Make an Offer

How It Works

For Buyers

Two ways to buy: find surplus that's already listed, or post what you need and let sellers come to you.

Option A

Find It

Browse the Market and buy directly.

  1. 1Browse the Market, filter by category, condition, price and location.
  2. 2Find surplus that matches what you need.
  3. 3Review the anonymous seller info: industry, approximate location, condition, Verified badge.
  4. 4Buy Now at the listed price, or Make an Offer with your own price and quantity.
  5. 5Counter if needed, the seller can accept, counter back, or decline.
  6. 6Agree a final price and invoice amount.
  7. 7Pay securely through the platform, your payment is held until delivery is confirmed.
  8. 8Seller identity is revealed the instant payment is confirmed secured.
  9. 9Arrange your own collection or courier, the seller has 5 business days to hand it over.
  10. 10Once a courier's involved, confirm delivery against the tracking number, either of you can do this, it's what starts your window to report a problem.
  11. 11Confirm receipt, or let the window elapse automatically if there's no issue, that releases payment to the seller.
Explore the Market

Option B

Ask For It

Post a Want Request and let sellers respond.

  1. 1Post what you need as a Want Request: category, quantity, target price, delivery area.
  2. 2Stay anonymous while your request is visible to sellers.
  3. 3Receive matches and offers from sellers who have what you're looking for.
  4. 4Compare offers from multiple sellers side by side.
  5. 5Accept, counter, or decline each offer.
  6. 6Pay securely through the platform once you accept, your payment is held until delivery is confirmed.
  7. 7Both identities are revealed the instant payment is confirmed secured.
  8. 8Arrange collection or courier yourself and cover the cost.
  9. 9Once a courier's involved, confirm delivery against the tracking number, either of you can do this.
  10. 10Confirm receipt, or let the window elapse automatically if there's no issue, that releases payment to the seller.
Post what you need

Good to know

No marketplace fee for buyers

You never pay a fee to Make an Offer. Only sellers pay a commission, shown to them before they ever accept your offer.

You arrange and pay shipping

Make an Offer doesn't book or price logistics. You always organise your own collection or courier and cover the cost, sellers never arrange or deliver it for you.

Payment protection

Your payment is held by the platform until delivery is confirmed and you've had your window to confirm receipt or report a problem, before it's released to the seller.

A genuine problem, not a change of mind

If something's materially wrong, not as described, wrong quantity, undisclosed damage, or the wrong item, report it and payment stays held while you and the seller sort it out. It isn't a general right of return. If you can't agree in time, payment defaults to the seller, but that's just the platform's payment mechanics, not a ruling that your claim was wrong, the seller can still be liable to you under the Terms of Service for a genuine problem.

Anonymous until payment secures

You never see a seller's real identity or exact address until your payment is confirmed secured, and vice versa.