diff --git a/codex/sales.nim b/codex/sales.nim
index cd6f960b..7f14ac24 100644
--- a/codex/sales.nim
+++ b/codex/sales.nim
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type
     subscription: ?Subscription
     available*: seq[Availability]
     offerExpiryInterval*: UInt256
+    retrieve: ?Retrieve
     onSale: ?OnSale
   Availability* = object
     id*: array[32, byte]
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type
     subscription: ?Subscription
     waiting: ?Future[void]
     finished: bool
+  Retrieve = proc(cid: string): Future[void] {.gcsafe, upraises: [].}
   OnSale = proc(offer: StorageOffer) {.gcsafe, upraises: [].}
 
 func new*(_: type Sales, market: Market, clock: Clock): Sales =
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ proc init*(_: type Availability,
   doAssert randomBytes(id) == 32
   Availability(id: id, size: size, duration: duration, minPrice: minPrice)
 
+proc `retrieve=`*(sales: Sales, retrieve: Retrieve) =
+  sales.retrieve = some retrieve
+
 proc `onSale=`*(sales: Sales, callback: OnSale) =
   sales.onSale = some callback
 
@@ -118,10 +123,22 @@ proc waitForExpiry(negotiation: Negotiation) {.async.} =
   negotiation.finish(success = false)
 
 proc start(negotiation: Negotiation) {.async.} =
+  let sales = negotiation.sales
+  let market = sales.market
+  let availability = negotiation.availability
+
+  without retrieve =? sales.retrieve:
+    raiseAssert "retrieve proc not set"
+
   try:
-    let sales = negotiation.sales
-    let availability = negotiation.availability
     sales.remove(availability)
+
+    without request =? await market.getRequest(negotiation.requestId):
+      negotiation.finish(success = false)
+      return
+
+    await retrieve(request.content.cid)
+
     await negotiation.sendOffer()
     await negotiation.subscribeSelect()
     negotiation.waiting = some negotiation.waitForExpiry()
diff --git a/tests/codex/testsales.nim b/tests/codex/testsales.nim
index 53b4547b..1e36ae95 100644
--- a/tests/codex/testsales.nim
+++ b/tests/codex/testsales.nim
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ suite "Sales":
     duration=60.u256,
     minPrice=42.u256
   )
-  let request = StorageRequest(ask: StorageAsk(
-    duration: 60.u256,
-    size: 100.u256,
-    maxPrice:42.u256
-  ))
+  let request = StorageRequest(
+    ask: StorageAsk(
+      duration: 60.u256,
+      size: 100.u256,
+      maxPrice:42.u256
+    ),
+    content: StorageContent(
+      cid: "some cid"
+    )
+  )
 
   var sales: Sales
   var market: MockMarket
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@ suite "Sales":
     market = MockMarket.new()
     clock = MockClock.new()
     sales = Sales.new(market, clock)
+    sales.retrieve = proc(_: string) {.async.} = discard
     await sales.start()
 
   teardown:
@@ -54,18 +60,21 @@ suite "Sales":
     let availability2 = Availability.init(1.u256, 2.u256, 3.u256)
     check availability1.id != availability2.id
 
-  # test "offers available storage when matching request comes in":
-  #   sales.add(availability)
-  #   discard await market.requestStorage(request)
-  #   check market.offered.len == 1
-  #   check market.offered[0].price == 42.u256
+  test "retrieves data when matching request comes in":
+    var retrievingCid: string
+    sales.retrieve = proc(cid: string) {.async.} = retrievingCid = cid
+    sales.add(availability)
+    discard await market.requestStorage(request)
+    check retrievingCid == request.content.cid
 
-  # test "ignores request when no matching storage is available":
-  #   sales.add(availability)
-  #   var tooBig = request
-  #   tooBig.ask.size = request.ask.size + 1
-  #   discard await market.requestStorage(tooBig)
-  #   check market.offered.len == 0
+  test "ignores request when no matching storage is available":
+    var retrieveCalled = false
+    sales.retrieve = proc(cid: string) {.async.} = retrieveCalled = true
+    sales.add(availability)
+    var tooBig = request
+    tooBig.ask.size = request.ask.size + 1
+    discard await market.requestStorage(tooBig)
+    check not retrieveCalled
 
   test "makes storage unavailable when offer is submitted":
     sales.add(availability)