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Basics
  Buying and selling, signing up, expected etiquette.
Buyer Guide
  Help with bidding, making offers, general tips.
Seller Guide
  How to sell, managing your listings, contacting other members.
My Page
  Keep track of all of your listings and transactions.
My Account
  Change your password, email or other contact information.
Lost Password
  We will need the exact email address you registered with.
Privacy Policy
  What information we collect from you, and what we will not do with it.
Our Standards
  Terms of use, marketplace rules, member privileges.
Contact auction staff
  Real human beings are available nearly 24/7 for your questions or concerns.
 
  Basics
Navigating the Market:
At the very top of every page, you will see the four main sections of the market site:
Browse, Sell, MyPage, and Help.
You are currently in the Help section.  Browsing and Selling fishing gear is the focus of this marketplace, and you will spend most of your time in one of those two areas. You should become intimately familiar with MyPage.  It is your central control panel for all of your auction activities, showing you real time details and options.  

Signing Up:
This marketplace is a membership based community of fishing enthusiasts and businesses.  Memberships are completely free and required for most activities here.  We ask for your name, phone number, address, and email address.  We protect all of your information as described in our privacy policy.  It only takes a few minutes to sign up, and you only have to do it once.  
Sign up now.

Expected Etiquette:
All members are expected to conduct themselves in an honest and civil manner.  Members are allowed to contact each other through our site, and agree to communicate in a mature and polite manner.  We reserve the right to terminate memberships in cases of obvious abuse, and we will do so.  Persons who do not wish to follow our rules and guidelines are not welcome here.  If you are a fishing enthusiast who would like to participate in an honest and well mannered community, then we welcome you!

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  Buyer Guide
Types of listings
Items listed for sale are being offered by FloridaSportsman members, who consist of dealers as well as private parties.  For sale items are listed by each Seller, either as an Auction or as a ForSale ad.  More about listing types...

Bidding on Auctions:
Bidding on auctions is a binding process, where you are obligated to purchase the item if you are the high bidder. Likewise, Sellers are obligated to sell the item at the high bid price to the high bidder. Please read the more about bidding here:
Auction Rules and FAQ
Buyer Services and FAQ.

Offers on ForSale ads:
If you make an offer to buy an item listed in the ForSale section, please give the seller at least 48 hours to respond. If a seller accepts your offer, you should be ready to purchase. Please do not insult members with "lowball" offers. Members are encouraged to negotiate with buyers and sellers in a respectful and courteous manner.

General tips:
When bidding and purchasing items, it is the buyer's responsibility to evaluate the fit for their use, and conduct necessary research before bidding.  Unless a listing specifically mentions a return policy, buyers are not given the option of returning an item simply because they do not like it. However, if the item is not as described, then sellers are expected to refund and take the item in return.

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  Seller guide
Selling at Auction:
Most visitors are probably familiar with the online auction model, and how they generally work. There are a number of pricing options for you to choose from, including the Opening Bid, Reserve Price, Hammer Price, etc. At the close of your auction, you will receive an email describing the results, with instructions on how to proceed. Our system will initiate a "transaction" for you, which will allow the you and Buyer to keep track of everything.

Listing a ForSale ad:
You can list items with a fixed price, or "asking" price, and take offers from interested buyers. Buyers will be email you through your ads, but they will now know your email address. If you respond to a buyer, then both parties will have each other's email address for direct communication.

Pictures of your item:
You may upload up to six pictures per listing at no additional charge. Pictures are very helpful for buyers who are purchasing our item sight unseen. If you are selling a boat but do not have a digital camera, it will be well worth it for you to buy one.

More info for Sellers

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  Our standards
This marketplace is a member oriented community of fishing enthusiasts who are voluntary participants.  Likewise, Flordia Sportsman is making this service available as a voluntary effort to promote and enhance the hobby of sport fishing.  In order to maintain an atmosphere of healthy and enjoyable activities, we have established rules, recommended guidelines, and required steps that are to be common to all transactions.

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