diff --git a/api/package-lock.json b/api/package-lock.json
index eabc415..0564ae8 100644
--- a/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/api/package-lock.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
         "@types/bluebird": "^3.5.36",
         "@types/koa": "^2.13.5",
+        "@types/koa-websocket": "^5.0.7",
         "@types/lodash": "^4.14.182",
         "@types/mocha": "^9.1.1",
         "axios": "^0.27.2",
@@ -325,6 +326,17 @@
         "@types/koa": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/koa-websocket": {
+      "version": "5.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/koa-websocket/-/koa-websocket-5.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zv5F0iaV9zk3iXLzvskUZKgX35RW7F7UNX3tK1FNQUn2nierQWlY2aM0dBTYs0kLVLRtBhsxcUdiKzDp9JPOAw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/koa": "*",
+        "@types/koa-compose": "*",
+        "@types/ws": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
       "version": "4.14.182",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.182.tgz",
@@ -382,6 +394,15 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/ws": {
+      "version": "8.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6YOoWjruKj1uLf3INHH7D3qTXwFfEsg1kf3c0uDdSBJwfa/llkwIjrAGV7j7mVgGNbzTQ3HiHKKDXl6bJPD97w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@ungap/promise-all-settled": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ungap/promise-all-settled/-/promise-all-settled-1.1.2.tgz",
@@ -3961,6 +3982,17 @@
         "@types/koa": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/koa-websocket": {
+      "version": "5.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/koa-websocket/-/koa-websocket-5.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zv5F0iaV9zk3iXLzvskUZKgX35RW7F7UNX3tK1FNQUn2nierQWlY2aM0dBTYs0kLVLRtBhsxcUdiKzDp9JPOAw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/koa": "*",
+        "@types/koa-compose": "*",
+        "@types/ws": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@types/lodash": {
       "version": "4.14.182",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.182.tgz",
@@ -4018,6 +4050,15 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "@types/ws": {
+      "version": "8.5.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ws/-/ws-8.5.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6YOoWjruKj1uLf3INHH7D3qTXwFfEsg1kf3c0uDdSBJwfa/llkwIjrAGV7j7mVgGNbzTQ3HiHKKDXl6bJPD97w==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "@ungap/promise-all-settled": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ungap/promise-all-settled/-/promise-all-settled-1.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 3786f54..8030a83 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/bluebird": "^3.5.36",
     "@types/koa": "^2.13.5",
+    "@types/koa-websocket": "^5.0.7",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.182",
     "@types/mocha": "^9.1.1",
     "axios": "^0.27.2",
diff --git a/api/src/api.ts b/api/src/api.ts
index af4de29..a78e075 100644
--- a/api/src/api.ts
+++ b/api/src/api.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ import type Log from 'bunyan';
 import type { Listing, User, Want, Prisma } from '@prisma/client';
 
 import { Pg } from './pg';
+import { Discogs } from './discogs';
+import { Offers } from './offers';
 import routerAuth from './routers/router.auth';
 import { Events } from './events';
 import createRpc, { RpcMessageType } from './rpc';
 
-export default function createApi(log: Log, pg: Pg, discogs, offers, events) {
+export default function createApi(log: Log, pg: Pg, discogs: Discogs, offers: Offers, events) {
     const PORT = 41337;
     const WS_PORT = 40055;
     const SECRET = 'ohja4Eif9eidah3aj5ta2haa4iemooth';
@@ -110,33 +112,38 @@ export default function createApi(log: Log, pg: Pg, discogs, offers, events) {
 
     app.ws.use(passport.initialize());
     app.ws.use(passport.session());
+
     app.ws.use(async (ctx, next) => {
-        log.info('new ws connection', { user: ctx.state.user });
+        try {
+            log.info('new ws connection', { user: ctx.state.user });
 
-        // log.child...
+            // log.child...
 
-        const ws = ctx.websocket;
-        const rpc = createRpc(log, pg, ctx.state.user, ws, discogs, offers);
+            const ws = ctx.websocket;
+            const rpc = createRpc(log, pg, ws, discogs, offers, ctx.state.user);
 
