Stake Your Claim

​Stop competitive bids by delisting the post from SUpost.

​Signal You’re a Serious Buyer

​Inform the seller that you're a serious buyer, and you’ll respect his or her time.

Get the Seller's Direct Contact

Know Who You're Dealing With

Reservation fee is retained by SUpost.  
​After reserving, you need to pay the seller directly the full price.

​BUYER

Faster.

Want to grab that room for rent in housing listings before someone else does?  In need of a bike right away?  SUpost Reserve allows for faster purchases.  Just click the "Reserve" button to instantly claim the post for your name.

Safer.

SUpost Reserve informs you of the seller's direct contact information.  Know who you're dealing with before meeting.

Easier.

Take the hassle out of purchases. Sellers will know you're a "Serious Buyer".

SELLER

Faster.

Don't want the hassle of going through interested parties and replying to a ton of emails? Want to be assured that you'll only interact with serious buyers? SUpost Reserve allows you to only accept buyers who have given their payment details. 

Safer.

SUpost Reserve only reserves items once buyers have given their payment details. Now you can be assured that you will be paid once your items have been released or services have been rendered.

Easier.

Eliminate the hassle of reading and replying to buyers that are just shopping around, and be assured that you will get your money.

SUpost Reserve is a great advantage to both buyers and sellers: speeding up the transaction and making it safer.
- Charlie, Stanford MS 2017, Electrical Engineering Department

How It Works for Buyers

When you make a reservation, SUpost sends an email to both the buyer and the seller.  This notification is a confirmation of your reservation for the post.  You are provided with the seller's email address, and the seller is provided with your email address.  You and the seller have the responsibility to complete the transaction by emailing each other.  

With the seller's email address sent to you, contact the seller directly in order to receive your item or service.  The money spent for the reservation is retained by SUpost and will not go to the poster. The poster will require you to pay the price listed on the post in order for you to receive the item.

By making a reservation, the post is deleted from the SUpost listings.  

How It Works for Sellers

When a buyer makes a reservation, SUpost sends an email to both the buyer and the seller.  This notification is a confirmation of the buyer's reservation for the post.  You are provided with the buyer's email address, and the buyer is provided with your email address.  You and the seller have the responsibility to complete the transaction by emailing each other.   Please email the buyer to complete the transaction.

When the buyer made the reservation for your post, your post was deleted from the SUpost listings. 

By reserving your post, the buyer demonstrated serious commitment to completing the purchase with you.  This is a serious buyer, ready to complete the transaction.  Request payment directly to the buyer. 

SUpost does not provide a payout to sellers for reservations. 

FAQ

FAQ for Buyers

I just made a reservation of a post listed on SUpost.  What are the next steps to receive what I bought?
By making a reservation, you informed the seller that you are a serious buyer and ready to complete the purchase.  Both you and the seller are emailed a notification of the reservation of the post for you. Your reservation deleted the post from the SUpost listings, reserving the item for you.  You should have received an email from SUpost with the seller's contact email.  Please email the seller directly and ask to complete the transaction.  You will need to make a payment to the seller for the value listed on the post in order to receive the item.  The reservation fee is retained by SUpost and not passed on to the seller.

FAQ for Sellers

I just received an email saying that a buyer reserved my post.  What are the next steps?
By reserving your post, the buyer demonstrated serious commitment to completing the purchase with you.  Please email the buyer to complete the transaction.  Request payment directly to the buyer.  SUpost does not provide a payout to sellers for reservations.