Understanding Poshmark Offers: How to Make and Accept Them

Understanding Poshmark Offers: How to Make and Accept Them

Poshmark is more than just an online marketplace; it's a dynamic community where buyers and sellers connect, negotiate, and agree on prices. At the heart of this interaction is the offer system, a feature that empowers both parties to find a price that works for everyone.

Whether you're a buyer looking for a great deal or a reseller aiming to maximize sales and profits, mastering the art of the offer is essential. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about how to make, accept, and send offers on Poshmark.

We will also explore advanced strategies and how serious resellers can use powerful automation to scale their business, save time, and dramatically increase sales. For those looking to grow, tools that streamline your workflow are no longer a luxury—they're a necessity.

How to Make an Offer on Poshmark as a Buyer

The "Make an Offer" feature on Poshmark is a fast and private way to negotiate a lower price for an item you want to purchase. It’s a direct line of communication between you and the seller to agree on a price without public back-and-forth.

The Basics of Making an Offer

When you find an item you love but think the price is a bit high, you can submit a private offer to the seller. This negotiation is visible only to you and the seller, keeping the process discreet.

It's important to understand a critical rule: on Poshmark, offers are binding. If a seller accepts your offer, the purchase is final. The payment is processed immediately using the payment method on your account.

Because of this, Poshmark requires you to have a valid payment method and shipping address saved to your profile before you can submit an offer. This ensures a seamless transaction the moment your offer is accepted.

What Happens After You Make an Offer?

Once you submit your offer, the seller is notified. They have three options: accept your offer, decline it, or make a counteroffer. If they counter, you will then have the same options to accept, decline, or make another counteroffer.

Offers don't last forever. If a seller takes no action within 24 hours of you submitting your offer, it automatically expires. Don't worry if this happens; you can always submit a new offer if the item is still available.

Similarly, if a seller declines your offer, the door isn't closed. You are free to make a new, slightly higher offer to continue the negotiation. Buyers can also cancel any counteroffers they have made, as long as the seller has not yet accepted, declined, or let it expire.

Keep in mind that you might not be the only one interested. Multiple buyers can submit offers on the same listing. The first offer or counteroffer that the seller accepts wins the item, and all other active offers on that listing are automatically cancelled.

Finally, if any buyer decides to purchase the item at its full listed price by selecting "Buy Now," all existing offers are immediately cancelled, and the item is sold.

How to Send Offers on Poshmark as a Seller

For resellers, offers are the engine of your business. They are your primary tool for converting interested shoppers into confirmed buyers. You can either respond to offers made by buyers or proactively send offers to users who have shown interest in your items.

Responding to Incoming Offers

When a buyer makes an offer on one of your listings, you have 24 hours to respond before it expires. You have a few choices, but one pro tip stands above the rest: do not decline offers, not even the ones you consider "lowball."

While it's only speculation, some sellers believe declining offers may be detrimental to your standing in Poshmark's algorithm. More importantly, declining an offer completely halts any chance of making a sale with that buyer. There is no reason not to send a counteroffer.

Sending a counteroffer keeps the negotiation alive and dramatically increases your chance of making a sale. Treat every offer, no matter how low, as a starting point. It's an opportunity to engage with an interested buyer.

One of Poshmark's best features for sellers is that when an offer is made on an item, Poshmark notifies all users who have "liked" that item. A banner also appears on the listing, creating a sense of urgency that can prompt another liker to make a better offer or purchase it outright.

Proactively Sending Offers to Likers (OTLs)

Waiting for buyers to make offers is a passive strategy. A much more effective approach is to proactively send "Offers to Likers" (OTLs). These are special, private offers sent via notification and email to every user who has liked your item.

Poshmark requires that OTLs include a price discount of at least 10% off the listing price. To entice buyers further, you can also offer discounted shipping, which you as the seller would pay for.

The key to successful OTLs is speed. It's a pro tip to act fast and send an offer within minutes of someone liking your item. This allows you to engage users while they are still active on the app, which can lead to more impulse purchases. Many successful sellers build their business model around sending OTLs of 15-20% off almost immediately after a like.

However, manually sending offers for every like can become incredibly time-consuming, especially as your closet grows. This is where automation becomes a game-changer for your business.

With our platform, you can automate this entire process. We send personalized offers to buyers on your behalf without you having to lift a finger. This ensures you never miss an opportunity to make a sale, even when you're busy sourcing, sleeping, or spending time with family.

Want to turn more likes into sales effortlessly? Try our platform to see how automated offers can transform your Poshmark business.

How to Accept an Offer on Poshmark

Accepting an offer on Poshmark is a straightforward process that finalizes a sale. Whether you're a seller accepting a buyer's offer or a buyer accepting a seller's counteroffer, the steps are simple and the results are immediate.

When an offer comes in that meets your price point, you will receive a notification. You can navigate to the offer and simply tap the "Accept" button. Once you do, the magic happens instantly.

Poshmark immediately processes the payment from the buyer's account. Any applicable sales tax is estimated and added to the order based on the final offer price.

The listing is then marked as "Sold," and the price displayed will reflect the final negotiated amount, not the original listing price. This sale is now binding, and all other outstanding offers from other potential buyers on that same item are automatically cancelled.

