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What is Loudfrog?

Save Time & Money. The cost of setting up a web site, promoting and advertising your web site will cost more than listing your items with Loudfrog. You can start advertising your items now, see the results of your advertising and start selling today. Compare Loudfrog fees with other sites.

Register and post unlimited items FREE!
Only pay 1% when your item sells

Why sell on Loudfrog:	Why buy on Loudfrog:


Very easy to register, and activate your account. You don't need a credit card on file; one less place where your credit card is "floating" around. Loudfrog goes the extra mile to secure your information using 128 bit encryption Secure Socket Layer (SSL). The SSL used on Loudfrog is similar to what the banks and large institutions use. Loudfrog protects your personal data, privacy and we do not want your account hijacked. Learn more here. You can post unlimited items FREE. These items can all be any range of price or item (stamps, cars, computers, jet planes). Loudfrog charges only 1% commission when your item is sold. We only send out an invoice if the accumulated amount owing is over $5.00 US. Compare Loudfrog fees to other sites. Each item posted has it's own 30 days duration. After 30 days duration, you will receive notice via email informing you that your items will expire in one day. After your item expires, you can re-list your items for another 30 days duration with our one-click renew process FREE. It's simple!! 30 days listing - giving your item more exposure instead of the average 7-10 days listing. Selling locally makes a lot of sense! Just think about it, when you sell locally you... Avoid shipping & return costs. Reduce the chances for fraud (as buyers meet sellers). Get immediate availability of items & services. See Loudfrog Local Trade on the top main menu. If you have a physical store, you can advertise your items on Loudfrog and let the buyers know that they can pick up the items from your store. On each item you can specify your shipping details. Before buying this item, contact the seller to quote the shipping cost Shipping is not applicable (downloadable items, digital file etc) Will not ship - local pickup and local trade only Will ship to the following locations ( Select from a list ). With millions of PayPal buyers, sell globally and extend your reach and widen your audience. Reach a market near and far outside the boundaries that local trading offers. Loudfrog service is available in 45 countries Use Loudfrog and sell globally with PayPal's Multiple Currencies feature. Use your current PayPal account to accept payments in: Canadian Dollar Euro Pound Sterling U.S. Dollar Yen Australian Dollar Loudfrog creates Froogle feeds for your items and automatically submits them to Froogle. This means more exposure for your items. Loudfrog is superbly integrated with PayPal's instant payment notification and automatically flags the item SOLD when the payment is received. Buyers can purchase your items directly in your item description page by click on "Pay Now! WITH PAYPAL" button. You can upload up to 4 photos for each item for free which is a big savings from image hosting costs for sellers. See the results of your online advertising! Your Loudfrog Store includes daily hit counters, so you can see the number of people who visit your Loudfrog store. Also each item you are selling includes a daily hit counters which is separate from the store hit counters. No other form of advertising can actually record the number of people who read or saw your ad. As soon as you register with Loudfrog you get a web store. You have the ability to name and personalize your store in order to increase your marketing/branding initiatives. Each web store gets a unique seller ID such as www.loudfrog.com/seller.aspx?UserID=6122 (DAZZLECITY) or click "Visit My Loudfrog Store" on your item detail page and copy the URL from the internet address on top. You can give this address to your customers or link to your Loudfrog Store to marketing and increase traffic to your store. Loudfrog allows you to open multiple web stores for your diverse range of products. Many sellers who use drop ship services find it difficult to have one web store and differing taxes, shipping, payment, warranty and return policies. Loudfrog permit multiple stores for each seller on Loudfrog because we do not have conflicts such as eBay because of their bid system. eBay and other auction sites does this so sellers cannot drive their own bid prices up. Since we use a “Buy it Now system” this conflict does not arise. You get your own Loudfrog Storefront (example B&CDISCOUNTSTORE Loudfrog store) making it easy for a buyer to see all the items a seller is selling on Loudfrog in one convenient place. Google, Yahoo and MSN index your entire Loudfrog Store, so if your screen name is descriptive enough, a buyer can do a Google search on the Screen Name and find your Loudfrog Store easily; See example: DAZZLECITY, JDSMERCHANDISE. Listing an item in up to two categories; giving your item maximum exposure. More than 28,000 item categories available when the seller signs in to list. "My Pad" is a full page where others can learn more about you and feel confident purchasing from you. In "My Pad", you have: The ability to display your store logo (if one exists) for further branding of your store The ability to enter a store