A.M. Costa Rica classifieds are the most economical way to reach thousands of people each day.

Classified advertising in A.M. Costa Rica includes free categories and categories that require paid insertions.

In either case, we would ask that you limit your classified to 100 words. For paid ads, we will accept longer amounts of text, but we also will charge for each addition 50 words. The best ads are shorter ones.

Paid categories

1. Under real estate (http://www.amcostarica.com/realestate.htm)

a. real estate for sale
b. accommodations offered
c. real estate services
d. real estate for rent
e. businesses for sale
f. ads seeking investments

Free categories include accommodations wanted and real estate wanted. Free categories here and elsewhere are designed for occasional submissions by readers. Persons who are making announcements as part of a commercial enterprise are expected to place paid advertising.

2. All tourism categories (http://www.amcostarica.com/tourism.htm) are paid.

3. Some main classified page categories (http://www.amcostarica.com/classifieds.htm) are paid sections:

a. motor vehicles for sale
b. services offered
c.  investments
d. good things to eat
e. religious services
f. personals

4. Employment categories (http://www.amcostarica.com/employment.htm) will continue to be free. This category is designed for persons offering jobs or for persons seeking full-time jobs as an employee with a third party. The category is not designed nor free for individuals or businesses seeking customers, such as a carpenter or consultant. 

5. The professional directory will continue to be a paid category.
 

Charges:

As of June 18, 2007, the weekly rate for a classified ad is $12.50. 

The monthly rate is $25.

A six-month contract for a classified ad is $150.

A one-year contract for a classified ad is $300.

A small graphic (up to 150 pixels by 150 pixels maximum) may be included for an additional charge. That's bigger than the size of an average rectangular postage stamp.

The monthly rate with a photo is $33.25.

The monthly rate for two photos is $39.

A year-long classified ad with a graphic is $399.

There are no discounts or agency commissions on classified ads.

How to submit your classified:

1. Consider what you wish to sell and under what category it should be listed. If the ad fits within one of the free categories, simply send it to classifieds@amcostarica.com. 
 

2. If the classified advertising is within a paid category, we will let you know the cost and where you can make payment. Prices are given in dollars, but we also accept colons at the current rate of exchange. Mail your ad to classifieds@amcostarica.com. We usually will start your ad in anticipation of payment within two business days.
 

3. Within Costa Rica deposit can be made to our corporation, Consultantes Río Colorado S.A. at Banco Nacional branches:

dollars: 100-02-000-617222-5
colones: 100-01-000-213071-4 (at the current rate of exchange)

Such deposits frequently can be made electronically if you have a Banco Nacional account.

If you have an account with another Costa Rican bank, you can make the deposit electronically via the Sistema Interbancario de Negociacón y Pagos Electrónicos (SINPE). Those extended account numbers are:

colones:  15100010012130712

dollars:  15100010026172223

You also will need the cédula juridica of our corporation, Consultantes Río Colorado S.A.:  3101290170

Using SINPE costs a few dollars, depending on the bank, but it sure beats standing in line.

4. We also accept payment through PayPal. If you are not a PayPay member, it's easy to join, and the company gives you incentives for joining. The Web site is highly secure because the firm is owned by eBay, the on-line auction company.

You can use your PayPal account for many other payments and avoid long bank lines.

PayPal also accepts major credit cards, so your payment is encrypted and securely handled by bonded workers in the United States. If you choose to open an account in Pay Pal, I suggest using whatever U.S. address you might have because the firm still has not reached agreement with the very territorial local banks and credit card companies here.

Our payment address once you are inside Pay Pal's Web site is:

By mail or hand-delivery

5. If you live in the Escazú vicinity, we also accept checks at Starbox on the second floor of the La Rambla building in San Rafael. Consultantes Río Colorado S.A. is customer 11. The check should be made out to the corporate name.

6.  Checks may be mailed in Costa Rica to

7. From North America, checks may be mailed to our courier service in Miami:

We like to be paid within two business days of starting the ad. For bank deposits, we need to have the transaction number and the date deposited. But we do not need a fax of the receipt. Just send us an e-mail.
 

If you have any doubts, please contact the editor.