Gosh, tardme is expensive

[HenryDorsetCase]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/help/18/fees-and-fee-calculator#general

I sold an item on a $1 reserve waiting for the bidding frenzy so I could cash up and ditch my boring life here and move to London and live with Rachel Khoo (oooh errrr). Sold for $1.50 so that plan went down the lav.

but a $0.50c "Success" fee meant that I had paid more than 30% to tardme.... plus the listing fee and fees for extra photos.

I did selll something I was going to chuck in the dumpster for $50 though so there's that.

Such a lottery.

[Gremlin]

Pah, sold an old mobile years ago in the same situation, only it sold for $1... 50c success fee (so that bottom end is still the same) so again... 50c "profit". The sending cost something like $8 :lol: Felt good for not dumping etc, but for 50c it really wasn't worth it.

TM knows they have a huge base of visitors, and use that to justify the expense as you can't get so many potential buyers elsewhere. However, watch for the likes of AutoTrader and RealEstate trying to steal back some of their respective markets by being cheaper.

[MVnut]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/help/18/fees-and-fee-calculator#general

I sold an item on a $1 reserve waiting for the bidding frenzy so I could cash up and ditch my boring life here and move to London and live with Rachel Khoo (oooh errrr). Sold for $1.50 so that plan went down the lav.

but a $0.50c "Success" fee meant that I had paid more than 30% to tardme.... plus the listing fee and fees for extra photos.

I did selll something I was going to chuck in the dumpster for $50 though so there's that.

Such a lottery.

.............Rachel Khoo.....you do have good taste, despite what the rest of KB says :banana:

[Scuba_Steve]

Be nice to see another site take off as TradeMe's inflated fees has artificially inflated cost of items & made somethings effectively non-saleable.

[MVnut]

And the continual 2 minute buying time extension is crap, ebay is better......also killed T&E paper which was good fun getting up early for bargains

[oldrider]

so I could cash up and ditch my boring life here and move to London and live with Rachel Khoo (oooh errrr).

Showing my age here .... had to look up Rachel Khoo! :lol: In a word ... Yes! :whistle:

[unstuck]

Plus one on the Rachel Kooh and T&E.:2thumbsup

[JimO]

i have a car on the Tard at the moment and have been contacted by a nice gentleman who is doing humanitarian work in the Philippines, he says he wants to buy my car and will even give me a $500 tip for sorting out the shipping with his shipping agent, im just waiting on the money transfer now to my paypal acc

[Virago]

Those who believe that TradeMe fees are too high, should find another way to sell their stuff. Don't grizzle - walk.

[Voltaire]

Those who believe that TradeMe fees are too high, should find another way to sell their stuff. Don't grizzle - walk.


awwww....I was going to trot out the standard KB line bugger....:killingme

I agree Mr HDC but as the saying goes " it might be crooked poker game but its the only game in town"

Yeah I used to get up early for the T and E ...first in with the cash wins.

Then you get the " your account is cranky" Fairfax's idea of being with it I suppose.

[Berries]

Those who believe that TradeMe fees are too high, should find another way to sell their stuff. Don't grizzle - walk.
The wife's V5 Golf is for sale if anyone is interested. Get in quick before it goes on TM and you miss a bargain.

[nodrog]

The wife's V5 Golf is for sale if anyone is interested. Get in quick before it goes on TM and you miss a bargain.

is it free?

[Erelyes]

Be nice to see another site take off as TradeMe's inflated fees has artificially inflated cost of items & made somethings effectively non-saleable.

Pity that Wheedle was a load of rubbish

[Oakie]

Showing my age here .... had to look up Rachel Khoo! :lol: In a word ... Yes! :whistle:

You looked up Rachel Khoo? Never figured you for an 'up-skirt' guy John. (To tell the truth, I had to Google her too.)

[Akzle]

The wife's V5 Golf is for sale if anyone is interested. Get in quick before it goes on TM and you miss a bargain.

five bucks and a bag of chips!

Just send it up to kss, im going to get my man robbo to give the suspenders a choon, then ill bring down the gear, he can pay you, ill pay him in weed, and we'll all be sweet

[HenryDorsetCase]

Those who believe that TradeMe fees are too high, should find another way to sell their stuff. Don't grizzle - walk.

none of the alternatives have the reach, which is frustrating. Someone told me that the guy Neil something who sold out of Mainfreight (and bought, among other things an Aston Martin ONE 11) is funding that wheedle. But last time I looked it had bugger all listings.

[HenryDorsetCase]

You looked up Rachel Khoo? Never figured you for an 'up-skirt' guy John. (To tell the truth, I had to Google her too.)

She has replaced Nigella Lawson in my affections. Though I wouldnt turn down a three-way.... plus you know you'd get a decent feed after.

Rachel's cookbook (the Paris one) is very good. I've cooked a bit from it. Couple of lovely lentil recipes.

[BuzzardNZ]

She has replaced Nigella Lawson in my affections. Though I wouldnt turn down a three-way.... plus you know you'd get a decent feed after.

Rachel's cookbook (the Paris one) is very good. I've cooked a bit from it. Couple of lovely lentil recipes.

Dude, you and me think the same. Rachel is such a hot piece of arse with a killer rack.

Check out the last few posts of this thread for a few pics of her from fellow KB Khoo admirers ...

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/166576-My-experience-with-Colemans-Suzuki-K-Road/page13

[Virago]

...Couple of lovely lentil recipes.

Can't beat them lentils...

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[neels]

Yes, it is expensive.

It's not worth the grief and auction fees to sell some stuff, just take it to the dump instead these days.

[Oakie]

She has replaced Nigella Lawson in my affections. Fine! Just leaves more of her for me!

Couple of lovely lentil recipes. Isn't that an oxymoron?

