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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Earn sales commissions & credits from the selling fees your referrals pay to the auction.
Recruit your friends thru a REFERRAL LINK in My Account under Affiliate Program, which they MUST SIGN UP THRU in order to be put into your account. To complete the registration process, referrals MUST click on the link in the email confirmation message sent after they register, and that is when they will show up in your Affiliate Program account and on the Referral Chart. If they skip this step, they will NOT show up as your referral.
Some invitation messages and confirmation emails will not get thru and be blocked as junk mail or spam, so if someone does not recieve your invitation, you can copy and paste your Affiliate link, and send it to them as a regular email. If your referral registers, but does not show up in your account, have your referral contact us requesting to be placed under your account as your referral, and we will move them manually.
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The Affiliate Program under My Account, shows your referrals and credits earned when they register & verify their account, purchase, list & relist auctions, and if they open a store. You can use these credits to run more auctions.
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The Sales Commissions you earn from your referrals selling fees, are displayed in the Referral Chart, and this is money that you earn and will be paid-out monthly into your paypal account.
In the Members Area, go to My Account>My Banner Ads> where you will find instructions on how to advertise with a banner ad, on the main page and the top of each auction and classified ad. If you would like to post a large banner at the bottom of every page, use the Contact Us link for your request. First register for an account. Then click the SELL button located on the main header menu. We will verify your identity though an automated process and then you will be able to continue with placing an item for sale, and you will not see this verification prompt again. Whether you just want to make some extra cash or start a business, selling online is a fun way to do it!
Register and become a Verified Seller, this makes buyers more willing to deal with you.
PayPal lets you accept credit card and electronic check payments online from your buyers, and this is a fast, safe and efficient way to handle transactions. You need to be registered with PayPal to receive any payments made to you thru PayPal.
Compare your item with active and completed listings based on category, and selling price, before you place your item for sale.
Buyers feel more compelled to bid and buy when the shipping charges are included in your listings. Package, weigh, and measure your items, so you can use calculated shipping.
After the auction has ended, contact the buyer directly by email or phone . Don't ship the item until you have received payment. If your buyer paid with PayPal, you'll receive an email confirming payment. If you haven't registered for PayPal, you'll be prompted to register so you can accept the payment. When you ship the item to the buyer, pack it well! Use bubble wrap or crumpled up newspaper to protect the item from shipping damage. Make sure any fragile parts of the item are well padded and located toward the center of the box if possible.
Leave the buyer feedback. Our Feedback system helps create a trustworthy community for everyone. Your feedback about your buyer is important information for other sellers
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Login to your account.
Click the "store" button in the members area.
Subscription Setup: Select the enable store option, then choose the store subscription that fits your needs.
Main Settings: Enter your store name, store description (html allowed), and keywords for your store (used for search engine indexing). Find an image for your store, then click the upload file button. The page will refresh with a thumbnail of your logo. Select a design template for your store. Then click the proceed button when your changes are completed.
Store Pages: Enter the number of featured, ending soon, and recently listed items you want displayed at the top of your store pages. Enter information for the about us, specials, shipping, and policies pages of your store. Then click the proceed button when your changes are completed.
Custom Categories: Create a number of custom categories that will be unique to your store. These categories can only be used for items listed using the "Store Only" option. After you add custom categories, you must click the generate categories button for the changes to take effect. Items listed in auctions will show in your store under the same category as listed for the site. To prevent having a bunch of categories in your store that do not contain items, choose only categories that you will be listing items in. If you don't select any categories for your store, all the site's categories will be available by default. Otherwise you will only be able to list items in the categories you have selected for your store. You can add or remove categories at any time in the future. Click the proceed button when your changes are completed.
You can direct buyers to your store by creating links on other websites, or put your store link in emails you send to your current customers. |
When you set up your seller account, specify how you want to pay your fees. We accept PayPal and checks.
If you don't pay your seller fees, your account could be suspended. When listing an item, you would select which payment methods you will accept. You would then invoice your buyer after the sale... either from your selling page in the members area, from the Auction Manager software, or simply sending them an email. You would inform them of the total due and what forms of payment you accept.
If you select any of the online payment methods we have listed in our Acceptable Payments Policy, you will need to ensure that you first create an account with that company.
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We strongly encourage sellers to offer payments through PayPal which is convenient, fast and safe and offers buyers and sellers industry leading protection against fraud, chargebacks and theft of financial data. Merchants with their own merchant credit card processing account, and those who use a third-party credit card processor, may also offer their buyers the option of paying directly with a credit card online (including through third party checkout) or by phone. Escrow.com is a secure way to make transactions also.
Offline payment methods generally do not offer the same level of protection or convenience as online payments. Nonetheless, they may be appropriate for certain types of transactions and sellers may use listings to offer acceptance of most valid financial instruments including personal checks, cashier’s checks, money orders or COD.
Other online payment methods:
Allpay.net, cash2india, Checkfree.com, Google Checkout, hyperwallet.com, Nochex.com, Paymate.com.au, Propay.com, XOOM
*We are not currently integrated with the "other online payment methods" listed above. Sellers will need to be able to invoice buyers from outside this site.
