How To…
BUYING ITEMS
Operation Outpost allows an individual to search the site for items they wish to purchase. You do not need to be a member to view the items or contact the seller/donor on Operation Outpost, but you must be a member to post items. You may search for a specific item by using the search feature on our website and it will retrieve the items you wish to see from the Operation Outpost database. Once you have found an item of interest you may click on the “Contact” sidebar to the right of the item so that you can contact the seller and work the terms of the agreement and purchase the item from the seller.
POSTING ITEMS TO SELL
Posting an item to sell allows a person to place an item for sale on Operation Outpost. You must be a member to sell any item. When you select “Post A Classified”, you will be transferred to the selling page and here you will provide item information, upload pictures and choose if you want your item listed as a Standard Item or as a Featured Item. Both Standard and Featured items will remain on Operation Outpost for 90 days, but there are differences between the two:
- Standard Listing: $1, you can post your item and it will remain on the site for 90 days. Your item will be listed by date posted in the center of the page with all the other items on the Operation Outpost database.
- Featured Listing: For $3, you can post your item and it will remain on the site for 90 days. Your item will be listed by date posted in the center of the page with the standard post, but will be highlighted in YELLOW in the category the item is posted in, and additionally in the “Featured Listings” slider at the top of the home page. The “Featured Listings” slider will rotate through the items on the database on the home page that a buyer sees, once again, improving the chances your item will be seen. NOTE: Post your classified as usual and in Part B of the submission process check the “Featured Listing” box at the bottom of the page.
DONATIONS
We proudly offer this section of Operation Outpost as ALWAYS BEING FREE to post Donations or Wanted Ads.
Selecting DONATIONS transfers you to a page that lists two choices. DONATIONS or WANTED. You must be a member of Operation Outpost to post or to receive donations. Posting a request for a donation and posting a donation will remain online for 90 days.
Selecting MAKE DONATION allows anyone or any group to post items they wish to donate to forward deployed individuals or units. Place your item in the DONATIONS category. The posting of donations is FREE and you are required to be a member. Once your donation is posted forward deployed individuals or units can review the donations and contact the donator to provide an address for where the donations are to be sent.
WARNING: To minimize the abuse of this option, donors must remember that forward deployed personnel and units will have an FPO or APO/AE address. An interested party who does not provide an FPO or APO/AE address is not forward deployed and may be attempting to abuse someone’s good nature.
To receive donations select CURRENTLY DEPLOYED which allows forward deployed individuals the opportunity to post a request for certain items they wish to be donated to them or their unit. Place your request in the WANTED category. Requesting a donation is FREE and you are required to be a member. Once your request for donation is posted people or groups from all over the world can view this list and choose if they wish to donate any of the requested items. If they decide to donate those items, they will click on your request and contact you to finalize the donation.
WARNING: To minimize the abuse of this option, those requesting donations should provide an FPO or APO/AE address.
