Selling bikes on Trade Me

[Str8 Jacket]

And before anyone says anything, YES I did a bloody search.

I am registered to login to Trade Me however I have never used it so I am not a verified/authenticated user (whatever that is?!). Basically I am selling my bike, I am going to leave it on only the Kiwi Biker and Sports Bike sites but in a weeks time if I havent sold it I want to put it up on Trade Me.
I know it costs to list a bike on Trade Me but can anyone tell me how much? Also how do I become a "Verified Member/authenticated "? Do I even need to?

Cheers in advance.

[The_Dover]

twenty bucks for a listing and another twenty five to auction it.

[Str8 Jacket]

twenty bucks for a listing and another twenty five to auction it.

So can I actually chuck it up on Tarde Me without auctioning it? Would I just put a buy now price on it? Or something...

[The_Dover]

just stick a price on it with an ad. problem is it's then jsut up to people to call you or email you to see the bike.

[Str8 Jacket]

just stick a price on it with an ad. problem is it's then jsut up to people to call you or email you to see the bike.

Ah, OK. Cheers for that. Heres hoping I can sell it on KB!

[Bend-it]

Oooh, so have you found a replacement?

[Str8 Jacket]

Oooh, so have you found a replacement?

Yep. An FZR 400. Just gotta wait until I get my full now....

[Bend-it]

Woo hoo!! Well done! How exciting, we're all growing up! :)

My RF900 should be arriving next Monday... Yayy!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

How exciting, we're all growing up! :)



I thought that Christians didnt swear?! Theres no way in hell I plan on growing up anytime soon.... :p

[Bend-it]

Yeah, don't swear, don't drink, nice all the time expect when bible bashing or invading an arab country etc etc... :)

Growing up isn't planned, it just happens!! Look what happened to me! One day I look in the mirror and I'm married, have a stable job and bought an RF900 instead of a gsxr1000 'coz the seats are comfy!

[Colapop]

and before you know it you'll have a fat arse like me!!

[Bend-it]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

[Colapop]

Oh yes my vertically challenged friend - you'll be Finn-like before you know it... Muahahahahaha!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

and before you know it you'll have a fat arse like me!!

Tried selling it on Tarde Me?

[Bend-it]

Yeah, quick liposuction, and I'm sure you could sell the contents to people wanting enhancements

[Kendog]

I sold my GN on tardme, piece of piss and the boy bought his CBR from a dude off there too, all too easy.
It's pretty self explanatory, just put your reserve price on it and let it go to auction, you may get a pleasant surprised if it goes for more than your reserve. Good luck.
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[Colapop]

Tried selling it on Tarde Me?


Yeah, quick liposuction, and I'm sure you could sell the contents to people wanting enhancements
I reckon my arse could fuel that boat (the biofuel one) round the world...


I'm going through a fat phase. I need to purge :puke:

[dawnrazor]

you can be verified by requesting trade me to send you a letter to your postal address and then you email them back the code enclosed and thats it you are verified

Watch out for the virtual tyre kickers

[Str8 Jacket]

you can be verified by requesting trade me to send you a letter to your postal address and then you email them back the code enclosed and thats it you are verified

Watch out for the virtual tyre kickers

Aha, thats what I was wondering, Cheers for that!

[marty]

$20 for a classified listing. put the busa on on saturday, sold 23 hours later for the asking price.

don't fuck around with an auction

[Hawkeye]

you can be verified by requesting trade me to send you a letter to your postal address and then you email them back the code enclosed and thats it you are verified


From long term memory - It cost me about $5 to become verified using the method above. There is a link on the site that you use to request verification.

[Hawkeye]

And before anyone says anything, YES I did a bloody search.

I am registered to login to Trade Me however I have never used it so I am not a verified/authenticated user (whatever that is?!). Basically I am selling my bike, I am going to leave it on only the Kiwi Biker and Sports Bike sites but in a weeks time if I havent sold it I want to put it up on Trade Me.
I know it costs to list a bike on Trade Me but can anyone tell me how much? Also how do I become a "Verified Member/authenticated "? Do I even need to?

Cheers in advance.

Hi Str8,

If you put it on Trade me as an auction, give it a realistic starting price ie not too far below your reserve. I've seen so many things sold on there that have their starting price way too low and bidders end up losing interest. You also get the tyre kickers bidding whilst it is low and asking rediculous questions.
Also, if you decide to use buy now, make sure you put a realistic price. It's amazing the number of items that get sold instantly by buy now because it's not too high.
Example If you want $2000, use something like - $1800 starting, $2000 reserve, $2300 buy now. If you are happy to get the $2000, then $2300 is a bonus. Either that or you don't put a buy now and just sit back and wait and see.

[gamgee]

or you just start at reserve, then everyone knows where they stand, i've succesfully sold 3 bikes on tardme like that, my sj50, sr250, and vt250, and soon will be selling my gpx250 but will probably list that one as a classified, as there were to many idiots asking stupid questions on the auction, and with classifieds, you can just ignore them

[Lias]

Sold 2 bikes, and brought 2 bikes off tardme.. Never had a problem.

[Macktheknife]

Have sold a few bikes on Trademe and have noticed that the auctions usually work better than the classifieds. Realistic pricing is the key, decide the price you will accept and list that as reserve, starting not far below that.
Good luck.