Monday, July 02, 2012

Silverfish Books Marketplace


It is not uncommon for us to receive phone calls or emails from people looking to dispose of books (both text and general) that they no longer want. On one hand, we understand their needs. But on the other, we don't want to become a dumping ground for old books and a paper-lama merchant. So we at Silverfish have come up with the next best idea: free classifieds. Yes, you read that right: FREE classifieds. Silverfish will not charge for these classifieds, nor be involved in the transactions, and will not take a percentage of the proceeds, either. It's all yours. Call it community service. Here are the rules:

Terms of use:This service is provided by Silverfish Books Sdn Bhd on an 'as is' basis, free-of-charge, without any expressed or implied warranty or guaranty, in response to frequent requests to sell or give away old books. Silverfish Books Sdn Bhd will not be involved in any storage or transactions (whether selling or giving away) between third parties, although you are welcomed to use the book-store as a meeting place to finalise your transaction. Classified advertisements posted here will be valid for 14 days, renewable up to a maximum of three (3) times. (An email notification will be sent to the publisher three (3) days before expiry, all you'll have to do is to click on the link provided.) Expired ads, that are not renewed, will be automatically deleted after a further three days.Use this site as you wish, but please keep it clean. Offensive material will be removed without notice. (All prices in Malaysian Ringgit -- MYR -- only.)

Guidelines to posting. 1. Only registered users can post. 2. After registration, login and post. 3. Suggested .jpg image size is 30 to 50 kb. 4. If you cannot read the captcha image (the first time), request for a new one (click circular arrow) until you get something you can read, or click on the sound icon and listen.

Although the site is meant primarily for transactions involving books, we have provided facilities to post items in other categories too. Please observe, your address is not a compulsory field. We have done this with privacy considerations in mind. We suggest you use the email for initial contacts and take it further only when you are more comfortable. Enjoy! Some samples have been posted as a guide. (They are real!)