Adverts Rules
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Disclaimer
adverts.ie is a place for private individuals to sell or trade items.
If you are not familiar with these rules, you forfeit your privilege to post on the adverts.ie subsite.
Adverts.ie is a place for private individuals to sell or trade items. As a community based website, Adverts.ie is committed to providing a safe, fair and pleasant trading environment for all members. The guidelines and policies listed below will give you a good insight of what is expected of you as an Adverts.ie member. Please read them carefully. You are responsible for reviewing and understanding Adverts.ie's policies, as well as all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in the website’s terms and conditions. Breaches of these policies may result in a range of actions, including:
Removal of thread
Account suspension
Please take note that these rules can be updated/changed at any time, without warning. It is up to you, the user, to make sure you are up to date with all the rules. Recent changes to the rules will generally be listed under the "discussion" heading of this page. Adverts.ie accepts no responsibility for transactions that take place on the site; however, to provide some form of redress, you may contact any of the Adverts Moderators via the Adverts Support forum for clarification of rules before engaging in a transaction, or for help if there are problems with a transaction. The moderators will do their best to advise and assist in any way they can.
If you feel someone is breaking a rule or if you receive an unsolicited PM, you may use the "Report Product" feature to notify our moderators.
Definitions
This is a short list of definitions that will help you understand both the rules of adverts.ie, as well as some of the language of selling. Buyer - defined as "the person offering to purchase an item or service".
Seller - defined as "the person offering to sell an item or service".
Trader - Anyone who posts up for sale several of the same item(s) or who sells for profit. This does not imply that a Trader is a business (be that limited company or sole trader), nor does it imply any illegality in relation to their sales. It is simply the word we use to describe these types of user. Adverts.ie does not allow Traders.
Asking price - The seller must post a guide price on every advert (except items for swap or items in the 'free' section. The asking price is defined as: "the last price at which the seller has agreed to sell".
- If a seller accepts or agrees to a lower offer than the previous asking price, the lower becomes the new asking price.
- If a seller posts a 'price drop' and it is lower than the previous asking price then it become the new asking price.
- The seller can never increase the asking price - once it is reduced, it cannot be increased again.
- Nobody can offer above the asking price.
ONO - "Or nearest offer".
Note: Once a seller agrees to an offer, this becomes the asking price
No offers - the Seller wishes to sell only at the Asking price.
General rules
1. Contact details Email addresses and phone numbers are not to be included within the description of listings, comments and questions.
2. Logos and Links You must not use Adverts.ie listings to promote any business or website. Logos are not permitted.
3. Multiple accounts Only one account per user. All multiple accounts and will deleted.
4. All communications in English
5. Personal abuse /Discrimination Discrimination in any form and use of bad language are not allowed and will be deleted.
6. Impersonation Any impersonation of a user or entity is strictly prohibited.
7. Forbidden Items Check the full list of forbidden items here.
The short version is: -no illegal items -no stolen goods -No pirated materials -No mod chips or modded consoles -Any items that we (adverts moderators) consider to be generally used for illegal purposes, even if not illegal in themselves, are forbidden.
8. Commercial sales / traders
Selling goods with an aim to make profit is currently not allowed on our site but we are looking at including this in the near future. If you wish to engage in commercial interaction, please contact one of the Administrators. The Consumer Information Advertisements Disclosure of Business Interests Order 1984 (Republic of Ireland) requires all advertisements from persons selling goods in the course of a business to make that fact clear.
9. Editing your advert after item is sold You must promptly mark your item as closed once the item has been sold. Deleting /editing of old or finished ads can cause confusion and is not permitted.
Trading rules
1. All dealings on thread All dealings, bargaining, offers, etc. must be kept on the thread. PMs are not allowed until sale or viewing is agreed.
2. Posting a thread All threads should be accurate, current and include an asking price. You shall only post ONE item per thread, and post your thread in ONE only category. Multiple threads will be removed.
3. Interest tests / price checks are not allowed. You are either selling the item or not.
4. Overpricing /Profiteering Profiteering is prohibited on adverts.ie. Profiteering is defined as: To make profits on goods in demand or where attempt to profit is suspected or apparent.
