# Review classified ads

> Open Perks → Classifieds, open a pending ad and select Approve ad or Decline ad. Employees only see an ad once it's approved, and you can't take it down afterwards.

- Product: Perks › Classifieds for admins
- Who can do this: Super admins, Classified admins
- Plan: Perks. classifieds
- Where: Admin dashboard
- Last checked: 15 Oct 2026
- Web page: https://www.vantagecircle.com/en/help/perks/classifieds/review-classified-ads/

When an employee posts or edits a classified ad, it waits for an admin's decision. Go to **Perks → Classifieds**. The list opens on **Pending review**, newest first. You can also get here from the **Classified ads to review** tile on **Perks → Overview**.

## Before you start

- Your company needs Classifieds turned on. Otherwise the page says "Classifieds isn't turned on for your company".
- You need to be a super admin, or have the Classified Admin role. Otherwise you won't see the **Classifieds** tab, and the page says "You don't have permission to review classified ads".
- Admins with the Classified Admin role get an email for each new or edited ad, with the subject "[Classifieds] New ad pending approval" and the ad's title.

## Steps

1. Find the ad. Use the search box for words in the ad's title, or narrow the list by **Category**. Under **Sort**, choose **Newest first** or **Oldest first**.
2. Open it. Select the ad's title, or open the **⋮** menu on its row and choose **View ad**. In the grid view, the menu appears when you point at a card.
3. Check the photos, the **Category**, **Price**, **Location** and **Description**, and the **Seller contact** box.

   ![Review classified ad page for a sofa set, with the photo gallery on the left, the ad's details and seller contact on the right, and Decline ad and Approve ad at the bottom](https://cdn.vantagecircle.com/image/upload/q_auto,f_auto/v1792133361/vantagecircle/help-centre/en/perks/classifieds/perks-classified-review-c0f28578bcaa9326.png)

4. Select **Approve ad** or **Decline ad** at the bottom of the page, then confirm in the box that opens. You can't close that box while it's saving.

## What happens next

**Approve:** you'll see "Ad approved" and go back to the list. Employees can now find the ad in Classifieds. Employees in the seller's city may get a notification about it.

**Decline:** the ad is hidden from employees. The confirmation says it will move to **Not approved**, but today it's saved as **Sold out**. That's why the page then shows "The ad was not updated as expected." Select **View current status** and you'll see **Sold out**. The ad is still declined, and employees can't see it.

Declining doesn't send the seller a message, and there's nowhere to give a reason. If you want them to change something, use the details in **Seller contact**. If they edit the ad, it comes back to **Pending review**.

## Looking at past ads

Change **Status** to **Approved** or **Sold out**. Declined ads are listed under **Sold out** too. **Sort** only appears for pending ads.

You can't remove an ad once it's approved. The page says "Only the seller can remove this ad." Ask the seller to take it down.

## If something goes wrong

**"This ad has already been reviewed. Refresh the list and try again."**
Another admin got there first. Go back to the list to see its current status.

**"We couldn't confirm the ad's status."**
The request didn't finish, so you can't tell whether your decision was saved. Select **Check status** before you try again.

**"Classified ad not found"**
The ad was removed, or it belongs to another company.