TradeOff User Agreement

Use of the TradeOff web site and the services we offer constitutes your acceptance of all terms and conditions stated in the below User Agreement.

TradeOff reserves the right to change or amend this agreement at any time. Changes or Amendments will be posted to our site and considered effective 30 days from the date they are posted to the site. If you do not agree to such changes, you may request that we close your account by contacting us.

All questions regarding this User Agreement should be sent via email to Legal Support .

1. Eligibility / Registration
To use our services, you must be at least 18 years of age and be able to form or enter into a legally binding contract in accordance with applicable laws. If you are eligible to use our services, you must complete the Registration process by providing TradeOff with true and correct information as required on the TradeOff registration form. If the information you provide is found to be false or non-verifiable, we may suspend or terminate your registration and account.

2. TradeOff serves only as a Venue
TradeOff is an Internet site on which registered users post ads offering merchandise which they possess and wish to sell in an open auction environment. Registered users may also bid on or buy such merchandise. At no time does TradeOff possess, hold, or offer any merchandise for sale or auction, nor are we involved in any part of the actual transaction. TradeOff serves only as a venue in which individual sellers and buyers may engage in transactions between each other. Because of our non-involvement in these transactions, it is the sole responsibility of the seller to accurately represent the quantity, quality, safety, authenticity, and availability of the items the seller has listed on the site. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the bidder/buyer to verify with the seller any or all information about any item listed on TradeOff, for which they intend on placing a bid, before placing such bid. TradeOff can not be responsible for a sellers willingness or ability to sell any item they have listed, or a Bidders willingness to follow through with a transaction for an item(s) for which they have placed a bid. We encourage open communication between buyers and sellers before and after any transaction takes place.

3. User Verification
Because of difficulties involved with verification over the Internet, TradeOff is unable to guarantee that a user is who they may claim to be. If you are uncertain as to another users identity, we suggest that you contact them. You may also review any members feedback profile to see what others have said about dealing with them.

4. Disputes and Release
Because TradeOff has no involvement in transactions between users we can not get involved in disputes between users. You hereby release TradeOff (including all officers, employees, parent companies, contractors, suppliers, or agents) from any and all types of damages or claims resulting from such disputes.

5. Selling on TradeOff
By listing an item(s) for auction/sale on TradeOff, you are stating that you have the intention and ability to sell the item(s). You furthermore state that any item(s) which you are offering for auction/sale does not violate any local, state, or federal laws, regulations, or guidelines prohibiting the sale or distribution of your item(s).

Listings may consist of any one, or a combination of the following:

• A detailed and accurate text description of your item

• A picture which you supply of your item

• A link to a picture (that you own or have rights to link to)

Listings may not contain items or information that:

• Violate any state, local, or federal laws that prohibit the sale or distribution of your item.

• Infringe upon any third parties, copyright, patent or trademark rights.

• Falsely advertise, or misrepresent the merchandise being offered for sale.

• Are sexually explicit in nature ,contain or describe sexual acts, nudity, pornography or child pornography, or would be classified as Adult only material. (These items may only be listed in our Adults Only Section)

• By paying a listing fee or final auction value fee to TradeOff, might cause us to violate any local, state, federal law, regulation or guideline.

If at the close of your auction, a bid has been placed on your auction that meets or exceeds your stated minimum bid or reserve price, you are obligated and agree to complete the transaction with the high bidder(s) as per the terms and conditions stated in your listing.

Sellers may not engage in the following activity:

• Using a secondary UserID to place bids on your own auction for any reason.

• Soliciting bidders who have placed bids in an auction being run by another seller offering an item similar or identical to yours.

• Listing an item in which you have a limited quantity available, and have also listed, at the same time, on another online auction site.

• Listing items which you do not have possession of at the time of listing unless this information is clearly stated within the item's description.

• If you are running a Dutch Auction, your items must be identical in size, shape, color, and description.

6. Placing Bids
By placing a bid on an item(s) listed on TradeOff, you are stating that you have the ability and intention to purchase the item for the amount of your bid, should the auction end and you are the high bidder. In the case of a reserve auction, if your bid meets or exceeds the sellers stated reserve price, you agree to purchase the item(s) for the amount of your winning bid.

Before placing a bid in an auction, you should be certain you understand all terms and conditions of the sale as indicated by the seller. Placing a bid is considered a legal, binding contract in most states. If you have any questions about an item, or the seller offering the item, you should ask the seller before placing your bid.

Only in certain situations would bid withdrawal be acceptable. These situations may include:

• The seller has made material changes to the description of the item after your bid was placed.

• The seller has made a typographical error in the description of the item.

• You have contacted the seller and received their express permission to withdraw your bid.

Bidders may not engage in the following activity:

• Bidding in a manner that causes the maximum bid of other bidders to be revealed, then retract your high bid, and bid again at a lower increment above the true high bidder.

• Placing bids for the purpose of exposing the sellers reserve price, then retract your bid and bid again later with a secondary User ID.

• Bidding on any item that you do not have the intention or means to purchase at the close of the auction, should your high bid cause you to win the auction. You are encouraged to ask the seller of an item listed on TradeOff, any questions you may have regarding the sale of, or condition of the item before placing your bid.

• By placing a bid, you further state that the purchase and or delivery of the item does not violate any local, state or federal laws, regulations or guidelines regarding the sale or distribution of such item(s).

