FAQ, Info & Terms
Rugrabbit.com is a free post site and in no way guarantees any vendor or items posted on the site.
HOW DOES RUGRABBIT WORK?
POSTING
Anyone can start to post their collectible antique rugs, carpets and textiles or ethnographic art on rugrabbit.com. To start posting hit the tab “Post Item” and follow the prompts.
LOGIN & YOUR ACCOUNT
You will need to create an account to post your items. Once this has been done you will receive an email with your Rugrabbit login password. Use your unique email address and password to login to the site. You can manage and edit your items only when you log in. You can also Feature and un-Feature already posted items. If you like, you can add an image and text about yourself to create your Public Profile and edit this profile whenever you like by logging in.
To edit your items you first must login to your account. To access and edit your postings go to the HOME drop menu on the upper left-hand side of the front page. Select the option EDIT/FEATURE YOUR ITEMS. A table with your inventory of postings will open. Select the pice you would like to edit by clicking EDIT. You may then edit your text or upload additional images. (Please note: a main image can not be substituted.) To remove an item select HIDE. The piece will remain hidden in your inventory and will no longer be accessible by general viewers.
To edit your profile you must also login to your account. Go to the HOME drop menu on the upper left-hand side of the front page. Select the option YOUR ACCOUNT. A new screen will load. Select the tab EDIT. This will allow you to change your password, change your email address associated with your account and upload or change your profile image. To edit or add text to your profile select the tab PUBLIC PROFILE. You may also upload a url to your website in this way. (In some cases you may need to enter the full url beginning with http:// ).
You may also FEATURE or AUCTION your items when you login.
SELLING & POSTING GUIDELINES
Please do not post more than 3 items per day or on the same page.(Maximum 30 pieces per 30 days for non-subscribers with a maximum of three pieces on the front page.) Subscribers may post up to 6 items per day. (Maximum 100 pieces per 30 days.)
All items posted on Rugrabbit should be antique (over 100 years old, preferably at least 19th century, or highly collectible). Unsuitable items will be removed.
Please remember that this is primarily a site for collectible and ethnographic material. As such, in most cases rugs and textiles with aniline and other synthetic dyes will NOT be considered appropriate and will more than likely be removed. Likewise, overly refurbished pieces will be removed.
Rugs and textiles from all regions of the world and weaving cultures are welcome.
For your own benefit as well as the site’s try to select the best images of your items as possible.
Similarly, please try to describe your object as accurately as possible.
Unreadable or side-ways pictures and overly controversial descriptions and dates will be removed or edited.
If a piece you have posted is removed and you do not know why, please feel free to write and inquire, however, DO NOT re-list the piece.
Sellers are encouraged to post frequently and often. This said, once you have listed a piece, for the respect of others posting, please DO NOT post it again without waiting an appropriate amount of time, generally at least two months, and using a new image.
Viewers respond negatively to seeing the same pieces posted over and over.
If you would like your pieces to have maximum exposure at the front of the page, we ask that you please consider Featuring them.
Likewise, if you are promoting an event we ask that you Feature your posting.
We ask that all items that are not for sale on rugrabbit be featured. These include all items available through another auction venue such as eBay items or other items not directly available to rugrabbit users through their inquiries.
Please do NOT post logos. If you are promoting an event please do so with either an image of pieces in situ at the venue or actual objects. These announcements must be 'Featured'. If you would like to post a logo or a more general announcement please contact us for information on our banner ads and rates.
Please do NOT list your email address or phone number within your descriptions or on your Profile. This attracts unwanted spammers to our site. (Subscribers may list phone numbers if desired with minor formating changes.)
Rugrabbit reserves the right to remove or edit any posting or profile for any reason.
SEARCHING AND BROWSING
Items are listed one after another chronologically as they are posted 48 to a page with Featured Items appearing before the general listings at the top of the first page.
Items are searchable by selecting either a Category [ such as 'Kilims & Flatweaves', 'Books', 'Textiles', etc.] or a Region of Origin from the drop menus located on the upper left hand side of the screen. For an even more specific search, try typing a KEYWORD such as 'Coptic' or 'minakhani' into the search engine located on the right hand side of your screen. Regions of origin are categorized in the following manner.
Anatolian / Turkish : Includes classical Ottoman carpets, Ottoman textiles, tribal and village Turkish rugs from Anatolia and the Balkans, Armenian and Kurdish rugs from East Anatolia as well as Anatolian kilims.
Caucasian : Includes all pile pieces and flatweaves from the Caucasus. Shirvan, Kuba and Kazak rugs. Avar to Zakatala including classical blossom and dragon carpets.
Shahsevan : A sub-category of Persian and Caucasian. Anything described as Shasevan including both sumak bags, jajims and pile rugs.
