Classified Guide
The Maintain My House Classified Advertisement platform is open to all individuals and businesses wishing to post wanted, sell, swap and trade items, and to promote services and events. We offer different levels of advertising to suit every budget.
Classified Advertisement Rates as of January 2019

Line Ads FREE
Line ads will run for 30 days or until sold whichever comes first. There are no photos on line ads.

Premium Ads $5 [our most popular]
Premium ads will run for 30 days or until sold whichever comes first. Premium ads will display on the search results above line ads. Premium ads allow photos and links.
Premium ads can gain extra exposure by adding for one or more of the following features;

Featured $3
A Featured ad is a highlighted premium ad that will display on the top of the search results in its own category.

Top of Categories $3
A top of categories option appears on the top of other category search results

Home Page Rotation $3
This feature rotates your ad on the home page for extra exposure

Main Pages Rotation $3
This feature rotates your ad on the main pages of the website for extra exposure

Advertiser Guidelines
Advertisers placing classified ads are solely responsible for all information that is submitted to Maintain My House and any consequences that my result from the post. Maintain My House reserves the right at our discretion to refuse or delete content that we believe is inappropriate or that breaches our Terms of Use. We also reserve the right at our discretion to restrict usage of the site either temporarily or permanently, or refuse a user registration.

Some handy tips to remember:
Maintain My House Classified Ads connects buyers and sellers and we always encourage face-to-face local trading if possible. This means that the majority of users who reply to your ad will be in your local area. We urge that when you are buying or selling you should try to meet in person to see the item and exchange money. When using the post or couriers exchange information until you are satisfied with the sellers identity and the item details.

To create a better experience for all users, you can only post one ad per item, service event, etc.

Please choose the location and category that is most relevant to your ad and post one ad there. Do not post the same ad repeatedly across categories or locations unless it is a service or event. By adding extra features to your ad you can achieve maximum results.

For the most part businesses can sell on Maintain My House just like private sellers, however in some cases, businesses or people considered to be advertising for commercial purposes, may be subject to specific limits and/or policies. These limits are designed to ensure Maintain My House remains a vibrant and transparent market place for all buyers and sellers of music related items, services and events.

You can include a web site address in the main body of your ad but URL’s are not permitted in the title.

What are our General posting rules?
General Maintain My House Posting Policies
As a condition of use of Maintain My House Classified Ads you agree that you are at least 18 years of age.
At Maintain My House we want to make sure that the site is as clean, friendly and usable as possible for everyone. Ads that fall outside the posting rules stated in our Terms of Use may be removed from the site.
Ads can be deleted without notice or refund for the following reasons:
The ad breaches the Maintain My House Posting Policies.
Breaches of Australian law. It is the responsibility of the advertiser before posting an ad on Maintain My House to ensure that content advertised adheres to Maintain My House posting policies as well as Australian applicable laws. As a condition of your use of Maintain My House specified under our Terms of Use, you agree that you will not violate any laws.
The item being offered for sale is not allowed to be sold on Maintain My House. See the section below what can't be posted for sale on Maintain My House.

Including information in your ad which Gumtree believes is designed to manipulate search results is not permitted.
Ads posted in a language other than English. We only accept ads in English. It's acceptable to include a translation of your ad in another language in addition to English.

Ads posted from overseas or from behind a VPN: No overseas ads, or ads posted without an Australian IP address are accepted, Maintain My House is for Australian based individuals and businesses only.

Ad contains info on competing sites: No external website links are allowed within your ad to other music classified or directory sites.
Not descriptive enough: Ads that do not provide enough detail will be placed on hold or removed as this makes for a bad browsing experience.

Inappropriate language is not permitted.

Inappropriate photo / image is not permitted.

Discriminatory on race / religion / nationality / gender / etc is not permitted.
Ads that report other fraudulent ads. Please report potentially fraudulent ads via the Contact Us section with ad details (ad id, email address) and reasons why these ads should be reviewed.
Maintain My House reserves the right to remove any ad that we feel is not relevant, or of value to the Maintain My House community, with or without notice to the ad poster.
There are several ways that your ad may be found to be in breach of policy and removed from the site including:
Your ad has been reported to us.
When this happens your ad may be temporarily suspended until we review it.
We check reported ads as quickly as we can. If we conclude that the ad hasn't broken any Posting Policies or Terms of Use we will activate the ad again promptly. Check back after a few hours to see if this is the case.
Your ad has been removed by our moderation tools.
Ads either identified by our automated tools as inappropriate, that we then find do break our Posting Policies or Terms of Use will be removed from the site.
In most cases we email you to let you know when we have had to remove your ad. These emails sometimes get directed to junk folders so please look out for Maintain My House emails. You may wish to add Maintain My House to your safe senders list if you have one.
If you have checked out all of these possibilities and none of them apply to your ad then please let us know by going to the Contact US section located bottom of the home page and we'll be happy to help you out.

