As of today, OfferUp only supports local, in-person transactions. Shipping is no longer available for any listing — all items are posted and sold for local pickup only. This is the current, ongoing policy, regardless of when you're reading this.
Why we did this
OfferUp started with a simple idea: help people easily and safely buy and sell great things within their own communities. Over time, we saw that the true magic of OfferUp happens locally. By retiring shipping, we're able to dedicate our resources to making local transactions simpler, safer, and more rewarding.
Timeline of the transition (historical)
- September 23, 2025: Sellers could no longer select the shipping option when posting new items. From this date forward, all newly posted items had to be for local pickup only.
- October 21, 2025: We removed the shipping option from all existing items that didn't have an active offer or a shipping transaction in progress. Any items with an in-progress transaction at that time had their shipping process completed as usual.
FAQs
Depending on when you posted or managed your listing, here’s what changed:
- As of September 23, 2025, new listings no longer support shipping and must be for local pickup only.
- Shipping options were removed from existing listings by October 21, 2025, unless there was an active offer or a shipping transaction already in progress.
- OfferUp has shifted its focus to local, in-person selling, so all listings are now centered around local pickup.
This applies only to shipping transactions that were already in progress before October 21, 2025. If you're asking about a new sale, note that shipping is no longer available
If you haven’t received payment from a previous shipping sale, check that you’ve added a deposit method. Here’s what to do:
- Open the OfferUp app and log in to your account.
- On the Home page, tap Account in the bottom right corner.
- Under Transactions, tap Payment & Deposit methods.
- Under Deposit account, tap Add deposit account (or Edit to update your deposit method).
- Enter your debit card information and billing zip code, then tap Save. (If preferred, you can tap Add bank account instead to enter your bank account information).
- Check your mobile device for a text message containing a verification code.
- Tap Resend in the app if you don’t get the text.
- Tap I don’t have this phone with me in the app if you want the code emailed instead.
- Enter the verification code in the app under Code, then tap Verify.
If you’ve added a deposit method and are still having trouble receiving your payment, select the Contact Us button below for further assistance.