FAQ

Posting Ads

How do I edit or delete my ad?
I never received a verification email. Where is it?
How often can I post the same ad?
How can I post anonymously and still receive email replies?
I want to respond to an ad but there's no contact info.
My ad was removed/deleted.

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Abuse

How are ads reported for violating the terms of use?
What kind of postings violate the terms of use?
Someone posted an ad with my information!
How can I protect my email address from spammers?
What do I do If I got scammed?
Are my ads banned?

How do I edit or delete my ad?

All ads are edited through your "Manage My Ads" link inside of the "My Ads" link

I never received a verification email. Where is it?

Check to see if your email program or filter has automatically moved the email to a bulk or trash folder.
Your email provider may be experiencing delays.
Try a different email provider.

How often can I post the same ad?

You may post unlimited ads in multiple categories and multiple regions, but no more than 1 ad per sub-category in the same region. All ads run for 30 days
Your ad will be reported and removed from the site if the same ad is posted more than 1 time in the same sub-category or region.

How can I post anonymously and still receive email replies?

When posting an ad, you have three choices to be contacted:

Use your email address in the ad.
Use a phone number in the ad.
Use your "My Mailbox" link to retrieve your in-house messages.

I want to respond to an ad but there's no contact info.

You must be a registered user to contact the ad poster. Once registered, you will be able to set up your own in-house Mailbox where from there you can find the Ad Poster in the userlist and send him/her a response to their ad.

My ad was removed/deleted.

If you have already tried deleting your cache and refreshing your browser and you still don't see your ad, it's more than likely that your ad was removed by the Admin. Removals are automatically issued on a user request basis. All ads are monitored by the A1 Staff. Users can report any ad that they feel violates the terms of use by clicking "flag this ad". The A1 staff will review the ad and if we feel it violates our terms of service, we will delete the ad. If the same users keep flagging the ad/ads, the staff of A1 will automatically ban the flagger. If the deleted ads reappear and continue to be reported, then the ad (or very similar ads)and its poster will be automatically banned and blacklisted from A1VideoAds and its Affiliates.

How are ads reported for violating the terms of use?

Ads are monitored by the A1 Staff. If you feel an ad violates the terms of use, you can report it by clicking the "flag this post" link at the top of the post.

What kind of postings violate the terms of use?

For a detailed list, please refer to our terms of use page. The most common violations of the terms of use are listed below:

Posting the same item or service in the same sub-category or region.
Posting advertising or solicitation in categories that is not appropriate.

Someone posted an ad with my information!

Please email us immediately and ask to have the posting removed. Please include the posting title, category, and email address (if available). Please include in the subject line, "posting prank" and your phone number so we may contact you.

How can I protect my email address from spammers?

Use a blind (anonymous) email address option when you post your ad. It gives you the best possible anonymity and helps to prevent email harvesters, spammers and scammers from accessing your email address.

What do I do If I got scammed?

First read this page: Common Scams

We're here to do what we can to help. You can get advice about (or report) Internet Fraud by calling the National Fraud Information Center toll-free, 1-800-876-7060 (from outside the U.S., Canada, or Puerto Rico, dial 1-202-331-8590) Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time. Additionally, you can report Internet Fraud by following this link +_+ http://68.166.162.20/repoform.htm +_+ and filling out the Online Incident Report Form.

Here are some helpful tips that we collected from our good buddies at fraud.org:

    Know who you’re dealing with. If the seller or charity is unfamiliar, check with your state or local consumer protection agency and the Better Business Bureau. Some Web sites have feedback forums, which can provide useful information about other people’s experiences with particular sellers. Get the physical address and phone number in case there is a problem later.
    Look for information about how complaints are handled. It can be difficult to resolve complaints, especially if the seller or charity is located in another country. Look on the Web site for information about programs the company or organization participates in that require it to meet standards for reliability and help to handle disputes.
    Be aware that no complaints is no guarantee. Fraudulent operators open and close quickly, so the fact that no one has made a complaint yet doesn’t meant that the seller or charity is legitimate. You still need to look for other danger signs of fraud.
    Don’t believe promises of easy money. If someone claims that you can earn money with little or no work, get a loan or credit card even if you have bad credit, or make money on an investment with little or no risk, it’s probably a scam.
    Understand the offer. A legitimate seller will give you all the details about the products or services, the total price, the delivery time, the refund and cancellation policies, and the terms of any warranty. For more information about shopping safely online, go to www.nclnet.org/shoppingonline.
    * Resist pressure. Legitimate companies and charities will be happy to give you time to make a decision. It’s probably a scam if they demand that you act immediately or won’t take “No” for an answer.
    Think twice before entering contests operated by unfamiliar companies. Fraudulent marketers sometimes use contest entry forms to identify potential victims.
    Be cautious about unsolicited emails. They are often fraudulent. If you are familiar with the company or charity that sent you the email and you don’t want to receive further messages, send a reply asking to be removed from the email list. However, responding to unknown senders may simply verify that yours is a working email address and result in even more unwanted messages from strangers. The best approach may simply be to delete the email.
    Beware of imposters. Someone might send you an email pretending to be connected with a business or charity, or create a Web site that looks just like that of a well-known company or charitable organization. If you’re not sure that you’re dealing with the real thing, find another way to contact the legitimate business or charity and ask.
    Guard your personal information. Don’t provide your credit card or bank account number unless you are actually paying for something. Your social security number should not be necessary unless you are applying for credit. Be especially suspicious if someone claiming to be from a company with whom you have an account asks for information that the business already has.
    Beware of “dangerous downloads.” In downloading programs to see pictures, hear music, play games, etc., you could download a virus that wipes out your computer files or connects your modem to a foreign telephone number, resulting in expensive phone charges. Only download programs from Web sites you know and trust. Read all user agreements carefully.
    A1VideoAds.com encourages users to make all buy/sell/trade transactions in person and all purchases with cash.

