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Posting Fee Disclosure

Version 2026.1 · Effective 2026-08-29 · Washington State, USA

City Mart Local charges a posting fee to publish a listing. This fee is paid to City Mart Local for the service of displaying a listing on the site.

City Mart Local is a local connection platform. It does not process, hold, guarantee or settle payments between buyers and sellers.

What the posting fee is

  • A one-time fee of $1.99 USD for one listing
  • Charged only after the listing passes City Mart Local's automated safety checks
  • Publishes that listing for 7 days from the time payment is confirmed
  • Not a subscription, membership, credit balance or automatic renewal

What the posting fee is not

  • It is not a payment to or from a buyer or seller
  • It does not verify, endorse, inspect or guarantee any listing, item, service or user
  • It does not create an escrow, warranty, insurance or protection program
  • It does not guarantee views, replies, interest or a completed sale

Payment processing

Payments are processed by a third-party payment provider, currently Stripe. City Mart Local does not receive or store full card details. The provider's terms and privacy practices apply to the payment itself.

Listings held for review or removed

A listing that does not pass the automated safety checks is not charged a posting fee. A listing that is later removed for violating the Marketplace Rules or Prohibited Items Policy may not be eligible for a refund of the posting fee.

Refunds

Refund requests are reviewed case by case. Where a posting fee was charged but the listing was never displayed because of a City Mart Local error, City Mart Local intends to refund that fee.

Temporary promotional periods

City Mart Local may run a temporary promotion that waives the posting fee for eligible listings during a stated period. A waiver applies only to listings published while the promotion is active and only up to any stated limit per account. A promotional listing is a standard listing: it runs for the same 7 days and follows the same rules and safety checks. When the promotional period ends, the standard posting fee applies again automatically. A waived fee is not a credit, refund, subscription or ongoing entitlement.

Changes to pricing

Posting fee pricing may change. Any change applies to listings published after the change takes effect; a fee already paid is not affected.

Last updated 2026-08-29.