Issued by: 24.com


This Naspers digital property offers both advertisers and browsers a user-friendly interface via which to showcase and search for a wide range of products, all completely free of charge.

Using one of the most advanced online classifieds platforms in the country, advertisers can quickly and easily create and post an advert to one of NetAds24's 115 categories, add multiple pictures for that eye-catching effect and be sure to reach more than 30,000 unique viewers - all at no cost.

“It really is a case of bigger, better, faster, more,” says Geoff Cohen, general manager of NetAds24. “Prospective buyers are demanding a richer, more relevant experience from both advertisers and publishers. They want to see pictures of what is on offer, they want to read about the product and they want this information to be given to them quickly, clearly and in the most effective way possible.”

“Netads offers something for everyone, from cows in calf, to an offer to take granny to lunch, to reworked bakkie engines,” says Cohen. “But we take our responsibility to our community much further than just mediating one of the largest number of buyer-seller interactions in SA. We provide up-to-date safety tips to protect all those interested in our site, from everyday financial, legal and personal safety hints, to more advanced digital security tips.”

Who'd have thought?
Who'd have thought they could buy a miniture perfume collection or an inflatable single mattress, within minutes of starting to look? “That's the beauty of online classifieds,” says Cohen. “The thing is not to assume anything when looking to find or get rid of something, or even when just browsing idly. You'll be surprised. There's something for almost everyone and at the right price.”

As proof of this, a quick glance at the fast-loading, intuitively-categorised Netads24 landing page (and every page leading from it), yields up such wonders as four left shoes (two black and two brown lace-ups, for people with a prosthetic leg – free), cross-Nguni cows in calf, rewards for lost keys, and decidedly serious-sounding private eye services, coupled with “delicate operation” know-how. The heart-warming stuff is there too – the Lost & Found section, for example, offers information on a “poodle found after Church assembly last Sunday”.

Netads24 listings fall within the following main categories: Accommodation, Announcements, Business services, Farming, Hi-tech gadgets, Home & Garden, Jobs, Miscellaneous, Motors, Personals, Pets, Property (for rent and for sale) and Sports & Leisure.

“The Internet in general and online classifieds in particular have removed much of the comercial friction between buyer and seller. This is clearly evidenced through the many hundreds of daily interactions between our community on Netads24.”

Of course the Internet can be a scary space – as the latest round of scam and phishing attempts prove.

“At Netads24 we do everything in our power to ensure the safety of buyers, sellers and everyone else using the site,” says Cohen. “It is worth one's while to spend a few minutes on reading our Tips for Buyers and Sellers, as well as our Scam Alert, if only to avail yourself of the latest scams and safety issues in this dynamic online environment.”

Tips for Buyers from Netads24:

• Keep records of all correspondence.
• Know the item that you are buying.
• Get to know the seller before offering to purchase.
• Never pay for goods or items that you have not seen in person or beforehand.
• Ensure that you have the correct contact details of the seller.
• Never, ever, give out financial information – bank accounts numbers etc.
• Never meet a seller unaccompanied and ensure that you do not have cash on your person.
• Never sign any paper(s) without having consulted a lawyer and read through the documentation.
• Never pay for an item that is not in hand.
• Never pay for something that you are not 100% satisfied with.
• Do not allow the seller to accompany you to the bank or to the place you will be collecting funds to pay for the item.
• Try not to meet at your home, rather at a public place, and ensure that people know where you are.
• Deal with sellers who are based in South Africa only.

A full list, as well as Tips for Sellers and a Scam Alert, can be found at the bottom of every item browsed on http://netads24.com/

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[7 Nov 2007 18:47]

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