For more specific information follow this link or copy and paste it in to your browser: http://www.fraud.org/tips/internet/internet/inttip/inttip.htm.

A1VideoAds.com assumes no responsibility for the ads posted within its public community. Please review a portion of the Terms of Use that you agreed to when using A1VideoAds.com: Terms Of Use.

All that we ask of the users in our community is to read and review the Terms Of Use before posting so to avoid being reported by the community.

Basic HTML.

First off, remember not to use HTML tags in the title of your ad. Only in the body (description). If you do this your ad will be immediately removed and nobody wants that, right?

When you’re in the description area of ‘Post an ad’ form you’ll notice that just below the ‘description’ field there are three buttons that say ‘Bold’, ‘Italic’ and ‘Underline’. All you really have to do is highlight the text that you’d like to be affected and then click the button of your choice. For example: if you’d like to bold the sentence “A1VideoAds.com is the place to sell!” all you have to do is highlight it and click the ‘Bold’ button and there you go! The tag will appear! However, if you’d rather enter the tag manually, here’s how:

click on the Edit Code Button 13th icon/4th row down. A box will open.

A tag will always begin with a less than sign, like this: <. The tags will end with a greater than sign, like this: >. An example would be the tag used to underline text:

You would place this before the text you want to underline. This is called an opening tag, which begins the operation you wish to perform. In order to end the underlining, you must use a closing tag. A closing tag will always be the same as the opening tag, but will have a forward slash before the command, like this: . So, if you would like to underline the phrase "A1VideoAds.com is the place to sell!", you would write the following in your ad text:

The result of this would be:

A1VideoAds.com is the place to sell!

The same applies for bolding your text which would look like this:

The result of this would be:

A1VideoAds.com is the place to sell!

And for italicizing your text:

The result would be:

A1VideoAds.com is the place to sell!

…and so on and so forth.

Not all tags will require a closing tag. An example would be the image tag, which will place an image on the page. It looks like this:

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You can often find free hosting for your images on sites like turboimagehost.com and freeimagehosting.net just to name a couple.

A basic HTML file will have the format below. Read through and see if you can guess what the different tags will do: (Don't worry, I'll explain them at the end of the example.)

If you’d simply like to add a link to a website all you have to do is type your website out in this format: http://yourwebsitegoeshere.com. Remember to add the “http://” and the A1VideoAds.com Ad Form will do the rest of the work for you.

There’s all sorts of cool stuff you can do to modify your ad on A1VideoAds with HTML. Coincidentally, there’s also all sorts of cool websites that teach the basics of HTML. If this didn’t help you, you can always get on Google (or your favorite search engine) and type in “HTML tags” or something of the like and you’re bound to find something.

Remember: egregious abuses and over-uses of the HTML feature might result in a removal of your ad. So, please remember to play nice!

Deleting Your Browser's Cache.

If you've made changes to your ad and they aren't being reflected on the site, or you just don't see your new ad listed, you might be experiencing problems with your web browser's cache. It might help to try clearing out your cache and revisiting your ad. To do so, find your browser on the list below and check out the instructions:

In Internet Explorer:

   1. Click Start, select Settings and Control Panel.
   2. Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties.
   3. Click the General tab.
   4. Click Delete Files.
   5. Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box.
   6. Click OK.

In Firefox:

   1. Click Tools and select Options on the Firefox menu bar.
   2. Click the Privacy Icon on the Option menu bar to open the Privacy Properties.
   3. Click Clear across from the Cache option.
   4. Click Ok to return to the browser main page.
   5. Exit and relaunch the browser.

In Netscape:

   1. Click Tools and select Options.
   2. Select Privacy under the Options tree on the left side of the screen.
   3. Click Cache.
   4. Click Clear Cache.
   5. Click Clear.
   6. Click OK.

In Safari:

   1. Open Safari.
   2. Select Empty Cache.
   3. Click Empty on the Are you sure message box.
   4. Exit and relaunch the browser.

In America Online:

   1. Click Start, select Settings and Control Panel.
   2. Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties.
   3. Click Delete Files.
   4. Click OK.

After you've cleared out your cache try following the confirmation link that was emailed to you when you registered on A1VideoAds. After you've done this you should be able to view your ad normally. However, if this doesn't help please feel free to shoot us another email and we'll investigate the matter further.

(Overview)

A1VideoAds allows you to keep track of your ads in an easy, ordered list. Accounts are tied to one email address so any ads that you post with This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it will be listed (for all the cities you have posted in). Status such as "Live", "Expired" and "Removed by me" will be displayed to help you stay on top of your ad management. There are also convenient links for editing your ad on the fly.

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