A woman sold a Frankie bikini on Poshmark only to discover that it was going to a person named Robert. After seeing his previous purchases on the platform, she’s scared he will have access to her address if she completes the sale.
Tasha Farsaci (@tashafarsaci), a Los Angeles content creator, posted a video that received more than 207,000 views. In it, she described what she found strange about a person named Robert trying to purchase the bikini from her. Farsaci told her audience that she only noticed that Robert purchased the bikini after printing out a label for the shipping. She speculated that Robert might use the bikini for nefarious purposes.
Woman Sells Frankie Bikini To Unusual Buyer
Farsaci told her audience that she was selling a used Frankie bikini that she had worn once and washed. A customer bought the product, so she started to print out everything she needed to send it out. That’s when she noticed something unusual.
“So, when the label prints out, it says ‘Robert.’ Then I had, like, a little alarm bell in my head, and I’m like … I went to Robert’s profile and saw that he had left a bunch of reviews,” she said.
She shows a screen recording of the reviews on his profile, which seem to be mostly of women’s intimates and bikini bottoms.
Farsaci immediately began to worry that if she sent the order out, “Robert” would have access to her shipping information and address.
Farsaci added, “Men scare me more and more each day” in her video’s caption.
“Do I just Sharpie my name and address out and get my bag and not think about what’s gonna happen to my poor Frankie’s bikini?” Farsaci asked.
It’s unclear, however, why Robert purchased the bikini.
While Farsaci alludes to the idea that Robert purchased the bikini for inappropriate reasons, there is no explicit evidence to support that. Plenty of people purchase clothing from all gender expressions, regardless of their perceived or assigned gender. Reasons can range from personal style to comfort to freedom. It could even be a gift.
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Some viewers told Farsaci not to jump to conclusions regarding the buyer. They cited a plethora of reasons why a person named Robert might want to purchase a bikini that were practical and harmless.
“Lol why we judging Robert …he bought it. Give it to him,” one viewer said.
Another commenter said, “[Am] I the only one who doesn’t see the issue? so what if he wants to wear [it]. everything should be clean and stuff??”
Other commenters, who also sell clothing online, said they simply didn’t care what people did with the clothing they put on their Poshmark accounts.
“Girl that’s money, you can have a regular,” another viewer said. “What the username i can sell him stuff.”
“I mean what does it matter. He paid you he’s a customer you’re selling something. It’s not your business after that.”
But others agreed with Farsaci. A viewer, for instance, replied to one commenter who said there was no issue and said, “She doesnt want him to have her address I think that’s fair considering this is some sort of [adult] thing for him and not a usual purchase.”
“The home address and name becoming available to these men is very scary,” another viewer said.
What Does Poshmark Say About Harassment?
Poshmark sellers do have a genuine reason to worry about harassment. Previous sellers, for instance, have reported being harassed after sending buyers their products. One individual said that a buyer repeatedly messaged them because of a perceived issue with the order they sent out, which led to a scary exchange.
“He disagreed with how his purchase was processed through Poshmark [and he] claimed that the purchase of my shoes was made in error,” they said. “He mentioned that he would return the shoes to me and implied that he knows where I live. I have blocked him.”
Luckily, Poshmark has a dedicated anti-bullying policy listed in its community guidelines. It prevents both buyers and sellers from “Sending cruel or harmful messages or using other methods of contact (including tagging) to engage with a specific target without a clear and reasonable purpose,” as well as “Circumventing the block feature or continuing to engage with someone after they have requested not to be contacted.”
In this case, Farsaci could report the situation to Poshmark if she gets harassed by a customer. As is, however, there’s nothing necessarily stopping individuals with male names from purchasing women’s clothing—swimsuits, dresses, or other items—on the platform.
Subplot News reached out to Farsaci via email and Poshmark via contact form for comment. We will update this story if they respond.
@tashafarsaci men scare me more and more each day
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