FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
South Africa's Premier Destination for New and PRELoved Fashion
WISI-Oi Marketplace is an online hub where the fashion-forward community can exchange new and gently used clothing.
By buying and selling preloved items, you are promoting sustainability and reducing fashion waste, all while fostering a supportive community of style enthusiasts.
COMMON SELLER RELATED QUESTIONS
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Selling your PRELOVED fashion is EASY.
We make it simple for you to SELL your gently worn fashion with these 3 easy steps!
1. DECLUTTER YOUR CLOSET
2. LOG INTO OUR SELLER PAGE
3. ADD YOUR STORE LINK TO YOUR INSTAGRAM BIO
To open your fashion boutique is absolutely FREE.
You can sign up as soon as you have items to load on the site.
For every item purchased, Wisi-Oi Marketplace collects 25% commission.
Payments are made directly into your account TWICE a month.
On the 15th & the last working day of the month.
Congratulations - you’ve received an order on Wisi-Oi Marketplace! But what do you do now?
All orders come with a flat shipping rate of R99, which the buyer pays at checkout.
When the order is shipped, the seller will pay shipping to the value of no more than R99 to send the order to the buyer.
Every twice a month we payout the proceeds of the items sold to the seller, the shipping fee will be included in the payout.
IMPORTANT: We DO NOT collect commission on shipping fees.
Underwear - Panties & Bra's
Children's clothing
Torn or dirty items
Fake luxury brands
Non-Apparel items
Wisi-Oi Marketplace ONLY sells male & female clothing & fashion accessories.
Purchasing or selling an item listed on Wisi-Oi Marketplace and paying OUTSIDE of Wisi-Oi Marketplace checkout is considered an offline transaction and is highly PROHIBITED.
Your boutique will be BANNED from the marketplace, meaning you can no longer sell on Wisi-Oi Marketplace.
When a payment is made outside Wisi-Oi Marketplace, we cannot guarantee that both parties will ship and complete the transaction as promised.
YES , your store can be accessed 24/7 from your smartphone or your computer, so it is your very own business.
You can control your prices, add & remove products, change images, view orders & contact your shoppers.
To open your preloved boutique by click this link
Due to the difficulty associated with verifying the authenticity off luxury brand items, we will not approve any of these items on Wisioi marketplace.
There are too many risks involved if they happen to be counterfeit, so as a general rule we ask that you don’t sell any luxury brand products.
Read more about our Seller T's & C's
Pricing your preloved styles can be a little confusing to start with.
Whether it’s an item that’s brand new with tags or something that’s been worn a little more - it can be difficult to know what price range is reasonable.
Follow our PRICING GUIDE
Read a blog about PRICING MY ITEMS
We have noticed that boutiques with the best images, great pricing and description sell quicker.
Boutiques who are active in creating & posting content that promote their store, generally see faster sales growth & their store popularity grows too.
GOLDEN RULE: The more you post about your boutique on social media the faster your sales grow.
Here are a tips on HOW TO GROW MY STORE!
Listing items on your boutique can be a little overwhelming.
Where do you start? What’s considered too little or too much?
READ MORE...
SHIPPING
An average boutique delivers within 5-7 working days.
Every boutique on our website has its own shipping policy and delivery method, so timeframes will vary.
You can view the seller’s delivery timeline on each boutique's page.
Please Note: Our sellers currently only ship within South Africa..
Shipping is a flat fee of R99.
When shopping from more that 1 boutique within the same order, each boutique will charge a flat shipping of R99.
For example, If you are shopping from 3 boutiques in one order, each boutique will charge its own shipping fee and your order will have 3 shipping fees in it.
All queries concerning orders and delivery details should be addressed directly with the boutique/s you’re purchasing from.
If you’re ordering items from multiple boutiques, you’ll need to contact each one individually for information.
You may also drop us a WHATSAPP and we assist in getting more info from the seller.
No, if all the items in your basket are from the same boutique, you will only pay one (1) shipping fee.
Should you, however, have items from multiple boutiques within your basket, multiple shipping fees from the various boutiques will apply.
Simply contact the boutique and arrange to have the item returned to the boutique.
The cost of return postage is the responsibility of the buyer unless the item is incorrect or has major defects.
RETURNS
Simply contact the boutique and arrange to have the item returned to the boutique.
The cost of return postage is the responsibility of the buyer unless the item is incorrect or has major defects.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
We accept payment through debit/credit card OR Instant EFT OR Zapper.
We also have an option of buying now, pay later interest-free using Payflex.
Wisi-Oi Marketplace is a completely SECURE & SECURE platform, backed by Shopify, Payflex & Peach Payment, to transact.
If you have any problems with your order or your item is not as described, please directly contact the Boutique you ordered from by heading to their page and clicking the ‘contact’ button.
You can then fill in a basic contact form to inquire about any order problems.
Each boutique has its own shipping and returns policies, kindly head over to the boutique's page for more info, otherwise, here is a guideline to Shipping Policy & Exchanges and Refunds
If you have placed an order and paid but still haven’t received an order confirmation email, please check the email address associated with your account to ensure it’s correct.
You can do this by heading to account > settings > my details.
If this information is correct and you still haven’t received a confirmation email, please check your spam folder before contacting the Boutique.Alternatively, you may drop us a Whatsapp on 071 555 2563 or an EMAIL or Drop us a WHATSAPP at and we will check for you
To leave feedback, head over to the Boutique’s page that you purchased from and click on the feedback tab.
There you can leave a score out of 5 stars and a feedback summary for submission.
After your order has been delivered, you will also receive an eMail from TrustPilot where you can provide feedback.
PARTNERSHIPS / COLLABORATIONS
We are always on a lookout for great content creators to partner with, are you our next influencer?
We would love to have you onboard to build a sustainable fashion community together.
Here is how you can be a Wisi-Oi Collaborator