Yes, it's completely free to list items on DragTrade. If you put an item up for sale, you pay nothing until you actually sell your item. So if you don't sell the item, you don't pay for your efforts. No sale, no fee - simple!
If you want to put up a wanted advert, again it's free. If you decide to swap an item rather than sell it for money, then we let you do this free of charge.
Once you sell an item, as a seller you pay a fee based on a percentage of the final sale price. For the full details of this fee, check out our Site Fees page.
Getting your basic measurements
right is an important foundation for buying the right sizes, shapes, cuts and
colours of garments on DragTrade. As you can’t try before you buy, it will save
you a lot of time and money if you know these measurements and understand how
they relate to the sizing guides which clothes use.
We've spent a bit of time devising basic measuring guides for both T-girls and T-boys. They aren't definitive and any contributions to them are welcomed. We hope to post explanatory pictures soon here too. Anyone who would like to send us their tips may receive some kind of reward, as we see fit...
Paying for things
When you register with DragTrade, we don't ask you for your credit or debit card details. We don't ever collect these details from you at a later stage either.
Instead, we recommend that buyers and sellers use Paypal to carry out instant direct online payments on DragTrade. You can also use several methods of offline payment, such as personal cheque, credit/debit card or postal/money order.
As a seller, when we send you monthly invoices for DragTrade fees by email, we will expect you to pay in a timely manner into our Paypal account.
Offline payments
Offline payments by personal cheque, credit/debit card or postal/money order can be specified by sellers in their listing information. It is the responsibility of buyers to be aware of what payment methods the seller will accept. Once the auction has been won, the seller should forward an invoice by email to the buyer and the buyer should supply the appropriate details to the seller to allow the financial transaction to take place. DragTrade recommends that buyers should contact sellers directly to confirm payment details before bidding or buying an item, if they are unsure.
Online payments
DragTrade currently only offers Paypal as a method of direct online payment.You don't have to sign up for a Paypal account to pay for things by Paypal if you don't want to. As well as giving you extra protection and security, the advantage of using Paypal is that buyers can save time by paying for items directly without requiring, or having to sign up for at the point of payment, a Paypal account. Sellers can make the payment process for successful buyers easier by simply adding a direct payment via Paypal option when they submit their listing.
When a successful buyer wishes to pay for the item they have just won, or bought instantly, they will be directed seamlessly to a Paypal Express Checkout (Account Optional) page. Here they are given the option of signing in to pay, if they already have an existing Paypal account, or to enter their credit card details to pay. The buyer can then review their order before payment is carried out. PayPal’s fraud prevention measures remain in effect for buyers who use this method of payment.
How online payment with Paypal works
1. Buyers win the auction, or choose 'Buy Now!' to purchase the item.
2. If direct payment by Paypal is offered, the buyer should press the 'Pay with direct payment' button to be directed to a Paypal Express Checkout page. If direct payment is not offered, the buyer should follow the payment instructions supplied by the Seller in their listing.
3. On the Paypal page, buyers are given 2 options: to login to Paypal to pay, or to enter their credit card details.
4. To use a credit card, buyers enter their name and shipping address.
5. They’re prompted for their credit card number, email address, and phone number.
6. (Optional) After reviewing their information, they may choose to
save their information by creating a PayPal account to make future
transactions faster.
7. The completed transaction from the buyer's bank account to the seller's account should occur within a few working days.