7. Fees
There are no fees to register, bid or buy merchandise listed on TradeOff. All fees are quoted in South African Rand, unless otherwise specified. You are responsible for paying applicable taxes and any costs that you may incur to use our services or access our web site. This includes, but is not limited to, any such hardware, software, or service. We may at any time add to, delete or change any portion or all of our services.

8. Personal Information
Personal information is the information that you provide to TradeOff or to other members when:

• Completing the registration process.

• Listing an item.

• Placing a bid.

• Leaving feedback comments.

• Placing your credit card information on file with us.

• Posting messages in any lobby area.

• Using any email feature offered to you through use of the site.

You are responsible for your personal information. In the event that your information creates a liability to us that may cause our Internet service provider, suppliers, agents, or contractors to sever their services to us because of such liability, we may take appropriate actions regarding such information.

The use of your information is explained in our current Privacy Policy.

9. Your Password
You may not disclose, share, or distribute your password to any third party. If you feel your password has been jeopardized, you may change your password at any time, and as often as you wish.

10. Public Chat Lobbys
TradeOff provides public forums (herein referred to as "Lobbys"), in which registered members may post messages and enjoy interacting with other registered members. These lobbys are provided as a courtesy to the TradeOff community. TradeOff is not responsible for the content posted in the Lobbys and may not agree with the views expressed therein.

The following types of posts or comments are considered unacceptable in any lobby on our site. Posting of such may result in the suspension of your ability to post in our lobby or the suspension of your TradeOff Account.

• Posts that contain any code or programming routine that interferes with the stability of the site, or the ability of others to post messages in a lobby.

• Posts that advertise items you have for sale.

• Posts that contain profanity or that are defamatory in nature.

• Posts that contain links to other online auction sites.

• Posts that contain adult pictures, material, or links thereto.

• Posts that disclose personally identifiable information about another registered member.

• Posts that are disruptive in nature, harass or threaten another member or TradeOff staff member.

Additional guidelines may be posted, and amended, regarding the use of our chat lobbys.

11. Stability
Neither you nor any parties affiliated with, contracted by, or created by you may take any actions to interfere with or interrupt, the operation or stability of the TradeOff web site. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of any software, device, or programming routine that could place excessive loads on our system or interfere with any listing or auction listed on our site, or any users account or information.

12. Feedback
TradeOff provides registered users with the ability to leave comments about their experiences in dealing with other registered users, through our feedback system. The following actions regarding the use of the Feedback system are prohibited:

• Threatening another user with negative feedback for their refusal to perform actions not related to your transaction with that user or their failure to agree to terms and conditions of an auction that were not stated in the original listing.

• Leaving feedback that contains vulgarity or profanity.

• Leaving feedback that discloses another users personally identifiable information.

• Leaving comments that are negative in nature, through the selection of the Positive comment option.

TradeOff provides you with an opportunity to "Retract" a negative feedback comment that you have left about another registered user within 30 days from the time you have posted such comment. This function should not be misused. Leaving multiple negative comments, and then retracting them, can result in suspension of your registration and account.

In the event that your feedback rating should reach the status of -4 (negative 4) your registration and account may be suspended.

It is expected that you will use the Feedback system in a manner that upholds and maintains the integrity of the Feedback System.

13. Privacy
TradeOff takes several steps to protect and prevent the misuse of the personal and private information you supply us. You may review our current Privacy Policy.

14. Notice
All notices given between both parties (You and TradeOff) will be made via email, certified mail, or registered mail. Notices we send you will be addressed to the email address which you provided during the registration process or currently have on file in your account with us. In these instances, unless the party sending the email is notified that the Recipients email address in not valid, such notices will be considered given 24 hours from the time the email is sent. Notices regarding changes to the terms and conditions of the User Agreement may be given by posting such changes to the site, and will be considered given and effective 30 days from the time of such posting.

15. Limitation of Liability - Non Warranty
IN NO EVENT SHALL TradeOff (INCLUDING OUR SUPPLIERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES) BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, REVENUES, OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) RESULTING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF THE SITE.

THE SITE AND SERVICES ARE OFFERED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT.

16. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless TradeOff, its officers, employees, parent companies, subsidiaries, contractors, vendors or affiliates, from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the TradeOff, the violation of this User Agreement by you, or the infringement by you or any other user of this site using your computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

17. Legal Responsibility
It is your responsibility to comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your use of our service and your bidding on, listing, purchase and sale of items through our site.

18. No Partnership / Agency
You and TradeOff act as independent contractors. At no time is any partnership, agency, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship intended or created by this Agreement.

19. Violation of User Agreement
We may terminate your account, registration temporarily or permanently should you violate any portion of this User Agreement. This includes the termination or suspension of any auctions you may be running at the time, without refund of any fees or compensation or liability for loss of business or revenues which you may claim, as a result of such termination.

20. General
This Agreement and the terms and conditions herein, shall be governed by the laws of Western Cape. You further submit to the legal jurisdiction of the Western Cape and agree that any legal action or proceeding regarding this Agreement, whether it be on a local, state, or federal level, shall be brought in South Africa, Western Cape, , or a court within the jurisdiction of Cape Town.

21. Competions

Users must register and place 10 ads to comply to competition rules.

22. Disclosure
The services herein are offered by TradeOff. Any Inquiries can be made to the following address:
TradeOff
ATTN: Legal Department Western Cape,Cape Town
PoBox 4285
Durbanville 7551