You can browse and search our extensive list of categories without registering. However, registration is free, takes only a moment of your time and allows you to make offers on advertised items and place your own advertisements.
Browsing
You can browse by simply clicking on any category listed down the left side of the page to view items in that category. Alternatively, you can select a category to browse in the “Browse” dropdown located towards the top of the page. Additionally, you can click “View All” on any list on the home page to show all items in that group.
Searching
Simple Search
To search for any word appearing in an item title, simply type the word into the “Search” box, then click the “Search” button alongside.
Advanced Search
To carry out a more specific search, click on “Advanced Search”. Here you will be able to:
- Search by Auction ID
- Search Keywords in:
- Item title and description
- Items with Buy Out enabled
- Items with reserve price set only
- Items with quantity greater than 1
- Items with the swap option enabled
- Choose to search listings in Site, Shop, or both
- View results from Open Auctions Only, Closed Auctions Only, or All
- Order by Items Ending First, Newest Items First, or Lowest Prices First
- Search items listed from a specific Country, or from a specific Postcode (or Zipcode)
Yes, regular sellers may find that they have certain fields that always require the same data to be entered into them.
The Prefilled Fields/Global Settings page (Members Area > Selling > Prefilled Fields/Global Settings) allows this information to be saved and automatically populated into your auction listings. This information can always be changed for individual auctions during the auction listing process.
The fields that can be set are:
- Item Title
- Description
- Currency
- Duration
- Private Auction
- Accept Swap Offers
- Enable Auto Relist
- Auto Relist if Sold
- Number of Auto Relists
- Shipping Conditions
- Direct Payment Methods
- Offline Payment
- Accept Public Questions
- New Bid Email Notifications
Individual sellers need to enable the option to "Accept Public Questions", which is available in the Members Area > Selling > Prefilled Fields/Global Settings.
Our site offers sellers the option of becoming verified. This will greatly enhance your chance of a successful sale and is recommended before proceeding with listings. If you choose not to get verified, you can skip verification.
Benefits of verification include:
- Potential buyers are made aware that you are a verified seller
- Confirmation of your verified status will appear next to your profile and username in all areas
It is highly advisable to use an Escrow service when purchasing items over the internet from people you don't know and trust, particularly if large amounts of money are involved. A reputable Escrow agent reduces the potential risk of fraud by acting as a trusted third party that collects, holds and disburses funds according to buyer and seller instructions. This allows buyers to receive and inspect the merchandise before the seller is paid and for sellers to receive their money if the buyer accepts the merchandise.
To help you with your decision of whether or not to engage the services of an Escrow agent, we provide a customer reputation system that provides an indicator of how much trading a member has done on the site and allows other buyers and sellers to get an idea of the member's trustworthiness and experience.
Additional Category Fee – $AUD1
You may select an additional category for your item if you wish. Some items fit naturally into more than one category, and having an additional category can help more users find your item.
Images Upload Fee – $AUD1
This fee applies to each image uploaded with your item.
Highlighted Item Fee – $AUD1
Your item will stand out in the list with coloured highlighting.
Bold Item Fee – $AUD1
Your item will stand out in the list in bold text.
Category Featured Fee – $AUD2
Your item will be featured on the category page, which means that it will stand out in a frame at the top of the page and will include your item image thumbnail.
Home Page Featured Fee – $AUD4
Your item will be featured on the home page, which means that it will stand out in a frame at the top of the page and will include your item image thumbnail.
Media Upload Fee – $AUD2
You may choose to upload one media file (e.g. video) to accompany your item. Our site will accept files up to 2Mb in size.
Our site will accept images up to 5Mb each in size. All images are automatically resized to 500 pixels in width. We recommend that you resize your images prior to uploading, as this will substantially reduce the upload time.
If you wish to resize your images, most computers have a pre-installed graphic viewer with the ability to resize images. Another example of a very effective program is IrfanView, which is a fast and compact FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista and Windows 7, available for download at http://www.irfanview.com/ .
Yes. You can make any changes you like until there has been an offer made on your item.
After an offer has been made, you can only add to the item description. This is useful if you have overlooked some significant information, or if you wish to provide additional information in response to questions.
Your auction is closed. You can choose to have it automatically relisted in the auction settings when you set up your auction.
Sellers also have the ability to manually select a winner if the automatically appointed winner didn't go through with the purchase, or if the reserve is not met. This feature is available for standard auctions not marked as paid only.