Selling App Mercari Runs ‘Clean Sweep’ Sweepstakes

Mobile selling app Mercari is running a sweepstakes to encourage users to list unwanted items as they declutter their homes. The “Clean Sweep” sweepstakes offers $500 each to five grand prize winners. Users can also earn coupons for listing items for sale.

Users earn the coupons based on their listing activity between January 27 and February 15, 2020. Those who list between 5 and 9 items on Mercari receive one $5 coupon; those who list between 10 and 19 items receive one $7 coupon; and those who list 20 items or more receive one $10 coupon.

The coupons can be used on a single item purchase of $25 or more and are good for 7 days after issuance.

The drawing for the five grand prize awards will be conducted on March 1st.

Be sure to read the terms on us-lp.merc.li/cleansweep2020 for details and restrictions.

Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.