Did you know that there is a herb named nigella? True story. Anyway I once saw some nigella seeds and suggested exitedly to Mrs Oakie that I could grow my own Nigella. Got the growl over that one, I did!

[Akzle]

Got the growl over that one, I did!

get the growler after?

[Oakie]

get the growler after?

I knew someone would say something like that. Thanks for not disappointing...

[Virago]

Yes, it is expensive.

It's not worth the grief and auction fees to sell some stuff, just take it to the dump instead these days.

In the days before TradeMe, the only way to sell $1-$2 crap was to have a garage sale. That meant putting an advert in the local paper - you were out of pocket by maybe $30 before you even started. At the end of the day, most of the cheap crap would remain unsold, despite the number of the great unwashed tyre-kicking their way around your home during the day.

That option is still available. Instead though, people want someone else to host their garage sale on-line - free of charge.

Expensive? Compared to what? Take your custom elsewhere.

[gjm]

Can we please keep to the main topic. No, not TradeMe... No-one would start a thread about that, now would they? Moaning about sales and auction sites is so predictable - elsewhere in the world, everyone moans about eBay, but they still use it.

But, Rachel Khoo... <sigh> What a great... topic.
Definitely not enough forum space devoted to her.

[Voltaire]

or combine the two:banana:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/books/nonfiction/cooking/ethnic/auction-742747320.htm

[imdying]

The wife's V5 Golf is for sale if anyone is interested. Get in quick before it goes on TM and you miss a bargain.That's a Mk4 Golf isn't it? Good thing too, the Mk5 sucks a bag of donkey dick.

[unstuck]

Can we please keep to the main topic. No, not TradeMe... No-one would start a thread about that, now would they? Moaning about sales and auction sites is so predictable - elsewhere in the world, everyone moans about eBay, but they still use it.

But, Rachel Khoo... <sigh> What a great... topic.
Definitely not enough forum space devoted to her.

Phwooor.:drool: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/08/15/article-0-1383CF54000005DC-159_634x470.jpg

[Ulsterkiwi]

......Then you get the " your account is cranky" Fairfax's idea of being with it I suppose.

I hate that! seems to drop in your inbox within nanoseconds of the debit being applied to your account. Anyone else here think they are getting less patient about that?

[buggerit]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/help/18/fees-and-fee-calculator#general

I sold an item on a $1 reserve waiting for the bidding frenzy so I could cash up and ditch my boring life here and move to London and live with Rachel Khoo (oooh errrr). Sold for $1.50 so that plan went down the lav.

but a $0.50c "Success" fee meant that I had paid more than 30% to tardme.... plus the listing fee and fees for extra photos.

I did selll something I was going to chuck in the dumpster for $50 though so there's that.

Such a lottery.

You sick cunt:eek5:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I wouldnt turn down a 3some with Camilla and Rachel.

[unstuck]

WTF is up with that fella between horse face and the GODESS? Looks like someone has seriously fucked his shit up.:pinch:

[unstuck]

I wouldnt turn down a 3some with Camilla and Rachel.

You really are a sick fucker.:crazy:

[Ulsterkiwi]

I wouldnt turn down a 3some with Camilla and Rachel.

so that's what you mean by being a sexual jihadist :crazy:

the Khoo chickie and Nigella, now THAT would be the combination....

[unstuck]

the Khoo chickie and Nigella, now THAT would be the combination....

Ohhh, now your talking. :buggerd:

[gjm]

the Khoo chickie and Nigella, now THAT would be the combination....
I was thinking of Rachel Khoo and Chelsea Winter.

Now that would be cooking!

[BuzzardNZ]

7.30pm tonight on Choice TV for a 1/2 hour of Rachel Khoo action ( . Y . ) :sweatdrop:drool:

[unstuck]

7.30pm tonight on Choice TV for a 1/2 hour of Rachel Khoo action ( . Y . ) :sweatdrop:drool:

Damn, knew I should have saved that wank.:brick::brick: Better start watching some trail riding and 4x4 vids to get the old fella back to life.;)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Sold something on tardme for $171. Fees were $13.51 plus .55 listing fee. So, 8.22% of the gross. Having said that, it was listed at $150 with start equals reserve.

Not unhappy in terms of result, but if I am listing anything from now on, I will be upping the start price by 10%. I can always drop it later if it doesn't sell.

[pritch]

A significant dredge. Have just read the whole thread and noticed your lusting after Rachel Khoo. Yeah nah, but you'd eat well.

[HenryDorsetCase]

A significant dredge. Have just read the whole thread and noticed your lusting after Rachel Khoo. Yeah nah, but you'd eat well.

I still lust after Rachel Khoo. And Nigella.

[russd7]

I still lust after Rachel Khoo. And Nigella.

nigella i can understand but rachel, yeah na, needs a few more pies and possibly a brown paper bag

[Akzle]

nigella i can understand but rachel, yeah na, needs a few more pies and possibly a brown paper bag


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4Nxsj_1t4

[russd7]

kevs dating song

yup, been a few that became gorgeous little hunnies after a few bevvies but never found any whos fathers owned a brewery. ahhh those were the days growing up in Te Puke then shifting to Oeo in the southern naki

[nzspokes]

I just sold a 4k bicycle and got a fee of $250 on TM. Feck me that was more than I was expecting. Should have checked first.

[Tazz]

Yep it's pretty shocking and they have had the market essentially to themselves for sometime, however whether you like the rest of the bookFace package or not bookFace Marketplace is very active, and free. Mainly mobile based at this stage.

[Tazz]

Man just saw how old this is! To be fair their fees are even fuckin worse now. Once upon a time I used Trademe for everything but I no longer find any value in their services for the fees I have to pay.