For buyers
How bargains work
Mianos is built around a fair conversation between buyer and seller. Every listing has package prices to anchor the negotiation, but you don't have to pay sticker — you can propose your own price, your own start date, and a quick note about what you're running.
Make an offer
Pick the package that fits your campaign — usually 1 week, 2 weeks, or a month. Set the start date you actually want, type your offer in euros (or your home currency), and add a sentence about who you are and what you'll be advertising. We don't show your offer publicly; only the seller sees it.
What the seller does next
Once your offer lands, the seller has 48 hours to respond. They can do one of three things:
- Accept — your card is charged immediately and funds move into escrow.
- Counter — they propose a different price or start date. The thread continues; you can counter back up to 10 times before either side has to commit.
- Decline — the offer closes. You can browse for another space, or message a question first if you want to understand why.
Closing the deal
The moment one side accepts, payment is captured. We don't release the money to the seller yet — it sits in escrow at Stripe until the ad is actually live and you've confirmed it (or 7 days pass since the seller's proof of placement).
A few things worth knowing
Edge cases that come up often enough to be worth flagging:
- Offers expire after 48 hours of inactivity. Use it as a polite forcing function.
- You can only have one open offer per listing at a time. Withdraw the old one if you want to make a fresh proposal.
- The seller can pause or hide the listing while you're negotiating — your offer stays valid until expiry.
- "Buy at asking price" exists when you'd rather skip the negotiation entirely.