REGISTERING

To register, select the Register link from the main menu at the top of the page.

You don't have to register to post and advert but registered users do not have to put the same personal information in each time they post an advert, Registered users can also save searches, set up to get email notification when new items are posted and you only have one log-in and password to remember when you alter an advert (such as marking it sold)

Whether you register or not, you will need to receive emails from our system to operate it as it sends you confirmation emails.

TRADE OR PERSONAL?

The first thing you have to decide when registering is "are you are advertising as trade or privately?" If you are selling as a business, then you should register as trade. We understand it can be complicated for hobby poultry breeders who only sell odd birds etc and would suggest these are personal sales but, for example, someone selling 100 birds or new housing etc. would definitely count as trade.

We reserve the right to remove trade adverts placed in the personal sections. Traders do have the facility to add more photos and they can place a link to their own website if they have one. Links are not allowed in personal adverts.

If you want to sell items both as trade and personally, then you can set up 2 accounts. To post as a trader, you will need to be registered and signed in.

HELP & ADVICE FOR PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Personal advertisement are free of charge and are aimed at one off sellers who are selling goods outside of their normal course of trade. Advertisements must adhere to our terms and conditions and remember that they must:

Be free from improper language – foul, obscene, offensive, tasteless or otherwise inappropriate language in your member profile and Posts is not allowed;
Contain no sexual material – no nudity, sexually offensive or pornographic images/photos/graphics/video/audio will be tolerated;
Contain no flaming content – you may not post content that is defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, racist, discriminating or otherwise objectionable;
Contain no illegal material – Posts containing illegal material or promoting products and/or services deemed to be illegal or unethical are not allowed;
Members should not post Posts that may contain materials protected by copyright and intellectual property laws;
No Posts that contain false, deceptive, misleading or deceitful materials will be tolerated;

Posts posted in inappropriate categories will be removed and posts that are duplicative or similar to an existing one (posted by the same user) in the same sub-category are not allowed. Repeatedly posting the same or similar content or otherwise posting an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our listings is also not allowed.

Account Creation:

In order to post an advertisement it is advised you create an account with us for Personal User. You will need to select “Register” on the navigation bar and you will be prompted to fill in our registration form. This form requires you to create a unique user name, email address, contact name and password. You are not required to complete the address or web page sections of the form – please only complete these if you wish for them to be displayed on your advertisements. Once you have completed this registration you can post your advertisement.

Posting an Advertisement:

To post an advertisement select “Post an Ad” on the navigation bar. You will be prompted to either post an advertisement without login or with login – we recommend that you login so that you can more easily trace and amend your advertisement once it has been posted.

Step 1 – Choose Your Category

Once you had logged in you will be prompted to select a category. Choose the category most relevant to your sale item. For example, if you are selling a rotavator you should select Garden Trade Sales – Garden Equipment & Machinery, or if you are selling tomatoes you should select The Farmers Market Trade Sales – Fruit & Vegetables followed by the “Next Step” button. If you cannot see a category that you think is a good fit, choose the nearest and contact us. We may create a new section for you and move your advert if needed.

Step 2 – Enter Ad Details

This section is where you really sell your item. You now need to enter your advertisement information. You should create a clear title for the advert such as “Rotavator for sale in Kent - £100 ono” and then in the description box provide further information such as “A second hand 5 year old rotavator for sale in good working order complete with user manual. Must be collected by seller. £100 or nearest offer.” You will then need to enter the price in the price box as well as completing the country, region, and city and zip boxes so that potential buyers know where the item is located.

Step 3 – Upload Photos

The next section allows you to upload photos connected to your advert. Modern digital cameras can take very large photographs but the maximum size of photo you can upload is 2000px by 1600px. If your photos are too large, it's easy to re-size them with Window's built in Microsoft Photo Editor. Just open the photo, select Image from the menu and then change the units from Cm to Pixels in the Units box. Make the width 2,000 pixels or less and save the image.

This will also reduce the file size so that it is much faster to upload to our server.

Once again, if you get stuck – contact us – we're here to help. Just upload your advert and we'll help you get it right.

On the Personal Ad Plan you may upload up to 2 photos and these must adhere to our terms and conditions and the above further conditions for posting. You do not have to add a photo, but often sellers will want to see the item being sold and this will increase your likelihood of a sale.

Step 4 – Enhancing Your Advert

There are now a number of paid for further options that you can add to your advertisement. You can have it highlighted in the listing for £2 or you can have it featured on the main listings page for £5.

Step 5 – Payment

You will then be prompted to make any payment for advert enhancements though PayPal and “Approve Ad”. Once you have completed your PayPal payment you advertisement will be published and you can review your listing on the relevant listing page.

Your advertisement will be listed for 30 days and then deleted from the system. You can re-list the advert after this period if you have not sold the item.

You must not list a trade item within the free personal ad plan and any adverts that we deem to be trade listed in the personal sections will be removed.

Managing your Advertisements & Your Accounts:

You can review any advertisements you have made by selecting “My Account” on the navigation bar and then selecting “Manage Listings”. You can choose to edit the information in the advertisement, edit photos in the advertisement, mark the item as either sold or rented or you can delete the advert if you no longer require it.

