Could we please have some way of vetting the ads BEFORE we make payment. It's galling to spend time writing up and adding photos to your ad, to then have it go into moderation for the first 24-48 hours, to then have it returned as unsuitable, and have to re-write and submit again.
Hi Strawberry, thanks for flagging this issue. This is 'kind of' possible at the moment, after you have posted your ad and you click to 'proceed to payment' if at this point you call the call center team they can see your ad in our system (before you make payment) - they could then hopefully say its 'all good' or 'needs to be tweaked a little' and you can proceed to make the payment only if your happy.
I understand this is only a work around and only effective between 8-5pm Mon-Fri when the team is on the phones, but if you are unsure about your ad copy please do try and place your ads at these times to avoid any frustration. You can of course at any time email in your photos and ad description to our CS team who can vet before you even post the ad onto our site. I hope these little work arounds can help?
The above being said I do really appreciate the point and how frustrating this could be! I will log this with the powers that be to see if a technical solution can be provided to the site, as with all technical solutions however they can take time.
Oh and just to let you know ads between the hours of 8-5pm Mon-Sun should now be moderated in under 1 hour, bar any issues with the ad / technical problems and any backlogs first thing in the morning.
Best,
The Vivastreet Team