Who doesn't love free stuff? Lord knows, I do. So I'm always on the hunt for more free stuff. Fortunately, there are apps like Listia that claim to enable people exchange stuff for free. You are probably wondering if this is actually true and that’s why you are going through Listia App reviews. We dug deep and finally came up with all the facts, including what’s good, bad and ugly about the app. So, let’s get right into it.
What is Listia?
List found at www.listia.com is an app and a website that allows you to sell old stuff you don’t need and get new stuff you actually want ‘’for free’’. We shall discuss more on that a bit later. Listia, Inc. was launched in 2009 and is currently under the management of the company’s President James Fong. It is headquartered in 200 Blossom Lane Mountain View, CA 94041
How Does Listia App Work?
If you have old stuff you’d want some value out of, all you need to do is take a picture of it using the Listia App. Once you post it people will start bidding for it using ‘’Listia Credits’’ and the highest bid wins. You can then use these credits you’ve earned to bid for stuff and if your bid goes through you’ll have basically bought the item. You’ll be required to ship the item to the winner of the item to be marked as sold.
Listia Prices
With Listia, there are no prices. Each time you post an item you’ll get free credits, and once someone buys your item you can use the credits to get more stuff yourself.
How Much Does Listia App cost?
Listia is free on ITunes or Google’s PlayStore depending on the device you are using. You can also use the desktop app. Did you know you can get paid to download apps like this at Swagbucks.com? Well, now you do.
How Do I Start with Listia?
Once you download the free Listia app you can straight ahead, start posting stuff to sell. You’ll earn 1000 free credits just by signing up, and another 1000 once you post your first item. You can also earn free credits by referring others. Each successful referral earns you 50,000 Listia Credits. It appears you can use Listia from anywhere in the world.
Listia App Features
Listia Assurance
The company will refund you if your bid turns out to be a scam. You can also get a refund if the seller changes the item’s description after the bid has ended, and the winner opts out of the deal.
Free Credits
You can continuously collect credits by completing available tasks including; listing, bidding, commenting and messaging. You get 4,000 credits just by linking your legit Facebook profile. You can also complete surveys and offers when available.
Selling credits for cash
You can also sell your credits for money. All you have to do is choose your own credits and wait for someone to make an offer. Once they buy the credits Listia will deposit the cash to your Listia account.
What We Like About Listia
Multiple ways to get credits
As mentioned earlier, you can earn free credits doing more than just selling. You can complete offers, refer friends, take on tasks or even surveys when they are available. Swagbucks.com is a wonderful site that has a similar concept where you can earn rewards that can be converted into actual cash. You're able to get paid for things you do online like watching videos, playing games, visiting sites and more.
Listia App Complaints
Free is good, no matter how rich you are. But is getting stuff on Listia really free? Is it worth your time? Read these complaints against Listia and you be the judge.
They might shut you down without notice.
Apparently you might get your ass kicked off Listia for no good reason or warning. Some users' accounts were shut down just like that and when you contact customer care, they'll refer you to their rules. It appears they change their user policies on the fly so you won’t even know when you are violating them.
Hidden Charges
There are charges they won’t tell you about up until you notice the deductions. There are listing fees and PayPal verification fees they forget to tell you about before you start transacting.
Awful Customer Support
Apparently some have said that the customer service reps at Listia can take days to respond to questions. There’s no telling when your prayers will be answered, especially if you are a buyer. They might even tell you that there’s nothing they can do to help you in a rude way.
Negative BBB
For you who live and die for a company’s status with the Better Business Bureau, you might want to know that Listia’s rating at the time of writing this review is an F.
Shady sellers and buyers
Be as detailed as possible when packing and shipping your stuff. Here’s why; A popular scam that’s going on at the site is that when you are shipping breakable items the seller might report that they received their items broken or damaged. They’ll report you and Listia will strip you of your points. If you are shipping breakable stuff, wrap up the item with enough padding so that you have an easier time while making your case with customer support.
Listia App Coupons and Promo Codes
You can exchange your Listia credits for coupons and promo codes. Just search for them the normal way you would search for items. You can also get these coupons and promo codes from different sources around the web. Speaking of coupons, Swagbucks.com offers various coupons and rewards you for shopping online.
Listia App Alternatives
Well, Listia is more or less similar to EBay, where you bid for stuff to buy, but with EBay you pay using real money. If you are looking for apps that help you get rid of old junk you don’t need, you can check out Decluttr or VarageSale.
Is The Listia App Safe?
Listia App has been around for a while now and people have actually been using the app conveniently. With enough credits you can get stuff for free and sell what you have for credits. The points quickly add up and you can get free credits by completing tasks and offers on the site.
So technically you can get stuff for free. However, there are a few black sheep on the site, just hell-bent on making people’s lives miserable. Just be careful when transacting, you’d want to check if the person you are doing business with is legit. At the end of the day if anything you read here makes you uncomfortable, that's fine. If you like the idea of getting free stuff you can do it legitimately using sites like Swagbucks.com. They're listed with the BBB and they provide you tons of ways to earn rewards that you can turn into cash or gift cards and you can buy stuff for free from real merchants. So that's always an option.
Well, that’s it from me about the Listia App. I've done all the yapping, now it's time for you to jump in. Leave us a comment in the comments section below.
Until next time
Eddy ‘’With a Y’’
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Summary
Listia App claims to enable people like you and me get rid of stuff we don't need and get new stuff for ''free''. The app has been making headlines for a while now, but there are a few users who would beg to differ. We dug deep to find exactly what you can expect if you decide to use the app, in this Listia App Review.