There is then access to a number of other features in “My Account” such as reviewing your listed items and number of views of the items by selecting “Statistics”, edit your user information by selecting “Account Info” and you can view any email alerts sent to you by selecting “E-mail Alerts”.

HELP & ADVICE FOR TRADE ADVERTISEMENTS

Trade advertisements are paid for adverts that can be listed for either 1, 3 or 6 months and are aimed at sellers who wish to list multiple items of the same type or items that form their normal course of business. Advertisements must adhere to our terms and conditions and remember that they must:

Be free from improper language – foul, obscene, offensive, tasteless or otherwise inappropriate language in your member profile and Posts is not allowed;
Contain no sexual material – no nudity, sexually offensive or pornographic images/photos/graphics/video/audio will be tolerated;
Contain no flaming content – you may not post content that is defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, racist, discriminating or otherwise objectionable;
Contain no illegal material – Posts containing illegal material or promoting products and/or services deemed to be illegal or unethical are not allowed;
Members should not post Posts that may contain materials protected by copyright and intellectual property laws;
No Posts that contain false, deceptive, misleading or deceitful materials will be tolerated;

Posts posted in inappropriate categories will be removed and posts that are duplicative or similar to an existing one (posted by the same user) in the same sub-category are not allowed. Repeatedly posting the same or similar content or otherwise posting an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our listings is also not allowed.

Account Creation:

In order to post an advertisement it is advised an account with us for Trade User. You will need to select “Register” on the navigation bar and you will be prompted to fill in our registration form. This form requires you to create a unique user name, email address, contact name and password. You are not required to complete the address or web page sections of the form – please only complete these if you wish for them to be displayed on your advertisements. Once you have completed this registration you can post your advertisement.

Posting an Advertisement:

To post an advertisement select “Post an Ad” on the navigation bar. You will be prompted to either post an advertisement without login or with login – we recommend that you login so that you can more easily trace and amend your advertisement once it has been posted.

Step 1 – Choose Your Category

Once you had logged in you will be prompted to select a category. Choose the category most relevant to your sale item. For example, if you are selling a rotavator you should select Garden Trade Sales – Garden Equipment & Machinery, or if you are selling tomatoes you should select The Farmers Market Trade Sales – Fruit & Vegetables followed by the “Next Step” button. If you cannot see a category that you think is a good fit, choose the nearest and contact us. We may create a new section for you and move your advert if needed.

Step 2 - Choose Plan

You will now be asked to choose your Ad Plan. As a trade seller of an item you will have three choices of advertisement plans. You can choose a one-month plan for £10, a three-month plan for £27 (saving 10%) or a six-month plan for £51 (saving 15%) followed by the “Choose Plan” button.

Step 3 – Enter Ad Details

This section is where you really sell your item. You now need to enter your advertisement information. You should create a clear title for the advert such as “Rotavator for sale by B.I.G. Rotavators Ltd” and then in the description box provide further information such as “A brand new rotavator for sale complete with user manual. Delivery options are available. £500” You will then need to enter the price in the price box as well as completing the country, region, and city and zip boxes so that potential buyers know where the item is located.

Step 4 – Upload Photos

The next section allows you to upload photos connected to your advert. Modern digital cameras can take very large photographs but the maximum size of photo you can upload is 2000px by 1600px. If your photos are too large, it's easy to re-size them with Window's built in Microsoft Photo Editor. Just open the photo, select Image from the menu and then change the units from Cm to Pixels in the Units box. Make the width 2,000 pixels or less and save the image.

This will also reduce the file size so that it is much fasterfor yuo to upload to our server.

Once again, if you get stuck – contact us – we're here to help. Just upload your advert and we'll help you get it right.

On the Trade Ad Plans you may upload up to 4 photos and these must adhere to our terms and conditions and the above further conditions for posting. You do not have to add a photo, but often sellers will want to see the item being sold and this will increase your likelihood of a sale.

Step 5 – Enhancing Your Advert

There are now a number of paid for further options that you can add to your advertisement. You can have it highlighted in the listing for £2 or you can have it featured on the main listings page for £5.

Step 6 – Payment

You will then be prompted to make payment though PayPal and “Approve Ad”. Once you have completed your PayPal payment you advertisement will be published and you can review your listing on the relevant listing page.

Your advertisement will be listed for 30, 60 or 90 days and then deleted from the system. You can re-list the advert after this period if you have not sold the item.

You must not list a trade item within the free personal ad plan and any adverts that we deem to be trade listed in the personal sections will be removed.

Managing your Advertisements & Your Accounts:

You can review any advertisements you have made by selecting “My Account” on the navigation bar and then selecting “Manage Listings”. You can choose to edit the information in the advertisement, edit photos in the advertisement, mark the item as either sold or rented or you can delete the advert if you no longer require it.

There is then access to a number of other features in “My Account” such as reviewing your listed items and number of views of the items by selecting “Statistics”, edit your user information by selecting “Account Info” and you can view any email alerts sent to you by selecting “E-mail Alerts”.