Make an Offer
Make an Offer lets buyers offer an amount, for the seller to accept or decline.
Make an Offer lets buyers offer a price to the seller on general Marketplace listings.
How Make an Offer works
On some listings, you can offer an amount you’re willing to pay for an item. The seller can choose to accept or decline your offer, or make a counter offer.
- 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.
- Buyers can make a maximum of 7 offers per listing.
- Afterpay is not available with Make an Offer.
Make an Offer and 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
- Go to the seller’s listing.
- Select Make an Offer.
- Enter your offer amount and choose a shipping and payment option.
- Select Make offer.
- 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.
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.
Removing an offer
If you want to remove your offer before it’s accepted or declined, reach out to the seller through the listing's Questions and Answers section.
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