Posting your items for sale here at: Collector Traps is easy. Simply register if you have not already by clicking [New Registration] here or near the top or bottom of any auction page. Our system automatically e-mails your password usually within a few seconds (no need to disconnect while you wait). Once you have the password, you might want to copy it from your e-mail and go to [Change Registration] to replace our collection of letters and numbers with something you might more easily remember.

Posting items for sale is accomplished by clicking on [Post New Item] near the top or bottom of any auction screen. Fill in the form that pops up with a short descriptive title. Next, select the category the item should be in (if you don't see an appropriate category on the drop down list, please e-mail us Auction Administrator and ask for that category to be added. Be patient please--we will get back to as soon as possible.

Pictures sell items! It's very simple to upload a photograph using our image upload service. No HUGE files please. Let's try to keep the images under 50K if possible.

Decide how many days you want to offer your item at auction. Our system supports 1-14 days. Most people use seven days. We have a auto relist feature by which you can choose to relists your item once or twice more - at no extra costs.

Enter a description. You can simply type your description into the Description box, but we also support HTML. Feel free to use your favorite HTML editor (like FrontPage), then cut and paste your information into the Description box. Be sure to include such facts as who pays for shipping and how much that is. Also detail the type of payment you will accept, such as personal checks, Visa and MasterCard (and/or other credit cards), will you ship C.O.D., and so forth.

After the description is complete, enter your username in the Your Username box and your password in the box below.

Below that is the Your Starting Bid box. The starting bid is very important. If you put a very low price just remember, you might get it! The best auction strategy is to start an item at the lowest price you are willing to sell it for, then anything above that is a pleasant bonus!

One thing on our starting bids you should be aware of: Let's say you want to start an item for $5. First set the Bid Increment Box (the default value is $1 but you can change it to fifty cents, or whatever). Your starting bid will be $4! Thus, the first bidder will be asked to bid $5 (what you entered plus the bid increment of $1). Please make sure you understand how the above works, or you might start the bidding at too high a level and your item not sell.

Posting items on this and any internet auction is a legally binding action. Your are irrevocably promising, assuming you get one or more bids above your starting and or at or above your reserve price, to sell the item and ship it promptly after payment is received. Mutual trust between buyer and seller are what drives online auctions. We will not tolerate scammers or breakers of promises on this auction.

Once the posting form is filled in to your satisfaction, hit the Preview button. The system shows how the posted item will look and the total cost of the listing with the options you have selected. If you like what you see, click on the Post button and the auction is live.

You will be notified automatically by e-mail if the items sells, or if it ends without selling. At that time, feel free to repost unsold items.

If someone sends you e-mail asking about an item, please respond promptly and courteously. It's simply good business.

We expect you to be honest and truthful in the descriptions of posted items. Anyone abusing this auction will have his or her account cancelled promptly.

So, post away and the very best of luck to you from Collector Traps and, please remember, if you have any questions, drop us an e-mail to Auction Administrator.

Happy buying and selling!