If you are downsizing, spring cleaning, or decluttering your life of stuff, check out the OfferUp app.
It’s a cool way to get rid of things you don’t need and turn a few dollars into the bargain. And without the usual hassle typically associated with online selling.
If OfferUp sounds somehow familiar, it’s because OfferUp has absorbed Letgo and become one giant mobile market.
And thanks to OfferUp’s local focus, it’s easy to buy and sell without shipping costs if you can meet up for the exchange.
It’s easy to search locally for a multitude of items that are close at hand. So it is way easier to sell, buy and shop for bulkier items like furniture.
But whatever your particular shopping needs be clothes, cars, shoes, vintage clothes, or car parts, OfferUp is the ideal for sourcing whatever you need to buy or sell. Plus, you can get the best deals in real-time without having to rely on out-of-date classified ads or garage sales.
OfferUp has a wealth of experience in organizing safe and secure community and neighborhood mobile marketplaces. So you should have no serious worries about security.
Post items for sale or buy in under 30 seconds
Find great deals and discounts in your local area
Sellers are rated by customers
New postings every day
Secure in-app messaging
Browse by category and location
Create watchlists of items
OfferUp is all about making shopping local, and buying and selling are based around trust. You can also potentially save a lot of money by searching out local deals and not have to pay exorbitant shipping charges.
OfferUp and Letgo were leading rivals in the mobile marketplace sector. However, they joined forces in July 2020 when OfferUp acquired Letgo to create a digital marketplace powerhouse.
However, OfferUp is nowhere near as large as Craiglist but is an Editors’ Choice on Google Play. Sellers and those looking at listings on the app can share the goods for sale on their Facebook profiles as well.
The use of ratings for sellers and buyers is an essential step in making the process feel secure and reducing scammers. The in-app messaging service also provides an extra layer. You are not required to disclose your email address or cell phone number.
Always use the OfferUp payment service, as this means OfferUp protects you. If someone suggests another payment method, proceed with extreme caution, as this is a favorite tactic of scammers.
Offerup lets you buy at the asking price or make the seller an offer, as the name suggests.
Multi-language support
It’s a free download
An excellent way to buy and sell locally
Not as safe as OfferUp would like to portray
It’s not unheard of for OfferUp sales for high-value items to end in robbery
The OfferUp app is downloadable from Google Play and Apple’s App Store. The Android app needs 67 MB of storage and Android 5.0 or later. The iOS variant needs 102.2 MB and iOS 10.0 or later.
