Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What are the advantages to using Tractor Trader?
A.Tractor Trader is the industry premier trading site and has been specially designed for any one to use (private or trade) to sell or buy new and used agricultural machinery. Users can place an advert on Tractor Trader for it to be viewed by thousands of potentials buyers worldwide 24/7 – there’s nothing quite like it.
Tractor Trader provides the following exclusive standard benefits to all users of the site:
- Powerful UK based interactive database of used and new agricultural machinery to sell or buy (either trade or private).
- Huge business generator
- Instant access to a targeted audience 24/7
- Powerful embedded browse and search engines
- Ease of upload and edit facility
- Cost effective
- Hyperlinks to your own corporate website
- Clicks to all your other items for sale within the site
- List special events and sales drives*
- No middlemen or commissions to pay
- Free tractor match system to help locate a buyer
- Extra enhancements available for additional exposure*
- Proactive marketing
Q. How do I list an advert on Tractor Trader?
A.If you are new to Tractor Trader you will have to register with us first. Once completed you will then be able to prepare your advert, list it on the site and then monitor its interest 24/7.
Q. What is the cost of placing an advert?
A.If you are a private seller you can place as many items on Tractor Trader at any time. Each item advertised costs £12.50 for a period of 28 days. By placing an advert within Tractor Trader you will be incurring charges from us appertaining to your advert or adverts. Please note VAT is applicable to all charges.. Dealers are able to take advantage of our special dealer contract, which provides for 12-month exposure with no limit to the items you can advertise at any one time, plus a host of other exclusive benefits. For further information please contact the customer service department listed on this website.
If the item has not sold within the first 28 days, you will be offered a further 28 days for free. Thereafter the item will be removed. To further assist your sale you can choose to pay for further enhancements of your advert for 28 days i.e. highlighting - £2.50, bold text - £2.50. In addition you can also place your advert on the home page for maximum exposure at £57.50 for 28 days.
Q. How do I pay for my listing?
A.Your payments for any/all adverts will be through our web site. No advert will appear until the charge has be accepted and paid via our secure online payment facility To process your transaction we will refer you to our payment page where will take the appropriate on-line payment via a secure server connection to ensure its security and safety. Payments can be made using: Visa, MasterCard, Delta, American Express, Solo and Switch. No other payments will be acceptable. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the safety for your payment, Tractor Trader cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred as a result of the payment process.
Q.Advert duration?
A.Advertisers are offered various periods of time for their advert to appear within the Tractor Trader website. These differing periods and rates are set out in the booking form and all commence from the date of placing the order. Please note all adverts will normally be listed for 4 weeks (28 days). Thereafter you will be sent an email advising you that the advert is about to be removed from the site. However, if the item/items remains unsold after the first 4 weeks you will be offered a further 4 weeks at no extra cost to you, - we will contact you via email to ask if you require this addition exposure – please note the maximum period to advertise an item within Tractor Trader is 8 weeks in total. If you sell the item within the 4-week advertising period it is your responsibility to remove the item from the site. You can choose to re-advertise the item, but you will be incurring new charges.
Q.How can I advertise my business or service on Tractor Trader?
A.There are very cost effective ways of advertising your business on Tractor Trader. If you are a Dealership in the agricultural machinery industry we have complied a very cost effective and exclusive package for you. Simply make contact with us and we will phone you to arrange to visit you or send you the details
Q.Is it easy to change an advert once it’s live?
A.Yes, at any time you are able to log onto your item for sale and either edit the text, the price, or photos.
Q.Can I change my user name and/or password?
A.Changing your user name and/or password, simply log on and edit your details.
Q.How easy is it to use the search buttons?
A.Searching for an item of agricultural machinery can be achieved by either a general browse of all the categories listed or by narrowing the search down using drop down boxes.
Q.How do I contact the seller of an item for sale?
A.All the sellers contact details are listed along side the item for sale – either use the email facility provided or phone them if the number is listed
Q.How do I remove my advert when it’s sold?
A.Simply log and follow the simple links
Q.Who will see my advert?
A.All adverts will be available to view 24/7 by 1000s of interested buyers and sellers. Tractor Trader is prompted around the UK in many quality agricultural brochures. It is also heavily optimised on all the major search engines.
Q.Can I list my dealership on Tractor Trader?
A.Tractor Trader is specially designed for Dealers. Its more than an online trading site – it’s a complete Sales and Marketing tool for your business – complete with Stock Control System.
You can list as many machines as you like at any time.
Q.How many photos can I include in my advert?
A.All sellers on the site (private or trade) can include up to 5 photos per machine.
Q.Are their any middlemen or commissions to pay?
A.No there are no middlemen or commissions to pay. The only charges are the advertised insertion charges if you are a private seller. If you are a dealer you will be asked to pay the low-cost monthly fee – thereafter there are no other charges other than advert enhancements should you require them.
Q.Can I have a hyperlink to my website?
A.Yes, any subscriber (private or trade) can hyperlink their advert/adverts to their own associated agricultural machinery website. We cannot guarantee the safety of any hyperlink to other website which are not under the control of Tractor Trader. We are not able to endorse the material or content contained within the other sites. You are able to establish a link to our site providing you have our written agreement to do so.
Q.Can I list a special event on Tractor Trader?
A.Yes, we have a special location on our home page for business to promote a special event providing it is an agricultural machinery feature. Simply contact us at events@tractortrader.co.uk or send it to us using the contact form in the contact us section of this website.
Q.What is the Tractor match facility?
A.Subscribers to the site can leave a message regarding a particular item of agricultural machinery you are seeking. Once the tractor match facility has located a near match you will receive an email to inform you
Q.Can I list my item on the home page?
A.Yes, we have the facility for site subscribers to list an item – there is an additional charge for this facility - £ 57.50 for 28 days
Q.If I am a dealer how many items can I list and what special annual contracts are available?
A.There are No LIMITS to the amount of items you can advertise within Tractor Trader at any one time over the 12-month contract period.
We have special low-cost monthly contracts for either a single branch dealer or a multi branch dealer from only £15.00 per month. Please contact us for further details.
Q.What are email alerts?
A.As a dealer we will automatically send you a full list of all items newly listed on the site. You will receive this list prior to it going live to the general public.