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What does"View by Subject" mean? |
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If you are looking for a specific item, like a steel drum
or electric guitar, or maybe a Beanie Baby collectible, you would want to search by
Subject.
When you click on the "View
by Subject" button you will be able to choose from a few broad
categories, such as Vehicles, Merchandise, or Personals/Announcements.
After selecting one of these categories, you will be brought to a page
that contains links to ads in more specific categories. You can click on
any of these category links to browse the ads that you are interested in. |
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What does"View by Region" mean? |
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If you are looking for something near home or in a certain
geographic location (maybe you want to vacation in Hawaii), you will want to search
by Region. When you click on the "View by Region" button, you can select the region for the ads you will be browsing.
You then select the broad category that interestes you and you see all the ads from the location you are interested in. |
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If you see a Buyline that sounds like it is what you are looking for,
you can find out more about the ad by clicking on the "More info" link.
When you look at a page full of ads, you only see a small part of the ad. You can click on the undelined "More Info" to find out lots more about the ad. Users can have pictures, long descriptions, their phone number and anything else they want you to know in the "more Info" field. The "More Info" page also has a form where you can email the person who took out the ad to ask them a question about the item or to make an offer. |
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Read the "More Info" about any ad and you will
be given a form to reply to the person who submitted the ad. If they also
gave out another contact method (such as their telephone number or US mail
address) in the ad, you can contact the person that way if you wish.
EPage does not keep any copies of this email. If you lose an email address, we cannot help you to reconstruct your past messages. |
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We send your message to the person who took out the ad.
When you reply via the form onthe "More Info" page, we will
forward your message (along with your return e-mail address) to the person
who took out the ad. You will also receive a carbon copy of this letter
for your records. There is no need to reply to this carbon
copy. EPage values your privacy. We do not collect email addresses and
we will not ever sell email addresses. Beleieve us, we get more junk mail
than you ever will! EPage does not keep any copies of this email. If you lose an email address, we cannot help you to reconstruct your past messages. |
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To place a bid, simply select the "more info"
for that item from the buyline listing. You will need to enter you e-mail
address and password. If you don't have a password already, you can type
the one you want there anyhow and we will set you up immediately.
Enter the maximum amount you are willing to pay for the item. Once you make a bid, you cannot take it back. Do not place too many bids, it is your responsibility to pay. This amount will be kept secret! Our auto-bidding software will place bids up to your maximum, but never more than enough to beat the highest bid. It works like this:
Our AuctionBot software will email you as soon as your maximum bid is outbid by another bidder. It is possible that you may not read this email until after the auction has closed, and you may not have the opportunity to increase your bid. Unless you read your email continually, you should bid the maximum amount you are willing to pay for an item when you make your original bid. This will also prevent you from getting carried away by auction fever and spending more than you can afford! |
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Click on the "Post Ad" button from any page.
Follow the instructions on each page.
Don't worry, it's really easy. If you make a mistake, you can usually hit the "Back" button on your browser and make changes. Also, you can always change or delete the ad from your account page at any time. You will have to enter your e-mail address and password to place an ad. If this is your first time, we will ask for some more information to make taking ads out easier next time. This will also allow you to monitor your ad status, change, renew or delete your ad, or include a picture with your ad. You can use your email address in place of your ID. If you do not have an ID, or have forgotten your password, just enter your email address and press proceed. You can advertise the existence of your auction with the URL "http://epage.com/js/mi?ad=####" where #### is the number assigned to your ad or auction. |
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To place your ad in the best place for users to find it, you
must select the category for your ad. The first step is to choose the broad
category that you think is the best fit for your ad. Then you need to select the
narrow category that makes the most sense for your ad or auction.
You will need to choose the type of ad you want to take out. Options are:
You will need to fill out all the information on the posting form for best results. The label is a one or two word key to help someone quickly see what your ad is about. If you are advertising a car, the year and model is perfect. If you are advertising a collectible, the type (like "Rare Book", "Barbie", or "Disney") would work well. If this is a "wanted" type of ad, this makes a great label too. Do not put HTML in this section, your ad will be deleted The buyline is a short sentence where you catch the interest of the readers. Generally, it is good to include the price here as well as a decent description of the item for sale. Do not put HTML in this section, your ad will be deleted The More Info is where you put anything and everything you want to tell someone about your object for sale (or wanted). Feel free to type in full and complete sentences. We have given you enough room to describe anything you might ever need to talk about, so you don't have to abbreviate or cut yourself short. Some HTML is acceptable here, but if it crashes the page, the offending HTML (and possibly some fo the ad) will be deleted. You can link out of the ad from here if you wish. You can even add a picture to the classified or auction for free through your account management page. Select any display options you might want to pay for and click on the Submit button. There are no refunds for ads deleted prior to expiration |
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When users view classifieds by a local region (likely their local area)
"page top" ads will be displayed at the top of the screen, before
any other ads. If the user if viewing by subject, "page top" ads
will also appear at the top of that view. Basicallly, "page top"
ads will be at the top of any page where they would have normally been seen.
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When users view classifieds by a local region (likely their local area),
"all region" ads will be displayed after the regional ads, regardless
of the region selected.
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An EPage classified ad is just like the newspaper classifieds.
Users read EPage browsing for ads that interest them.
With a classified ad, you are selling something and our users come in and make offers on it. It is up to you to decide what offer to take, or to wait for a better one later. Classifieds usually last 30 days and are free to post. |
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Auctions are much like classifieds, but here you are selling to
the highest bidder over a limited time.
