The TIAS Exchange Classified Ad
Additional Information and Guidelines
The TIAS Exchange
classified advertising spots can contain
from 60 to 90 words and four photos.
(Website URL, email address, phone number
and address do not count against your total
word limit.) The email address and web URLs
will be clickable links on your ad so that
users can contact you directly and visit
your website if they choose to do so. An
email address to a valid email account
listed on your ad is mandatory.
Newsletter ads will appear in the Collectors
Newsletter. The Newsletter ad costs $25.00.
Our standard classified ad and the wanted ad
are each $10.00. All ads run for 30
days in the TIAS
Exchange. If you wish to run a spot
annually, or semi-annually please contact us
at tiasexchange@tias.com
The title of your ad will be in BOLD
and the first 25 characters of the title
will be listed in the showcase
section along with one image. If you haven't
included at least one image with your ad,
your item will not be featured in the
TIAS.com showcase, but still will appear in
the TIAS.com search engine provided that it
has a price. Both ads, with and without
images will be listed in the TIAS.com search
engines the day following placement in The
TIAS Exchange classifieds. When submitting
your ad, you will need to specify the most
appropriate category for your item. Your
ad must have a price listed unless it is a
"Wanted To Buy Ad. If the price is
negotiable, then state a price and in the
description add that it is negotiable. If
you are unsure of a value of the item(s)
please see the section "How
much is it worth?" for additional
resources and information.
Your ad will also be listed in many other
areas of the Internet through the various
other directories that crawl the TIAS.com
site. If your ad is for a show or event
listing, please state the price of admission
on the form when submitting your ad.
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The TIAS Exchange Classified Ad Policies
And Restrictions
All ads listed in the The TIAS Exchange are subject to prior approval, and
must be paid for via credit card on our secure server prior to running. All
ads must be related in some way to antiques and collectibles.
TIAS.com reserves the right to refuse to run any ad for any reason and if
you choose to cancel your ad for any reason, the fees are non-refundable.
TIAS Exchange advertisers acknowledge that their ad(s) may be removed at
any time for any reason at the sole discretion of TIAS.com INC. In the event
of ad removal by TIAS, the advertiser will be refunded the unused balance
which was paid for the ad. The unused balance paid, is the number of
remaining days that the ad would have run prior to removal by TIAS,
multiplied by the daily rate for the ad. The daily rate for the ad is the
fee paid by the advertiser divided by the number of days the ad was
originally scheduled to run.
TIAS.com reserves the right to maintain this site to remain strictly
antiques and collectibles oriented and reserves the right to refuse ads which
do not relate to antiques or collectibles and/or the preservation, storage,
display and restoration of antiques and collectibles and also reserves the
right to reject any advertising deemed inappropriate. Shows and Special
events related to antiques and collectibles are welcomed and encouraged!
TIAS.com assumes no responsibility for misprints or claims and actions by its
advertisers.
All advertising copy and images are subject to the approval of TIAS.com and
TIAS.com also reserves the right to edit advertising copy, format and images
to conform with advertising policies.
Advertiser's and advertising agencies utilized by an advertiser assume
liability for all content, including text representation and images, of
advertisements listed on this site and also assume responsibility for any
claims arising from any ad copy that may be made against TIAS.com and its
agents. It is the sole responsibility of the advertiser or selected agency
to obtain appropriate releases on any item or individuals appearing within
the advertisement.
Neither TIAS.com nor its agents assume any responsibility for the accuracy or
authenticity of any description or item advertised and makes no warranty as to
either.
Ads will be placed on-line as soon as is practical upon receipt and acceptance
of ad copy and payment.
Payment in full must be received before any ad will be published. You will be
advised as to the cost of your ad at the time of submission. For your
convenience we offer payment by VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
Neither TIAS.com nor its agents, assume any liability for typographical errors
in posted ads.
All merchandise advertised on this site is subject to prior sale by whatever
means the advertiser deems appropriate.
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How To Submit A
TIAS Exchange Classified Ad
After reading the
above information, to post an ad just click here!
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What About The
Photos For My Ad?
Keep in mind that great
photos help sell your items. All pictures
must be in electronic format. We have
helpful info on taking pictures here so that you can then
upload them with your ad. If you are placing
a "Wanted to Buy" ad, you may list
a picture of the item that you are looking
for.
