ADVERTISING TIPS & RULES
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Boat Classified Advertising Tips

Tips to help you place your boat listing quickly and sell your boat faster.

1. Have your basic information ready, such as the year, make, model, and selling price. When describing your vessel or item, be sure to include the best features. Showcase your ad by using words such as "one owner, brand new, garage kept, fully loaded, best offer, one of a kind" etc. Use brand names of important accessories or parts that are included with the vessel or item. Use complete sentences in your description, if possible.

2. Have an email address. To complete the Select and Ad process, you will need an email address. If you do not have an email address, click one of the following links to set up a free email account. Yahoo  Hotmail  Gmail

3. Include a photo(s) with your ad. Photos provide additional details and visual elements that descriptions cannot. As a reminder, save your photos in .jpg formats.

4. Have your credit card handy. Sydney Boating.com.au accepts Visa, Mastercard and Amex. We take online security issues very seriously and have the latest security software in place from ANZ bank Australia. Please contact us if you wish to pay by cheque, direct deposit or over the phone.

5. Be prudent in dealing with buyers. Buyers and Sellers should be prudent and careful in any exchange of money, contracts, legal documents, and written or verbal communications.

Tips for Uploading Photos

Boat Classified Example

Image Dimensions: Maximium 800 pixels wide
Please resize larger images proportionately. A larger image may appear distorted, or may not appear at all.

File Size: Smaller is Better
Prospective buyers may not wait for a large file to download, so keep your photos under 200KB. Photos larger than 1MB will not be accepted. Please email us if you would like us to resize your images for you.

(File sizes are listed next to file names in your computer's directory. If you cannot see them, select View from the directory's menu and then select Details to display.)

File Format: JPEGS Only
To provide prospective buyers with the best possible quality image, please ensure your photo file is in JPEG format (i.e. a file name that ends with .jpg). Note that renaming a file to give it the suffix .jpg is not sufficient (see 'How to Resize and Reformat Photos' below). A file in a format other other than a JPEG may not appear at all.

File Naming Conventions
Please name your image files as follows: Vessel make and model followed the ".jpg" suffix. Use underscores rather than spaces. Do not use special characters (&, /, $, etc). An example of an appropriate file name is: "Searay_boat.jpg".

How to Resize and Reformat Photos

  1. Open your photo in an image-editing program.
  2. Change the image size so that the width is about 640 pixels wide (avoid image distortion by making sure the image is resized proportionately).
  3. Select Save As from the File menu.
  4. Select JPEG (.jpg) as the file format and save the image to your hard drive using the naming convention above.

How to Reduce Photo File Size
Photo file sizes are affected by factors such as image size and resolution (image quality). Some image-editing programs allow JPEG files to be saved in various qualities. The lower the quality, the smaller the file size. Follow these guidelines to keep your file size as 200K or less.

  • Select a resolution of 72dpi.
  • Observe a maximum image size of 640 x 480 pixels.
  • Adjust image quality. (A quality level below "Medium" is not recommended.)

Please call or email us if you are having an kind of trouble with your images. We are happy to help!

 

SydneyBoating.com.au - Classified Advertising Rules & Policies

1. No auctions

  • No ads for auctions or links to online auction sites

2. No "trading", "wanted" or "looking for" ads

  • List individual items for sale only

3. No email addresses in your ad description

  • Buyers can call you or email you through the 'Contact this Seller' form on our site

4. No links in ad descriptions

  • You should be able to include all information pertaining to your item using the allotted characters.

5. No pictures containing anything other than the item you are selling

  • No photo collages (taking photos and pasting them together as one photo)

6. No shopping lists

  • No selling multiple items with individual prices in one ad
  • Multiple items may be combined at one price and include "package price only" in text

7. No abbreviations

  • Spell out the full year, make and model of the item you are selling

8. Seller must have possession of item(s)

9. Be polite

  • No offensive, obscene or derogatory words or phrases in email, password or ad text

10. Be careful

  • Before submitting ad, please review all ad and billing information

11. No repurposing ads

  • Once the item originally advertised has been sold, customers should cancel their ad.
  • Customers may not switch the original item with a new item for sale.

12. All ads that are placed must have ACCURATE information

  • Please fill out all required fields with the correct information. Failure to do so may delay the activation of your ad.

13. Refunds

  • Refunds are granted within 24 hours and on an individual customer basis.
  • Refunds are granted by manager approval only.

14. Only the person named on the account will have access to make changes to the account.

  • When called for verification only the person named on the account will be able to verify the ad.

 And always remember

15. Be patient

  • Remember it may take UP TO 24 hours to review ads before they appear on the site (although most ads go online MUCH more quickly).

Failure to comply with the above listed rules and those listed within our Terms and Conditons may result in a delay or denial of your ad activation.

NOTE: These policies are presented here as a quick reference to assist you with creating your ad. All advertisers on our site are also subject to the full Terms and Conditions...