OfferUp’s greatest strengths are its “local pickup only, no shipping” method of selling, and its zero selling fees. Yep, whatever you make from your sales is yours to keep.

But, if you’re willing to shell out some money, you’ll be able to use OfferUp to its fullest extent, and get some extra perks to boot.

Here’s the lowdown on all OfferUp fees and subscriptions, and how each one will benefit you.

Key takeaways:

• OfferUp doesn’t have a selling fee, but has a host of subscription features available to make selling easier for businesses.

• You can post a certain number of listings for free every month. Once you run out, you can either buy single listings (prices vary by category and show in the app) or buy a listing subscription.

• OfferUp has a premium subscription for $7.99/month for those who want to stand out and have an ad-free experience.

• OfferUp’s Promote Plus subscription, priced at $19.99/month (or $99.99/year), lets you promote a single listing (or five, on the bigger plan) for as long as you want.

• Businesses can set up a virtual storefront on OfferUp, with subscription plans starting at $49/month.

• OfferUp also lets businesses post service offerings for $75/month. You can also advertise any jobs that you’re hiring for at $25/listing.

• If you’re a high-volume seller, use Crosslist to create and manage your OfferUp listings.

Types of OfferUp’s fees and subscriptions

OfferUp’s selling fees

OfferUp doesn’t have a selling fee, so you get to take home 100% of the amount you make from whatever you sell. 

The zero selling fee is because all of OfferUp’s pickups and payment transactions are in-person only.

You decide when and where to meet, and how you want to get paid (either through cash or digitally, such as Apple Pay). 

OfferUp isn’t involved in the process beyond giving buyers and sellers a platform to find each other, so it doesn’t take a cut of the sales.

You might still see older guides mention a 12.9% service fee (minimum $1.99) on shipped items. That fee is gone.

OfferUp ended its nationwide shipping service on September 23, 2025, so every sale is now local, and none of them come with a selling fee.

But, the downside of OfferUp’s hands-off, zero selling fee approach is that if something goes wrong, you can’t contact OfferUp to arrange a refund or a return.

So, if a buyer picks up the product without paying, or insists on paying less than what was mutually agreed upon, you will have to take care of it yourself. OfferUp won’t help you.

Read our in-depth guide on how to sell on OfferUp.

Listing fees

While there’s no limit to the number of listings you can create on OfferUp every month, there is a limit to how many of them you can create for free.

In other words, OfferUp limits the number of free listings you can create per month. And, this number differs for each listing category.

Here’s how many free listings you get per category:

The free listing limits of one category do not affect the others.

This means that listing a car won’t impact your free listings in the other categories, so you can list a total of 307 free listings on OfferUp, spanning various categories, each month.

Any product that doesn’t come under one of the specific categories mentioned above will go under “all other categories.” Books, clothes, shoes, and trinkets, for example. 

Free listings are renewed at the beginning of each calendar month.

Unused free listings do not carry over to the next month, so plan them properly and monitor the amount of free listings you have left. 

OfferUp also alerts you when you’re about to run out (or already have), so you won’t get caught off guard.

💡 Expert tip: Never try to circumvent the free listing limit by posting your items under the wrong categories. If you do this, OfferUp will remove your listing and may also take further action on your account.

If you ever run out of your monthly free listing allowance in any category, and want more, you can buy extras through the OfferUp mobile app.

Buying single listings

Let’s say you’ve listed 15 electronic items in a month, using up all of your free listings for that category.

But you have just 1 more cell phone left in stock that you really want to sell before your new inventory comes in next month.

In this case, you can buy 1 additional listing for the electronics category from OfferUp. Tap Post on the OfferUp mobile app and enter the details as you normally would.

On the “Finish” page, select 1 post and proceed to Confirm and pay. 

The additional listing will be now available for you, so go ahead and finish posting it.

The platform doesn’t make the pricing public; all it says is that the price of a single listing varies according to category, and that you can review the amount in the app before the purchase. 

