Example scenario · illustrative, not a real seller
An example pair of trainers cost $18, with $8 shipping on top. After the processing fee, a $35 sale leaves about $15.13 profit, so $35 becomes the Auto-respond floor.
What you’ll get
- Make Offer and Send Offer compared.
- A floor worked out after the processing fee.
- How Auto-respond uses that floor.
- Send Offer timing and limits.
- Why an accepted offer doesn’t reserve the item.
A Depop offer holds a price, not the item
Depop lets buyers make offers on your listings and lets you send offers to people who liked an item. Two details shape how you should use both: offers last 14 days, and an accepted offer doesn't reserve the item. Until the buyer actually pays, someone else can still buy it at the full price. That makes offers a negotiating tool, not a sale.
Set a floor first, then let offers and Auto-respond work within it.
How Depop offers work
Depop's Make Offer and Send Offer articles, checked November 8, 2026, describe both directions:
| Feature | Buyer makes an offer | You send an offer to likers |
|---|---|---|
| Who starts it | The buyer, from the listing | You, to one or all likers |
| Response window | You have 14 days to accept, decline or counter | The buyer has 14 days to buy at your price |
| Shipping | Not included; the buyer also pays the shipping you set | Not included; the buyer also pays the shipping you set |
| Limits | One active offer per buyer per item; buyers in your country only | One active offer per buyer; can't be edited until it expires; buyers in your country only |
| After acceptance | Buyer is notified and can buy at the agreed price; others can still buy at the original price | Others can still buy at the original price until it sells |
Depop also says you can accept more than one offer; all those buyers are notified and it's first come, first served. Send Offer isn't available on items listed with multiple sizes.
Step 1: Calculate your floor
Depop's seller fees page says US sellers pay no Depop selling fee and a payment processing fee of 3.3% plus $0.45 on the item price, shipping and any applicable taxes, for sales through Depop Payments. If you boost the item, Depop's boosting fee also applies. Your floor is the lowest item price that still covers your cost, those fees and the profit you want.
In this chosen example, a pair of trainers cost you $18, the buyer pays $8 shipping, and you want at least $15 profit. Leaving tax out for simplicity:
| Accepted price | Processing fee (3.3% of price + $8, + $0.45) | You keep | Less $18 cost | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45 | $2.20 | $42.80 | $18 | $24.80 |
| $38 | $1.97 | $36.03 | $18 | $18.03 |
| $35 | $1.87 | $33.13 | $18 | $15.13 |
| $32 | $1.77 | $30.23 | $18 | $12.23 |
At these assumptions, about $35 is your floor. The offer room tool runs the same check with your numbers.
Step 2: Use Auto-respond with that floor
Depop's Auto-respond article says you set the lowest price you're happy to accept; offers at or above it are accepted automatically, and lower offers get an automatic counteroffer at your set price, within 60 seconds. Depop notes that your lowest price becomes your automatic counteroffer. Set it at your floor, or slightly above if you want room.
Auto-respond check: Because the lowest price is also the automatic counteroffer, every low offer receives your floor price straight away. If you'd rather counter higher and negotiate, leave Auto-respond off for that item.
Step 3: Send offers to likers deliberately
Depop suggests discounts and prices when you tap Send offer. You can send to one liker or all of them. Because you can only have one active offer per buyer and it can't be edited until it expires after 14 days, choose the price carefully: a too-deep offer stays live for two weeks.
Step 4: Handle accepted offers
An accepted offer is not a sale. Depop says the transaction is only completed once the buyer buys at the agreed price, and until then other buyers can purchase at the original price or make their own offers. If you accept several offers, the first to buy wins. Don't set the item aside or ship anything until payment arrives through the BUY button.
Step 5: Review your offer history
If you regularly receive offers well below your floor, your listed price may be above what buyers expect, or the listing may lack detail. Compare with sold items and improve photos and descriptions using the Depop descriptions guide before lowering the price.
Common mistakes
- Accepting an offer and treating the item as sold.
- Setting Auto-respond below your real floor.
- Sending a 14-day offer at a price you'll regret.
- Forgetting that shipping is paid on top, not included.
- Counting a boosted sale's fees as if it weren't boosted.
Negotiate inside your floor
On Depop, offers last 14 days and don't reserve the item, so set a floor after fees, let Auto-respond enforce it and treat only a paid order as a sale. Everything else is a conversation.
Worked example · hypothetical, not a real seller
Keep the example in view
| Accepted price | Processing fee | Profit after $18 cost |
|---|---|---|
| $45 | $2.20 | $24.80 |
| $38 | $1.97 | $18.03 |
| $35 | $1.87 | $15.13 |
| $32 | $1.77 | $12.23 |
Chosen example · edit the numbers
Try your own floor, price and offer discount.
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Practical questions
How long do Depop offers last?
Depop says sellers have 14 days to respond to an offer, and buyers have 14 days to buy at a price you send.
Does an accepted offer reserve the item?
No. Depop says other buyers can still buy at the original price until the accepted buyer pays.
Does the offer include shipping?
No. Depop says the buyer also pays the shipping cost you set.
How does Auto-respond work?
Depop says offers at or above your lowest price are accepted automatically, and lower offers get a counteroffer at that price.
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