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Here
is a list of our most frequently asked questions which will
be continuously added to.
Is it safe to buy and sell goods on Internet web sites
like the MI-Classifieds.com Classifieds?
NEVER display ANY personal information ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET,
and this goes for the MI-Classifieds.com Free Michigan Classifieds
as well. With the MI-Classifieds.com Free Michigan Classifieds,
you do not have to put ANY personal information in your classified
ads and listings. Our classifieds software will display the
"Contact Seller" link on every classified ad you post.
If you follow these guidelines STRICTLY and NEVER display personal
information in your classified ads, it is safer to use the MI-Classifieds.com
Free Michigan Classifieds to buy and sell goods.
What is the "Contact Seller" feature and
how do I use it?
The "Contact Seller" feature that you see displayed
on every classified ad is the only way to contact a "Seller"
unless the "Seller" includes their personal information
within their classified ad. Only registered users can use the
"Contact Seller" feature and only Michigan Residents
can register. The "Contact Seller" feature allows
"Sellers" to display and sell items while keeping
their personal information completely private from the public.
The "Seller" can also respond to questions of prospective
buyers while keeping their personal information completely private
from prospective buyers. Only once the "Seller" is
comfortable in doing so and is ready to "make a deal"
with a buyer, does the "Seller" need to give out personal
information in order to complete a transaction. In short, the
"Contact Seller" feature allows "Sellers"
to post classified ads in the MI-Classifieds.com Free Michigan
Classifieds without having to publicly display any of their
personal information on the Internet, protecting the "Seller"
from many Internet threats.
What will happen if I show my email address to the public
in my classified ads?
If you publicly post your email address within your classified
ads two things will most likely happen:
- You will start receiving large amounts of SPAM
- You will receive fraudulent offers from non-registered users
from anywhere in the world.
Why will I start receiving SPAM if I if I publicly display
my email address on the Internet in a classified ad?
Malicious users who send out large amounts of SPAM that clutter
the Internet, constantly search the Internet for personal information
like email addresses. Software programs can search the Internet
automatically and return in minutes with millions of email addresses
that were posted on web sites all over the world. This means
that as with anywhere on the Internet, if you post your email
address in your classified ads for the public to see, it is
pretty much guaranteed that you will start receiving SPAM. The
great thing is you do not have to make any personal information
public while posting classified ads in the MI-Classifieds.com
Free Michigan Classifieds. You can post free classified ads
without disclosiing any personal information in the MI-Classifieds.com
Free Michigan Classifieds.
Why will or would I be likely to receive fraudulent
offers if I publicly display my email address on the Internet
in a classified ad?
Malicious users search the Internet for vulnerabilities to
attempt scams and frauds all the time. These scammers are almost
always from other countries where the law can not get to them.
Scammers look for people who are vulnerable to one of many of
their fraud schemes. Classified and auction web sites is one
of the best places for these scammers to look for "gullible"
individuals selling items (usually larger ticket items) that
will fall victim to their fraud schemes. This is a problem even
with the most popular classified and auction websites. Although
these scams and fraud attempts are just a nuisance to the more
advanced Internet user who treats such offers as SPAM, many
uninformed individuals are scammed every day on the Internet.
With the MI-Classifieds.com Free Michigan Classifieds, as a
"Seller" you can sell items and eliminate fraudulent
offers by forcing prospective buyers to use the "Contact
Seller" feature posted on every classified ad by not posting
any personal information within your ads.
How does the "Contact Seller" feature protect
me when posting classified ads and selling items in the Free4AllCity.com
Classifieds?
By not posting ANY personal information in your classified
ads, you force prospective buyers to use the "Contact Seller"
feature to contact you as the "Seller" about the items
you are selling. Only verified Michigan residents can register
for the MI-Classifieds.com Free Michigan Classifieds. Because
the law can get to a Michigan resident, it would be extremely
unlikely to receive fraudulent offers from a registered user
and has NEVER happened yet. As a "Seller" you can
respond to questions regarding the items you are selling while
staying completely anonymous until you are ready to exchange
personal information in order to complete a transaction. The
"Contact Seller" feature makes posting classified
ads about as safe (if not safer) as posting classified ads in
your local newspaper. Ofcourse even through a newspaper classified
ad or through MI_Classifieds.com when dealing with the public
please use common sense always.
How do I contact a seller if I want to buy or ask questions
about an item for sale?
To contact the "Seller" you must first be a registered
user. Registration is free for Michigan Residents ONLY. Once
you are registered you can contact any "Seller" by
emailing them through the "Contact Seller" feature
posted on every ad. The system will email the "Seller"
without disclosing any personal information of the "Seller".
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