What happens to GOAT balance when the owner dies

The unpaid balance is money GOAT owes the seller for completed, authenticated sales, so it is a claim the estate may seek to recover. Earnings appear as "Credits" in the seller account and are cashed out by ACH direct deposit through GOAT's service provider Dwolla Inc. or to a PayPal account, with a 2.9% cash-out fee (Canadian sellers are exempt, certain sellers in select locations may see 3.1% based on cash-out method and preferred currency, and GOAT may reduce or waive the fee during promotional campaigns). GOAT's own pages differ on the cash-out minimum — the Seller Policy says total earnings greater than $10.00 USD, the Fee Policy says greater than $25 — so confirm the applicable figure with support. A balance in an account with no registered activity for two years can also be reduced by a $1 monthly Maintenance Fee, which GOAT applies only to accounts whose return address is in one of 33 listed states or the District of Columbia and never below $0. GOAT does not document a specific estate procedure, so the estate must contact support with proof of death and proof of authority and follow GOAT's case-by-case review.

Sneakers consigned in GOAT Storage remain the seller's property and can be withdrawn or sold. Withdrawal is requested from the GOAT Storage tab in the GOAT or alias app and ships the items to the return address on the account, with a Retrieval Fee plus any applicable taxes or duties — deducted from the seller balance first, and otherwise payable via PayPal along with any outstanding storage fees. GOAT may return items of identical SKU, size, and condition rather than the specific units consigned. The time risk is GOAT's inactive-seller rule: after two years with no registered activity GOAT emails a notice, and there is then a 30-day window to withdraw items or reactivate, after which the seller relinquishes all right, title, and interest in the consigned items and authorizes GOAT to donate, destroy, or otherwise dispose of them. Address stored inventory before an account is left dormant that long so it is not forfeited.

No. GOAT's Seller Policy and its "Can I share a Seller Account?" article both state that users may not buy, sell, transfer, or share seller accounts, and accounts found doing so may be suspended. The Terms of Use grant only a limited, non-transferable license, and their assignment clause reads "You may not assign or transfer these Terms, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent," with no death or succession provision anywhere in the document. There is no documented beneficiary designation and no self-service transfer; the estate can pursue the balance and stored inventory but not take over the account itself.

GOAT seller earnings are cashable. They appear as "Credits" in the Sell tab of the app, but they can be cashed out to a bank account by ACH (via Dwolla) or to a PayPal account once they meet the cash-out minimum; they are not limited to spending on GOAT. Because the balance can be paid out as cash, it is treated as a recoverable money asset for the estate, subject to GOAT's cash-out fee and processing time.

Funds already cashed out are no longer in the GOAT balance — they went to the destination on file, which is either a bank account connected through Dwolla or a PayPal account. The estate should identify that destination account to locate paid-out funds, and contact GOAT only about the remaining unpaid balance and any consigned inventory still held by GOAT.