Sellers on Reddit report paying around $1 per extra listing in some categories, but OfferUp’s App Store page also lists $4.99 and $7.99 listing fees, so check the price in the app before you buy. 

You cannot cancel or get a refund for a paid listing, so use them wisely.

Buying a subscription for multiple additional listings 

If you regularly find yourself needing additional listings, you can buy a subscription that gives you a set number of extra listings per month.

A subscription bundle of 5 listings will cost less than buying 5 listings separately each month.

Currently, subscriptions for listings are only available for the following categories:

• Cars and trucks

• Appliances

• Furniture

• Cell phones and accessories

• Jewelry and accessories

• Tools and machinery

Subscriptions are not available for motorcycles and listings that fall under “all other categories.”

Each subscription applies to that particular listing category alone. For example, if you buy a subscription for appliances, you can’t use them to list furniture.

You’ll have to get another subscription for that listing category. 

To buy the listing subscription:

• Open the OfferUp app and click on Post

• Enter all the necessary details

• On the Finish page, select the number of additional listings you’d like to buy per month. Tap on See more options to view additional packages

• Click on Confirm and pay once you make your selection

• Go to the Posted page and click on Done

The subscription will auto-renew every month, so if you want to cancel, you’ll have to do it at least 24 hours before the renewal to prevent getting billed for the next round.

You can also upgrade or downgrade your subscription based on your changing needs. 

Upgrading your subscription: possible only after you run out of listings. New listings become available immediately.

Downgrading your subscription: goes into effect only after the current billing period is over.

📝Note: Your subscription doesn’t automatically get canceled if you deactivate or delete your OfferUp account! You’ll have to manually do the canceling yourself to stop getting billed for it.

If we’re being honest, you likely won’t be making use of all of your free listings every month (unless you’re a really high-volume seller, or someone who deals exclusively with electronics, furniture, tools, jewelry, etc.).

For high-volume sellers, OfferUp offers enhanced subscription bundles through something called OfferUp for Business (more on this later).

Premium subscription

Pricing: $7.99/month

Free trial: 3 days

Best for: Buyers, although sellers can also get a premium subscription if they want to be noticed

You can use OfferUp for free till the end of eternity. But, if you get a premium subscription, you get a whole lot of benefits with it that will help you stand out from the crowd. 

Here are OfferUp’s premium subscription perks:

• Exclusive access to new listings 30 minutes before they’re made available to non-Premium users. This way, when your neighbor finally lists that beautiful Persian rug of theirs that you’ve been eyeing, you can grab it before others do. Watch out for the timer icon on the listings to spot early-access items

• A completely ad-free experience

• A new Premium badge around your profile picture that instantly catches everybody’s eyes

• Messages that go straight to the top of a seller’s inbox, giving you a better chance of snagging that must-have item

While it’s the buyers that will get the most out of the premium subscription, sellers who use OfferUp to source their next inventory can also opt for it.

To sign up for OfferUp’s premium subscription:

• Open the app and head to Account

• Here, select OfferUp Premium

• If you’ve never made use of the 3-day trial before, you’ll see an option to Start 3-day free trial. Click on that. If you’ve already used up the free trial, click on the Go OfferUp Premium button

• Select your payment method and hit Subscribe

If you don’t want the money to be deducted from your account after the free trial, cancel the subscription at least 24 hours before the free trial is about to end. 

The subscription automatically renews every month, but you can cancel anytime. 

Promote Plus subscription

Are your listings sitting there, unsold, for weeks? Or maybe you want to bring attention to a high-ticket item that you’re listing.

Either way, you can boost your listings by promoting them on OfferUp for a fee. 

When you buy a promotion for a listing, it appears at the top of buyers’ feeds. This gives your item more visibility, increasing its chances of selling faster. 

OfferUp shares the promotion spot between sellers, so you’ll see a rotating cast of listings. 

Buying a limited promotion: You can promote a single item for 1 day or 3 days. OfferUp lets you combine multiple promotions as well.

For example, you can buy a 1-day promotion + a 3-day promotion for the same item, boosting it for a total of 4 days.