Payment methods not allowed:
Sellers may not solicit buyers to mail cash. Sellers may not ask buyers to send cash through instant cash transfer services (non-bank, point-to-point cash transfers) such as Western Union or Moneygram. Sellers may not solicit payment through "topping off" of a seller's pre-paid credit or debit card. Finally, sellers may NOT request payment through any of the online payment providers listed below:
AlertPay.com, anypay.com, AuctionChex.com, Bidpay, BillPay.ie, ecount.com, cardserviceinternational.com, CCAvenue, ecount, e-gold, eHotPay.com, ePassporte.com, EuroGiro, FastCash.com, gcash, GearPay, Goldmoney.com, graphcard.com, greenzap.com, ikobo.com, Liberty Dollars, Moneygram.com, neteller.com, Netpay.com, paychest.com, payingfast.com, Payko.com, paypay, Postepay, Qchex.com, rupay.com, sendmoneyorder.com, stamps, Stormpay, wmtransfer.com, xcoin.com | As a general rule, you can't retract or cancel a bid. When you place a bid, you agree to pay for the item if your the winning bidder. However, honest mistakes sometimes occur, so contact the seller and explain what happened and it will be up to the seller.
A bid or purchase is considered a contract and you are obligated to purchase the item. However, if you feel that you have a legitimate reason for not buying the item, you can contact the seller and explain your situation. Many sellers are willing to work with you if you communicate with them openly and honestly.
If the seller doesn't respond in the way you hope, keep in mind that failing to purchase an item, can result in an unpaid item strike being filed against you by the seller. If you get too many strikes in too short a time period, your account may be restricted or suspended. PayPal is the preferred payment method for most buyers and sellers, and lets you send payments securely online using a credit card or bank account. When you send a payment using PayPal, the recipient won't ever see your credit card or bank account information. If there is a dispute between the buyer and seller, the buyer can contact their credit card company and request that the money be credited back to their account. You will then have to proceed with the dispute process, but it is the best way to protect yourself from not recieving an item or fraud.
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Click on the Sell tab located at the top of the on the main menu.
Select a Main Category for your item, then select the appropriate sub-categories.
Click a second category for your item (optional). If you do not want a second category for your item, click the "skip this step" button.
Enter the title of your auction in the text box, and be descriptive as you can, since this is what will attract buyers to look at your auction.(45 character limit)
Description: Enter a detailed description, or your own html (no java). To enter your own html simply click the view html source button, which looks like this "<>". Then copy and paste your html into the box. Click the view html source button and you can see how your ad will look.
If you are not using your own html, you can just type your text into the description box. This program works similar to a word processor, so if you want to get fancy you can use the tools avialable to change fonts, add bullets, change font color, insert images, plus much more.
Choose the auction type from the drop down menu. Standard is for one item, Dutch if you want to list more than one of the same item.
Change the currency setting if you are a seller outside the US.
Enter the quantity of items to be sold on this auction.
Auction Starts at: Enter the price you want your auction to start at. (NOTE: If you want to list a "Buy Out Only" auction, you need to set the start price equal to the buy out price.)
Reserve Price: Enter a reserve price (optional). Reserve price is the lowest you would be willing to sell your item at. So if you set a reserve price of $20.00, and your auction ended with the highest bid at $19.00, your item would end as unsold.
Buy Out: Enter a buy out price (optional). This would enable prospective buyers the option of buying at the price listed instead of waiting until the end of the auction. The buy now price must be equal to or higher than the start price.
Bid Increment: Leave this as it is, unless you want to set the bid increments to a different setting. A bid increment is the amount a bidder must bid over the previous bidder. So if you set the bid increment at $1.00 and there was a bid on your item of $5.00, the next bidder would have to bid at least $6.00.
Featured Items: These options are to highlight your ad for extra exposure and have fees, which are listed next to each option.
Start Time: Your auction will start immediaty upon submission, unless you click the custom box and enter the date and time you want your auction to start.
Duration: Choose the length of the auction you want from the drop down menu.
Private Auction: Choose this if you wish your bidders ID hidden.
Auto Relist: Check this option if you want your item to automatically relist if unsold. If you choose enhanced options like homepage featured on this auction, you will incur the fees for the initial listing of that item, but you will not be charged the fees for that listing each time this auction is relisted.
Upload File: Click the browse button and locate the picture for the auction from your computer. Once you find the picture or enter the url of the picture, click the "upload file" button. The page will refresh and you will now see a thumbnail of your picture in the images section of the listing page.
Your pictures should be less than 100kb , 300 X 300 Pixels, and in a jpeg or gif format to upload correctly. If your picture does not show up when listed, your picture is either the wrong format, too large, or you failed to click the "upload file" button before proceeding to the next step.
Enter your country and zip code, then click the next step button.
Shipping & Payment Shipping Terms:
Select who pays for shipping and check the international box if you ship internationally.
Payment Methods: Select which payment options you will accept.
Select direct payment methods for this item by checking the direct payment box. If you are not able to check the box, you need to set up these payment methods from the account management page. (My Account>>Manage Account). By using direct payment, buyers are able to pay for the item directly through the site.
Enter Postage & shipping costs here. If unsure of costs, leave blank and place estimated costs in the Shipping & Payment Details box below.
Enter insurance cost (optional).
Shipping & Payment Details: Enter shipping payment instructions/details.
Type of Service: Select shipping service used .
TOTAL SETUP FEES: This will show you the charges for listing this auction.
By clicking the next step button you state that you agree to the Terms and Conditions as listed.
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