Negotiate on the record
Real-time buyer-to-seller chat with structured offers you can accept, decline or counter — and optional forwarding of buyer messages to WhatsApp or SMS.
A price agreed in a phone call is a price nobody can point at afterwards. Flipns keeps the conversation and the number in the same place, so what you agreed is a record rather than a recollection.
At a glance
| Detail | What it means |
|---|---|
| Chat | Real-time, between buyer and seller |
| Offers | Structured — accept, decline or counter |
| Message forwarding | 0.25 credits per message to WhatsApp or SMS |
| Public contact number | 100 credits to reveal on one listing |
An offer is a thing, not a sentence
Send an offer in chat when you want to negotiate. The seller can accept, decline or counter, and you can refer back to the agreed price in the conversation.
Sellers who would rather invite negotiation than field it can mark a listing as open to offers, which tells buyers the asking price is a starting point.
Keeping it on Flipns is the safety feature
Keep your conversation in Flipns chat so you can refer back to the item details, agreed price and meeting arrangements. Use reporting or blocking controls if something is wrong.
The advice is short: agree the item, the price and the meeting place in Flipns chat. Never share a one-time password, and never pay in advance to someone you have not met.
Reach sellers who are not in the app right now
Not every seller keeps an app open all day. Flipns can forward a buyer's message to the seller on WhatsApp or by SMS so a live buyer is not lost to a notification nobody saw.
Forwarding is metered rather than bundled — 0.25 credits per message, with the current rate shown before activation — because it costs real money to send and pricing it honestly is what keeps it available at all.
Publishing a phone number, when that is what you want
Some sellers — a shop, a dealer, an agent — want to be phoned rather than messaged. Revealing your verified phone or WhatsApp number publicly on a listing costs 100 credits and is a per-listing choice, so it is never something that happens to your account by default.
Everyone else stays reachable through chat alone, and their number is never exposed.
Frequently asked questions
Is chatting with a seller on Flipns free?
Yes. Messaging, making offers and negotiating are all free for both sides. Credits only pay for optional extras such as forwarding a message to WhatsApp or SMS, or publishing your number on a listing.
What is an offer on Flipns?
A structured price proposal inside the chat thread. The seller can accept, decline or counter it, and the agreed figure stays on the record in the conversation.
Why should I keep the conversation inside Flipns?
You can refer back to your conversation and use the reporting and blocking controls if something is wrong. Be cautious if someone immediately asks you to move to another app.
How much does WhatsApp forwarding cost?
0.25 credits per forwarded message — see the current rate before enabling forwarding. It is optional, and buyers and sellers can simply use in-app chat instead.
Your next step
Trust you can actually inspect
Check profile badges, ratings and reviews before you arrange a deal. Use reporting and blocking controls if something is wrong.
Free to list. Pay only to stand out.
Listing on Flipns is free and there is no commission on a sale. Credits are optional: 10 to feature a listing for a day, 8 to bump it back to the top.