The actual price of each promotion depends on what you’re promoting and for how long.

You’ll be able to review the pricing before you buy the promotion, but we’re not too happy about the fact that the prices aren’t standardized and public.

To buy a limited promotion:

1. On the OfferUp app, go to Home → My listings

2. Select the listing you want to boost

3. Click on Sell 2x faster

4. Choose how long you would like to promote the item for (such as 1 day or 3 days)

5. Review the pricing, select your preferred payment method, and tap Buy

To buy another promotion for the same item, just repeat the above steps again.

Buyers will see your promoted listings with an arrow near it.

You can check how your promoted listings are doing by going to My listings and selecting Promotion results under the “for sale” sign.

This will give you an idea of whether the paid promotion is yielding any results or not. 

Buying a promotion for 30+ days: The above method works great for promotions that only run for a short period.

When you want to promote an item for 30 days or more, you can get a Promote Plus subscription. 

Promote Plus comes in two levels: 1 item or 5 items. With either one, you can keep listings promoted for as long as you want.

Sold the listing you were promoting? Just swap out the promotion and boost another listing instead. 

A Promote Plus subscription costs $19.99/month. If you bill annually, the price reduces to $99.99/year, giving you a 58% discount.

You can switch between the monthly and yearly subscription options any time you want.

The subscription also comes with a 3-day free trial so you can see it in action before making the purchase. 

To buy a Promote Plus subscription, follow steps 1-3 outlined above.

Instead of choosing a 1-day or 3-day promotion duration, click on Promote Plus, then tap on Start 3-day free trial.

Choose the monthly or yearly subscription offer and begin your free trial.

If you’ve already used up the free trial, you’ll see a button prompting you to Go Promote Plus instead. Select that, and you’re good to go. 

OfferUp’s storefronts for businesses

OfferUp has some special features that are available only to businesses. Local retailers and resellers who sell a high volume of items can set up virtual storefronts on OfferUp. 

Your storefront works as a branded business profile, where you can add a custom business description, business address, working hours, and a website link.

Buyers will also see a search bar on your profile. Additionally, you get a Verified Business badge that shows you’re legit and increases buyer trust. 

You can keep your virtual storefront up and running for a monthly subscription fee.

You can upload your entire inventory, create listings quickly, and even boost the most important listings with a single click.

You also get click-to-call options, real-time chat features where you can share your business information or pictures, and custom message templates for quick replies to frequently asked questions.

The more expensive storefront subscription tiers also automatically sync products from your Shopify store. It’s basically a mini business website that exists within OfferUp.

Not ready for $249/month? Crosslist can cross list your Shopify products to OfferUp without the storefront fee.

Here’s how much OfferUp’s storefronts cost:

Don’t have a business license? OfferUp Pro gives high-volume sellers similar tools, like item promotions and access to the Business Portal, with pricing customized to your needs.

Services subscription

Do you provide local services such as plumbing, cleaning, or home repair?

For a monthly fee, you can post your services on OfferUp and get your name in front of thousands of potential local clients. 

When you subscribe to OfferUp’s Services subscription, you’ll get access to one service listing. Pick a category, such as Handyman, and advertise your service offerings.

If you’re a jack of multiple trades, you can buy additional listings to list the other services you offer. 

Here are the pricing details for OfferUp’s Services subscription:

• 1 month: $75/month

• 3 months: $180 (billed every 3 months)

• 6 months: $315 (billed every 6 months)

• Additional listings: $75 per listing

To sign up for the Services subscription:

1. Open the OfferUp mobile app, tap Services, and select Post a service

2. Enter all the necessary details about your service and select Next

3. If your identity has not been TruYou verified, you’ll be prompted to do so (you’ll have to upload a government-issued identity card and take an on-the-spot selfie)

4. You’ll be sent to the Payment page where you’ll be prompted to select one of the subscription options (i.e. monthly, quarterly, or half-yearly)

