Placing a Listing
Ordinary members may place wanted listings but you must be a confirmed member to place a sell listing on Omanbay. You must have enough money in your account to cover the cost of your listing.
General items and vehicles are sold by auction, but you may list a buy now price if you wish. Property sales and rental, jobs, and holiday accommodation, are sold by fixed price listing.
Members may place a maximum of 50 listings at one time of which only 5 may be for identical items.
Your listing must be in English. Omanbay can translate listings from Arabic into English for a small charge. Click on the translation service link on the home page.
To place a listing, click on the Sell tab. Choose an appropriate category and sub-category for your item. Fill in the requested information to describe your item. Describe your item honestly mentioning any wear or defects it has.
Select any extras you require, such as a bold headline, add a photo etc.
Take a picture of your item using a mobile phone or digital camera set on the lowest resolution setting. Photos must be under 300kb and no more than 640 x 480 pixels.
Your photo must be of the item for sale only and may not show any people.
Scan your photo into your computer or upload it from your digital camera.
Save it in .gif or .jpg format.
From the listing form click on Browse… to find your picture, then open it and click on Upload Photo. We will do basic resizing for you, but if your photo needs editing first we recommend using FxFoto to resize your photos, because it is simple and free.
To resize photos, open FxFoto allow it to upload your pictures. Select your picture from the left hand box, and click Save Image As. Under Saved Image Pixel Size, alter Width, click Next, select Add as a new picture in a left pane folder, and click Finish. Then Browse…, find your new saved picture, open it and Upload Photo.
The cost of your listing and your account balance will be displayed.
If you have enough money in your account click Start My Auction. If you don't have enough money in your account, you will have to credit your account first, and then list your item.
Provided you have enough money in your account to cover your fees, your listing should appear on the site within 24 hours.
Your auction will finish 14 days from the time that you post your listing, but you may schedule a particular end time for a small fee, Omanbay fees. Auctions that end in the evening may get more bidders towards the end than those closing during the night or during working hours.
Listing Length
In the general category your headline may be up to 30 characters, and your description may be up to 200 words.
In the property category your headline may be up to 30 characters, and your description may be up 200 words. In addition you may write up to 30 words of viewing instructions for potential buyers. You may suggest here a day and time when you will be available to show people around your property, or ask potential buyers to email you for an appointment.
In the cars, motorbikes and boats category your headline may be up to 30 characters, and your description may be up to 200 words. In addition you may write up to 30 words of viewing instructions for potential buyers. You may suggest here a place, day and time, when potential buyers may view your vehicle.
In jobs category your headline may be up to 30 characters, and your description of the job may be up to 200 words. In addition you may write up to 100 words describing the company offering the job.
In the holiday accommodation category your headline may be up to 30 characters, and your description may be up to 200 words.
About Prices
You will see 5 different prices on Omanbay:
The reserve price is the lowest price that the seller will accept for the item. If the bidding doesn’t reach this price the item will not be sold.
The starting price is the lowest price the first bidder can bid at the start of the auction. You should set this well below the reserve price to encourage people to bid for your item.
A buy now price may be posted by the seller if he/she is more interested in selling his/her item fast, than in getting the best possible price. If someone offers the buy now price he/she will be able to buy the item immediately and the auction will be cancelled. You should set the buy now price at or above the reserve price. You may add a buy now price at any time during your auction from My Omanbay, My Listings, Edit Pricing.
The selling price is the value of the top bid at the end of the auction, provided that it is above the reserve price. It is the price that the buyer will pay to the seller.
A fixed price means that the item is not being auctioned. It is the price the buyer should pay to the seller. Jobs, properties, and holiday accommodation are offered at a fixed price.
A fixed price offer may also be made if an auction closes below the reserve price. The seller can offer his/her item to the members who were bidding for it, to those who had asked questions about it, and to those who had added the listing to their shopping list, for a fixed price below the reserve price. The offer will be displayed in the My Shopping List of all the interested parties and may be accepted from there.
Fixed prices may be negotiable between the buyer and seller.
The selling price has already been negotiated during the auction and neither the seller nor the buyer should try to negotiate further after the auction. Sellers should ensure that the reserve price is the absolute lowest price that they will sell for, and buyers should not bid more than they are prepared to pay. Once the auction has closed the buyer and seller are considered to have shaken hands on the deal, and drunken coffee, and the price is no longer negotiable.
Auction Closing Times
Omanbay auctions last for 14 days from the time when the listing is posted, but for a small fee you may schedule a particular end time to suit you. Auctions that end in the evening may get more bidders towards the end than those closing during the night or during working hours.
Promoting your Listing
If you make your listing more prominent, more people will notice it and you will get more bids, and a better price for your item.