5. All ticket sales are at face value (plus any booking fee) or less. The ticket section of adverts.ie is to facilitate the selling of tickets at no more than face value and also for the swapping of tickets. Please state the face value when uploading your ad. Any adverts found asking for more than face value will be removed and the user may be banned. If a seller wishes to sell at less than face value then that is at their discretion. If tickets are swapped for events that have a different price, then it is up to the people involved to agree on how to make up that difference. Adverts.ie will have no part in any negotiations regarding this. If a ticket on offer has the seller’s name printed on it, please make sure you are buying from that person. Insist on checking some ID. It is up to the buyer to check for authenticity. Anybody found to be selling forged tickets will have their ad removed and will be banned permanently. Please note, this is not a discussion site and no discussion of any event relating to the sale of tickets will be entertained. Normal adverts.ie rules apply. Please note that any suspected touts or anybody deemed to be indulging in touting will have their ads removed and will be banned instantly.
6. Seller’s commitments As a seller, you are committed:
- to complete the sale of your item(s) here on Adverts.ie if a member or members have expressed active, definite interest.
- to sell to the first bidder offering asking price (unconditional offers have priority over conditional offers).
- Not to increase the asking price.
- Not to accept any offer above the current asking price.
- Not to accept any money offered for items in the Free secction
- to refrain from “Bumping” (keeping your own sale thread active at the top of the list by posting empty or non-informational posts). Some bumping will be tolerated, but daily bumping is strictly prohibited.
7. Buyer’s commitments As a buyer, you are committed:
- to make fair and genuine offers. Any time wasting offers will be reprimanded. See below for valid and invalid offers.
- to fully read through the ad to determine the current asking price.
- not to offer above the current asking price. (you can however continue to offer asking price in case of drop outs)
- not to offer any money for items in the Free section
- only post comments directly related to the ad in question.
You may post on the Adverts Support forum if help is required.
Thread spoiling (pointless comments and price comparison) will not be tolerated.
Note; We realise at times you may be keen to get your hands on a certain item and might make offers on multiple threads. Please bear in mind that while are responsible for keeping your end of the deal, if this happens and you get the item, please withdraw your offer from the other ads. This will mean the sellers of the other items can pursue their sale with somebody else.
8. Honour your commitment to buy or sell
9. Feedback User feedback is for reporting how a sale went. If you have not completed or tried to complete a sale with a user, do not post them feedback!
Abuse of the feedback system will not be tolerated.
Adverts.ie mods reserve the right to remove any feedback that breaches our terms and conditions.
Off thread dealing/Valid offers
Anybody who sends a pm, email, or otherwise contacts a buyer or seller about an item advertised here before a deal is agreed is breaching our rules and in this case, a warning will be issued. Please note that if you get three warnings in a six (6) month period, you will be banned. Warnings will contain a list of other possible rule breaches to help you avoid a ban. A deal is only agreed when the seller posts their acceptance of an offer on the thread.
Valid offers are:
"Offer €xx"
"Offer asking price”
Please try not to be vague by saying:
"I'm interested"
"I'll take it"
Comments soliciting off thread dealing are not allowed:
"pm me, I'm interested"
"I offer €xx, pm me"
"pm more details / pics please
What should I include in the advert?
Basically, include as much information as possible. Try and inform the Buyers/Sellers what exactly you want to buy/sell. Try and put the most relevant information in the first line (so that it will appear in the printable PDF sheets).
The following items should appear on your thread:
- The name of the item
- Make and model (if possible)
- A good description of it, including the condition it is in
- Include a manufacturer's website showing the item if possible
- Include a guide selling price
Honour your commitment to buy or sell.
Tickets
1.All ticket sales are at face value (plus any booking fee) or less. The ticket section of adverts.ie is to facilitate the selling of tickets at no more than face value and also for the swapping of tickets. Please state the face value when uploading your ad. Any adverts found asking for more than face value will be removed and the user may be banned. If a seller wishes to sell at less than face value then that is at their discretion. If tickets are swapped for events that have a different price, then it is up to the people involved to agree on how to make up that difference. Adverts.ie will have no part in any negotiations regarding this. If a ticket on offer has the seller’s name printed on it, please make sure you are buying from that person. Insist on checking some ID. Please note, this is not a discussion site and no discussion of any event relating to the sale of tickets will be entertained. Normal adverts.ie rules apply.
