Offer up has become a place for trolls and flakes now they ask if this is available then Dont reply or they have a whole conversation with you like there going to show up for the deal and then stop responding They really need to do a purge for some of these accounts
Does anybody else miss the old OfferUp? Like I feel like it's fallen off so hard. Like literally last year I was doing so good with sales and making good money and getting tons of views and action on my listings. Now it's a ghost town this year. Views are extremely low and slow. I used to get 1000s of views on my listings, now the listings barely reach like 30 views. Like what happened? Did everybody abandon it or what? I feel like it went downhill when they stopped shipping too. What's y'all opinions? Also, anybody got any ideas on where else to sell locally? Besides FB Marketplace and Craigslist?
Car was appraised at this price btw... in case anyone thought it was actually a hunk of junk.
I can't buy or sell anything on this platform
As a buyer:
I would like to buy your item today.
(2 day later still no reply)
As a seller:
Random user - is it available?
Me - yes, I'm available today.
(2 days later no reply)
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Hi there! I'm new to OfferUp, and still trying to get a feel for the community. I've sent out four questions to separate sellers, and have yet to get a response.
My first thought was that these are dead, inactive listings, but then I considered how a new account might look suspicious. Are fresh accounts like mine likely to be dismissed by sellers?
OfferUp recently banned standard users from listing streaming devices, allegedly due to concerns around piracy and unauthorized streaming services.
At face value, that sounds reasonable.
But here’s the contradiction:
Verified OfferUp Business accounts — reportedly paying $500+ per month for premium/business plans — are still openly allowed to sell devices like SuperBox and VSee/V-Box style systems that are widely marketed around free live TV, premium sports, PPV access, and subscription-free streaming.
Let’s be honest about what these products are known for.
These aren’t ordinary retail streaming devices like an Amazon Fire TV Stick being used for Netflix and YouTube. Their entire market positioning revolves around bypassing traditional paid content ecosystems.
So the policy raises a serious question:
If streaming devices are truly banned because of piracy concerns…
why are the most piracy-associated devices still allowed — as long as the seller is paying for a high-tier business account?
Because from the outside, it doesn’t look like anti-piracy enforcement.
It looks like selective enforcement based on revenue.
Either:
Ban all devices associated with piracy equally, or
Allow legal streaming hardware sales equally.
But targeting small sellers while allowing large paying accounts to continue operating creates the appearance that policy enforcement is financially motivated rather than principle-based.
Curious if others have noticed this too.
Hi, I just bought something off offerup but I want to send some extra money. Essentially it was some kid who was selling something to save up for something else. I just picked it up but it turned out that there was more stuff than I thought. I agreed to his price thinking it was only for part of the stuff I received so I wanted to pay him more to cover it and help him save up a little. Unfortunately I only had enough cash to pay his asking price and no extra. I was hoping to send him a check or whatever digitally but don't want to come off as a scammer asking for personal info. How could I go about that?
Hey guys, Im wondering if there’s anything wrong with the rim on any of these tires? If there’s anything wrong with it I’d like to know.
Thank you.
Like what do I look out for? I don't do anything shipping, only local pickup. I saw somewhere someone said to check the serial number with Nintendo but I've tried Nintendo support live chat and both times they wouldn't tell me if the serial was reported stolen or banned. I've heard I can check for ban by going to eShop on the system before buying, but that would only help if it's banned due to piracy or hacking.
They're already too expensive in store and prices are going up further. CA tax is like an additional $40-50 on the price so trying to snag one locally. I've seen a couple going for around $400.
I decided to try out selling Computer rams on OfferUp. Someone messaged me about shipping it to them. They mentioned that they will send the funds and the courier will pick up the rams at a given time. I was not reached out by any courier anywhere. I got this link in the text chain. When I click it, it goes to the OfferUp website and tries to process my bankcard using Stripe. Has anyone dealt with this before? Verification keeps failing and theres no other way to receive the funds. Also is someone supposed to reach out to me for the package? So much confusion honestly
Not sure when this changed but I just noticed OfferUp’s block feature now says blocked users can no longer see your profile or listings.
Historically blocking on OfferUp mostly just stopped messaging. People complained about this for years because blocked users could still see listings, follow sellers around, lowball, harass, report spam or create drama.
Example older discussions:
https://www.reddit.com/r/offerup/comments/f32tb5/how\_to\_filter\_out\_specific\_sellers/
Now the app explicitly says:
“This user will no longer be able to message you, see your profile, or see your listings.”
I attached a screenshot.
Honestly this is a step in the right direction. Anyone who sells on OfferUp knows there are trolls, weirdos, harassers, repeat lowballers and people who just waste your time. If someone gets blocked there is usually a reason.
I have no idea if this is a full rollout yet because there does not seem to be much discussion online about it, but if this is a real change then good.
This was reported almost immediately and I know it’s a scam but still makes me sick to know people think this is ok to write at all…
Those who have left or are leaving OfferUp. What other platforms have you all had the most success with?
Looking forward to Ditchit to picking up steam this year as they’re rapidly expanding, plus it’s AD FREE, NO SELLING FEES, AND OFFER SHIPPING.
Looking at PC deals on OU is hilarious. Guy said he wasn’t using AI, his PC must’ve magically gained a different looking 5070 and a third stick of ram along with a label on the motherboard. What a joke.