Your next step is simply to package the item and ship it to its new owner.

Advanced Poshmark Offer Strategies for Resellers

Moving beyond the basics of sending and accepting offers can significantly boost your sales and profitability. Implementing a few advanced strategies will set you apart from casual sellers.

Strategic Pricing for Negotiation

Your offer strategy begins before you even list your item. To be successful, you need to price your items high enough to offer a discount and still yield a comfortable profit, but low enough to remain competitive.

A pro tip is to price your inventory up to 35% higher than the amount you need to make a solid profit. This built-in cushion gives you ample room to send out attractive OTLs, accept reasonable offers from buyers, and still hit your financial goals.

Always research "comps" (comparable sold listings) on Poshmark to understand what an item has sold for recently. This data, especially sold comps, is more valuable than what items are currently listed for, as it reflects what buyers are actually willing to pay.

The "No Such Thing as a Lowball" Mindset

Many sellers get discouraged by low offers, but top resellers view them differently. An unpopular but profitable opinion is that there is no such thing as a "lowball" offer. Every offer is simply a starting point for a negotiation.

Remember, the buyer does not know and does not care about your cost of goods, your shipping supplies, or your desired profit. Their offer is based on what they are willing to pay. Instead of declining, always counter. You might be surprised how many negotiations that start low end in a successful sale.

Using Direct Shares and Bundles

When a shopper likes multiple items in your closet, don't just wait for them to act. This is a perfect opportunity for a direct share. You can create a bundle for that user, add all the items they've liked, and then leave a comment with a special private offer.

This personalized approach is highly effective. Just be sure to use it politely and strategically to avoid being seen as pushy or spammy.

Leveraging Closet Clear Out Events

Poshmark regularly hosts "Closet Clear Out" (CCO) events, which are golden opportunities for sellers. During CCO, if you drop the price of a listing by at least 10%, Poshmark notifies every liker and offers them reduced shipping for a limited time—at Poshmark's expense, not yours.

This is one of the best times to move stale inventory, as the combination of a price drop and a shipping discount paid for by Poshmark is often too good for buyers to resist.

Supercharge Your Poshmark Sales with Reeva

The strategies discussed above are powerful, but they all require time and consistent effort. For resellers looking to scale their business from a side hustle to a full-time income, manual execution becomes a bottleneck. That's where we come in.

Our platform is designed to automate the most time-consuming tasks of running a resale business, giving you back valuable time to focus on sourcing, growth, and what matters most to you.

Save Time with Powerful Automation

Running a successful Poshmark closet requires constant activity, and we automate the key tasks that drive visibility and sales.

• Automated Sharing: Poshmark's algorithm favors active closets. We automatically share your products to your followers and to Posh Parties, keeping your items at the top of search results and newsfeeds.
• Automated Offers to Likers: Never miss a sales opportunity again. Our system sends personalized offers to buyers moments after they like an item, capturing their interest when they're most engaged.
• Automatic Relisting: The "new listing" boost is real. We automatically relist your stale products, giving them fresh exposure in search results and brand feeds without you having to manually copy and delete them.

As TUFFNY from New York shared after using our platform, "I've cut down my admin time by at least 30%, which has allowed me to source more products and expand my offerings."

A Complete Platform for Growth

We do more than just automate tasks. We provide an all-in-one platform to run your entire resale business, whether you sell on Poshmark, eBay, Mercari, Depop, or all of them.

• Instant Listing Creation: "Reeva has cut my listing time by more than half," says FabFam from Washington. Just upload your photos, and we create complete listings with titles, descriptions, and prices.
• One-Click Cross-Listing: Publish your items to all your marketplaces from a single dashboard. When an item sells, our auto-delist feature instantly removes it from other platforms to prevent overselling.
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Resellers who use our tools see incredible growth. Vintage Vault WV saw a +372% increase in items sold in just 3 weeks, and Nuzzydeals experienced a 7x increase in sales. If you're ready to stop juggling manual tasks and start seeing real growth, it's time to get the right tools for your business.

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Poshmark Best Practices: A Quick Guide

To maximize your success with offers and sales, it's crucial to follow general best practices on the platform. Here’s a quick summary of what you should and shouldn't do.

Conclusion: Master Offers and Scale Your Business

Understanding how to effectively make, send, and accept offers is fundamental to success on Poshmark. For buyers, it’s the path to getting a great deal. For sellers, it is the most powerful tool for converting interest into revenue.

By adopting a strategic approach—pricing correctly, never declining an offer, and proactively engaging with likers—you can significantly increase your sales. Remember that every offer is an opportunity, and negotiation is part of the process.

As your business grows, these manual tasks can become overwhelming. The key to scaling your Poshmark store is to embrace automation. By letting a smart platform handle the repetitive work of sharing, relisting, and sending offers, you free yourself to focus on the high-value activities that truly grow your business: sourcing incredible inventory and expanding your offerings.

Stop spending all your time on admin work. Let us handle the daily tasks so you can focus on your profits. Start your free 7-day trial of Reeva and see how we can help you build the resale business you've always dreamed of.