description and relevant information (FAQs, Q&As, etc.) about your store The ability to enter your store policies such as refund policy, return policy, etc. Loudfrog is safe and family friendly; we want adults and children to feel comfortable locating items on Loudfrog. We do not wish to have you or your child search for toys or videos and find adult content instead. When a seller respond to question using the messaging facility within Loudfrog, an email is generated and sent from the buyer to the seller. A record containing the question and relevant time date information is also stored in the Loudfrog database, with a flag on both the buyer and sellers accounts. This redundant system ensures the delivery messages that might otherwise be accidentally deleted or fall prey to spam filters Spice up your listings using HTML in your item descriptions with our built in HTML Editor. No HTML knowledge required; cut and paste from other sites. We provide you with unlimited item description area. When posting your item for sale, you can now use the spell check option to ensure your ad looks professional! Map a sellers location using Map Quest on Loudfrog A direct link to Map Quest also helps users locate either your general city location or if you have a store your walk in store address. You have full and complete control of your items; you can add, edit, update, re-list, replicate and close your items. Sort and filter items by old, new, price, currency, condition, time left and more. Feedback is an important aspect of the community. Since you don't generally meet the person on the other side of the transaction face to face, feedback is often the only indicator of what the other person is like and what kind of experience you are likely to have. The Seller has the obligation to deliver the product exactly as advertised and in a prompt and professional manner. You should also leave feedback on every transaction so that future sellers will know what to expect from the buyer. You can link to any web site where you are selling your items like personal website, Amazon, Bid4Assets, Bidville, eBay, ePier, iOffer, Overstock Auctions, Yahoo! and the list goes on. If linking to those web sites will increase your reputations, increase buyers confidence, generate sales for you, go right ahead. The intent of allowing links to a web site from your Item page has always been to enable you to sell. In a continuing effort to keep our sellers safe from scammers, Loudfrog has opened a link for everyone to see what scam emails are being sent out, by whom and where the message originates. If you find a message sent to you through Loudfrog that you are unsure of the intent of the customer, do not respond to message, instead check the scammers link and see if the information is listed. If you receive a dubious message that is not listed, please feel free to contact Loudfrog to have it checked out for legitimacy before responding to it. Once a month, Loudfrog sends a newsletter full of information, education and our marketing efforts. We provide technical support, we call you if needed. We call sellers to verify their phone number, address and email address. We also use PayPal's information to verify the individual. Learn what are prohibited items on Loudfrog. To keep everyone informed, we provide "what's new" page for updates and current news. System updates are posted on the "Scheduled Maintenance" page. Also we provide Weekly Web Site Performance Report which is seen on the home page on the bottom left. If your item is newly posted within 24 hours, Loudfrog provides a separate page that Featured Latest Items Posted; maximizing your item exposure. If your item is ending in less than 24 hours, Loudfrog provides a separate page that Featured Items Ending Soon; maximizing your item exposure. We do not use spyware i.e. (double click and alike adware spyware) and sell your information. Simple step by step listing is one of the easiest on auction and classifieds sites. All payment is handled directly by PayPal, the industry standard in secure payment. PayPal charges the seller a fee are between 1.9% to 2.9% + $0.30 US when the item is sold via PayPal. Measure for measure, we offer more services to our members than the others; we want your items to be found and SOLD. To take advantage of all the features offered to sellers, you need to register. It's FREE!!! Just browse around and get a feel for it. Give it a try, you really have nothing to lose. Loudfrog don't even ask for your credit card information when registering and setting up your store. Now that's a big switch ... smile.	Very easy to register, and activate your account. You don't need a credit card on file; one less place where your credit card is "floating" around. Loudfrog goes the extra mile to secure your information using 128 bit encryption Secure Socket Layer (SSL). The SSL used on Loudfrog is similar to what the banks and large institutions use. Loudfrog protects your personal data and we do not want your account hijacked. Learn more here. Buyers pay no fees to Loudfrog. Item is closed immediately after payment is confirmed. Buying locally makes a lot of sense! Just think about it, when you buy locally you... Avoid shipping & return costs . Reduce the chances for fraud (as buyers meet sellers). Get immediate availability of items & services . See Loudfrog Local Trade on the top main menu. If you prefer Local Trade, on