Classified Ad Policy & FAQ

Who may place an Ad?
Active and retired employees of Brookhaven National Laboratory, on-site employees of Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA), and the U.S. Department of Energy, and permanent employees of service organizations on site may place classified advertisements.

Is the content of ads reviewed for approval/acceptability?
Yes, BSA reserves the right to edit or reject any classified advertisement that is not up to standards or deemed suitable. Examples of unsuitable ads may include, but not be limited to, the solicitation of signatures for a petition or funds for political and/or charitable causes, or the sale of firearms or alcohol. However, such review or approval does not constitute an endorsement by BSA. BSA is not responsible for agreements or transactions executed in part or in full based on classified advertisements. Services are neither screened nor recommended by BSA.

How many ads can I place?
Employees may enter several advertisements in any or all categories.

What is the process?
Fill out each form completely, checking the appropriate boxes and providing all the information requested. Ads are typically reviewed one time per day on regular business days.

What happens when an ad is approved?

• Each advertisement will appear on the classified ad site for seven days from the time it is reviewed and approved for posting after which it will be automatically removed.
• If an employee would no longer like the ad to be posted, the employee can remove the ad.
• Each advertisement is run only once and must be resubmitted by the employee to be repeated.

Please note the following rules per type of ad

1. Sales and Notices:
   • "Sales" shall constitute all ads submitted and listed under the following headings: Motor Vehicles & Supplies, Boats & Marine Supplies, Furnishings & Appliances, Tools, House & Garden, Sports, Hobbies & Pets (limited to animals available for U.S. commercial sale), Audio, Video & Computers, Miscellaneous, Yard & Garage Sales.
   • "Notices," including Lost & Found, Free, Community Involvement, Car Pools, Wanted, Farewell Gatherings, Happenings, and In Appreciation, are subject to review and approval by BSA. In the Community Involvement category, employees, retirees, and visiting facility-users may advertise community, charity, and club events and sales in which they are involved. Any proceeds from these sales must go to that nonprofit entity.
   • Items offered for sale or mentioned within notices must be owned by the employee who is advertising them or by members of their immediate family living within the same household.
   • Concert, opera, theater, and other tickets offered for sale must be advertised at the tickets’ face value or less, but not more.
   • Farewell gatherings must be scheduled for after working hours; these announcements may run a maximum of two times.
   • In filling out the Sales & Notices form, use no more than 175 characters for an advertisement.
     
2. Real Estate:
   • "Real Estate" shall constitute all ads submitted and listed under the following headings:
     • For Sale
     • For Rent
       
       • Use the Real Estate form to advertise the sale or rent of property, including houses, apartments, cooperatives, rooms, and land.
       • Real estate for sale or rent MUST be owned by the employee/retiree who is advertising it and must be offered for sale or rent by that employee/retiree without the assistance of a real-estate agent.
       • Employees listing real estate can do so only by agreeing that their real estate is available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
       • If employees must sublet property that they do not own, but for which they have a lease that obliges them for the remainder of the rent, then, to advertise that property for rent, the employees must obtain the landlords’ signatures on the Supplemental Real Estate form, agreeing that the property is available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
       • In filling out the Real Estate form, use no more than 200 characters for the advertisement.
3. Services:
   
   • Services are neither screened nor recommended by the Laboratory.
   • Providing services to co-workers may require disclosure of the service as an outside activity.
   • Use the Services form to advertise that you or members of your immediate family living within the same household are willing and qualified to perform work for others.
   • No advertisement for services that are offered in association with regular businesses or commercial enterprises will be accepted.
   • Services must be performed by the employees who are advertising them or members of their immediate family living within the same household.
   • In filling out the Services forms, use no more than 175 characters for the advertisement.