Buying, selling, or trading your extra media gear is really not a complicated process. Feel free to offer for sale, request to buy, or request to trade any item related to digital media -- be it used in digital video, audio, or photography; hardware, software and accessories; or computers/laptops, etc.
This section of the site is currently
free to use by all members the site, including both Free Members and Premium Members.
No fees of any kind! The Marketplace was created for individuals to connect with other individuals.
No spam! This means a company with an inventory of items needs to advertise with us, or go elsewhere, as the Marketplace is not made for advertising for stores.
Does it work? You bet! Quite a few members have sold items on The Digital FAQ, and you'll end up with a better deal (both as buyer and seller) as compared to eBay or
Amazon. Sellers won't lose 8-10% on auction fees, and buyers can pick up a better deal because the seller isn't trying to reclaim the funds that it took to sell the item! It's win-win.
To communicate with sellers/buyers/traders, simply
reply in the thread and/or contact the person via Private Message (PM).
Here's how it works:
Selling
1. RULE: Price required! You must list a price when selling an item. Expecting for a buyer to guess at a satisfactory price is ridiculous. This area of the site is for buying, selling or trading -- it's not an auction, it's not a guessing game. If you need suggestions on what an item is worth, ask that in one of the other forums, then come back here and post it for sale.
2. RULE: List where you are (or are not) willing to send an item. It's our suggestion that you make items for sale to anybody anywhere. The Digital FAQ has a large amount of traffic from North America and Europe, but also South America, Australia and Asia -- and our forum members are located all over the world. Why exclude somebody willing to buy your item and pay for shipping? We routinely buy, sell, trade, and work with clients all over the globe.
3. RULE: Give an estimated shipping cost. Help the potential buyer by estimating a shipping price. Better yet, give the weight and size of the item, and a sending country or zip/postal code, so the buyer can calculate shipping himself/herself.
4. NOTICE: All new posts will be approved. When a new post is made, a site staff member will approve it. This is done mostly to fight spam, as well as be sure all posts in this area abide by the rules. You can see your new post, but it will not be visible to the public until it's been approved.
5. NOTICE: Limitations. This should go without saying, but I'll say it anyway -- The Digital FAQ is not liable for bad transactions between buyer and seller. We also do not get involved in disputes between parties, aside from banning members/IPs that are proven to be scammers. When selling an item, don't be a moron -- don't fall for a scam (i.e., sending COD, using unknown escrows, accepting weird payments from third parties, etc).
6. RULE: Reply when item is sold. We'll mark the thread as [SOLD] and close it from further replies.
Trading
1. RULE: What do you want in exchange? Please post what other exact item(s), or types of items, you'd consider in trade.
2. RULE: List where you are (or are not) willing to send an item. Please post where you are willing to send items in a trade. It's our suggestion that you make items available to anybody anywhere. The Digital FAQ has a large amount of traffic from North America and Europe, but also South America, Australia and Asia -- and our forum members are located all over the world.
3. NOTICE: All new posts will be approved. When a new post is made, a site staff member will approve it. This is done mostly to fight spam, as well as be sure all posts in this area abide by the rules. You can see your new post, but it will not be visible to the public until it's been approved.
4. NOTICE: Limitations. This should go without saying, but I'll say it anyway -- The Digital FAQ is not liable for bad transactions between traders; we are simply provided a venue. We also do not get involved in disputes between parties, aside from banning members/IPs that are proven to be scammers.
5. RULE: Reply when item is traded. We'll mark the thread as [DONE] and close it from further replies.
Buying / "Want To Buy" Requests
1. RULE: Give desired price if you're looking for something. If you're unsure what an item should cost, please ask in one of the other forums. It's of no use to anybody to expect quality items without being willing to offer fair market price.
2. UNDERSTAND: Patience required! Please don't harass a seller with "Where's my stuff?!!" unless you paid for overnight express shipping. Give items a full week to arrive before KINDLY asking for an update on when an item was sent, the tracking information, etc.
3. NOTICE: All new posts will be approved. When a new post is made, a site staff member will approve it. This is done mostly to fight spam, as well as be sure all posts in this area abide by the rules. You can see your new post, but it will not be visible to the public until it's been approved.
4. NOTICE: Limitations. This should go without saying, but I'll say it anyway -- The Digital FAQ is not liable for bad transactions between buyer and seller. We also do not get involved in disputes between parties, aside from banning members/IPs that are proven to be scammers. When buying an item, don't be a moron -- don't fall for a scam (i.e., sending money via Western Union, emailing credit card info, etc).
5. RULE: Reply when item is found. We'll mark the thread as [FOUND] and close it from further replies.
These rules, notices and other information will be updated as is necessary. Thanks.