each item the seller specifies their shipping details. You will notice shipping details saying "Will not ship - local pickup and local trade only". You can contact the seller and pick up the item. The advantage of buying globally is you widen the variety of items you can buy. Loudfrog service is available in 45 countries Use Loudfrog and buy globally with PayPal's Multiple Currencies feature. Use your current PayPal account to make payments in: Canadian Dollar Euro Pound Sterling U.S. Dollar Yen Australian Dollar If you have questions about the product, contact the seller before buying by clicking on the "Ask seller a question" link found on the Item Detail page. Purchase an item directly in the item description page. If the seller states "I accept Local Pickup", then you find the location of the item listed below the price under the heading of "Item Location". If it is in your area, or an area where you plan to travel, you can ask for more information through the "Ask me a question" link on the item detail view page. The seller can indicate if the item is still up for sale, and arrange where to pick it up. Safety note: If the seller does not have a physical store, please be aware of where you are meeting the person. You and the seller are responsible for your own personal safety. Select a mutually agreeable location to meet, and, if it is at the person's home, be sure to bring along a friend. A wise option is to meet in a busy mall during the day, where there is security staff and cameras. "My Pad" is a full page where others can learn more about you and feel confident trading with you. Loudfrog is safe and family friendly; we want adults and children to feel comfortable locating items on Loudfrog. We do not wish to have you or your child search for toys or videos and find adult content instead. When a buyer asks a seller a question using the messaging facility within Loudfrog, an email is generated and sent from the buyer to the seller. A record containing the question and relevant time date information is also stored in the Loudfrog database, with a flag on both the buyer and sellers accounts. This redundant system ensures the delivery messages that might otherwise be accidentally deleted or fall prey to spam filters Spice up your communications between you and the seller using HTML in your message with our built in HTML Editor. No HTML knowledge required; cut and paste from other sites. We provide you with unlimited item description area. When communicating with the seller, you can now use the spell check option to ensure your message looks professional! Map a sellers location using Mapquest on Loudfrog A direct link to Mapquest also helps users locate either your general city location or if you have a store your walk in store address. Sort and filter items by old, new, price, currency, condition, time left and more. Feedback is an important aspect of the community. Since you don't generally meet the person on the other side of the transaction face to face, feedback is often the only indicator of what the other person is like and what kind of experience you are likely to have. Buyer's only obligation necessary to receive positive feedback is to pay promptly. You should also leave feedback on every transaction so that future buyers will know what to expect from the seller. In a continuing effort to keep our buyers safe from scammers, Loudfrog has opened a link for everyone to see what scam emails are being sent out, by whom and where the message originates. If you find a message sent to you through Loudfrog that you are unsure of the intent of the customer, do not respond to message, instead check the scammers link and see if the information is listed. If you receive a dubious message that is not listed, please feel free to contact Loudfrog to have it checked out for legitimacy before responding to it. Once a month, Loudfrog sends a newsletter full of information, education and our marketing efforts. We provide technical support, we call you if needed. We call sellers to verify their phone number, address and email address. We also use PayPal's information to verify the individual. Learn what are prohibited items on Loudfrog. To keep everyone informed, we provide "what's new" page for updates and current news. System updates are posted on the "Scheduled Maintenance" page. Also we provide Weekly Web Site Performance Report which is seen on the home page on the bottom left. We do not use spyware i.e. (double click and alike adware spyware) and sell your information. You can pay with any major credit card and don't have to join or open an account with PayPal. All payment is handled directly by PayPal, the industry standard in secure payment. PayPal is FREE for the buyer. We highly recommend to have an account through PayPal for ease of transactions. Measure for measure, we offer more services to our members than the others; to take advantage of all the features offered to buyers, you need to register. It's FREE!!! Just browse around and get a feel for it. Give it a try, you really have nothing to lose. Loudfrog don't even ask for your credit card information when registering and setting up your store. Now that's a big switch ... smile.
In you "Pad", the service provides space on the storefront where the seller can include a link to their personal web site, a physical store address, phone number or even a brief description of what they sell.

