for StockX Credit, when the item page shows the 14 Day Return label. Credit is US only. Used Listings and Live items do not qualify. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Depop | 30 days from purchase Read 9 November 2026 | No return because it does not fit or you changed your mind, unless the seller agrees. Depop Protection refunds an item that does not arrive, arrives damaged or is significantly not as described, if you report it within 30 days of purchase. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Vestiaire Collective | 14 days (professional sellers) Read 9 November 2026 | Items from individual sellers cannot be returned; you can relist free within 72 hours, or with a processing fee within 14 days. Items from professional sellers can be returned within 14 days for a full refund. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Grailed | 3 calendar days from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | A return only if the seller described the item wrongly: authenticity, colour, condition, fabric or measurements, or sent the wrong item, reported within 3 calendar days of delivery. Otherwise the seller is not required to take it back. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Poshmark | 3 days (72 hours) from delivery Read 9 November 2026 | All sales are final unless the item never ships or does not match its listing. You have 3 days (72 hours) after delivery to open a return case. An item that does not fit or that you changed your mind about cannot go back. Read 9 November 2026 |
| Vinted | 2 calendar days after the delivery notice Read 9 November 2026 | A refund for items that are lost, damaged or significantly not as described, on purchases made with Buy now. You have 2 calendar days to report it after Vinted says the order should have arrived, and buyers pay return shipping unless the seller covers it. Read 9 November 2026 |
| within | Set by each boutique | Each boutique's own policy, shown on every item's page under Delivery and returns. |
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On within, each boutique shows its own returns terms on every item's page, under Delivery and returns.
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Where these facts come from
Each site's own help and policy pages, read 9 November 2026. Pages change: check the site's checkout before you pay.
- Poshmark Fee Policy, Fee Policy (Canada), Posh Protect, Posh Authenticate
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Common questions
How long do you have to return something on Poshmark?
Poshmark's Posh Protect page, read 9 November 2026, gives you 72 hours from delivery to open a return case. After 3 days the payment goes to the seller and the sale is final.
Can you return something on Poshmark if it doesn't fit?
No. Posh Protect says an item that does not fit or that you changed your mind about is not covered, and suggests relisting it (read 9 November 2026).
Who pays for Poshmark returns?
If Poshmark verifies your claim it sends you a label to return the item, and the return must be shipped within 5 days of approval (read 9 November 2026).