How InstantFinder ads are different from other classified websites?
InstantFinder.com Vs Amazon.com Vs Ebay.com fees and profit calculator
How InstantFinder stores differ from other online store/E-commerce websites?
With InstantFinder free stores users can list unlimited number of items for sale with no listing fees, no monthly fees and no upfront fees. Buyers can make online payments and complete the transaction. 100% safe. InstantFinder offers free escrow service to protect buyers and sellers.
Buyer protection
When a buyer purchases an item from InstantFinder.com online stores, buyer's payment will not get immediately transferred to the store owner/seller. Buyer's payment gets transferred to InstantFinder.com's escrow account. Sellers get the payment only after buyer acknowledges the receipt of the item and buyer is satisfied with the product. If the buyer is not satisfied with the product with in 2 days buyer should ship the product back to the seller using a trackable shipment method and needs to notify the seller and admin@instantFinder.com. Once seller acknowledges the receipt of the return product we shall provide a 100% refund to the buyer.
Seller/Store owner protection
InstantFinder.com protects seller by making sure that buyer's payment is transferred to InstantFinder.com's escrow account before instructing seller to ship the product to the buyer.
Basic store fee comparison
| Basic store | Listing fee | Transaction fee | Monthly fee |
 Basic store
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Free, no listing fees. | 5.9% of the sale price. | Free, no monthly fees. |
 Basic storeVisit http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/Subscriptions.html http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/storefees.html#fixed |
US$0.03 to $0.20 insertion fee. | 8% to 15% of the sale price. | US$15.95/month |
 Webstore by AmazonVisit http://www.amazonservices.com/content/sell-on-amazon.htm |
Free, no listing fees. | $0.99/sale + 6% to 20% of the sale price. | US$39.99/month |
Premium store fee comparison
| Premium store | Listing fee | Transaction fee | Monthly fee |
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Premium store
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Free, no listing fees. | 5.9% | US$9.95/month. |
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Premium stores Visit http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/Subscriptions.html http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/storefees.html#fixed |
US$0.03 to $0.10 | 8% to 15% of the sale price. |
Premium store - US$49.95/month Anchor store - $299.95/month |
How InstantFinder ads differ from other classified websites?
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Kijiji Classifieds
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| Ad duration | 7 days for most Ads. | 90 days initially. Can renew ads in every 90 days and keep indefinitely. | 60 days initially. Can renew ads in every 60 days and keep indefinitely. |
| Price |
Free for most categories. $75 fee for job listings. $10 fee for adult services category. |
Free. Users can post unlimited number of free ads or items for sale in their free online store. To buy premium ads and store visit Buy premium ads or store. | Free |
| Service availability | Mainly available only in the major US cities and other selected international cities. | InstantFinder service is available everywhere, from any city and country. | Mainly available only in the major US cities and other selected international cities. |
| E-commerce support | Feature not available. | InstantFinder provides free online stores. Sellers can freely list unlimited items for sale with no listing fees, no monthly fees and no upfront fees. Buyers can make online payments and complete the transaction. 100% safe. InstantFinder offers free escrow service to protect buyers and sellers. | Feature not available. |
| HTML support | Supports HTML ads. There is no HTML ad editor/composer. | Supports HTML ads. Provides a rich HTML editor. Users can design beautiful HTML ads. | HTML ads are not supported. |
| Video support for ads | Feature not available. Users cannot include a video in an ad. | Yes, users can include a YouTube video. | Feature not available. Users cannot include a video in an ad. |
| Slide show support for ads | Feature not available. Users cannot include a video in an ad. | Yes, users can include slide shows from Slide.com and RockYou.com. | Feature not available. Users cannot include a video in an ad. |
| SMS/email notifications | Feature not available. | Users can get SMS/Email notifications when someone replies to an ad. Also, users can save keywords to get SMS/Email notification when a matching ad found. | Feature not available. |
| Feedback/comment system | Feature not available. | Yes. Users can add comments and provide feedback to advertiser and ads. | Feature not available. |
| Rating system for ads and advertisers | Feature not available. | Users can rate ads and advertisers. | Users can rate ads and advertisers. |
| Ad view/response statistics | Feature not available. | Users can see how many people viewed their ads and how many people responded. | Users can rate ads and advertisers. |
| Social networking capabilities | Feature not available. | We are in Twitter and Facebook. All our ads will automatically get posted on our Twitter page and Facebook page. Your ads at Instantfinder will appear in the Facebook and Twitter searchs infront of millions of Facebook and Twitter users. | Manual share option available. |
Live video, audio, text chat with your customers
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Feature not available. |
Yes, InstantFinder users can do live video, audio and text chats with their customers.
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Feature not available. |
Now you be the judge. May the better solution win!
