If you've hit "you can't make any more offers right now" on Vinted, or you're a seller wondering why the same buyer keeps coming back with a slightly higher number, you've run into Vinted's offer limits. Here's how they work, why lowballing is so common, and what sellers can do about it.
How Vinted offer limits work
Vinted doesn't let buyers send unlimited offers. There's a cap on how many offers a buyer can make in a period of time, both on a single item and across the app. Once a buyer hits it, the Make an offer option stops working and the app tells them to try again later.
The limit works on a rolling time window, not a fixed daily reset at midnight. In practice that means:
- An offer that's declined or expires doesn't immediately give the buyer another try.
- Once enough time has passed since their earlier offers, the buyer can make offers again.
- The exact numbers and timings are set by Vinted and have changed before, so the in-app message is the most reliable guide to when you can offer again.
For buyers: if you're blocked, wait it out or message the seller to ask whether they'd take a price. A message isn't an offer and doesn't count against the limit.
For sellers: a buyer's second or third offer is usually a sign of real interest. That's often a better moment to counter than the first lowball.
How long an offer stays open
An offer that isn't answered doesn't stay open forever. If the seller doesn't accept or decline, it expires. That's why sellers who check the app once a day can miss good offers: if you're slow to reply, the buyer may already have bought from someone else.
Why people lowball on Vinted
Lowballing on Vinted isn't personal. A few things about the platform encourage it:
- The offer button is right there. Making an offer takes one tap, so many buyers send one on everything just to see what happens.
- Buyer fees go on top of the price. Buyers pay Vinted's buyer protection fee plus postage on top of your price, so they push the item price down to make the total feel fair.
- There are lots of similar listings. With the same brands listed by thousands of sellers, buyers know there's probably a cheaper one somewhere.
- Some sellers accept anything. Every seller who takes half price teaches buyers that it's worth asking.
What sellers should do about it
You can't stop lowball offers, but you can make them cost you less.
- Know your floor before the offer arrives. If you know what you paid and the lowest price you'll take, answering an offer takes seconds. Our guide to handling lowball offers on Vinted covers when to counter and when to decline.
- Price with a little room. If your listing price already sits at your floor, every offer is a loss. Leave room to negotiate. See how to price Vinted items for profit.
- Use bundles. A buyer looking for a deal is often happy to take two or three items at a discount, which lowers your per-item postage and packing time. See how to price Vinted bundles.
- Refresh items that have sat too long. If an item has gone weeks without a sale, the price or its visibility is probably the problem. Fix those rather than accepting a lowball out of frustration.
Track what offers actually cost you
The real cost of accepting offers only shows up when you add up a month of sales. The DepopAutomation.com profit tracker logs what you paid, what each item sold for and the fees, so you can see your real margin after offers instead of guessing. If you list on both Depop and Vinted, the bulk lister and cross-listing put every item in front of more buyers, which makes it easier to say no to the lowballers. Older Vinted listings can be bumped with relisting.
Conclusion
Vinted caps how many offers a buyer can make, and that cap resets over a rolling window rather than at a set time each day. Lowballing is a side effect of one-tap offers and fees added at checkout. Know your floor, leave room in your price, push bundles, and track your real margin so offers don't quietly eat your profit.