Yes, you can list an item for a particular buyer alone in Frankstrade.com. This is set in 'Sell' page. - In Sell page, choose the listing type as Private Sale, using which you can sell the item privately to a particular buyer the seller chooses to.
- Only that particular buyer will be able to buy this item.
- Seller should either enter the Frankstrade UserID of the buyer or search for the buyer ID by entering the Phone number.
- Seller should list the item with a Buy It Now price.
- Once the item is listed for sale, the price of the item will be displayed only to the seller and buyer. Visitor or any other user cannot see the price of item.
Case 1: Select Buyer ID if you know the exact Buyer ID
Suppose seller 'hilltopfarms' wants to sell an item privately to a buyer named ‘David Jansen’ and ‘hilltopfarms’ knows beforehand that the buyer’s User ID is ‘djansen’, then 'hilltopfarms' should do the following steps. Click on the radio button ‘Private Sale’ listing type in 'Sell' page.  Click on the radio button ‘BuyerId and type ‘djansen’  After typing the Buyer ID, if you click somewhere outside this text area, Frankstrade system will verify the Buyer ID and show the status to you.  Enter the Buy It Now price and complete the listing.
Case 2: Search with Phone Number if you do not know the exact Buyer ID
Suppose seller 'hilltopfarms' wants to sell an item privately to a buyer named ‘David Jansen’ and ‘hilltopfarms’ does not know the buyer’s User ID, but knows the buyer’s phone number, then 'hilltopfarms' should do the following steps. Click on the radio button ‘Private Sale’ listing type in 'Sell' page. Click on the radio button ‘Phone’ . 'Search' button will appear.  Enter the Phone number and click on ‘Search’.  Frankstrade system will search for users having this phone number and will list the matching buyers along with the user's address.  Select the radiobutton corresponding to the buyer for whom you want to list this private sale and click on ‘Use This’. On doing this, Buyer ID will be auto-populated in the Buyer ID field.  Enter the Buy It Now price and complete the listing. Viewing Item Price - Only the intended buyer and the seller can view the item price
A visitor or any other user other than 'djansen' and 'hilltopfarms' logs in and view this item, ‘Price’ will not be shown. Instead the term 'Private Sale' is displayed. 
When 'djansen' and 'hilltopfarms' logs in and view this item , ‘Price’ will be shown to both of them.  Can any other user buy this item?
If any user other than 'djansen' clicks on ‘Buy Now’ to buy this item, he will get an alert. 
How is the buyer intimated about this private sale? When you submit your private sale, frankstrade sends an automated mail to the intended buyer regarding the sale. |