Buy and Sell Help

How to use Buy and Sell.com

How to Search

  1. There are 2 ways to search for an item
    1. Click directly on the specific category links to view that page. From there you can further tailor your results in a number of ways. Use the drop down menus to continually narrow down your search. With each successive drop down, your search results will become more specific and the number of items will be displayed. You can also search using proximity by entering your postal code, or, narrow down results to a specific province or city
    2. Type one or more words into the search bar to display results containing that specific title or keyword
  2. Your search will yield results listed by name & description, location, price and sometimes accompanied by a thumbnail image. For a more detailed description of a product, simply click on the item name of your choice.
    • You can also refine your search at any time by using the drop downs located at the top of the page or by using the search bar in the top menu.
  3. The following page has information provided by the seller such as a detailed product description, price, contact information, and the means to contact the seller directly via email.
    • To contact this seller, click the "contact by email" icon and you will be brought to the contact form where you can send the seller a brief email with any information such as general questions, ways to contact you, or to make an offer

How to Sign Up

  1. Go to the Buy and Sell.com homepage and click "sign up" in the main header
    • Upon sign up you will have a choice of signing up as a Free or Merchant Member.If you are a business or store owner, you might benefit from a merchant account. For most individuals with less than 25 items to sell at one time, choose Free Member
  2. Fill in the application form, making sure to fill in all required fields and in the proper format. (The required fields are indicated by an asterisk,and format examples are beside the text box)
  3. Once submitted you will be sent a verification code through email. Copy and paste the code into the text field and your registration is complete! You can now sign in using your user name and password.

How to Post

  1. Once registered, you can place an ad by clicking the "place ad" button in the main header. You will be prompted to sign in using the user id and password you created
  2. After signing in you will be brought to your storefronts "place an ad" page. It's here where you will choose the type of classified ad you're posting (Autos, Real Estate etc.), and fill in the pertinent product information such
    as - what it is, pricing, and a description of the product.
  3. (optional) - Buy and Sell.com also offers several optional features to help improve the look and effectiveness of your ad:
    1. Use this feature if the item you're selling is in a different location than your city listed in your profile. Your home address is used as default for all ads, only use this feature if you'd like to change cities.
    3. From here you can choose to upload up to 3 images of your product. To do this, click the browse button and locate the file name on your computer
    4. You also have the option to upload audio and video. This is done in the same fashion as uploading a picture.Click the browse button, and then locate the media on your computer. Use the same browse button for both audio files, and video files.

    Read our audio/video FAQ's for more information on system requirements

  4. Click on the "save changes" button and your listing will be updated automatically. You can now view and edit your new posting in the "manage listing" page, or ad a new entry by returning to the "place and ad" page and repeating steps 3 and 4.