You are not allowed to use Poshmark to find buyers or sellers and then complete the actual transaction outside the platform to avoid paying Poshmark's fees.
This clause financially binds all transactions that originate from Poshmark connections to the platform's 20% commission structure — even if a buyer and seller would prefer to transact elsewhere, doing so risks losing their Poshmark accounts.
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Compare across platforms →Violating this rule can result in account suspension, and it means you must pay Poshmark's commission on all sales initiated through platform interactions regardless of where you'd prefer to transact.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Platform anti-circumvention clauses are generally enforceable under contract law but may face scrutiny under competition law if used by a dominant marketplace to foreclose competition. The FTC Act Section 5 and EU competition law (TFEU Article 102) may apply if Poshmark is found to hold a dominant position in a relevant secondhand apparel marketplace. P2B Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 restricts platforms from preventing commercial users from offering different conditions on other channels only in limited circumstances.
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