Any suspected touts or anybody deemed to be indulging in touting will have their ads removed and will be banned instantly.
Some general guidlines when dealing with Buyers/Sellers
These guidelines (and they are just that - guidelines) are here to help you enjoy the facility that is adverts.ie in relative safety.
As soon as you and another party strike a deal, then immediately exchange e-mails/PMs providing both parties with the following information:
Recommended:
- Full name
- Full address and postcode (if applicable)
- Telephone number (NOT a mobile)
- Confirmation of details of the trade
- Payment method
- Clearly state your understanding of when you expect the money or goods to be sent
Optional:
- Preferred and alternative e-mail addresses
- Mobile number(s)
- Meet in Person - where possible, physically meet the person you are dealing with. Of course, this is not always possible as users are based all over the country. The benefits here are that you get to see whatever it is you are purchasing (or ensure the correct amount of money is being given) before committing. In the event that a serious problem arises, you know what the other party looks like.
- Use Registered Mail - if meeting up is not an option, we highly recommend using registered mail or insist on it for postage of items. This way, the parcel is both insured and is traceable. For any moderately valued item (€100+, and even below) it is worth paying the extra cash to ensure peace of mind if there is a problem with postage.
- Use PayPal - while there is a charge for the usage of PayPal, it provides a user-friendly interface between you and your credit card company, and is a welcome alternative to giving your credit card number to the seller! In the event of a problem, PayPal can make use of the fraud protection system of your credit card company and get your money back. We recommend that you get a name and landline number on the off chance that a dispute arises.
- Offensive material.
- Illegal items.
- Stolen goods.
- Recopied / Pirated media.
- Promotional media.
- Pirated video games.
- Pirated software.
- Television programs.
- Replicas of trademarked items.
- Pornography/erotic items / material
- Tobacco, wine and other alcoholic beverages.
- Cigarette or nicotine replacements
- Living creatures and unauthorised/illegal wildlife products.
- Domain names.
- Items that infringe upon an individual's privacy.
- Hate materials.
- Sectarian or ethnic offensive material are prohibited.
- Illegal drugs and paraphernalia.'
- Prescription drugs and medical devices. Please note that the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations expressly prohibit the supply of any medicinal product, no matter which category it's in, by mail order. Furthermore, the Regulations define mail order so as to include the use of electronic means to transmit an order. Even a pharmacy or a pharmacist can't sell through the internet in this country.
- Firearms, ammunition, fireworks, explosives, blades and hazardous materials.
- Airsoft guns/ammunition. Please go to the dedicated airsoft adverts forum on boards.ie if you wish to sell these.
- Archery equipment. Please go to the dedicated archery forum on boards.ie if you wish to sell these.
- ID cards of any kind
- Mod chips / modded consoles.
- Third-party Nintendo DS storage/homebrew devices of any kind (R4, DSTT, etc).
- Garda speed meter detectors.
- Illegal Sat/cable/mmds decoders.
- NTL boxes (resale of these is against NTL terms of service)
- Starview boxes
- Nokia/Sagem D-boxes
- Dreamboxes
- Irish Broadband Ripwave units
- Internet Service Provider Equipment.
Do not post your personal contact details in any advert.
Print out or make a note on paper of the contact details of the above person. It is not unheard of for people to lose such information stored on a PC due to virus or hard drive problems. Should there be any delay in completion then both parties will have full contact details to hand.
Please do NOT approach the adverts.ie moderators for assistance if you have neglected to take these precautions.
Transaction Advice
When you have made a deal with another user, you'll have to decide how goods/services and money are going to change hands.
We recommend that you do a reasonable background check on whatever user you are dealing with, this is made easier on adverts.ie with the feedback system available through the user’s adverts.ie profile.
Even if you are satisfied that the user has a good transaction history, it is worth taking some precautions for the transaction.
Profiteering
Profiteering, in all its forms is prohibited on adverts.ie. This applies to all goods/services sold on adverts.ie. Profiteering is defined as: To make profits on goods in demand or where attempt to profit is suspected or apparent, such as the reselling of highly sought items (e.g. game consoles being sold in the run-up to Christmas above face value plus any reasonable postage or delivery charges).
