"Fixed Price” is an optional selling preference where you offer the item for immediate
purchase at a set price to buyers.  There is no bidding. 

Buyer's can immediately purchase the item at your price.

Listing a fixed price item is really a very easy thing to do, it may sound a little difficult, but you should have no trouble at all.  I have tried to make these instructions easy to follow, but should you still need assistance, contact us at info@rhodesmarket.com

Here we go, let’s get that item listed:

From the navigation bar, click on “Sell".  This will take you to “Sell an Item Step 1 of 4” page.

Step 1 of 4 - Choose a Category
1)       Main category – scroll down and click on the main category for your item.  IF your main category goes not have a sub-category you will skip to the next page.

2)       IF there is a sub-category it will appear at #2.  Now you will scroll and click on the sub-category for your item.

Step 2 of 4 - Listing Format

1)       You will select the Fixed Price Sale format.

2)       Category – The category that you choose to list your item under will be listed here.  If it is incorrect or you change your mind, simply click on the “back” button at the bottom.  This will take you back so that you can make the corrections.

3)       Seller – Your rhodesmarket.com id will appear here.

4)       Preferred Currency – Preferred Currency will automatically show “American Dollar (USD)”, if you want to change this to your preferred currency then scroll and click on the currency you prefer.

5)       Item Location – Select your country.

6)       State/Province – Scroll and select the state you want to list your item in.

7)       City – Scroll and select the City in that state that you want to list your item in.

Now double check your entries, if not correct go back and correct.  If correct, click "Next".

Step 3 of 4
1)       Title - The title of your listing is important for several reasons, but one of the main ones is that when a buyer searches for an item, they usually search by title.  So include anything that will catch the eye of a buyer.  So, enter your title now.

Examples:  Instead of:           TV for Sale
               Try:                     Sony 50” HDTV for Sale

                                  Instead of:           Ladies Black Coat
                                  Try:                     Old Navy's Ladies Size 5 Black Coat (Like New)

2)       Quantity - Enter your quantity

3)       Price - Enter your Fixed Price (selling price)

Payment and Shipping Details
4)       Immediate Payment – rhodesmarket.com allows the seller to choose how the buyer is invoiced.  Choose which option you want.

Optional – This allows the buyer to instantly checkout at the end of the auction or wait until the seller has sent an invoice for the auction.  This would be the buyer’s choice.  Please note: if you want the buyer to immediately make payment, be sure that you fill out the section on shipping cost.

Required –The system will verify the buyer's payment before updating your listing with a sales transaction.  Please note: if you want the buyer to immediately make payment, be sure that you fill out the section on shipping cost.

Not Allowed – This allows the seller to invoice the buyer manually.  For instance, if you do not have a flat rate shipping charge for an item, you have to wait till the buyer can inform you of his shipping address to calculate the shipping charges.

5)       Accept Payments with PayPal – check this if you do accept PayPal Payments.  If you are not signed up with PayPal, you can do so by clicking on the logo below

6)       PayPal email address – enter your email address you use to accept PayPal. 

(7)      Payment Instructions – If you require any special payment instructions, enter them here.  This is where you could say that you require payment within three days, no checks, PayPal only, or whatever your terms are this is where you enter those requirements.

8)       Shipping Cost – If you charge a flat rate you can enter it here.  Leave this blank if you are going to figure the actual shipping charges after you receive the buyers address.

9)       Extra Item Shipping Cost – If you have several items for sale and you offer a special rate for shipping several different items, then enter that rate here.

10)     Tax – If you collect sales tax, then enter that tax rate here.

Detailed Description

11)     Detailed Description – Now you need to write the description of what you have to sell. It is very important to create a good detailed description of what it is that you have for sale.  Name brand names, model, color, sizes, condition, etc..  A good description will help sell your item.  This is really easy to do, you just hop right in there and start typing your ad.  You can also choose a font size, bold, italic, underline, center text, text color, and fill color. Also, if you will not ship, then you need to state in your item description that it is to be picked up only. 

Now double check your entries, if not correct go back and correct.  If correct, click "Next".

Step 4 of 4
1)       Start Date - If you want the auction to start just as soon as you get finished listing it, then you will leave this blank and go to the next step.  If you want to choose the start time then you use the pull down menu to enter the day, month, and year, hour, minute, and A.M. or P.M. 

2)       Listing duration - This is how long you want the item listed for sale.  Choose from the drop-down menu 3, 7, 10, 14, or 21 days.

3)       Auto Relist - If your item does not sell, then you can relist the item.  You can set it up to automatically relist up to 3 times.  There is no charge for relisting.  Use the drop-down menu to choose how many times you want to relist your item.

4)       Hit Counter - If you want a hit counter, click on the style that you want

5)       If you want to jazz up your listing to stand out for all others, you can choose one or more of these optional features.  When you use any of these optional features, you will be charge that fee plus the ad listing fee.  If you don't want any of these options, then skip down to the upload base image.  Our Optional Features and fees are as follows:

Home Page Featured
This feature will have your listing, along with other Home Page Feature listings, randomly selected to be displayed on the home page.  The Home Page Feature fee is $20.00.  This fee is charged regardless if it sells or not.

Category Featured
This feature will show your item in the Category Feature section which is above the other listing of the same category.  A Category Feature fee is $10.00. This fee is charged regardless if it sells or not.

Gallery Listing
This feature will show your item in the Gallery Featured Items section.  A Gallery Fee is $15.00.  This fee is charged regardless if it sells or not.

Highlight Listing
This feature emphasizes your listing.  Your listing will defiantly be attention-grabbing!  It will catch the eye of all buyers.  A Highlight Fee is $3.00.  This fee is charged regardless if it sells or not.

Bold Listing
This feature adds instant emphasis to your listing letting it stand out so bidders can easily see your listing over regular listing.  A Bold Fee is $1.00.  This fee is charged regardless if it sells or not.

6)       Upload Base Image and Free Extra Images (Pictures) - Your listing comes with 4 free pictures but you can have up to six.  Your “Base” picture will be your main picture shown when listing is opened by a bidder.  Your “Free Extra” picture will be available for a bidder when he clicks on that picture when listing is opened.  To enter you picture, click on “Browse” and find your picture that you have taken and saved on your computer.  When you find that saved picture and click on it, it will add that picture there. 

7)       Premium Extra Images – If you wish to add more than 4 pictures, at .25 each, then do so here.

Check everything that you have entered on this page to be sure that it is correct.  If not, make corrections.   Once all correct, then click “Confirm”.

Review and Submit Listing
Now, we are at the Review and Submit Listing.  You are now going to review and submit listing.  Double check your entries.  If they are incorrect, click "Back" and correct. 

PLEASE NOTE: If you are posting a FREE listing be sure that just above the “Post Item” button that the current price is .00. If it shows a fee amount, then you need to click on the “Back” button just below the “Post Item” button to go back and remove the option you have checked that is not included in the FREE listings.  If you did intend to include one of these options in your listing, then the first amount will tell you how much your current listing will cost and the amount pass the = indicates your total balance after this ad.

If all is correct, click "Post Item" 

You have just listed your item up for sale! 
You will receive an email confirming your listing.