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Can I ask a seller to find me something?

Yes, and it is one of the most underused things here. How to ask so you get an answer.

The Metzee team15 Oct 20262 min read

Yes. Send an enquiry. Stores who buy stock to resell are often actively looking, and a specific request is useful to them rather than a nuisance.

If they find it, they can send you a private offer for it — a listing only you can buy, at an agreed price, for a limited time.

What makes a request answerable

Be specific. "Any sarees?" gets nothing. "A Kanjeevaram in deep green, around six yards, under ₹8,000" gets a reply, because they can actually look for it.

Say your ceiling. It is not weakness; it saves both of you a conversation about something you were never going to buy.

Say when you need it by, if it matters. A store that cannot help this month may be able to in two.

Ask the right store. Someone who sells one of a kind cannot find you a second one. A reseller who posts a hundred items a month can.

What happens next

They may say no, and that is a real answer. Not everything is findable.

They may send a private offer. It expires, so do not sit on it.

They may just list it publicly and tell you. Then it is first come, or it goes to auction — which is the store's right. If you want it held for you, that is what the offer mechanism is for, so ask for it that way. Can I negotiate with a seller?

The thing to avoid

Do not arrange it off Metzee. A request that ends in a bank transfer and a promise has no order, no held money, no return route and no record. That is the shape of the commonest scam in any marketplace, and it starts with a perfectly friendly conversation.

Keep it on the platform and both of you are covered. Is Metzee safe to buy from?

Following is the lazier version

If you would rather not ask, follow the stores that sell what you want and let the notifications do it. Over a few weeks that finds more than a single request usually does. How do I find a seller I bought from before?

For sellers

Requests are the cheapest demand signal you will get. Three people asking for the same thing in a month is a buying decision, and it arrived without you paying for any of it.

More: can I negotiate with a seller, can I ask for more photos, how do I find a seller again.

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