About

Founding Flagtrader.co.uk

“Items sold appeal to buyers in different ways initially. Some from online adverts, some from friends talking and some from seeing a for sale message on a car window for example. It makes sense to use different methods . The problem lay in how to make an encompassing product as effective but simple enough to be used by anybody. I put together a small team solved the problems and together we have built Flagtrader.co.uk . This company is about making selling and buying a better experience all round. Please let us know how you get on and how we can improve. I want Flagtrader to be the best selling tool possible…”

Ross Somerville Owner Flagtrader.co.uk

You have come to the right place to start selling your cars, bicycles, boats infact any item you can use outside and including your home! Until now all the facilities that we provide in one package have been available in different seperate forms. We envisioned Flagtrader.co.uk because we knew that a single avenue of sale is not the only one that can benefit.

On vehicle ads have traditionally been a piece of paper stuck to a vehicle window. They drive local interest and can be very benificial. Weve taken that idea and made it a profesional sales tool which stands out way beyond what has been. Estate agents have been doing just this for decades driving interest from potential buyers who until they saw a sign on a house may not have known themselves they would be interested. It makes sense to actually sell your item rather than wait for somebody to come along.

Online ads have been dominated by the likes of Autotrader.co.uk but unless you know as a buyer what you want and your driven to search specifically for it you wouldn’t be gaining the best choices. How many times do you hear, “Did you sell your car? I wish I had known, my sister, father, friend ….. is looking for a wee car like that.” Maybe your selling a boat online? Sure, many people can search an online ad but your best market could be those at the marina. Stick a flag up on it and bingo a whole new and appropriate audience. Online has its many benefits but we believe its not the whole solution.

Word of mouth is an important sales tool too. We may live in a vast and instantly connected world but the safety and trust associated with family and friends among a community can be the greatest asset to a successful sale. Our products promote your items to your network of friends and beyond.

The combination of online on-vehicle and word of mouth makes Flagtrader.co.uk potentially the most powerful tool available to sellers today. So how do we link all this together in a way that buyers can relate to sellers quickly and easily?

• By making use of what you have already, the mobile phone.

Your phone can be used to text the code of an advert seen and instantly reply with the contact details of the seller along with the details of the item and for smart phone users just click the link to the web ad. All our products rely on this simple function and we believe its the simple ideas which work the best.

We want you to enjoy selling your items and have complete control over how you do it. Be as innovative as you wish and appeal to as many potential buyers as possible. Combining online, on item and word of mouth with text ads gives you an unbeatable presence.