Buy together: group buys
Join a group buying the same product for less. If it fills in time you get an order at the group price; if not, you pay nothing.
Some sellers offer a group price below their regular price, provided buyers reach a set number of items together. You'll find these deals under Buy together and on product pages that have one.
Reading a deal
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| The group price and Save X% | The price per item if the group fills, against the seller's regular price (instead of). |
| X of Y items | Items reserved so far and the number needed. |
| Time left | The group starts when the first person joins and runs 1 day, 2 days, 3 days or 1 week, as the seller chose. |
| At most X per person | The most one person may take, always below the target so nobody fills the group alone. |
Joining a group
- Open the deal and tap Join the group. If you're not signed in, tap Sign in to join first.
- Choose the Quantity.
- Enter the delivery address. We fill it in with the last address you used in this country.
- Choose How you'll pay when it fills: Cash on delivery or Pay online, as available for this amount in your country.
- Tap Reserve my place.
When you join, the quantity you chose is held from the seller's stock for the group, so it can't sell out while you wait.
When the group fills
- Each member gets an ordinary order at the group price, from the same seller, to the address they entered.
- You get a Your group filled alert, and the order is in My orders.
- If you chose to pay online, you have 24 hours to pay from the order page. If you don't, the order is cancelled and the items go back to stock.
- Delivery is added as in the seller's offer; from then on it runs like any order: the seller accepts, ships, you track it, and returns work as usual.
If it doesn't fill
If time runs out before the target is reached, the group is cancelled: nobody pays anything, the items go back to the seller, the addresses saved for the group are deleted, and you get a Your group didn't fill alert. You can join a new group or buy the product at its regular price.
Leaving a group
Before the group fills, open the deal page and tap Leave the group; the items you reserved go back to stock. Once it has filled you have an order, which is cancelled like any order: see Cancel an order.