FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
About Selling:
About Buying:
About Selling
1. How To Sell On Uniform2
There are two simple steps to selling:
- Register
- Post your advert
Buyers interested in your item will use a form on the website to let you know they want to buy your item. You will receive an email, which will contain the buyer's contact details. You can arrange with the buyer to meet up and trade. We thought it would be a good idea to provide you with some sensible guidelines on meeting buyers and sellers offline: you can read them in our policy guide
2. How to use the edit options
Using Edit, Re-List, or Remove, you can manage your items for sale:
- Edit
- Allows you to change the price and the photo of your item.
- Re-List
- Advertises your item for additional time on the website. Useful if a sale fell through at the last stage, and you want to re-list your item.
- Remove
- Once you have successfully sold your items, you need to remove them. You will get a reminder from Uniform2 about this, which will be sent when a buyer lets us know (by using our Contact Seller form) that they want your item. Also useful if you want to remove an advert for any reason.
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3. How Long Will My Advert Be Listed For?
Your item will be listed for as long as the item is available for sale.
How Can I Re-List My Advert?
If you need to re-list your advert, you should go to your "Items Sold" table, on your My Uniform2 page. There you will find a link to "Re-List".
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4. Pricing Guide
It is always a good idea to see how much other people are asking for their items, and you can do this by searching Uniform2 for similar items to the ones you want to sell, or, we have provided a general pricing outline below for you too. However, if you are feeling philanthropic, you can always offer it for free!
| Item | Condition | Price * |
|---|---|---|
| 100% Pure New Wool Blazer | Excellent | £40.00 |
| Good | £20.00 | |
| Fair | £10.00 | |
| Poly/Viscose Black or Charcoal Grey Trousers | Excellent | £15 |
| Good | £10 | |
| Fair | £5 | |
| School Tartan or Plain Skirts | Excellent | £25 |
| Good | £16 | |
| Fair | £8 | |
| Rugby Shirts | Excellent | £15 |
| Good | £10 | |
| Fair | £5 | |
| School Shirts | Excellent | £3 |
| Good | £2 | |
| Fair | £1 |
* Prices depend on size and quality
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5. How do I arrange to meet the buyer?
You will receive an email from a potential buyer. You then have the option of getting in touch with them using the contact details that they gave you. You arrange to meet up with them so you can trade. Uniform2 is not liable in any way for the safety of its users once trading offline. However, we also care about our users, and want to provide you with some sensible guidelines that you might want to consider when meeting buyers and sellers to trade. It is entirely up to you how much caution you want to take when trading, but you could ensure any of the following:
- You could arrange to meet in a public, neutral space to trade. e.g. A cafe, a town square, a school run drop-off point, rather than at one of your homes.
- Your child(ren) should not have anything to do with Uniform2 unless they are over 16 years old and you feel you can trust them to be responsible, but again, this is entirely your decision.
- You might want to withold any personal information from the seller or buyer: your address can be kept private, unless you want to give it out!
About Buying
1. Is it Free to Browse and Buy?
It is indeed free to browse and buy on Uniform 2. And you don′t even have to register! Simply use any of the 'Buy' buttons that you see on the site, or use the 'Buy' link in the menu at the top, to begin your search.
2. What can I find on Uniform2?
You will find pre-owned items of school uniform, as well as related products such as books, musical instruments, sports clothing and equipment. Most items will be for a specific school, though there are some items that may not be school-specific.
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3. How do I buy something I like?
Next to every item in the search results, there is a link to 'Contact Seller'. Use this to fill in a simple form, which is emailed to the seller. You provide your email address as a means of the seller contacting you. It is up to you whether you want to provide any additional information. Once you have sent this form, you wait to hear back from the seller. Then you arrange to meet up and trade. We thought it would be a good idea to provide you with some sensible guidelines on meeting buyers and sellers offline: you can read them in our policy guide
4. Are my details safe when I email the seller?
Yes. Only Uniform2 and the seller have access to the details. We will not use your email address for malicious or marketing purposes. You can read our Privacy Policy regarding the storage and handling of personal data for more detail.
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5. What if the seller changes the price or the item when I meet them?
Uniform2 are not liable for any action occurring offline. However, we do not want our website community to be damaged by untrustworthy members, so we ask you to contact us with full details of the original agreement, the actual meeting, and we will decide whether to take action. See our Policy Guide for full details.
6. How do I arrange to meet the seller?
Once you have emailed the seller, you need to wait for them to get in contact with you to arrange a meeting, where you can trade. Uniform2 is not liable in any way for the safety of its users once trading offline. However, we also care about our users, and want to provide you with some sensible guidelines that you might want to consider when meeting buyers and sellers to trade. It is entirely up to you how much caution you want to take when trading, but you could ensure any of the following:
- You should arrange to meet in a public, neutral space to trade. e.g. A cafe, a town square, a school run drop-off point, rather than at one of your homes.
- Your child(ren) should not have anything to do with Uniform2 unless they are over 16 years old and you feel you can trust them to be responsible, but again, this is entirely your decision.
- You might want to withold any personal information from the seller or buyer: your address can be kept private, unless you want to give it out!
