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How to Handle Lowball Offers
Someone just offered you $20 for something listed at $100. Here's what to do.
First: don't take it personally
Lowball offers are a fact of life on Marketplace. Some buyers throw out 50% offers habitually—it's a strategy, not an insult. Others genuinely don't know the value of what they're looking at.
Before you list anything, decide on your floor price—the minimum you'll actually accept. This makes responding to lowballs effortless.
How to respond (with scripts)
Scenario: Listed at $80, they offer $25
Scenario: They push back again with $30
Scenario: Offer is so low it's not worth countering
Scenario: Old listing, you want to move it
The "offer" button lowballers
Facebook lets buyers send formal offers below your listed price. Some buyers use this to send very low offers automatically.
- →You can counter-offer, accept, or decline directly in the app.
- →Declining doesn't end the conversation—you can still counter via message.
- →If you don't want low offers, you can turn off the offer feature on your listing.
When lowballs are a signal, not just noise
If you're only getting lowball offers and no full-price enquiries after 2+ weeks, it's worth questioning your price:
- →Search eBay "sold listings" for the same item to see real transaction prices.
- →Check what others are listing the same item for on Marketplace in your area.
- →Consider whether your item is actually in the condition you think it is.
More on this: How to price items on Facebook Marketplace →