If you sell anything legal, Loudfrog.com wants to help you develop your own “lily pad” (e-commerce store) to reach more buyers, both near and far away, so that you can grow your business!

Buy and sell in your local area:

Many small and home-based businesses in our communities have items to sell, individuals have items in their basement or garages to sell, but have limited means of doing so. Newspapers charge exorbitant fees for small amounts of information and nationwide auction sites create obvious shipping problems.
Net IQ predicted that 63 billion dollars in sales was lost in 2004 due to shopping cart abandonment. A recent Jupiter Media Metrix survey shows that 63% of shoppers back out of a purchase when they see how much they have to pay for shipping and handling. Selling locally alleviates shipping fees and provides instant availability of merchandise.
Buying locally makes a lot of sense! Just think about it, when you buy locally you...
- Avoid shipping & return costs.
- Reduce the chances for fraud (as buyers meet sellers).
- Get immediate availability of items & services.
Loudfrog provides a classified channel and advertising platform and web store so anyone can create his or her own classified ad or web store and advertise locally.
When posting your item on Loudfrog simply indicate that you will not ship - local pickup only and buyer can pickup at my location.

Buy and sell around the world:

Since the Internet allows us to transcend the limitations of boundaries, borders, distance, time, day or night, a seller or a buyer can extend his or her reach and widen their audience with a global online store. The world is getting smaller everyday and the more the people you can sell to (wider audience), the quicker you can sell.

Loudfrog allows the seller to accept online payment using PayPal.
- Accept payments cost-effectively, with no setup or monthly fees, and low transaction fees.
- Get paid securely. Payments are protected by an industry-leading fraud-prevention system and effective risk-management models.
- Reach a network of over 56 million accounts in 45 countries, and receive payments in six currencies.
- In fact, over 80% of PayPal users say they're more likely to buy from an online business a second time if that business accepts PayPal.
When posting your item on Loudfrog simply indicate shipping locations and your shipping terms.

Allowed Advertisements:

You can link to any web site where you are selling your items like personal website, Amazon, Bid4Assets, Bidville, eBay, ePier, iOffer, Overstock Auctions, Yahoo! and the list goes on.
If linking to those web sites will increase your reputations, increase buyers confidence, generate sales for you, go right ahead.
The intent of allowing links to a web site from your Item page has always been to enable you to sell.

Note:
We reserved the right to remove links we feel are not appropriate.

How Does Loudfrog Work?

You don't have to register to take a look at what's available on Loudfrog, but you do need to register if you want to buy or sell. Once you've registered, you can start buying. You can post unlimited items FREE. These items can all be any range of price or item (stamps, cars, computers, jet planes). Loudfrog charges only 1% commission when your item is sold. We only send out an invoice if the accumulated amount owing is over $5.00 US.

Here's how it works for Sellers:

The following demonstrations show how to sell in your local area or globally.

Local Area Selling:

Step 1:		Mike has an old camera and decides to sell it. He creates a listing on Loudfrog.com and may select payment method(s).
Step 2:		During the course of listing, hundreds of potential buyers searching and browsing Loudfrog look at Mike's listing. Mary, a buyer, likes Mike's camera; she checks out Mike's feedback rating. Mike's feedback is 99% positive. If Mary has any concerns, she may contact Mike to discuss issues such as local pick up, location, return policies etc.
Step 3:		Mike emails Mary with the final details and both agree to the transaction and a meeting location. This may be Mike's local store or, if he has no store, a mutually agreeable location such as a mall parking lot or a coffee shop.
Step 4:		Mary picks up the camera at Mike's local store or agreed upon location and both are very pleased with the great deal.
Step 5:		Mary leaves a feedback for Mike, and Mike also leaves a feedback for Mary.

