diff --git a/make_post_sell/models/offer.py b/make_post_sell/models/offer.py
index f67dfd1..50b7ee0 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/models/offer.py
+++ b/make_post_sell/models/offer.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ OFFER_EVENT_INT_TO_HUMAN = {
 
 
 # Defaults — shop settings override these per-shop.
-DEFAULT_OFFER_EXPIRATION_HOURS = 48  # 2 days, pre-acceptance window
+DEFAULT_OFFER_EXPIRATION_HOURS = 72  # 3 days, pre-acceptance window
 DEFAULT_OFFER_MAX_ROUNDS = 3
 DEFAULT_OFFER_AUTO_ACCEPT_PCT = 95
 DEFAULT_OFFER_AUTO_DECLINE_PCT = 50
diff --git a/make_post_sell/models/shop.py b/make_post_sell/models/shop.py
index f656592..e4f184c 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/models/shop.py
+++ b/make_post_sell/models/shop.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Shop(RBase, Base):
         BigInteger, nullable=False, default=50, server_default="50"
     )
     offer_expiration_hours = Column(
-        BigInteger, nullable=False, default=48, server_default="48"
+        BigInteger, nullable=False, default=72, server_default="72"
     )
     offer_max_rounds = Column(
         BigInteger, nullable=False, default=3, server_default="3"
diff --git a/make_post_sell/templates/offer.j2 b/make_post_sell/templates/offer.j2
index 2e36753..a847856 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/templates/offer.j2
+++ b/make_post_sell/templates/offer.j2
@@ -44,15 +44,13 @@
     <div class="alert alert-success offer-state-notice" name="alert">
       <p class="alert-message">Paid &mdash; this offer is complete.</p>
     </div>
-  {% elif can_act %}
-    <div class="alert alert-info offer-state-notice" name="alert">
-      <p class="alert-message">It's your turn &mdash; accept, counter, or decline below.</p>
-    </div>
-  {% elif is_open %}
-    <div class="alert alert-info offer-state-notice" name="alert">
-      <p class="alert-message">Waiting on the other party to respond.</p>
-    </div>
   {% endif %}
+  {# can_act / is_open notices intentionally absent — the "Your turn"
+     and "Waiting on the other party · they have X to respond" wells
+     render directly below and carry the same copy. Same pattern as
+     the dropped accepted-banner — when there's a follow-on action
+     block carrying the message, the alert stripe just orphans a
+     band of color in the middle of the page. #}
 
   {% if can_act %}
     <section class="offer-actions well">
diff --git a/make_post_sell/tests/test_integration.py b/make_post_sell/tests/test_integration.py
index 89bc040..56c071f 100644
--- a/make_post_sell/tests/test_integration.py
+++ b/make_post_sell/tests/test_integration.py
@@ -4577,7 +4577,7 @@ class TestPricingModePersistence(DatabaseIntegrationTests):
         fetched = self.dbsession.query(Shop).get(shop_id)
         self.assertEqual(fetched.offer_auto_accept_threshold_pct, 95)
         self.assertEqual(fetched.offer_auto_decline_threshold_pct, 50)
-        self.assertEqual(fetched.offer_expiration_hours, 48)
+        self.assertEqual(fetched.offer_expiration_hours, 72)
         self.assertEqual(fetched.offer_max_rounds, 3)
         self.assertEqual(fetched.offer_min_buyer_account_age_hours, 0)
         # Booleans/nullable: offer_enabled defaults None (no server_default set)