Make an Offer

How Make an Offer works 

On some listings, you can offer an amount you’re willing to pay. The seller can choose to accept or decline your offer, or make a counter offer.

Casual or private sellers can include the Make an Offer option on their Marketplace or Motors listings. 

• Only casual sellers can include Make an offer on their Marketplace listings.
• Only private sellers can include Make an offer on their Motors listings.
• Buyers need an authenticated account to make an offer.
• Only listings from casual sellers have Make an Offer available.
• Offers are private and can only be seen by the buyer and seller.
• Offers are valid for 24 hours unless the auction closes first. 
• Buyers can make a maximum of 7 offers per listing.
• Afterpay is not available with Make an Offer.
• Making an offer will add the item to the potential buyer's Watchlist. It'll stay there even if the seller declines the offer. 

Making an offer on auctions 

If a listing is an auction with a reserve price, buyers can use Make an Offer until the reserve price is met. When the reserve price is met, Make an Offer won’t be available anymore and all outstanding offers will be declined. 

If the listing is an auction without a reserve price, then any bid placed higher than the offer will decline any outstanding offers. 

For more information, review the Make an Offer terms and conditions.

Making an offer on Motors listings 

When the seller accepts an offer you make on a Motors listing, we re-run the background checks and let you know the results before you make a final purchase. 

If the car doesn't pass the checks, we cancel your offer. You can choose to make a new offer, with the background check information in mind. 

Learn more about Background checks on Motors listings. 

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Making an offer

1. Go to the seller’s listing.
2. Select Make an Offer.
3. Enter your offer amount and choose a shipping and payment option.
4. Select Make offer.
5. The seller will get an email and notification with your offer. It’s valid for 24 hours. They can choose to accept or decline the offer, or make a counter offer.

If the seller accepts your offer 

You’ll get an email if the seller accepts your offer. The listing will close and you’ll get the payment instructions.

If the seller declines your offer 

You’ll get an email if the seller declines your offer. If you want to, you can make another offer. Buyers can make up to 7 offers per listing. The item will stay on your Watchlist. 

If the seller makes a counter offer 

You’ll get an email with the seller’s counter offer. You can choose to accept or decline the counter offer or make your own counter offer.

Counter offer isn't available on all listings
Instead of making a counter offer, sellers can update the Buy Now price or add a comment on the listing to prompt buyers to make another offer.
Learn more about why this feature isn't available and how we're upgrading some of our systems.  

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Removing an offer

If you want to remove your offer before it’s accepted or declined, ask the seller in the listing's Questions and Answers section.

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