Selling on Ovdix: where to start
Five steps from the first photo to the sale.
1. Post a listing
Tap “Post ad” and choose what you’re selling.
2. Tell the assistant — it puts together a draft
After “Post ad”, tap “Tell the assistant” and send photos of the item or describe it in a few words. The assistant puts together a draft with the title, category and description. Check it and tap “Publish” — or tap “Edit” to adjust the details and the price. You can also fill in the listing yourself: choose “Selling” and go through the blocks.
3. Link Telegram
A buyer who doesn’t get a reply within a couple of hours goes to another seller. The website has no push notifications — link Telegram in notification settings, and messages will arrive there instantly. In the Ovdix app, messages come as push notifications. More in the guide to notifications.
4. Bump your listing
New listings push yours down. Once every 7 days, tap “Bump” — it’s free, and your listing goes back into the feed as new. Editing the price or text does not bump the listing. All the options are in the guide “Bumping a listing”.
5. Sold it? Mark the buyer
When unpublishing, choose “Sold on Ovdix” and mark the buyer from the chat; if you shipped the item, tap “Mark as sold” right in the chat, under the tracking number. You can both leave a review — with reviews, people buy from you more willingly. All deals are in “Deals & reviews”. How it works is explained in the guide to deals and reviews.
A shop, a craftsperson or a service? Set up a storefront
Services and items in some categories can only be listed from a business storefront — it gathers all your listings on one page, together with your name, contacts and address. You can set up and change a storefront in the chat with the assistant: tell it what you do — it will prepare the name, description and contacts and show a card, and the storefront appears once you confirm it. In the same way, the assistant changes the description or contacts and moves listings you have already posted to the storefront. To set up a storefront by hand, go to your business profile.
Item not selling?
Lower the price by 5% or more — buyers will see a discount, and those who saved the listing will get a notification. More in the guide “Discounts”. Lots of listings? Change prices for all of them at once in the “Products” table.
Frequently asked questions
What can’t I sell?
Weapons, tobacco and vapes, spirits and other strong alcohol, medicines and dietary supplements, brand replicas, private currency exchange, documents and accounts. The full list, the listing requirements and what happens if you break the rules are in the Posting rules.
How much does it cost?
Posting, chat and search are free, and there is no commission on sales. Subscriptions in the app give you more listings and bumps.
Can I sell to a buyer in another city?
Yes: turn on “I can ship by courier or post” in the listing — the buyer sends their address in the chat, and you reply with a tracking number. More in the guide “Shipping by courier or post”.
What language should I write in?
Your own. Ovdix will translate the listing, and buyers can open the original. If a translation is off, you can fix it — see the guide “Listing and storefront translations”.
Where is my unfinished listing?
In “My Ads”, on the “Drafts” tab. More in the guide “Drafts, copies and deleting listings”.
How will people find out about my new listings?
Buyers can follow you with the “Follow” button on your storefront or on a listing page. Followers get a notification about your new listings: the first one right away, then at most once a day. Only you can see how many followers you have — on your own storefront or profile and in “My Ads”; new followers also appear in the weekly summary. More in the guide “Notifications: Telegram, push and email”.