Marketplace Terms and Conditions of use
By using this service you are agreeing to all the rules, obligations and legal stuff outlined below
Unacceptable Items – things you may NOT advertise on the Marketplace
Houses and/or other real estate property
Stolen Property
Guns or replica guns - of any type
Food Items - for human consumption
Animals or livestock
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Pornographic material - of any kind
Human Organs
Narcotics
Counterfeit Goods
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No Businesses, Traders or agents and individuals acting on behalf of a business or commercial organisation may use the Marketplace service.
You MUST own outright the goods being sold and goods being sold cannot be on the list of ‘Unacceptable Items’.
All information you provide will be legal, decent, honest and truthful. Shall not breach any copyright or contain any virus, other malicious programme or link to another website.
Anything sold must be fit for sale and it is your responsibility to make sure of that when selling or buying.
Our Obligations – what we will provide
Provide a prompt service - we will publish your advert as soon as we possibly can, hopefully within 48 hours of you submitting it, or 96 hours if a weekend is included. However, if there are extenuating circumstances beyond our control then it could take longer – we don’t guarantee any specific timescale.
Availability of service – we aim to provide a service that is fully available however we cannot guarantee that it operates continuously. Sometimes routine maintenance or troubleshooting may mean that the service is unavailable. We won’t be able to let you know beforehand but we will make sure the service is resumed as quickly as possible.
If you have registered on Blackpool4me – we will give you up to four weeks free advertising, unless you email and ask us to take it out early, and you can add a photo of what you’re selling.
If you have not registered on Blackpool4me - we will give you one week free advertising but no facility for a photo will be provided.
The Legal Stuff – boring but necessary, read it!
In using this service you agree to be bound by all applicable laws, statutes and regulations. Any transaction made as a result of using the Marketplace facility will be considered to be within the UK and as such will be subject to, and interpreted in accordance with, English law.
We (Blackpool4Me & Blackpool Council) will not become involved in any transaction or dispute, we only provide the vehicle as a facility for Blackpool residents and workers to buy and sell between themselves.
We (Blackpool4Me & Blackpool Council) offer and have, no contractual involvement in your transactions and will not be held responsible in any way. Therefore you waive any claim you feel you may have against us, our agents or employees furthermore you indemnify us against any losses or liability we suffer at the hands of another user of the service, their agent or third party as a result of your transaction.
We (Blackpool4Me & Blackpool Council) have no other obligation to either buyer or seller except those listed. As we act as an introductory service only, we cannot guarantee the validity of any information given in an advert or the quality, safety and legality of any goods offered. The responsibility lies with the seller and buyer to satisfy themselves.
We may alter and amend any of the rules and conditions at any time and those changes will become effective from the date of publishing.
We reserve the right to withdraw the service at any time without notice to buyers or sellers.
General Advice – a bit of info worth reading
This Marketplace is intended for the communities in Blackpool to have a free service to sell their unwanted goods - we cannot accept ads placed by regular Traders and Retailers. Because of this, individuals using the Marketplace could possibly be outside some controls of consumer law.
But beware - there are rules and if, for example, you described goods in a way that was misleading and untrue then you could be obliged to provide a refund, replace or drop the price to reflect the misrepresentation.
Handling stolen goods is against the law and if you are found to have sold stolen goods the buyer is entitled to a refund from you, not the thief!
There are other danger areas as well – some goods have safety standards when sold by Traders and care should be taken when selling or buying these goods. Examples would be Prams and Pushchairs; Electric Fires and Blankets; Irons and Heaters both Oil and Paraffin. You could have these items checked out before selling.
If selling nightwear make sure it meets flammability requirements and any other clothes with cords or ties could also form a hazard – you must think about all of these things.
Toys are another area of concern, small parts can be pulled off and there might be sharp points. If you still have its original packaging bearing the warnings, sell the goods in that packaging.
The Blackpool4Me Marketplace cannot allow selling food items but they are not the only goods that can become contaminated - so if you are considering unwanted Cosmetics make sure the seals are intact before selling or buying.
This list is not definitive but should give you an idea of things to consider when buying or selling unwanted possessions. Blackpool4Me won’t police the points raised above, we have already said that we only provide the facility and won’t get involved in any matter or dispute, but make sure you act responsibly using our service. Thanks.
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