Name your need.
Let sellers compete.
Clinch is the deal room for hard-to-find things. Post what you want, PayPal holds your budget, sellers send versioned offers, and nobody gets paid until you've inspected what arrived.
- $0
- to post & negotiate
- 6%
- only when a deal closes
- 48h
- real offer expiry
Finding rare things is easy to ask for. Closing safely isn't.
Marketplaces list what sellers have, not what you need. A discontinued part, a specific alloy, a vintage receiver in good shape: you end up posting in forums and DMs.
Then the deal happens in chat. Price, condition and dates are scattered across messages, and the seller asks for Zelle or a deposit first. Nobody holds the money, nobody can prove what was agreed.
From “wanted” to “paid” in one link.
Post the need
Item, category, needed-by date, max price and the points you care about.
PayPal holds the budget
Your max price is authorized, not charged. Sellers see the money is real.
Sellers compete
Versioned offers with a line-by-line diff. Every offer has a real expiry.
Accept one exact version
The terms become a signed agreement with a SHA-256 fingerprint. PayPal takes only that price.
Inspect on arrival
A 3-day window to check it. Accept, or open a dispute with evidence.
Seller gets paid
PayPal Payouts releases the money. Both sides review; reviews stay hidden until both submit.
Every hand-off where deals break, covered.
Money held by PayPal, not by us
Authorize → capture → payout. Refunds and voids are one tap, with every PayPal ID in the money trail.
Negotiation with a memory
Every counter is a new version. You see “Price −4.5%, delivery +3 days” instead of scrolling a chat.
A copilot that works for you only
Summaries, counter suggestions and risk flags. It sees your private limit, never the other side's.
Scam shield
Flags Zelle, Venmo, gift cards, phone numbers and “pay me directly” before anyone loses money.
Disputes with evidence
The agreement, offers, chat and delivery proof are already in one place. Settle with a partial refund.
Portable trust profile
Score built from real, paid deals: on-time rate, ratings, dispute record. Each part shown, not a black box.
Others cover one stage. Clinch runs the whole deal.
Listings find the other side, escrow holds money, chat apps carry the haggling. The hand-offs between them are where people get burned.
| Buyer posts the need | Structured counter-offers | Money held until delivery | Signed terms tied to payment | Inspection & disputes | AI negotiation help | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craigslist | ||||||
| Facebook Marketplace | ||||||
| eBay Best Offer | ||||||
| Upwork(services only) | ||||||
| Escrow.com | ||||||
| Trustap | ||||||
| Clinch |
Our reading of each product's public pages, November 2026. = limited, or only in some cases.
Free until money moves.
Buyers pay the agreed price and nothing else. Sellers pay 6% when they're paid out, which covers PayPal processing. If a deal is cancelled before shipping, the buyer is refunded in full.
What are you looking for?
Post it in a minute. PayPal holds the budget, sellers come to you.