-        if (ctx.state.user) events.emit(Events.Connection, { ws, id: ctx.state.user.id });
-        ws.on('message', async function incoming(message) {
-            try {
-                const parsed = JSON.parse(message.toString());
-                const response = await rpc.receive(parsed);
-                rpc.send(response);
-            } catch (e) {
-                log.warn(e);
-                log.warn(message.toString());
-                rpc.send([RpcMessageType.Error, e.message || e.msg]);
-            }
-            return true;
-        });
+            if (ctx.state.user) events.emit(Events.Connection, { ws, id: ctx.state.user.id });
+            ws.on('message', async function incoming(message) {
+                try {
+                    const parsed = JSON.parse(message.toString());
+                    const response = await rpc.receive(parsed);
+                    rpc.send(response);
+                } catch (e) {
+                    log.warn(e);
+                    log.warn(message.toString());
+                    rpc.send([RpcMessageType.Error, e.message || e.msg]);
+                }
+                return true;
+            });
 
-        ws.on('close', function onClose() {
-            log.info('ws disconnected', { user: ctx.state.user });
-        });
+            ws.on('close', function onClose() {
+                log.info('ws disconnected', { user: ctx.state.user });
+            });
 
-        await rpc.onConnection();
+            await rpc.onConnection();
+        } catch (e) {
+            log.error(e);
+        }
     });
 
     return {
diff --git a/api/src/discogs.ts b/api/src/discogs.ts
index d220281..b843f11 100644
--- a/api/src/discogs.ts
+++ b/api/src/discogs.ts
@@ -111,4 +111,6 @@ export default function createDiscogs(log: Log, pg: Pg) {
         release,
         search,
     };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export type Discogs = ReturnType<typeof createDiscogs>;
diff --git a/api/src/offers.ts b/api/src/offers.ts
index 605acdc..0c50026 100644
--- a/api/src/offers.ts
+++ b/api/src/offers.ts
@@ -131,11 +131,21 @@ export default function createOffers(log: Log, pg: Pg) {
         return groups;
     }
 
+    async function samples() {
+       const user = await pg.userFindEmail('ntr@mnml.gg');
+       const offerGroups = await userOffers(user);
+       const i = Math.floor(Math.random() * offerGroups.length / 2);
+       return offerGroups[i];
+    }
+
     return {
         generate,
         accept,
         statusSet,
         acpOffers,
         userOffers,
+        samples,
     };
 }
+
+export type Offers = ReturnType<typeof createOffers>;
diff --git a/api/src/rpc.ts b/api/src/rpc.ts
index 5e62291..3bb4d5a 100644
--- a/api/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/api/src/rpc.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import type Log from 'bunyan';
 
 import type { Want, Offer, User } from '@prisma/client';
 
-import { Pg } from './pg';
+import type { Pg } from './pg';
+import type { Discogs } from './discogs';
+import type { Offers } from './offers';
+
 import { Status } from './offers';
 import { isAdmin } from './utils';
 
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@ function checkMsgType(msgType: RpcMessageType): msgType is RpcMessageType {
 }
 
 // rpc is created per connection from the api
-export default function createRpc(log: Log, pg: Pg, user: User, ws, discogs, offers) {
+export default function createRpc(log: Log, pg: Pg, ws, discogs: Discogs, offers: Offers, user: User | null) {
     async function ping(): Promise<PongMessage> {
         return [RpcMessageType.Pong, []];
     }
@@ -116,6 +119,11 @@ export default function createRpc(log: Log, pg: Pg, user: User, ws, discogs, off
         const wants = await pg.userWants(user);
         const wantsMsg: WantsMessage = [RpcMessageType.Wants, wants];
         send(wantsMsg);
+
+        const samples = await offers.samples();
+        const sampleMsg: OfferSamplesMessage = [RpcMessageType.OfferSamples, samples];
+        // console.log(samples);
+        send(sampleMsg);
     }
 
     function send(msg: RpcMessage) {
@@ -148,6 +156,7 @@ export enum RpcMessageType {
 
     Error = 'Error',
 
+    OfferSamples = 'OfferSamples',
     OfferStatusSet = 'OfferStatusSet',
 
     AcpOfferStatusSet = 'AcpOfferStatusSet',
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ type UserMessage = [RpcMessageType.User, User];
 type WantsMessage = [RpcMessageType.Wants, Want[]];
 type OffersMessage = [RpcMessageType.Offers, Offer[]];
 type OfferStatusSetMessage = [RpcMessageType.OfferStatusSet, Offer[]];
+type OfferSamplesMessage = [RpcMessageType.OfferSamples, Offer[]];
 
 type AcpOfferStatusSetMessage = [RpcMessageType.AcpOfferStatusSet, Offer[]];
 type AcpOffersMessage = [RpcMessageType.AcpOffers, Offer[]];
@@ -178,6 +188,7 @@ export type RpcMessage =
     WantsMessage |
 
     OffersMessage |
+    OfferSamplesMessage |
     OfferStatusSetMessage |
 
     AcpOfferStatusSetMessage |