Auctions last from 4 to 14 days. You set the starting price, and if you want, a minimum acceptable price, called a "reserve". Over the duration of the auction, users make bids and our AuctionBot software automatically determines the highest bidder. At the conclusion of the auction, you are required to sell to the highest bidder above your reserved price. Auctions are 100% free. The only time you owe a fee is you choose an optional display enhancement feature (color background, page top ad, etc.). |
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The reserve price is the minimum price you will sell for.
Some buyers do not like reserve auctions because they do not know if they will get the item. Sellers like the reserved price auctions because they can start the auction at a price far below the minimum sales price to get the bidding started. Over the duration of the reserved price auction, users make bids and our software automatically determines the highest bidder. At the conclusion of the auction, you are required to sell to the highest bidder above your reserve price. If your reserve price has not been met, we will still forward the highest bidders information to you in case you want to make the sale anyhow. You do not have to sell to the bidder below your reserve price, but our fee will be based on that bid. Reserved price auctions are free to post. The only time you owe a fee is you choose an optional display enhancement feature (color background, page top ad, etc.). If bidding does not reach your reserved price, we will still forward the high bid amount and winners e-mail to you. |
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A group auction is just like a regular auction, but here
you have more
than one item for sale.
Users can come in and bid on one or more of the items. All the bidders are considered to be a group making a purchase. Each member of the winning "group" of bidders will receive the item at the lowest winning bid of the entire "group". As with all auctions, you are required to sell to winning bidders who meet or beat your reserve price. For example: There is an auction for five widgets. There are three bidders. The lowest winning bid is $53 and the highest is $125. All three get the widget for $53. If there are more than five widgets bid on, then the highest bids get the first five widgets. But, the lowest winning bid still determines the sales price. If the lowest winning bid is now $57, then all five widgets get sold for $57 each. Your fee is based on a total transaction of 5 x $57, or $285, and would be $6.20 (50 cents plus 2%). Group auctions are free to post. The only time you owe a fee is you choose an optional display enhancement feature (color background, page top ad, etc.). |
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A Countdown Auction is one where the price starts at the high price
and slowly drops toward the sellers minimum price. As soon as a bidder matches
the price, the item is sold and the auction is complete. A Countdown auction is sometimes called a
"Dutch" auction. When you take out a Countdown auction, you enter an opening price (similar to an asking price in a classified) and a low price. The low price is the lowest amount you will accept. The Countdown auction price will slowly drop from your opening price towards your low price as time passes. Bidders can enter bids below the current price, and as soon as the price reaches their bid amount, the auction will be closed and the winner and seller notified. If a bidder matches the current price, they will automatically win the auction and it will be closed. Countdown Auctions are free to post. The only time you owe a fee is you choose an optional display enhancement feature (color background, page top ad, etc.). |
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You will need to enter your e-mail address and a password to
place an ad. This will allow you to access you ad management page where you can
monitor the status of all the ads and auctions you have.
From the management page you can:
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We require some personal information, but it will only
be used to contact you in case of a problem with an auction or your
account. You information will be held confidentially by EPage and will
not be sold, given away, or bartered.
At EPage your privacy is important to us, so we keep your EMail address hidden. Most sites on the web show your e-mail address with your ad. But what if you don't want to let everyone see it? Maybe you don't want junk e-mail. Maybe you want to screen the messages. No matter what the reason, no reader of EPage Classifieds will know your e-mail address unless you want them to. When another users responds to your EPage Classified ad, they fill out a form on EPage that is then formatted into EMail and sent to you. This is not a "mailto:" where they get to see where the messge is going. You will get a normal EMail showing their EMail address (as they typed it in). If you wish to reply to them, only then will they see your EMail address. |
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Just click on the "Review Your Ads" button from
any page. |
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Sure. You can change you classified ad anytime. Auctions
can't be changed or deleted.
From your account information page, click on the "Edit" link and you can change anything in the Label, Buyline, or More info fields. |
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Any classified ad or auction can have a picture. It will be
inserted into your More Info link.
We accept pictures in GIF or JPEG (RGB only - CMYK JPEG files will not work) format. Sending a picture can take several minutes (be patient) depending on file size and modem speed. EPage will resize the picture for fast viewing. We do this so users don't have to wait for minutes to view your More info. The final picture will be 250 pixels (about 3 1/2 inches) wide. This is the only way for you to enter a picture into your ad. Some browsers do not support this feature. If your browser has this feature there will be a button next to the empty text box and above the button labelled "submit picture".
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Sure. Our users will appreciate it and you won't get all
the email asking about the item for sale.
Deleting the ad is easy. From your account information page, click on the "Delete" for your ad. We will hold onto the deleted ad for a short time. If your decide you want it back, you can click on the "Renew" link and the ad will be placed back on EPage. If you delete an ad that has fees associated with it, those fees still apply, even if you delete the ad the same day you take it out. It was those fees that got your ad noticed and your stuff sold so fast! |
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You can pay by secure credit card processing over the Internet,
or write us a check payable in US dollars.
At the bottom of the account information page, there is a "Pay by Credit Card" button. This process is handled on a secure server. You will need to prove you are you by entering valid information for the card and your address. Epage does not keep this information, it is used by the credit card software to verify that you are allowed to use that number. To pay by check, send a check payable to "EPage" in US funds to: EPage Include your EPage ID number on the check so we can accurately credit your account. |
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A commercial ad is one that attempts to generate money
or attract customers on an ongoing or repeated basis. As a guideline, if
the classified relates to a business of any type (including home based
and MLM), and you plan on making money via the contacts you make from an
EPage classified, then the ad is a commercial ad.
For example:
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