If you do not have access to a digital
camera or scanner you can take "hard
copy" photos of your items and many
photo labs can put the images on a computer
disk as well for a very small fee. (photo
shops run approx.$10-$20 to develop a roll
of 24 exposures and also put the images on a
floppy disk or a CD that can then be used in
your ad) Another option that you have is to
take your photographs to a copy shop to have
them scanned and stored on disk for about
$10 per scan.
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Tips On How To
Place An Ad That Gets Great Results!
Taking a few extra
minutes to write a good description for your
ad can really pay off in the end. Take the
time to measure your item (if dimensions
would be relevant to the buyer), note any
imperfections, and list a weight if that
will be a factor for shipping costs.
Including this information will help to
eliminate unnecessary questions about the
items during the time that your ad is
running. We have compiled for you some
wonderful documentation on how to write good
descriptions, and have also set up a page
for information on taking great photos of
your items. Good descriptions and great
photos sell items! See the documentation for
Writing good Descriptions
and also on how to take good images,
you won't regret that you did!
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Sponsoring The TIAS.com Antiques &
Collectibles Newsletter
Sponsorship in the newsletter gets your
message out at the low cost of about $1 per
1000 subscribers. You must purchase the
entire subscriber list. More information on
advertising options is available here.
Once you supply the text and desired
publication dates via email,
we will create a secure link for you to fill
in billing and credit card information and
email it back to you. Once the order is
completed, we will then process your text
for the requested publication date.
The newsletter goes out two times each week,
generally Tuesday and Friday.
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Setting Up An Online Shop At TIAS.com
Our MakeAShop system is
an automated web store. You can upload as
much merchandise to your web store as you
wish, including pictures and text. You can
add and delete merchandise as often as you
like. If you are selling only through
auction, there is no minimum required
stocking level. To establish and maintain a
fixed-price store, we will require you to
keep a minimum of 25 items with pictures in
your online shop. The items must have a
total retail value of at least $1,200 US. Learn More Here!
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"How Much Is It Worth?"
Although TIAS.com doesn't
do research for information or prices of
items, some of the information below may be
of help to you.
Your best bet would probably be to contact a
dealer/appraiser in your area. There are
also many good general reference guides at
your local library and/or bookshop that may
be of some help.
In looking for the value of a particular
item, many people use the TIAS.com search
engine as a price guide. Over half a million
items, most of them with pictures are
listed. Take a look!
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What About Payment and Shipping?
1. Process the payment
before shipping the item. Make sure that
check clears before shipping the item. If
you are accepting credit card payments from
overseas, make sure that it is a valid
credit card number first, by checking with
the bank. If there is any question about the
validity of the credit card request a money
order or a bank check in U.S. Dollars. Make
sure that the payment clears before shipping
the item. If you don't have a business and a
merchant account to accept credit cards
there are many online payment services such
as www.paypal.com that you can
set up an account through as well as only
accepting checks and money orders.
2. Shipping cost is usually paid by the
buyer. Make sure that the buyer and the
seller agree on the shipping cost before the
item is purchased. This cost should include
postal insurance (see below).
3. A good source of used boxes for shipping
is your local bookstore. Make sure that
addresses on used shipping boxes are crossed
out or covered over.
4. Double-box fragile items. In the example
of a glass vase, wrap it in bubble wrap,
place it in a box stuffed with paper or
packing "popcorn", so that it
can't rattle, then place that box into a
larger box that also has 3-4 inches of
packing material (foam popcorn or newspaper
etc.) padding material between the two
boxes. Place an extra shipping label inside
the second box and close it up.
At one time the postal service had
instructions on packing fragile items. The
shipper might want to check with their local
post office for more information on these
brochures.
5. The ship-to address needs to appear on
the outside of the box in clear lettering. A
smaller "from" address should
appear on the box as well.
6. Prior to shipping insure the item for the
retail value of the piece. This can be done
at the post office. Customer should pay this
additional cost. If the item breaks, the
cost is then recovered from the postal
service. This small cost keeps many argument
and fights from happening.
7. For large heavy items there are many
shipping services that deal specifically
with large and heavy items. If you are
trying to sell an item such as this make
sure to include dimensions of the item as
well as your zip code in your ad so that the
buyer will have easy access in knowing the
information if he wants to contact a
shipping service such as www.cratersandfreighters.com
for the costs.
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Click here if you are ready
to post your ad!
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