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Browse marketplace items, publish listings for new or preloved goods, message sellers, make offers and participate in auctions. Buyers and sellers arrange their exchange together. TAKEME does not process buyer-to-seller payments or create shipments.

Public listings and this Help Centre are available without login. Sign in with email/password or Google to use account features such as Saved, messaging, offers, bidding and selling. TAKEME V1 is intended for adults aged 18 or older.

Use Explore search and its available category, condition, price, listing-type and location filters. Select the heart on an item to save it after signing in. Saved keeps items and auctions together with your searches and followed sellers.

Open the listing and use Chat. An eligible buyer can start a conversation with the seller; you cannot open a buyer chat on your own listing. Ask about condition, authenticity, accessories, collection or delivery and any costs before agreeing.

No. A supported buy-now request can form an agreed deal when accepted. Payment and exchange are arranged with the seller; TAKEME does not run checkout, hold buyer funds or guarantee delivery.

Open Sell, choose Buy now or Auction, add the supported item details, photos and general location, then review before publishing. Pick a saved meet-up place explicitly if you want it included. Your private address is never used automatically.

New, Like new, Good and Fair. Choose accurately and explain defects or missing accessories in the description. TAKEME does not inspect or authenticate each item.

Use Save draft to keep a listing for later, then find it under Profile → My Listings → Drafts. My Listings provides supported edit/status actions. Auction timing and amounts become locked once it starts, and auctions with bids cannot be cancelled by the seller.

New, branded and preloved goods can be listed when lawful and accurately described. Sellers acting for a business use the available profile/listing tools and remain responsible for their authority and legal obligations. TAKEME does not currently provide dedicated business verification or guarantee authenticity.

On an available listing that supports offers, use Make Offer and enter your amount. The seller can accept, decline or counter; the buyer can accept a counter. Track the real offer state in Messages or the relevant deal view.

It records an agreed marketplace amount and deal state. It does not confirm payment or create a shipment. Agree collection/delivery and any costs with the other participant.

Use the relevant transaction controls. Completion uses both participants’ confirmations. A cancellation request must be accepted through the existing two-party flow. A dispute records a concern and does not automatically resolve it or issue a refund. Do not confirm an exchange that did not happen.

Open a live, eligible auction, read the item and timing, then use Place Bid. Review the amount before confirming. The first valid bid meets the starting amount; later bids meet the current amount plus the minimum increment. Sign-in is required.

The auction displays your bid state and the minimum next amount. You can bid again while it remains live. Optional outbid alerts can appear in Updates according to your notification preference.

The accepted highest bid and server finalisation determine the result at the stated end time. An auction without valid bids has no winner. A winner can receive an agreed deal to arrange the exchange with the seller.

No. The backend rejects bids from the auction’s seller.

No. TAKEME does not currently extend an auction automatically after a late bid. The displayed end time still applies, and submitting at the last moment does not guarantee the server accepts it.

There is no buyer bid-withdrawal control. Account deletion preserves legitimate live bids and auction outcomes; live auction obligations can keep deletion pending. Bid carefully.

Ordinary conversations are private to their buyer and seller. An authorised review of a reported message/conversation can include limited relevant context. The current messenger supports text; message attachments, typing indicators and read receipts are not available.

Updates contains persisted in-app alerts. Settings → Notifications controls eight supported optional categories; essential offers, transactions, disputes and auction wins remain on. Native push, email/SMS marketplace alerts and daily digests are not active.

Open Saved to switch between items, searches and sellers. Save a supported Explore query explicitly to receive matching-listing alerts. You can edit, pause/resume or remove saved searches and unfollow sellers through the existing controls.

Where the action is available in personalised discovery, it hides that listing and offers Undo. It does not block a seller or hide an entire category. Private marketplace activity can influence recommendations.

Use Settings → Edit profile for the supported photo, display name and general location. Security shows your actual connected providers. Email/password accounts can request Firebase’s reset email; Google accounts use Google’s account security for that credential.

No. A saved private address is account-only. A general profile/listing area can be public. Saved meet-up places are private until you explicitly select a place for a listing; that listing then shows the selected public snapshot.

Open Settings → Delete account or the public account-deletion page. Sign in to your own account, reauthenticate and confirm. The page explains what is removed, limited retained history and progress/retry. Completion is shown only after required cleanup and Auth deletion succeed.

Live auctions with bids, unfinished accepted deals or unresolved cases can delay final cleanup. Normal marketplace activity stops while necessary resolution access remains. Deletion does not silently cancel a valid bid or fabricate a deal outcome. Read the progress page and use available legitimate resolution actions.

Keep communication in TAKEME where practical. Never share passwords or verification codes. Ask questions, inspect the item, use a public meet-up place and agree the exchange and costs before proceeding. TAKEME does not provide payment or shipping guarantees.

Use Report listing on an item, Report seller on a seller profile, or Report in a conversation/on another participant’s message. Sign in, choose a relevant reason and add concise details. Reports are submitted for review; no response time or outcome is guaranteed.

No. Listing publication does not mean the item has been checked or authenticated. TAKEME currently does not provide escrow, insurance, payment guarantees or guaranteed refunds. Read the listing carefully and report concerns.

Contact our support team for account or marketplace help. Never send your password or sign-in codes.