What is not allowed on Maintain My House Classified Ads?
The list below details what can't be posted on Maintain My House in either offering or wanted ads:
Counterfeit Products, replicas or knock-off brand name goods
Embargoed Goods
Identity Documents, Personal Financial Records & Personal Information
Illegal items and services
Items which encourage or facilitate illegal activity
Material that is obscene, pornographic, adult in nature, or harmful to minors
Material that infringes copyright, including but not limited to software or other digital goods which you are not authorized to sell
Offensive material
Pictures or images that contain nudity
Stolen property
Recalled items, banned products or products that do not meet the mandatory product safety standards (for items recalled in Australia and information on product safety bans and mandatory standards, please visit: www.productsafety.gov.au

As a general rule items posted on Maintain My House classified ads should have some connection to our themes of music, music theory, musical instruments, music equipment, music events, dance accessories, dance events, singing books, singing equipment, concerts and so on.
It is the responsibility of the advertiser before posting an ad on Maintain My House that content advertised adheres to Maintain My House Posting Policies as well as applicable laws. As a condition of your use of Maintain My House specified under our Terms of Use, you agree that you will not violate any laws.

Selling tickets on Maintain My House
Generally, you can resell tickets to entertainment events on Maintain My House. However, the resale of tickets to events (including music shows, concerts, festivals and plays) can often be regulated by the ticket issuer or by state laws.
Your ad must always state the face value of the ticket. Maintain My House does not support ticket touts or scalpers and ads not containing the face value of the ticket may be removed. Ads selling tickets to free events are also not allowed.
As a ticket seller, you are responsible for ensuring that your particular transaction does not violate any applicable law or the terms of the ticket itself. Before buying or selling even tickets, users should contact the ticket issuer and ensure the resale is permitted. As a condition of your use of Maintain My House specified under our Terms of Use, you agree that you will not violate any laws.
More information about the laws in each state is set out below.

Tickets to events in New South Wales and South Australia 
If you are selling a ticket to a sporting or entertainment event in New South Wales and South Australia that is subject to a resale restriction, it is illegal for you to advertise or sell the ticket for a price that is more than 10% above the original ticket price (i.e. 110% of the face value of the ticket). A resale restriction is a term of condition of a ticket that limits or prohibits resale of the ticket (including any term or condition that provides for the ticket to be cancelled or rendered invalid if it is resold). You should contact the ticket issuer if you are unsure whether the ticket you are selling is subject to a resale restriction.

The law also requires that you state the following in your ticket ad:
original supply cost of the ticket (otherwise known as the face value); and
specific seating or location details for the ticket (e.g. baya number, row number, and seat number of the ticket).

Tickets to major events in Victoria
The Minister for Tourism and Major events declares some events to be "major events" under the Major Events Act 2009 (Vic). Whether an event is classed as a major event depends on factors including the size of the event, demand for tickets, likely media coverage and whether the promoter or event organiser has asked for the event to be declared as a major event.
Most major events have strict conditions around ticket resale. For some major events, ticket re-sale is completely prohibited and anyone who buys an illegal ticket can be denied access to the event. For other major events, it is illegal for you to advertise or sell the ticket for a price that is more than 10% above the original value of the ticket (i.e. 110% of the face value of the ticket), which will always be printed on the ticket.

You should check with the event organiser or promoter to see whether an event has been declared as a major event, and check the ticket terms and conditions before selling a ticket to a major event on Maintain My House. 

Tickets to declared events in South Australia
The South Australian government prohibits scalping of tickets to any event (sporting or concert) declared as a "major event". It is unlawful to on-sell (or offer for sale) to any "major event" at a price which exceeds the original ticket price by more than 10%, unless you have been given written approval to do so by the event organiser. 
For more information, see the Major Events Act 2013.

Ticket events in Queensland
If you are selling a ticket to an event that is staged at one of the following facilities, it is illegal for you to resell the ticket at a price greater than 10% above the original ticket price of the ticket. 
1. Brisbane Cricket Ground (also known as the Gabba)
2. Brisbane Entertainment Centre (also known as The BEC)
3. Cbus Super Stadium
4. 1300SMILES Stadium
5. The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (also known as QSAC)
6. Sleeman Sports Complex / Centre
7. Metricon Stadium
8. Suncorp Stadium and
9. Queensland Tennis Centre

Tickets to free events
Maintain My House users are not permitted to sell tickets to events where all tickets are free to the public. This includes charity events and public holiday concerts.
General

Maintain My House has provided the above information to assist you in trading lawfully. Maintain My House is not in any position to assess a particular ticket's original price and whether it is subject to the above law and/or to terms and conditions that makes its sale unlawful. You are responsible for ensuring that your transaction is lawful.

Maintain My House does not condone the use of its website by persons breaching the law or contractual conditions imposed by others. You must not list any items until you are confident you can legally sell it on Maintain My House.
If you have any questions regarding your rights to sell a ticket, we strongly recommend that you contact the company that issued the ticket and/or get legal advise.

Business Advertising Alternative
If you are a business or organisation and have services or products you wish to advertise and direct shoppers back to your own website, then you may be interested in an advertising opportunity where you can appear in the sponsored sections dedicated to this on the Maintain My House website. For more information see the Advertise section at the bottom of the home page.