If you shop on Poshmark, you just got a holiday gift. If you sell there, you may feel like you got a lump of coal.
At 12:00 a.m. Pacific time on November 3, 2026, Poshmark cut its standard buyer shipping from $6.49 to $0.99 on U.S. marketplace orders, the company announced on the Poshmark blog. There is no minimum purchase and no coupon code to enter.
Buyers Pay 99 Cents, Even For A Bundle
Poshmark says the $0.99 rate is applied automatically at checkout, so shoppers see the price before they order. It covers orders placed on the app or the website and shipped to a U.S. address.
A bundle of several items from one seller counts as a single order, which means one 99-cent charge for a whole stack of sweaters. That is a big change from the standard $6.49, which itself came down from $8.27 after a September 2025 deal with the postal service.
The offer has no end date. Poshmark says it can change or end the promotion at any time, so shoppers who want a deal should not wait.
Live Shows Get Their Own Deal, Free Shipping At $75
Orders placed during Posh LIVE shows do not get the 99-cent rate. Instead, show purchases of $75 or more get free shipping.
The $75 is measured on the price after discounts and before tax and shipping. Everything one buyer picks up from the same seller during a single show is combined, but purchases from different shows cannot be added together.
If a return later drops an order below $75, the free shipping stays. Items a host sells outside a show do not count toward the free shipping offer, though they may qualify for the 99-cent rate.
What The Cheaper Label Does Not Change For Sellers
Here is where the story turns. Poshmark says the promotions do not change seller fees or shipping charges, including overweight label upgrades.
In other words, the buyer pays less, but the seller side of the ledger is the same as before. And over the last few weeks, the seller side has gotten tougher.
On October 19, Poshmark stopped helping with the hazmat noncompliance fee that the postal service charges when a package breaks its hazardous materials rules. As Poshmark said in an October 5 post on its blog, sellers are now responsible for the full $50 if USPS flags their package, where Poshmark had previously picked up $45 of it.
Heavy Packages Now Cost Sellers Extra Postage
A week later, on October 26, Poshmark stopped covering extra postage on overweight shipments. When a package goes over the standard 5 pound limit without the proper upgrade, the extra cost is taken out of the seller earnings.
A heavy coat, a pair of boots or a bundle of kids clothes can easily cross 5 pounds. If you forget to upgrade the label, that money comes out of your pocket.
Poshmark earlier moved heavier-item upgrades from five weight tiers to two in February, and raised the largest single-label weight from 10 pounds to 15. Sellers shipping packages just over 5 pounds saw a small increase.
Other Sites Are Cutting Shipping Too
Poshmark is not alone. Etsy has been testing capped shipping rates for U.S. buyers since October 22, with caps up to $7.99, and Etsy covers the difference for sellers.
Depop has offered $0.99 shipping on qualifying purchases under $10 since September. Vinted moved most buyers to $0.99 in August.
The race to the cheapest shipping is clearly on, and the holiday season is when it matters most. Buyers love it, and so far sellers are mostly being asked to absorb the costs.
Poshmark’s own November 2 announcement lays out the terms of both shipping offers.
How Sellers Can Protect Their Profit This Season
A 99-cent label will bring more shoppers, and more shoppers means more sales if you are ready. The trick is to keep the new seller-side costs from eating your profit.
Weigh every item on a kitchen scale before you list it. If a package is close to 5 pounds, choose the right label up front so nothing gets deducted later.
Read the hazmat rules before you ship anything like perfume, nail polish, aerosols or lithium batteries. A single mistake now means a $50 charge, which can wipe out the profit on several sales.
Think about bundles, too. Buyers can now get a whole stack of items from you for one 99-cent shipping charge, so a bundle discount may move more of your closet at once.
Keep an eye on your earnings after each sale so you see exactly what was deducted. And remember that holiday carrier delays are common, and Poshmark says neither shipping offer guarantees delivery by any date, so ship fast and communicate with your buyers.
Take a fresh look at your older listings too. With shoppers paying only 99 cents to ship, an item that sat unsold at a high price may move if you drop it a few dollars.
Share your closet on social media and tell your followers about the cheap shipping while it lasts. A little promotion now can turn into a nice run of sales before the holidays.
For buyers, the advice is simple: stock up now, because Poshmark can end the deal whenever it wants. For sellers, the advice is just as simple: price smart, weigh carefully, and make that cheap shipping work for you.
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