> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.extrascoop.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bidding and Escrow

> How to manage offers and negotiate with newsrooms.

You will learn how to accept or counter financial offers for your media.

When a newsroom places a bid on your scoop, you receive a real-time notification. You manage all active negotiations in the Offers tab.

## Reviewing an Offer

Every offer you receive is backed by Verro™ Escrow. This means the newsroom has already committed the capital, and the funds are locked. You never have to chase an agency for payment.

An offer details:

* The bidding agency (e.g., BBC Newsroom, Reuters, AP).
* The exact price in GBP.
* The licence type (typically exclusive).

## Responding to an Offer

You have three options when reviewing a bid:

1. **Accept:** Instantly triggers the atomic settlement. The Digital Deed is transferred, the broadcast-quality file unlocks for the agency, and the escrow releases the funds to your account.
2. **Counter-bid:** Propose a higher price. The original offer is voided, and the agency must accept your new terms.
3. **Reject:** Dismisses the offer.

Once you accept an exclusive offer, the scoop is immediately removed from the live marketplace, and no other agency can bid on it.