THE RULES OF Buy, Sell, Qatar
GENERAL STATEMENT
DETAILED BELOW ARE THE SPECIFIC RULES OF THE Buy, Sell FACEBOOK PAGES (“Page”). ENGLISH ONLY IS TO BE USED ON THE PAGE AS THIS IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL USERS. ADMIN ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ITEM SOLD ON THIS SITE. THE SELLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ITEMS THEY SELL. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE RULES YOUR ACCESS WILL BE TERMINATED. THIS WILL BE
AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE ADMINISTRATORS (ADMIN). THE RULES AND CONDITIONS OF FACEBOOK AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF QATAR MUST ALSO BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE RULES, YOU MAY NOT USE THIS PAGE. SPECIFIC RULES
1. ALL Advertisers MUST give the Price expected in Qatari Riyals along with a brief description on the original post. Do not post phone numbers, addresses etc. on the post. This should be done privately in a PM. (Any post found not to have the price on it, will be removed).
2. Sales resulting from advertisements (“Adverts”) on this page are solely the responsibility of the Seller and the Buyer, and are NOT the responsibility of ADMIN!
3. NO Medication or Drink in any form is to be advertised for sale on this page.
4. NO GOODS from outside the borders of Qatar may be advertised:
Furthermore, No sellers from outside the borders of Qatar are permitted to advertise any items for sale on this page.
5. Photographs or Pictures of the advertised item MUST be only of the items for sale, no other items must be in the photograph or picture. Pictures MUST be of the item advertised for sale and NOT pictures of other items sourced from the internet or elsewhere. Any internet photos will be deleted.
6. If one item has multiple pictures then these must be grouped together in an album and not advertised individually. If more than one item is being advertised by the same seller on the same day, individual posts are permitted.
7. All potential buyers MUST state "INTERESTED" and then the BID price.
8. Private Messages without an “Interested” comment on the post should not be considered as this causes great confusion for the seller and other buyers.
9. Time limits for sales are set by agreement between Seller and Buyer, we have a queuing system in place. If the first Potential buyer cannot complete the sale for any reason in the agreed time limit the Seller then has the right to pass to previous potential buyer BID and so on along the queue of potential buyers until the item is sold.
10. NO ANIMALS including Fish may be sold or traded or advertised in any way on this page. Adverts for charitable institutions e.g. Dogs in Doha, Q.A.W.S and other such Institutions MUST request permission from Admin first.
11. NO weapons of any sort, including ornamental, or items of salacious nature/sexual content may be advertised on this page.
12. ANY and all complaints are to be sent by P.M. (in boxed) directly to the ADMIN Belinda-Jean Baard or Bissiq White and NOT to be posted on the page until admin have had the opportunity to address any issues. We also request that ANY suggestions or ideas for the page be “in boxed”. We appreciate all your ideas.
13. “Bumping”: DO NOT bump an item more than once every 5 hours. “Bumping” is defined as providing a comment by seller to bring the item to the top of the Page. This includes the last message posted to the potential buyer. Bump means Bring Up My Post
14. Designer items CANNOT be sold on this page e.g. Shoes, bags, wallets, purse, watches, jewelry, sunglasses etc. Counterfeit items are also NOT to be sold on this page. If these items are posted they will be removed without warning and if the member continues to post any of the above they will also be removed without warning!!
15. If seller is advertising on other web pages or sites it MUST be stated on the original post.
16. Once your item has been sold please REMOVE the post. If you are waiting for someone to collect then please post “sold pending collection”. Here is how to delete your posts
# Search for the post/photo using the "magnifying glass icon" on the top right corner of the group page. Type your FB name/account and old posts will appear. Or, go to the top of the group page where you will find "tabs" (e.g. About, Events, Photos, Files) Click "photos" then previous albums and photos will appear.
