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".