How to make a swap offer on TBBN

A swap offer proposes trading one or more of your own items — plus cash if you like — for an item you want. To make one you need a TBBN account and at least one active listing of your own to offer.

Steps

1. Find the item you want on Browse (the marketplace) and open it.
2. Check Trade value and Looking for on the listing — they tell you what the other person values it at and what they'd like in return.
3. Select Propose a swap. The Build your swap panel opens.
4. Pick one or more of your items. Selected items show a tick.
5. Optionally enter Add cash on top (optional).
6. Check the summary:
   • [the item] value — the value of what you want,
   • Your offer value — the value of everything you're offering,
   • the bottom line: Even swap, You still owe an amount, or [the other person] owes you an amount.
7. Select Send swap proposal.

You see Offer sent! Follow it in your Inbox, where it's marked sent by you.

Why can't I make an offer?

You see	What to do
Log in required	Sign in, then come back to the listing
You don't have any active listings to offer yet.	List an item first, then return
This item isn't available for TBBN checkout.	It's a sale only listing. Follow the link to buy it on the store's own site
No Propose a swap button	The listing is your own, or it's no longer available

Tips

• Offer items you'd genuinely part with — if they accept, the trade goes ahead.
• If the values don't match, adding cash makes the offer more likely to be accepted. See Trade value for how values are worked out.
• Use clear photos on your own listings — the other person sees them when deciding.

What happens next

The other person accepts or rejects it. If they accept, a trade starts and appears under Trade history on your account page — see Finish a trade.