What is Buy Now and Make Offer

Artsy provides secure checkout through our selling options—Buy Now, Make Offer, and Make Offer in Inquiries—which offer fast sales and structured negotiations optimized for selling. By listing works for direct purchase and negotiation, your sales processes become more efficient. All of these options are backed by our Seller Protection, including our US$100,000 fraud protection guarantee. 

Buy Now 

Buy Now lets collectors immediately purchase works on Artsy at a fixed price that you set. This selling option makes it easy for collectors to instantly purchase works with their credit or debit card. 

Make Offer 

Make Offer lets galleries discuss details, review key collector information, and negotiate with collectors through payment-verified offers making managing sales easy and safe — all on the Artsy platform.

How can I start using these selling options?

If you are interested in using Buy Now, Make Offer, or Make Offer with Inquiries, please see Getting Started with Secure Checkout.

All of these options are backed by our Seller Protection, including our US$100,000 fraud protection guarantee.