Forbidden items
What is not allowed on Adverts.ie?
Basically, anything illegal is not allowed. However, there are some items which, while legal to sell, buy or own, are not permitted to be sold on this site.
We reserve the right to determine the appropriateness of listings posted on adverts.ie. Also, be aware of cultural differences and sensitivities. Some items may be acceptable to some people, but unacceptable to others. Please be careful to post items that are appropriate for our global community.
Items sold on adverts.ie must adhere to all applicable laws. This includes the sale of items by individuals outside the Republic of Ireland and the EU. Some items that may not be sold include: Stocks and securities, lottery tickets, illicit drugs, prescriptive devices and drugs, lock-picking devices, smart cards, and any product which may lead to the production of an illegal item or illegal activity.
If we learn that an item listed in on the boards is not the property of the Seller, or was obtained through illegal means, we will lock the thread and delete any inappropriate information. We may also pass on any appropriate information to the proper authorities.
Just as you cannot sell a photocopied book without the author's permission, you cannot sell copies or duplicates of videos, movies, music, video games, software, photos, etc. Likewise, you cannot sell transferred media - whether laser disc to video, CD-ROM to cassette tape, or from the Internet to any digital format - unless explicitly approved by the author. Unauthorised recordings are prohibited.
Movies, CD's, software, books (including advance reading copies and uncorrected proofs), etc., that are produced and distributed for promotional use only are prohibited for sale through this site.
Video games sold through adverts.ie must be full retail versions. Recopied and transferred video games are prohibited. Mod chips, silver disks, video game emulators, Sega boot-disks, game enhancers, unauthorised video game compilations, and accessories are also prohibited.
Only full retail versions of software may be sold through adverts.ie. Software that has been copied or duplicated in any format is prohibited. Additionally, academic, NFR (Not for Resale) software, back-up, fulfillment, promotional, beta (pre-release), unauthorised freeware/shareware, and "soft-lifted" software versions are prohibited. OEM software must be sold with the hardware with which it was sold, or in accordance with the terms the OEM software is sold with. Anyone who knowingly buys or sells pirated software through adverts.ie will be permanently banned.
Copies of television programs, including pay-per-view events, are prohibited. Commercially produced and licensed copies of television programs are permitted. Unauthorized television programs and programs never broadcast, unauthorised scripts, unauthorised props, and screeners are prohibited.
Because of the legal complexities regarding the sale of domain names and the potential for trademark or copyright infringement, the sale of Internet domain names is prohibited. Please use Sedo instead.
We hold personal privacy in the highest regard. Therefore, items that infringe upon, or have potential to infringe upon, an individual's privacy are prohibited. Additionally, the sale of marketing lists (bulk e-mail lists, direct-mail marketing lists, etc.) is prohibited.
adverts.ie does not permit the listing of projectile and concussive weapons that employ gunpowder or explosives. Basically anything that is considered a weapon is prohibited. Replica firearms are prohibited. This also includes Hilti guns and Hilti bullets along with any other generic brand of these.
Toys that fire rubber pellets or foam darts are permitted.
(Government IDs, college IDs, birth certificates, etc)
Although it is not illegal to mod chip a console in Ireland/EU (except the X box), the whole mod chipping scene is on dodgy ground. The main reason is that mod chips bypass security features on consoles, which allow pirate copies to be played on said machines.
Like Modded Consoles, it is not illegal to own one of these devices in Ireland/EU but these devices bypass security features on the DS, which allow pirated games to be played.
These are illegal. Here's the relevant legal excerpt
Any form of equipment to aid in the decoding of encrypted pay TV services. These include and are not limited to the following:
Some equipment supplied to you from an internet service provider (ISP) remains the ISP's property and must be returned to them on termination of a contract. Some examples of this type of equipment are Irish Broadband's RipWave or Digiweb's HomeWave.
Any adverts found containing above will be removed and the seller will face a warning /ban.
This is not a complete list (and there will never be a complete list here). It here only as a guide as to what is/is not allowed here. The Adverts Moderators and Administrators have the final say as to what is/is not allowed.
We reserve the right to edit or delete ads from our site at anytime and without prior notice.
Thank you for reading these rules, and good luck with your buying and selling experience at adverts.ie.
