Frequently Asked Questions - General Questions

Internet Explorer 6 has TONS of issues and Internet Explorer 7 has quite a few as well.  Upgrade your internet browser!  Seriously, there is no reason not to.

On a Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 computer click Start>Windows Update and Internet Explorer 8 should be prompted to install.

Better yet get FireFox!  From my experience, it more than 2x faster in loading pages with little to no errors.

BuySellMadison.com wants our user community to be connected with social networking resources to provide a better user experience and maximize the visibility of their Classified Ads, Events, Buyers Guides and Garage Sale posts. 

The more that users are able to quickly and easily spread the word, the more likely people will read whatever content they post.  Also, it expands awareness for people to join this exclusive Madison Area Marketplace.

Facebook does networking in a social environment.

BuySellMadison does what its name suggests, anything related to buying and selling within the Madison Area.

"Connect with Facebook" and combine the two!

BuySellMadison.com is made locally and will stay local

• Less exposure to a nation-wide audience means fewer encounters with scammers or SPAM
  

BuySellMadison.com has created measures to protect you, members of our community

• SPAM security provided by  a business specializing solely in content moderation.  To learn more about Mollom, visit http://mollom.com/
• We will ban your IP Addresses and/or block your account for posting SPAM, scams or any content that violates the Terms Of Use

BuySellMadison.com is committed to staying local and loyal to the Madison community.  This website was not created to compete with Craigslist, even though we offer similar features.  BuySellMadison.com is created, managed and maintained by two Madison natives who also own businesses based in the City of Madison.  All of our users can be confident that this local focus will not change, hence our website address, business name and slogan all have "Madison" included.

• The entire website is created for the Madison Area only
  

• Keep your experience local and as secure as possible

• Easy to navigate
  

• Very simple to post ads - Add a title, choose an item category, enter a selling price, fill out a description, upload some photos, click save!

• Add another Classified Ad immediately after posting a new Ad (rapid-fire posting)

• Advanced Search - Click Faceted Search on the Search Page to search within Classified Ad categories and/or by content type

• Lightbox Photo Viewer - Browse through the Classified Ad's photos in an overlay image viewer