Persian : Includes pile weavings, kilims and textiles from Iran. Everything from classical Safavid carpets and textiles, urban Tabriz, Heriz and Kerman carpets to Vermin bags.
South Persian Tribal : A sub-category for weavings from Fars, such as Khamseh, Qashqai and Luri rugs and bags as well as Afshar rugs and bags.
Kurdish : Includes both Northwest Persian Kurdish rugs and Jaf bags as well as East Anatolian rugs.
Baluch : Includes all suspected Baluchi weaving groups from NE Persia, Afghanistan, and Sistan including Timuri rugs, Aimaq pieces and a host of others.
Turkmen : Includes carpets, bags & trappings of the Tekke, Yomut, Chodor, Ersari, Saryk, Salor, Arabatchi and other Turkmen groups from Turkmenistan and across Central Asia.
Central Asian Non-Turkmen : Includes Kyrgyz and Uzbek rugs, Central Asian ikats and suzanis, Lakai and Kungrat embroideries, East Turkestan rugs from Khotan, Kashgar and Yarkand, as well as some Amu Darya weavings often referred to as "Ersari" or "Bashir".
Tibetan : Tibetan rugs, textiles and costume.
Indian : Includes the entire Indian sub-continent. A variety of pieces from Banjara textiles to Mughal carpets.
Chinese : Includes both rugs and textiles such as Ningshia carpets, Ming brocades and ancient Chinese silk textiles from the Ming to the Han dynasty.
Japanese : Includes an assortment of Japanese textiles such as banners and kimonos as well as Japanese cotton pile rugs.
Indonesia / SE Asia : Includes batiks from Java and Sumatra as well as objects from the Indonesian archipelago and other textiles from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Americas : Includes pre-Columbian textiles, weavings from Native American groups such as Navajo rugs and blankets, and American and African American quilts and folk crafts.
Africa : Includes all African textiles and objects.
Moroccan / N. African : A subcategory for Moroccan rugs and North African rugs and textiles.
Europe : Includes the entire continent from Spanish rugs to French and Flemish tapestries to Greek embroideries.
Items from specific sellers are likewise searchable through the drop menu titled "Profiles" as well as“Contributer by Name”. Subscribers make up the first list on these pages. For additional seller profiles hit the tab, "More Profiles" located at the end of the drop menu. You can also access a specific dealer's Pages by clicking the link underneath each of his/her postings.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
We are encouraging those sellers and regular viewers who have the means to consider Subscribing to rugrabbit.
Sellers' Subscription.
The subscription rate for sellers is $27 a month. Sellers who subscribe will have their Subscription status noted in the form of the little blue rugrabbit badge with each of their posted items reflecting that they "support rugrabbit." Additionally, these sellers will be placed on the Priority lists of sellers on the "Contributor by Name" drop menu and "Profiles" section. They will also enjoy the various benefits of regular subscribers (see below). Subscribers may post up to 6 items per day. (Maximum 100 pieces per 30 days.) As opposed to 3 pieces per day with a monthly 30 post limit for non-subscribers.
Regular Subscription for viewers and buyers.
Our subscription rate for regular rugrabbit users (those who aren't active sellers) is $15 USD per month. (that's 50 cents a day :)
As a subscriber...
You support Rugrabbit and garner our unwavering gratitude and appreciation.
You can download original images in original file size from the site.
You become "verified". Which means that when you inquire from sellers your name status will be noted as "verified by rugrabbit.com" This may give sellers greater confidence in your prospective inquiries. It also means your pre-authorized to bid in rabbitauction.com .
VERIFIED by rugrabbit.com
This simply means that the verified user has an active subscription with rugrabbit and hence we are able to verify that the user is a paying participant of rugrabbit. We can not and do not, however, accept any responsibility for any user's actions.
FEATURED ITEMS
Featuring Items is an important way to help us to defer the costs of rugrabbit’s maintenance and up-keep. Featuring your item gives you maximum visibility and allows your item to be seen at the beginning of the listings on the first page. Featured Items appear for a week or until you remove them. We kindly ask you to Feature your announcements and all items listed offered in other venues.
Featuring an item costs $35.
BANNER ADDS
We offer banner ads to promote your business and events. In addition to the top of the page their may be spaces available on other sections of the website. The new banner add size is 234 x 60 px.and double banner 468 x 60.
Please contact us for details.
Thank you for your interest in Rugrabbit. We value your participation and suggestions. Please feel free to contact us at the following email address, mail@rugrabbit.com
Sam Coad & Ben Banayan
Mailing address:
Rugrabbit
5 Regent Square
Penzance Cornwall
TR18 4BG
ENGLAND
Tel: +44 1736 360 102
