Tips For New Users

 

Searching The Members Trading Portal

 

The Members Trading Portal allows you to search for items through all sites. When Searching the Auction and eMarketPlace, you have the option to search for closed items. This is a good way of determining if you are paying too much for a particular item. The search capabilities also allow you to investigate how popular a  particular product or service is.

 

Creating Effective Listings

 

The Members Trading Portal provides you with a HTML Editor Hyper Text Markup Language Editor. This is similar to the formatting and capabilities found within Microsoft Word and allows members to format listings accordingly. much like that found in such products as Microsoft Word allowing you to create professional, attractive listing descriptions effortlessly and in minimal time. To read more about the HTML Description editor click here.

 

Contacting Buyers and Sellers

 

If you would like to contact another member within the Members Trading Portal you can by selecting the member's username. It is always a good idea to contact a member before placing a bid on an auction or purchasing from the eMarketPlace.

 

Ensuring you are not paying too much

 

As with any auction it is the buyers responsibility to research the item that they are interested in purchasing. It is always a good idea to look at comparative prices in the cash market. Bartercard does not endorse the over pricing of products or services and has procedures in place to ensure overpricing is kept to a minimum.