# Browse until you find the photo of the item you want to delete, click the picture.
# On the bottom of the photo, click "Options"
# Then click "Remove this photo" OR If you can see your post on the main page, go to the top right hand corner of the picture and move the arrow over to the right. You will see a small drop down arrow. Click on this and it will give you the option to delete post, click on that. (This information is in "Files" at the top of the page.
17. If for any reason you cannot collect after arranging to do so, LET THEM KNOW!!!! It takes 2 minutes to send a text message or make a phone call to let the other person know you cannot make it. This also goes for the seller, if you cannot keep appointment, inform them. Everybody’s time is precious. If you fail to turn up and are un-contactable, the seller has the right to move straight onto the next interested person.
18. Due to issues with young people selling items that they are not meant to have sold, we have now placed an age limit on our members. Anyone found to be under the age of 18 will not be allowed to sell on our pages. Sorry if this offends you, but we are not prepared to deal with the issues and arguments that are caused by a child selling items. NO UNDER 18 ALLOWED ON THE PAGES
19.According to the law of Trademarks and Patents in Qatar, importing and selling counterfeit goods is illegal, said Ashraf El Sayad, a lawyer at Qatar’s Ministry of Interior. Section 12 of the law states the protective measures and penalties for traders who deal with counterfeit goods. One could face up to two years in prison and/or pay a fee of QR 20,000.
20. Admin have the right to change, remove and create new rules as and when we deem fit
The Admins cannot tell the fake items that pretend and purport to be the real thing, from real Designer merchandise. Nor do we wish to do this. We do not have the TIME or EXPERTISE to check every advert. Admin is at risk of legal action by the genuine merchandisers and Retailers in Qatar of some of the brands that people try to pass off ( falsely represent) as the genuine item . Considering this is a FREE SERVICE we are not prepared to spend our own money defending legal actions caused by OTHERS ( ie the Members who want to sell either fake Designer or Real Designer items. We are not at all prepared to take that risk; full stop, So do not post these types of items; If you do, ACCESS TO THIS SITE WILL BE REMOVED
We trust this helps members to understand our reasons for not allowing these items on AuctionQatar and to respect our decision made. DEFINING DESIGNER and LUXURY GOODS:
Designer is mostly produced by a fashion house, has (or has had) an Artistic director (example Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauen, Marc Jacobs etc. These items are manufactured from high quality materials to a much higher specification than general items sold in Supermarket type chains and the like. Consequently prices of the genuine items are much higher as is associated with LUXURY goods. Luxury goods are products and services that are not considered essential and are associated with affluence. For an item to be regarded as genuinely DESIGNER the brand must be instantly recognizable by it’s NAME, quality, and it’s own signature style and the reputation of the brand. These Designer brands are often copied for the general market by the unscrupulous who ignore Patent and Trademark rights, The Target market for these FAKE COPIED items is for those who aspire to have these brands but cannot afford to pay the price asked by the Genuine DESIGNER brand. EXAMPLES OF NAMES OF DESIGNER & LUXURY GOODS NOT PERMITTED:
Here is an example of designer names not to post on our page. This list is in no way exhaustive and there are plenty of others. Each member MUST RESEARCH whether other brands fall in this category. Alexander McQueen, Armani, Bell & Ross, Baume & Mercier, Benetton, Bottega Veneta, Breitling, Bvlgari, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera , Carrera, Cartier, Chanel,Chopard, Diane von Furstenburg, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Dolce Vita, Donna Karan, Dupont, Escada, Fendi, Georg Jenses, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermés, Hugo Boss, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Jimmy Choo, John Galiano, Kate Spade, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, Lacoste, Lanvin, Laura Ashley, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Longines, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, , Montbalac, Moschino, Moustache, Mulberry, Omega, Oscar de la Renta, Paul Smith, Persol, Piaget, Phillip Lim, Police, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Raymond Weil, Ray-Ban, Rolex, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Tag Heuer, Tommy Hilfigger, Thierry Mugler, Tom Ford, Tory Burch, Valentino, Versace, Victoria Beckham, Vivienne Westwood, Yves Saint Laurent
