OfferUp is intended for the sale of individual, tangible items. Items must exist and be available for immediate sale. Examples of things that are not allowed include:
- Services for intangible items such as dog walking, babysitting, and IT support
- Advertisements
- Links to or information about flea markets, yard sales, and garage sales
- URLs, links, or redirecting to other websites
- Rentals and timeshares
- Multi-level marketing schemes and related promotional materials
- Job postings
- Lost pet ads
- Wanted ads
- Solicitations
- Digital account transfers
- Items planned for future purchase from another retailer, wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer
- Items of unknown contents such as “mystery boxes” or “grab bags”
- Items where the photo does not match the title or description
See our full list of prohibited items.
Help keep our community strong
If you see a prohibited item on OfferUp, please report it in the app. On that item’s page, tap 
Report, then Prohibited on OfferUp, then Done. For more information on reporting a person or an item, please see Report a person or item.
For additional restrictions on behavior such as profanity and harassment, please see Community guidelines.
Non-compliance
Posts that violate any of our guidelines, policies, or terms may be removed at our discretion. Additional actions may be taken for severe or repeat offenses.