Reverb Reviews 8,459

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Review summary

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Evaluating 1,657 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the product selection, noting that it's an excellent platform for buying and selling music gear, with many finding exactly what they need. The website is frequently highlighted for its well-designed interface and ease of navigation, making the user experience smooth and efficient. The service provided is also highly regarded, with many appreciating the secure transactions and helpful community. However, some people were dissatisfied with the pricing, mentioning that the advertised fees are often lower than the actual costs, leading to higher overall percentages. Additionally, a few other people also felt that the user experience could be improved with more powerful search tools and better handling of issues like misrepresentation of product condition by sellers.

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Product

People report positive experiences with product, often finding items in excellent or even better condition... See more

Website

Users describe positive interactions with the website, often finding it easy to use for buying and selling... See more

Price

Reviewers highlight ambiguous aspects of price. Many customers appreciate finding items at amazing, fair, or... See more

User experience

Customers consistently note positive experiences with user experience, often praising the platform's ease of... See more

Service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Reverb is solid. It's a good platform for buying and selling music gear. Good, not great. As a seller, the good is that the negotiated shipping prices make it reasonable to get gear to a buyer easily... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

For the most part, Reverb sellers and buyers know instruments and gear, so they try to be accurate. However, in my opinion too much misinformation is allowed to be posted as fact in listing descriptio... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ProAudioStar - The seller I bought from. My first time on Reverb I was looking for some budget monitors came across a pair or JBL 305's at an amazing price. Shipped the next day had them in 3 days,... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Every piece of equipment I have purchased through reverb has been a smooth, honest, easy transaction! The folks at Reverb itself know their business and are knowledgeable about the equipment whatev... See more


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Reverb is where musicians go to buy and sell new, used, vintage and handmade music gear. When Reverb launched in 2013, it was founded on the principle that buying and selling musical instruments should be easy and affordable. Since then we’ve become a thriving community that connects millions of people around the world to the gear and the inspiration needed to make music. From beginner musicians to collectors, mom-and-pop shops to large retailers, and popular manufacturers to boutique builders and luthiers, millions of buyers and sellers use the site and app. You might even run into some of your favorite rock stars on Reverb!


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4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome service

They provide vast options concerning musical equipment; The customer service is very good; the website is easy to navigate and designed very well.

April 23, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lack of urgency + care around items lost by DPD

I am currently dealing with Reverb's customer service team, due to DPD being unable to locate my item.

I will update this review once the issue has been resolved, but I want to flag my concerns for anyone considering buying from this platform. First, there is no way to actually speak to a human, and when you do get through to someone they exit the chat before you've even had the chance to ask follow up questions about procedures. This is incredibly frustrating, given the value of the items being bought on the platform. Second, it doesn't feel like cases are being given the urgency they deserve. I have a package that is 'lost' somewhere in the DPD depot and the responsibility is with Reverb to escalate this issue with DPD in order to locate it. Reverb have stated this could take 5 working days, which just feels completely inadequate

Dependent on the outcome, I will update this but I want to flag as a first time user of Reverb. I'm not impressed with the level of service, and if this is something you are worried about then I'd think carefully about ordering on the platform

April 23, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

An arrogant and very expensive platform

Back in the days the Reverb platform was a serious shop. Now it has turned into scammers paradise with no support for the sellers and the only focus area seems to be increasing the fees without any explanation and absolutely no vaule for the sellers.

They are becomming too arrogangt to answer simple questions from human beeings and the only auto reply after paying all their extremely expensive fees is:

Hi there,

Thanks for getting in touch. Reverb does not respond to direct emails, so your message has not been routed to our Customer Experience team.

If you need additional assistance, we recommend visiting the Reverb Help Center where you can find quick answers to commonly asked questions about buying and selling on Reverb:

Reverb | Reverb Help Center
If you still have questions, you can connect with our Support team by clicking here.

Our regular Support hours are 3:30am–9pm CST Mon-Fri and 8:30am-4:30pm CST Sat-Sun.

Totally arrogant and useless!

April 23, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't bother

I have to admit, out of around 100 items, I have only sold 1.

The rest sold on the most popular selling and auction site!

April 22, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

o whom it may concern:

o whom it may concern:

These damn idiots do not accept Swiss IBAN numbers; I wonder why they are active in our country if they discriminate against our banking system.

For the third time, they have requested that I reconnect my PayPal account, which results in recurring new T&Cs for PayPal users.

Since I uploaded my instrument with them, I have received 5 messages from interested parties, every single one of whom was a scammer; responses always ended with: "This customer has closed their Reverb account."

Their entire website and the unreliable way they operate should result in their license being revoked and their shop being struck from the commercial register. Although I defined a fixed price, I see my instrument online with a total of 3 different price specifications; this has nothing to do with percentage reduction pushing, but rather your inability to update the site.

On your Reverb service, practically only fake users get in touch who want to get hold of my account data and PayPal data but ultimately have no real interest in purchasing an instrument. In other words: your online service is completely dubious; you have no consistency one can rely on; you change your policies like others change their underwear—in short: your service is crap.

June 22, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Site for Musicians to Buy and Sell Securely, if a fee heavy.

I've bought and sold through Reverb and I can say that the shopping and selling experience have been excellent.

While the selling fees are a bit high (come on Reverb team! ;) ), the security, follow through and convenience of the site outweigh the expense, especially in relation to shipping costs/options and buyer/seller security and recourse.

April 21, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE REVERB FOR SALE!!!!

DO NOT USE REVERB FOR SALE!!!!
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET YOUR MONEY!!!!
THEY ARE IGNORING YOUR EMAILS AND REQUESTS!!!
Hello,
Received an email from Reverb after many requests, so send me my money!
We're writing to let you know we have tried to process a payment of £324.30 to you, but we were unable to transfer the funds.

My Bank account was verified by Reverb, and the status shows VERIFIED IN GREEN!

We want to make sure you receive your payment. Please visit your shop settings to ensure you have entered a bank account that can accept deposits in British pounds, along with all required identity documentation.

April 21, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Honestly...

Honestly, I haven't had enough bad experiences with Reverb consignors to feel like I can really judge how well the site handles bad situations. That in and of itself probably speaks volumes, but I CAN say that in the one or two touchy situations I've encountered, Reverb seemed MUCH more concerned with setting things right than they were with covering their own asses.

April 19, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Reverb Experience

I have been purchasing instruments and equipment on Reverb for many years. Happy with every purchase. They offer vintage quality instruments and equipment. I have been very happy with my purchases over the years.
Thank you Reverb.
Frank D,

April 10, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Reverb is a great platform with a few…

Reverb is a great platform with a few caveats.

They have an extremely stringent return policy

It is difficult to determine quickly if a seller offers returns

If they don’t offer returns you’re stuck with instrument

Even when they do offer returns it’s only a 7 day window.

However, They have a lot of good stuff.

The approach protects sellers.

April 17, 2026
Unprompted review

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