Global Selling:

Step 1:		Mike has an old camera and decides to sell it. He creates a listing on Loudfrog.com and selects PayPal as a payment method.
Step 2:		During the course of listing, hundreds of potential buyers searching and browsing Loudfrog look at Mike's listing. Mary, a buyer, likes Mike's camera; she checks out Mike's feedback rating. Mike's feedback is 99% positive. If Mary has any concerns, she may contact Mike to discuss issues such as local pick up, return policies, shipping costs etc. She clicks on and instantly purchases the camera using PayPal.
Step 3:		PayPal emails Mike and Mary, notifying both of the complete transaction. Mike is happy; he get paid immediately with PayPal.
Step 4:		Mike mails the camera to Mary, who is very pleased with a great deal.
Step 5:		Mary leaves a feedback for Mike, and Mike also leaves a feedback for Mary.

It's that simple! Why not join the fun right now by becoming a registered user of Loudfrog? It's fast, free and easy to register. Register now!

Here's how it works for Buyers:

Buying locally or globally

Step 1:		Mary is browsing Loudfrog and finds an item she would like to purchase.
Step 2:		She logs on and indicates she is interested in buying the item either by selecting or engaging the seller in a conversations via email.
Step 3:		She may choose to arrange to pick the item up locally, or have the item shipped after confirming shipping costs.
Step 4:		Mary leaves a feedback for the seller, and the seller also leaves a feedback for Mary.

How buyer, seller conversations are supported on Loudfrog:

When a buyer asks a seller a question using the messaging facility within Loudfrog, an email is generated and sent from the buyer to the seller. A record containing the question and relevant time date information is also stored in the Loudfrog database, with a flag on both the buyer and sellers accounts.

When the seller logs into the system they will see a message waiting for them. When they reply, the reply is also logged within the database. Loudfrog actually tracks, stores and date stamps each communication within the conversation.

A seller or a buyer may delete their messages however this only removes the flag. The messages remain archived within the Loudfrog database and can be restored if requested by either the buyer or seller.

This redundant system ensures the delivery messages that might otherwise be accidentally deleted or fall prey to spam filters

What can I sell on Loudfrog?

You can sell Antiques, Art, Automotive, Books, Cameras and Photo, Clothing, Shoes and Accessories, Coins, Collectibles, Computers and Networking, Consumer Electronics, Crafts, Dolls and Bears, DVDs and Movies, Entertainment Memorabilia, Health and Beauty, Home and Garden, Jewelry and Watches, Music, Musical Instruments, Pottery and Glass, Real Estate, Specialty Services, Sporting Goods and Fan Shop, Sports Cards and Memorabilia, Toys and Hobbies, Travel, Video Games, and Everything Else.

What is the cost to sell on Loudfrog?

To browse or register as a Loudfrog member is FREE.

To sell on Loudfrog:

You can post unlimited items FREE. These items can all be any range of price or item (stamps, cars, computers, jet planes). Loudfrog charges only 1% commission when your item is sold. We only send out an invoice if the accumulated amount owing is over $5.00 US.
Compare Loudfrog fees to other sites.

What can I do to make Loudfrog a success?

The best form of advertising is "word of mouth"; tell your personal contacts about Loudfrog.
I am advertising and promoting Loudfrog.
Email is being answered in a timely manner.
I am continually adding enhancements and have several ideas in the works now.
I am open to comments and suggestions from you, my customers.
Link your web site to Loudfrog and help spread the word. We can exchange Links.
If you are selling your items on Loudfrog:
- Link your web site to your Loudfrog Store.
If you have physical store, display your Loudfrog Store web site address on your store window.
- When your store is closed or after normal business hours, your customers can still shop on Loudfrog.
- Tell your customers about Loudfrog's Local Trade. Drive traffic to your physical store.

Loudfrog is an extremely safe site:

At Loudfrog we take every precaution to protect your sensitive information.
We don’t track your activity with third-party cookies and, for that matter, we don’t use cookies at all.
At no time does Loudfrog use or capture any of your credit card information.
All payment is handled directly by PayPal, the industry standard in secure payment.
When you sell items on Loudfrog, your identity is protected by your screen name, which you select.
If you choose to provide any further information to buyers, that is your decision – not Loudfrog’s.
As a service to our community, anyone who is using Loudfrog's network to spam or scam, I will publish their information so we can protect our community of buyers and sellers. Also the account will be disabled immediately permanently.
Loudfrog goes the extra mile to secure your information using 128 bit encryption Secure Socket Layer (SSL). The SSL used on Loudfrog is similar to what the banks and large institutions use. Learn more here.

