Depop vs Mercari

Depop and Mercari both land on Depends.

Depop

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're an individual casually selling vintage, streetwear, or your own closet to a young audience.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you casually buy or sell secondhand items and accept a flat 10% fee plus imperfect support.

Depop versus Mercari
Compare	Depop	Mercari
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Casual sellers clearing closets	Casual sellers clearing closets
Who it's not for	High-volume resellers needing reliable, fast payouts	High-volume professional resellers
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; however, account takeovers and lookalike phishing domains are documented risks.^⁷	Legitimate service overall, but two improper-authorization CVEs (CVSS 7.5) and a 2021 Codecov-linked data breach are on record.
Support quality	Suspensions, hacked accounts, slow payouts reported	Trustpilot and BBB report unhelpful support
Public sentiment	Sentiment is mixed: buyers and casual sellers like the marketplace and its finds, but payouts, scams, and support draw repeated complaints.^⁶	Users like the app's simplicity and authentication, but many complain about fee changes, support quality, and seller treatment.¹⁴
Biggest gotcha	Suspensions happen; recovery runs through support tickets and can stall.	New fee structure since January 2025 added buyer fees; some sellers say it's no longer worth cross-posting¹³