AD PLACEMENT GUIDELINES
- One item per ad, unless the items are being sold as a lot
- No commercial ads, unless you have prepaid for advertising
- “For profit” selling is not allowed (eg don’t buy something cheap on eBay
with the intent of re-selling it here for more)
- Always include a price when selling an item
- Don’t re-post the same ad more than once every five days
- As a courtesy to other users, maximum 5 ads per 24 hr period
- Don’t post an ad with disparaging remarks towards an individual or a
business
- Don’t exceed three lines of text in the preview description of your ad
- Don’t capitalize every letter in the preview description of your ad
- Remember to choose a category from the pull-down menu. This facilitates
searches by category
- Remember to enter your location in the ad. This facilitates searches by
location
- Don’t post an advert that says “email me for a list of items I am
selling”. You must list the items in the ad
- Don't advertize items you're selling elsewhere, rather enter your
advert here. (e.g. don't advertize your eBay ads here)
- Don’t state things like “I paid $xxx at XYZ telescope shop”, rather state
“the item retails for $xxx”
- Don’t sell on behalf of others, sell only your own equipment
- "For trade" ads must be only for astronomy equipment
- Don’t ask buyers to pay via Paypal "family and friends" to avoid
PayPal's fees as this is against Paypal policy, and invalidates
PayPal's purchase protection
FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT
IN AD REMOVAL, TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT BAN
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