Get the conversation started before you open the alert.
Some finds are good deals at the asking price. Others become good deals after a seller says yes to a lower offer.
Three jobs, with different controls
Auto-message sends a natural interest or availability opener for an approved listing. You enable it per search, so watching a market doesn't automatically mean contacting everyone in it.
Auto-lowball approaches eligible listings with a price offer. That can include otherwise-approved listings priced up to 33% above your normal buy target. A seller asking more than you want to pay isn't necessarily a dead end.
Negotiation handles a limited back-and-forth within your target. Pounce can negotiate for up to three replies, then hands the conversation back to you. Auto-message, Auto-lowball, and negotiation are included in both Standard and Pro.
Your target sets the budget
With Auto pricing, Lowball target ROI sets a separate negotiation limit based on the resale estimate. You might want normal alerts at 35% ROI but only negotiate when there is room for 60%. A higher ROI target means a lower buying budget, not a promise that the item will sell at the estimate.
For example, a $400 resale estimate and a 60% ROI target imply a $250 buy ceiling before any applicable fees or other constraints: ($400 − $250) ÷ $250 = 60%. The actual opening offer can be lower to leave room for a counter.
In Manual pricing, you set a maximum negotiated purchase price instead. See the full target rules in Docs.
What happens when the seller replies?
Pounce can read the reply and send a price counter within its limits. An accepted offer, a counter that needs your decision, unclear terms, or a question it cannot answer for you will need your attention. Check the Messages inbox rather than assuming an automated conversation means a purchase is arranged.
You handle pickup and payment. If the seller asks where to meet or which payment method to use, open the conversation and answer yourself. Pounce doesn't inspect the item or make those arrangements on your behalf.
An offer, a counter, then your turn
Illustrative conversation, not a real seller exchange. Suppose you've set a $250 maximum negotiated purchase price for a console. The wording and offers below are made up to show where automation ends.
- Pounce opens: “Would you take $220 for the console?” The opening offer leaves room below your limit.
- The seller counters: “I could do $240.” If the listing and conversation still meet the rules, Pounce can continue within your $250 limit.
- The seller asks: “Can you pick it up tonight?” That needs you. Pounce doesn't know your availability and shouldn't make a pickup commitment for you.
Check Needs action, read the exchange, and reply yourself. A price agreement isn't a completed purchase. Confirm what's included, arrange the handoff, and inspect the item before paying.
When Pounce stops negotiating
- An offer is accepted. You take over to finish the purchase arrangements.
- A counter needs your decision. Pounce doesn't have permission to spend beyond your limit.
- The seller asks something only you can answer. Pickup times, meeting places, and payment preferences belong to you.
- The terms are unclear or the reply limit is reached. Review the conversation instead of assuming Pounce will keep replying.
That handoff is part of the workflow, not a reason to leave a seller waiting. Keep an eye on Messages after outreach starts. The goal is to get you into the right conversations sooner, not to buy an item without your involvement.
You choose when and where it messages
Messaging Hours, the message radius, account session status, and a daily limit all affect whether an opener can be sent. Your alert radius can be wider than the area where you want automatic outreach.
New setups default to 20 new conversations per account per day. Auto-message and Auto-lowball share that limit; they are not separate allowances. Existing saved limits aren't replaced by an update. Replies in an existing negotiation don't use another opener slot.
These controls help you manage activity, but no setup guarantees that Facebook will never restrict an account. Start with searches and settings you can review.
Keep the human part simple
Use the Needs action view for conversations waiting on you. Read the full exchange before replying, confirm what's included, and check the item's condition before paying. If you're done with a thread, hiding it also stops Pounce from monitoring it and continuing automated negotiation.
Read the inbox and messaging setup or compare plans. You don't need Pro just to use negotiation.
After you buy it
Record what you actually paid in My Flips. When you're ready to sell, choose your listing account and stop the monitor before opening Relist on the Pounce find. Pounce prepares a Marketplace draft with the available details and photos. Review the condition, price, wording, and photos before publishing; only reuse photos you own or have permission to use.
Relisting doesn't mark the item bought or sold for you. Once it sells, record the sale price and expenses in Insights. That gives you recorded profit after the costs you entered, separate from the estimate that made the original alert look promising.
See the relisting steps and how to record a completed flip. If you're still getting the searches dialed in, start with how Marketplace alerts and timing work.