Omanbay has several tools you can use to make your listing more prominent.
- Bold title
Your title will appear in bold type and your listing will be highlighted in green. This makes it more eye-catching to people browsing the site.
- Add a photo
One photograph will be shown on the left side of your listing. This makes your listing much more attractive to buyers. You may add up to nine more photos.
- Homepage feature
If your item is to be auctioned you can have it placed on the homepage where everyone using the site will see it, as well as in your chosen sub-category. Homepage features are shown in order of auction close time with the one closing soonest at the top.
- Buy page/category page feature
You may also place your listing on the main category page or on the buy page as well as in your chosen sub-category. Fixed price listings may also be placed here. Listings will be displayed with the newest listings at the bottom. Your listing will therefore work its way up the list until it is displayed first.
Omanbay reserves the right to remove home page, buy page, and category page features from these pages at its discretion.
You may upgrade your listing after it is running from My Omanbay, My Listings. Find your listing and click Edit Listing to choose which tools you wish to use. Your listing will be removed from the site for a short time for checking. Your auction end time will remain the same and you will be charged as for a full period feature.
Using My Omanbay to Manage your Listings
From Omanbay you can:
- Edit listings
You may only edit your listing before anyone has bid for your item, or during the first week of a fixed price listing. In My Omanbay under My Listings, find the listing you wish to edit, and click on Edit Listing, or on Edit Pricing, if you only wish to change your prices or add a buy now price.
- Promote listings
If you make your listing more prominent, more people will notice it and you will get more bids, and a better price for your item. You may upgrade your listing after it is running from My Omanbay, My Listings. Find the listing you wish to promote and click on Edit Listing. Choose the tools you wish to use. Your auction end time will remain the same and you will be charged as for a full period feature.
1 Bold title
Your title will appear in bold type and your listing will be highlighted in green. This makes it more eye-catching to people browsing the site.
2 Add a photo
One photograph will be shown on the left side of your listing. This makes your listing much more attractive to buyers. You may add up to 9 more photographs to your listing.
3 Add a category/buy/homepage feature
These are more prominent areas of the site that may be seen by more buyers. Homepage features are for auction items only. Features are shown in order of auction close time with the one closing soonest at the top. Fixed price listings may be placed as category or buy page features. Features run until the auction closes, or for 4 weeks for property, and are displayed with latest listings at the bottom, so your feature will work it’s way up the list until it is displayed first.
Omanbay reserves the right to remove home page, buy page, and category page features from these pages at its discretion.
- Answer questions
If a buyer asks a question about your item you will receive an e-mail inviting you to answer. Go to My Omanbay, My Listings. Find the listing and click on Answer Question. The question and your answer will be displayed on the listing.
- Relist your listings
After your auction has closed, if your item is unsold, you may relist your item from My Omanbay, My Unsold Items. Click on Re-list. You may edit your listing and add more promotional features if you wish. A new listing will be created with a new listing number. You can relist your item up to 30 days after the expiry date. You must ensure that there are sufficient funds in your account to cover the relisting fees.
- Check your shopping list
Your shopping list contains listings that you are bidding on, listings that you have asked questions about, and listings that you have added yourself. It gives you quick access to listings that you are interested in. If you want to watch an item but not bid on it yet, you can add it to your Shopping List. From the listing click on Add to Shopping List.
- Offer item at a fixed price
If your auction has closed and the reserve price has not been reached you can make a fixed price offer. To make a fixed price offer, from My Omanbay, click My Unsold Items, find your listing and click Fixed Price Offer. Fill in your offer price, which should be less than the reserve price. Your offer will be displayed in the My Shopping List of all your bidders, of people who had asked you questions, and of other members who had added your item to their Shopping List.
If you receive a fixed price offer you can accept or decline it from My Shopping List.
- Withdraw from an auction
Listing an item on Omanbay is a commitment to sell it through Omanbay. If you sell your item in another way and want to withdraw it from an auction your fees will not be refunded and if anyone has bid on your auction, you will be charged a withdrawal fee. We will deem you to be in breach of the Omanbay terms and conditions and it will be recorded in your feedback.
You may not withdraw your item in the last hour of an auction.
Fixed price listings may be withdrawn at any time. No fees will be refunded, but there is no withdrawal fee.
You can withdraw your listing from My Omanbay. Click on My Listings, find the listing you want to withdraw and click Withdraw. Your listing will be removed.
- Check your account balance
Your balance is displayed in My Omanbay.
- Check the success fees you have been charged on your sales
Find your listing in My Sold Items. The success fees will be displayed.
Omanbay Listing and Job Listing Policies
Omanbay listing policies and Omanbay jobs listing policies are at Omanbay Help, Omanbay Policies & Terms & Conditions.
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