Loudfrog Stores:

Loudfrog Stores makes it easy for you to see all the items a seller is selling on Loudfrog in one convenient place.
Every seller on Loudfrog has their own store and all seller items appear in regular search results and categories.

Local Trade:

Local Trade on Loudfrog is a wonderful tool; it is a method of browsing for and purchasing items at a local level.
You may choose to view items globally, nationally, state- or province-wide, or by town or city.
Your items will be linked by your town or city (but not address), so people may see what you have available, allowing them, and you, to reduce shipping costs tremendously, if not eliminate some costs all together.
This feature will increase local shopping and drive traffic to your local store. It will increase buyer confidence, especially if you are selling a large-ticket item such as a car.
The buyer may come to your store or a specified location to purchase your item.
Loudfrog will NEVER give your phone number, email or physical address to ANYONE.
When the buyer contacts you, it is YOU, the seller, who will choose to give your contact information and arrange for local pick up.
For security reasons, you may choose to meet at a busy local mall, rather than your home.

PayPal:

PayPal is the preferred payment method on Loudfrog.
PayPal is instant, fast, safe and secure.
PayPal lets you pay by any major credit card or chequing (if you want to target American users, you might want to use “checking”) account and it's FREE for the buyer.
PayPal allows the seller to accept American Dollars, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, British Pounds, Euro and Yen.
If the seller accepts PayPal as the payment method, the buyer can initiate this process by clicking on the “Pay Now with PayPal” button within the item details view page.
Make sure to review the payment details and follow the seller's payment instructions.
If the seller hasn't specified shipping costs in their listing, it's best to ask for a final quote before making your payment.

PayPal Features:

Low cost. No start-up or monthly fees, no cancellation fees, and no minimum payments. Lower transaction fees than other merchant accounts.
Quick setup. Sign up and get started in minutes. No extra software or hardware needed.
Security. As an industry leader in fraud prevention and risk management, PayPal has 60%-70% lower fraud loss rates than other merchant accounts.
Network of buyers. One in three online buyers in the U.S. has a PayPal account, and over 58,000 users worldwide sign up for PayPal each day.
Send funds directly from a verified bank account or by using a credit card.

PayPal Benefits:

Traceable
Immediate & convenient
Payment is deposited directly into the seller's account
Pay directly from the item listing page
No requirement that you use your credit card online (you can transfer directly from your bank account)
Sellers don't see your credit card number (it is safely encrypted through PayPal's server), which limits the risk of unauthorized use
Automatic payment tracking

Broaden Your Reach – Offer PayPal to Your Buyers. Learn more about paying using PayPal.

Leaving Feedback:

Both the buyers and the sellers should leave feedback after a completed transaction.
Leaving feedback is one of the most important last steps in the process buying and selling.
By leaving feedback about the other party after a completed transaction, you help to promote an atmosphere of safe person-to-person trading on Loudfrog.
All Loudfrog members' reputations are built on the basis of this feedback.
Consistent positive feedback lets buyers know that the seller is honest and dependable. Likewise, too many negatives will turn buyers off and lower seller’s conversion rates.
Buyers will pay higher prices if seller has a large amount of positive feedback. So if you plan to sell higher priced items, you may want to first establish a strong positive feedback record by selling some lower priced items before beginning to sell higher priced goods.
Fortunately, maintaining a consistent positive feedback rating is straightforward and simple!
- Always represent your item accurately and honestly.
- Make your policies easy to find and easy to understand – especially concerning payment terms, shipping, and returns.
- Be available to answer questions before the item is purchased, and especially after the sale is completed.
- Be patient and courteous with your buyers. Give them the benefit of the doubt until it is obvious they are being neither responsive nor responsible.
- Make every possible effort to bring the transaction to a satisfying close. Negative feedback should be left only as a last resort.

Browsing:

Browsing is clicking through lists of titles called Categories until you find something you're interested in. There's a large category selection on Loudfrog that you never know what you might find. You can narrow your search by clicking on individual categories on the Browse page.

Searching:

Searching for an item on Loudfrog is easy. If you know the item you are looking for, just type a few descriptive words into the basic search box on the home page. Again, use the category links to narrow your results.