Overview:

This page provides information regarding which types of ads must be paid for.

Most ads can be posted for free on iSaintJohn.com, but as described in the site rules and forum descriptions, certain ads need to be paid for in order to help cover site costs and to maintain fairness for other paying advertisers.

Which types of ads require payments?
(click the links for details)

• Commercial Ads (for individuals and businesses)
   
• Expensive items: Any ad with an item costing $1000 or more
  • Exceptions: Ads for cars and car parts/accessories.
     

Commercial Ads:

What is a "commercial" ad?

We consider a commercial ad to be any ad in which a person or business is:

• Selling a bulk amount of the same item
  (Exception: There is no fee when the items are very inexpensive -- such as $2 each for a few videos, $25 for 100 pins, etc.)
   
• Selling brand new items
   
• Selling a very high volume of items
   
• Selling items bought specifically to resell
   
• Offering services

Rates for a one-time ad:

If you only need to post a commercial ad for a one-time sale, you can do so for the rates below. The ad will stay online for two weeks, and you can bump the ad once per day during those 2 weeks. As a bonus feature, you also get access for one year to post in the User Ratings section.

     Rate for Individuals: $6*
     Rate for Businesses: $12*

* Minimum payment amount: The lowest amount we accept as a payment is $12. If you are getting a $6 ad, it means that half of your $12 payment can go towards other special features/ads now or in the future. The minimum payment requirement is because of bank fees involved in simply receiving a payment and because of the administrative time involved in processing each payment.

* Additional note: These are the rates that apply for basic ads, but the rate may be higher in certain cases, depending on the total value of your items for sale. Please contact us with your details, as described below (i.e. regarding the items/services you wish to advertise; your business name [if applicable]; and your web site address [if applicable]).
 

Rate for a weekly ad:

If you are selling items regularly, you can setup a paid account for as little as $5.55 per week.

• Beats the paper! $5.55/week is a bargain compared to advertising in the newspaper, where you have to pay about $10 for each item!
   
• No eBay hassles! It's also a great deal compared to advertising on eBay, where you would be charged at least $10 to simply sell one $300 computer, while having to deal with shipping hassles, and having your ad lost in the sea of other ads and "junk ads".
   
• No junk or scam ads! iSJ is one of Canada's best-moderated classifieds sites, which means "junk ads" and "scam ads" are kept out (unlike most other classifieds sites). This helps ensure that your ads aren't "drowned out" by other ads (especially inappropriate ones).
   

Ad Features:

A weekly ad package allows you to:

• Post an ad in the "Storefront" section
   
• Post ads in the regular classifieds sections as usual
   
  • This means that you can post or bump up to 5 ads per day per section, even for commercial ads.
  • And as usual, each ad can include multiple items.

Free Extra Features:

With a weekly ad package, you will also get a variety of free extra features:

• Signature & Avatar
   
  • You get to use a signature and profile image for your account. This lets you basically advertise even from your regular message posts.
    Example: click here
     
• Enhanced Username
   
  • Your username in bold, and with a Bronze / Silver / Gold background (depending on payment amount)
    Example: click here
     
• User Ratings
   
  • You can post in the User Ratings section
     
• Lock/Unlock Your Ads
   
  • You gain the ability to lock/unlock your threads.
    --  A "thread" is an ad or message plus any replies it gets. The ability to lock/unlock your ads means that you can control when (or if) anyone is able to reply to your ad in the forums. This can be useful if you want people to reply to you only through the private message (PM) system or by email/phone, rather than in the forums.
     
• Larger inbox
   
  • You also get a larger inbox for private messages (PMs).

Contact Us for Specific Pricing & Details:

Pricing starts at just $5.55 per week. For info about specific pricing and other details, please contact us and let us know the following:

• What sort of items or services you would like to advertise
   
• Your official business name (if you have one)
   
• Your business web site address (if you have one)
   

Expensive Items:

* Minimum payment: The lowest amount we accept as a payment is $12. If you are getting a $6 ad, it means that half of your $12 payment can go towards other special features/ads now or in the future. The minimum payment requirement is because of bank fees involved in simply receiving a payment and because of the administrative time involved in processing each payment.

* Additional note: These are the rates that apply for basic ads, but the rate may be higher in certain cases, depending on the total value of your items for sale. Please contact us with your details, as described below (i.e. regarding the items/services you wish to advertise; your business name [if applicable]; and your web site address [if applicable]).
 

How to make a payment:

Methods:

We accept the following payment methods:

• By credit card or PayPal (it's easy and secure)
   
• Cheques sent by mail
   
• Money orders sent by mail (you can get a "postal money order" at most Canada Post outlets for less than most bank money orders)

Payments made online are secure and immediate, but payments sent by mail unfortunately involve delays due to mail times and waiting for cheques to clear.

Please click here for full details about payments (the page includes secure payment buttons to pay by credit card or PayPal; and includes full details for cheques / money orders in the right-hand green box).

The rates listed on this page are accurate as of July  2007 and are the rates that apply in most cases.  While we will generally ensure they are kept up-to-date, they are subject to change without notice. At our sole discretion, we reserve the right to (1) reject ads, for reasons such as [but not limited to] conflicts with the site rules, or (2) charge different rates, for reasons such as [but not limited to] the amount being sold, the total value of the items, or conflicting services.

Payments are non-refundable, except in unusual cases, and solely at our discretion.