Pricing
Two plans, paid once per listing. No commission, and nothing to pay when the watch sells.
Basic
$9.90 one listing
One watch, listed properly, for six weeks.
- Live for 45 days
- Up to 8 photographs
- Its own permanent page, indexed by Google
- Listed in every relevant brand, model, era and location section
- Unlimited enquiries through Tokyo Time messaging
- Edit the listing any time it is live
- No featured placement
- No weekly bump
- No service documents
Premium
$29.90 one listing
Three months, a Featured slot, and room for the full history.
- Live for 90 days — twice as long as Basic
- Up to 24 photographs
- Its own permanent page, indexed by Google
- A slot in the Featured row on the homepage and on its brand page
- Moved back to the top of “Newest” once a week, four times
- Attach up to 3 service records or receipts
- 6,000 characters of description instead of 2,000
- Half price to relist within 14 days of expiry
Side by side
| Basic $9.90 | Premium $29.90 | |
|---|---|---|
| Days live | 45 | 90 |
| Photographs | 8 | 24 |
| Description length | 2,000 characters | 6,000 characters |
| Own page, indexed by Google | Yes | Yes |
| In every relevant section | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited enquiries | Yes | Yes |
| Edit any time | Yes | Yes |
| Featured slot on the homepage | — | Yes |
| Featured slot on its brand page | — | Yes |
| Weekly bump to the top of Newest | — | 4 times |
| Service records and receipts | — | Up to 3 |
| Half-price relist within 14 days | — | Yes |
| Commission on the sale | None | None |
What Featured is, and what it is not
A Featured listing appears in a separate row, at the top of the homepage and of its brand page, under a heading that says Featured and a line saying the seller paid for the placement.
It does not move up inside the ordinary results, and it is not weighted in search. That is deliberate. The whole value of a classifieds site is that the order of the listings means something — newest is newest, cheapest is cheapest — and a buyer cannot tell when that has quietly been sold. Featured is an extra slot, clearly labelled, in addition to the ordinary listing. It sells perfectly well as that, and it is the version that is honest about what it is.
Questions
How much does it cost to sell a watch on Tokyo Time?
$9.90 or $29.90, paid once when you list. There is no commission and nothing to pay when the watch sells — what the buyer pays you is what you keep.
How long does a listing stay up?
45 days on Basic, 90 days on Premium. You get an email a week before it expires. Relisting within 14 days of expiry is half price on Premium.
Do buyers get my email address or phone number?
No. Buyers message you through Tokyo Time and you reply the same way. You get an email telling you an enquiry has arrived and what it says; your address is never passed on. If you want to swap phone numbers later that is between you and the buyer.