No, you can just sign up as a user and still upload ads. Although upgrading to a shop gives you access to more features like creating delivery tracking code and receiving payments on Afrolet

You must not be into buying and selling to create a shop on Afrolet. If you are into any commercial activity, you run a brand, you have a business or any other stuff you feel like to promote, you can create a shop for it and start uploading ads of what you do. Afrolet is opened to everyone

If you run a logistics company, Afrolet has made it much easier for you to generate tracking code for your customers to track their delivery instead of spending huge amount of money developing a website and guess what? Its absolutely free
This feature is not only limited to those who are in to logistics services, as a seller/shop owner, whenever someone orders for your item on Afrolet or outside Afrolet, you can easily make use of this feature for them to easily track the status of their delivery

To generate a tracking code, simply go to your account page and click on Delivery menu under any of the ad you want to generate a tracking code for. To be able to make use of this feature, you need to have upgraded to a shop.

To track a delivery, simply go to https://afrolet.com/track and then input the tracking code given to you by a shop owner. Or you can click on menu icon and then click on track a delivery for easy navigation

Do you have an item in mind you want to purchase but you are finding it hard to see someone who may be willing to sell it to you at your own budget? Well, we have bridged that gap as we introduce the place request feature on Afrolet.
Now you can easily place a request for what you need stating your budget and interested sellers can contact you for negotiation.
To place a request, tap the menu icon at the top right corner and tap on place request. You can search request from other users here

To upload an ad on Afrolet, tap the menu icon at the top and then tap on Upload an ad. If you are not logged in, you will be required to log in or sign up after which you will be redirected to the upload page. Proceed to fill the form upload clear images of the item you want to upload. You can leave the filled labeled optional as blank if you want
If after trying to upload your ad and its not working (which is a very rare case), kindly change your browser and if it still doesn't work, you can kindly contact us for support

Using Afrolet is absolutely free from uploading ads to creating a shop and every other aspect. We only collect certain percentage (5% - 10%) from each successful sales of a shop owner on our platform which does not affect the buyer or when you want to cancel an order (we charge ₦10 when you cancel an order so as to prevent users randomly placing orders and misleading shop owners)
Finally, funding your Afropaylet may attract a very small charge by the payment gateway

You will be notified via email and your notification page on your account

Once you are logged in on Afrolet, tap on menu icon at the top and then tap on My Orders. You can switch the tab between My Orders (shows order you placed on other ads) and pending orders (shows order that other users placed on your ad)

If you see an ad you like and may want to check through it later, tap on the ad to see more details about the ad and then tap on Save button under the photo of the ad. You can check your saved ads by tapping on menu and then tapping on My Saved Ads

Afropaylet is just your digital wallet on Afrolet which you can fund and make withdrawals from and also check incoming and outgoing transactions

Funding your Afropaylet is very easy. Once you are logged in, simply click on the menu icon at the top and then tap on My Afropaylet and you will be taken to your Afropaylet page. Tap on Fund Afropaylet, then from the pop up form, select your preferred amount, enter your 11 digit phone number and then submit. You will be taken to a payment gateway to complete your transaction with either credit card or mobile transfer (a charge from payment gateway will be added to the amount you want to fund which will be shown to you before payment)
Please note that all your funding will go to your spendable balance and your spendable balance can not hold more than ₦50,000 at a time for now
If you encountered any issue during funding, you can kindly contact us for assistance

For the first and second time deposit, the minimum amount is ₦350 and subsequently, the minimum amount will be ₦1,500

To place a withdrawal request, you must have updated your withdrawal details and have a minimum of ₦3,000 in your withdrawable balance. Withdrawal payment may take upto 1 - 3 working days depending on volume of pay out that period