5. Confirm your subscription option, select your preferred payment method, and complete the purchase

Information required to create a Service listing: Before you can advertise your service to locals, you need to add the following information to OfferUp to help potential customers know what you offer:

• Service location or zip code: Your listing(s) will be visible to anybody within a 20-mile radius of you

• Service category and sub-categories: This is important to make sure that you get relevant inquiries

• Profile picture or business logo: Adding your own picture is a great way of increasing buyer trust. If you’re choosing to go the business logo route, make sure that logo is image-searchable, and that the search results lead to your website or LinkedIn profile (for buyers to verify that you’re legit)

• Business name: Again, this helps with verifying you

• A brief introduction: Tell buyers who you are, what you do, and how you do it. If you have any professional licenses or certifications, mention them here!

Optional, but nice-to-include business information about your service to garner higher engagement and more inquiries:

• Pricing details: This takes out the guesswork and prevents you from wasting time talking to people who can’t afford your rates

• Listing images and videos: You can upload up to 10 photos and 3 videos per listing. This is your chance to really show off your skills. Add videos of you in action, before and after photos of completed projects, or even images of the premium-quality tools you use

• Phone number: A lot of people (especially older people) still prefer booking services by calling them directly. Adding a functional phone number will increase trust and make it easier for buyers to contact you

• Google reviews: Show them how great you are by highlighting all the ways in which previous customers have gushed about you!

• Year founded: If you’ve been in business for a long time, adding this piece of info can establish you as a veteran in the industry

💡 Expert tip: Before you post your first service listing, run through the list of supported and prohibited services to make sure you’re in the clear. 

Job advertisement fees

Maybe you’re a local brick-and-mortar business looking to hire some extra help from locals. Or maybe you need a freelancer for a one-off gig.

Either way, if you’re a company or business, you can post job ads on OfferUp. It’s a great way to fill your vacancy while also giving local applicants a chance. 

Each job advertisement costs $25 and stays active for 30 days. If you regularly post more than 10 jobs a month, though, you can work out a pricing plan with OfferUp directly. 

Here’s what you need to post a job offer:

• Job location (zip code)

• Job title

• Job description

• Job category or industry

• Employment type (full time, part time, or one-off gig)

• Company name

• Application method (i.e. email, phone, website)

📝 Note: Applicants can’t apply directly through OfferUp, so you need to provide an external communication channel. You also can’t talk to applicants within OfferUp.

OfferUp also gives you comprehensive analytics on your job listing performance so you can see if candidates are actually engaging with your post.

Automobile dealer profile

If you’re an automobile dealer, you can get a verified dealer profile on OfferUp and use it to list and sell cars and trucks.

The pricing for this, though, is highly customized, so it will depend on your inventory size, location, and other needs. 

You get several perks, such as a special verified badge, integration with your inventory management system, CRM integration with lead filter technology, communication tools (click-to-call, real-time chat), promotion tools, and performance insights.

So, how much does OfferUp take?

Nothing from your sales. OfferUp doesn’t take a cut, and most casual sellers will never pay a cent.

Costs only kick in when you need more listings than your free allowance, want to promote an item, or sign up for a business plan.

If you sell furniture, appliances, or phones in volume, watch your free listings and only pay for a subscription once you’re hitting the cap every month.

Sell more on OfferUp with Crosslist

If you’re a high-volume reseller, then you probably already know how time-consuming it is to create each OfferUp listing manually.

That’s where Crosslist comes in. Whether you’re creating a new listing, or simply cross listing from another platform to OfferUp, Crosslist helps you do it in seconds. 

Some of Crosslist’s most attractive features include:

• Support for 11+ marketplaces, including OfferUp, making multi-channel selling a breeze

• A single, universal listing form that helps you create a listing once and post it everywhere simultaneously

• Autodelisting to prevent you from double-selling the same product

• AI-generated listings and pricing suggestions for when your brain just isn’t cooperating

• One-click delisting and relisting to turn stale inventory fresh

• A fully-functional mobile app

Try Crosslist risk-free today!