The first thing I notice about Listia App is it’s lack of good support? I like free stuff as much as anyone, but it looks like I could get ripped off pretty easy with Listia App.
I’m thinking I need to look at swag bucks instead. I’ve been wondering how swag bucks and Listia compare?
Yeah anytime a company lacks good support, that’s a no no. Swagbucks isn’t like Listia at all. As I mentioned in the article above it’s a website where you could get paid for downloading apps and for things you already do online. So if you’re interested in that, it’s something you should consider.
Thanks for writing this
Listia is an interesting concept, among many who offer the same concept. What makes this different to anything else out there? Ok so you can get rid of your stuff and get free things. who doesn’t want that?
As I was reading your article I naturally thought whether i could use Listia but I could find nothing that really attracted me. But thank you for informing of the possibility of Listia .
Cheers
Orion
You’re very welcome.
Two thoughts come to mind after reading your review about the free Listia app: (1) You get what you pay for, and (2) easy come, easy go. If it is super-easy to sign up as a seller, that would seem to indicate that sellers there are not vetted very well.
If you don’t invest too much of your time or risk any items of value here, it might be OK. I don’t think I would try it though, because of their lack of accountability with sudden policy changes and their “F” rating with the BBB. Thanks for the heads up.
You’re very welcome Abbee. Thanks for chiming in.
Awesome review. At first, I thought it looked like the next big thing but upon closer inspection a terrible idea. Well, at least he tried for it. I would love to think of an idea for an app that went over like craigslist or something, wouldn’t you? I guess i’ll have to get back to thinking about it and scouring your site for a gem. Do you have any good suggestions for making extra cash? Thanks in advance for any response
Yea the idea is a good one but it may not be executed well here. Thanks for chiming in.
This is really interesting to me since I sell on eBay. I’m amazed at the creative sites on the internet and I had never heard of this one, and I might check them out. There are only so many hours in a day, though, and since they don’t have very good customer support it’s unlikely I’ll spend too much time here. Thanks for the review! Learn something new everyday. :^)
You’re welcome.
Hey Eddy,
A very pretty cool review. Sound interesting but to good to be true. The scary part is that they can shut down your account at any time without any real reason and you lost all your credit. It is not worth it.
I rather use eBay or other trusted sites for safe side. Listia is definitely not for me.
Thank you for sharing this app with us.
Shuihyen
You’re welcome. I’m glad the review helped you.
Hello Eddy with a “Y”! This review was very interesting! I love the concept of being paid for getting rid of stuff I don’t want.
I’m not sure if I would like to bother with the other cons of using the Listia app. I’ve heard a lot of great things about Swagbucks. I think I’ll try that one as a better alternative.
Thanks for the thorough review!
Hi Tiffany,
Just keep in mind that swagbucks isn’t like Listia from what they offer. Swagbucks just helps you earn cash and rewards for things you do online. Then you can use that to buy anything you want and not have to wait for them to be listed on sites like Listia. So just keep that in mind.
Seems like an interesting concept but honestly in most something claims to be free, I know that 9 times out of 10 it’s probably not worth investing in.
It just doesn’t seem like it’s worth the risk and the shady implementation of hidden fees kinda makes me think listia isn’t the most trustworthy of companies to try so thats why I’ll probably miss out on the app for now
Hi Eddy,
Thank you for providing such a crisp review. It sounds interesting, but the lack of support and the the features doesn’t make it a very trustable app. It seems like a bidding war with no actual currency. I have encountered a few apps which offer a lot, however, when its time to get credited for the work put in, there are usually very high administrative charges and conversion rates and eventually you get almost nothing. I wouldn’t fall for this one. Thanks again.
You’re welcome.
This is the first time I have stumble on Listia. Thanks for the great information. Do you have reviews on the other sites where you can get stuff for free? It seems your a fan of swagbucks. I have been considering to try it out. What’s your take on it? Or is there a review you may have posted on it I can check out? Just like you, I believe free is awesome! Thanks again!
You’re welcome. I cover many apps here. Yes Swagbucks is good which is why I recommended it above.
Hi Eddy,
Thanks for the review and the very detail information. I had never heard of this app/website, but I am glad I read your article because what you share in here is very valuable.
In my opinion, after reading that Listia does not have an excellent customer service and protect me from scammers, I do not think I would want to try it ever. But I have to say perhaps I would have used it to get free stuff if it had not been for your article.
On the other hand, I do recommend Decluttr to get rid of your old stuff since it is easy to use and at the same time, you make some cash.
You’re very welcome. I’ve actually written about Decluttr on my other site.
This sounds like a nightmare app to work with. I currently use ebay and Etsy and always have customers saying product arrived damaged or didn’t arrive at all. Yeah right !
To be doing this for points that I can exchange for an item that someone might not ship anyway seems like a whole lot of trouble to me.
Thanks for the review. You have made my mind up for me. I will not be using this app
You’re very welcome Karen.
Thanks for the honest and to the point review. Everything is tolerable if a company is good at communicating with their customers because all the problems can be solved by a good and healthy communication between the reps and the client. As their communication with their clients is not so good, I don’t think anyone should be joining them. Well, that’s my opinion. Nonetheless, the “Barter Concept” behind this project is a unique and a great idea if executed properly.
mean spirited Scam
stay away from this company no matter how enticing their clothing display is. they are nasty, nasty, nasty to do business with.
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