Poshmark vs Depop

Poshmark and Depop both land on Depends.

Poshmark

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Fine for casual sellers clearing closets who accept a 20% cut in exchange for a built-in audience.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

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

Poshmark versus Depop
Compare	Poshmark	Depop
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Casual closet cleanouts	Casual sellers clearing closets
Who it's not for	High-volume resellers . the 20% cut eats margins	High-volume resellers needing reliable, fast payouts
Privacy	2018 breach forced password resets; a 2024 arbitrary-file-upload CVE and bot-traffic disruptions are also on record.^⁷	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; however, account takeovers and lookalike phishing domains are documented risks.
Support quality	BBB disputes and 10,195 PissedConsumer reviews	Suspensions, hacked accounts, slow payouts reported
Public sentiment	Sentiment skews negative on complaint sites and Reddit, with recurring themes of high fees, weak support, and 2023-2025 platform changes frustrating former power users.^³	Sentiment is mixed: buyers and casual sellers like the marketplace and its finds, but payouts, scams, and support draw repeated complaints.
Biggest gotcha	20% commission plus $2.95 on sub-$15 sales . price items or margins vanish	Suspensions happen; recovery runs through support tickets and can stall.