TradeMe fees rising.

[GIXser]

IS it me or is Trade me getting firken expensive" just about all their fees have doubled-- what a rip' :angry: :angry:

[Swoop]

The ailing economy, of Australian media magnates, needs to be supported...

[boomer]

IS it me or is Trade me getting firken expensive" just about all their fees have doubled-- what a rip' :angry: :angry:

i've just seen an email from 'em, sold my lcd for 2k and they want 75 in return.. they can go fuckin run and jump .. they should be paying me for answering all those STOOPID fukin retarded questions.

[cowboyz]

it was always going to happen. Trademe has been on a downhill slide for some time now. They have to make up teh 700million somehow.

[The_Dover]

fuckin cheap cunts.

[Quasievil]

$560 dollars in the last two months, the sales I get of it dont justify it, fuck !!!!!!!!


Dover where is the $$$$$$$$$ mia biatch

[boomer]

Dover where is the $$$$$$$$$ mia biatch

get in line dog

[Ghost Lemur]

Of course they doubled their fee's. They (Fairfax) paid 40x revenue. That means if returns stayed the same they wouldn't get their money back for half a century.

Can anyone say "overpriced". Doesn't bother me, I don't remember the last time I sold something through TM. If it gets to bad it'll just create the oportunity for a new player to enter the game.

[pervert]

IS it me or is Trade me getting firken expensive" just about all their fees have doubled-- what a rip' :angry: :angry:

The success fee rates haven't changed for about the last 4 or 5 months I believe...

[Keystone19]

They tried to charge me $20 to withdraw my auction for the SV650 so I left it running after I sold it but put the reserve and buy now up to $15000 - idiots.

[Finn]

It's just Fairfax trying to justify the excessive multiple they paid for a website.

[scracha]

They tried to charge me $40 to withdraw my auction for the SV650 so I left it running after I sold it but put the reserve and buy now up to $15000 - idiots.

So that's why the listings are full of $hite.

[Fub@r]

I sold my car middle of last year and it cost me $20 to advertise I see that the cost of a general listing is now $29

Basic car auction is now $29 + $29 success fee, if you withdraw the auction they will also now sting you $20

Full list of fees here:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Help/Topic.aspx?help_id=18#motors

[pervert]

The success fee for cars and bikes is $20, not $29.

$19 to list a bike, $29 for a car.

[Flyingpony]

Who is the best and most popular alternative to Trademe?

[pervert]

Who is the best and most popular alternative to Trademe?

www.zillion.co.nz is closest direct competition, but its still fucking dead there compared with Trademe.

www.sellmefree.co.nz is the next best, but it's not an auction style site, classified listings only.

[Fub@r]

The success fee for cars and bikes is $20, not $29.

$19 to list a bike, $29 for a car.


Opps typo :)

[MotoGirl]

I'm a ebay fanatic and don't understand why it's never taken off here... TradeMe's search capabilities suck arse and it's soooo annoying how you get truckloads of unrelated items in your search :angry:

But yeah, TradeMe is a rip off nowadays.

[Street Gerbil]

I'm a ebay fanatic and don't understand why it's never taken off here... TradeMe's search capabilities suck arse and it's soooo annoying how you get truckloads of unrelated items in your search :angry:

But yeah, TradeMe is a rip off nowadays.

Alas eBay is expensive too and you need a PayPal account (not sure if PayPal can be linked to an NZ bank account). Besides a majority of sellers won't ship to NZ at all or quote an exorbitant S&H.

[MotoGirl]

Alas eBay is expensive too and you need a PayPal account (not sure if PayPal can be linked to an NZ bank account). Besides a majority of sellers won't ship to NZ at all or quote an exorbitant S&H.

Yep - I have a Paypal account hooked up to my Mastercard. :Punk:

I haven't had much problem finding people to ship to NZ (most will do it if you ask them nicely...) and the shipping isn't too bad either. I find it amusing that I can buy things cheaper from the other side of the world than I can buying it in NZ!

Trade Me could learn A LOT from ebay, particularly in categorsing items, enabling sellers to customise the format of their listings, and filtering search results...

[Street Gerbil]

I haven't had much problem finding people to ship to NZ (most will do it if you ask them nicely...) and the shipping isn't too bad either.

Obviously you never tried to buy used motorcycle parts from ebay.co.uk. :-)
Nevertheless I am a huge fan of eBay myself after several years of buying and selling there.

[imdying]

Yep, eBay pwns tardme. Tardme as far as a web app goes is pretty low tech and basic. Which is part of how they became so big I'm picking... still, they've dropped the ball as far as implementing new features goes.

[Dodgyiti]

Thanks for the heads up about Zillion. Looks good, I read and compared all the fees and it tallys well. How many people know about?
I might advertise there first and see how it goes.

[Geordie]

Thanks for the heads up about Zillion. Looks good, I read and compared all the fees and it tallys well. How many people know about?
I might advertise there first and see how it goes.

I thought it was just me, but? my cash intakes down and fees seem to be up. + the idiot content is rising fast, I can't be botherd with people who ask for feed back, as if its a game? You buy a car at Turners and you don't get a thank you letter!, Feedback should only be for the baddies. Its all changing out there, it's the greeeeed factor, Funny thing is Gareth Morgans a biker!!!!

[R6_kid]

it's cost me $20 each to list my vespa and FZR400 which i had listed as projects (what they are), but were then pulled for being in the wrong section. I would run an auction but i cant see the justification in $20 success fee... how is that any different to someone ringing you through a classified and buying what you have?

[Indiana_Jones]

Got something I wanted off Zillion, though I think it's more geek focused, with like TV, comps and consoles etc.

-Indy

[kro]

I can't be botherd with people who ask for feed back, as if its a game? You buy a car at Turners and you don't get a thank you letter!, Feedback should only be for the baddies.

I disagree, I think it safeguards the buyer, and makes the seller a little more diligent in making sure their merchandise is up to standard.
I do get jaded about the fact that everything is a "sellers market" on trademe, it would be nice to have a section on trademe where you posted up what you want, and what you can afford to pay for it, and the damn traders chase you instead of the other way round. Actually, the idea wouldn't have to be limited to trademe...

That Ferrit thing, once again, the buyer is the one with the cash, and he or she is made to do all the damn work..... make the people who want the money at least meet you halfway, or better imo. The same principle as the Sales Rep for any company who wants your money, they come knocking on your door for a change.

[Dodgyiti]

Got something I wanted off Zillion, though I think it's more geek focused, with like TV, comps and consoles etc.

-Indy

So they won't want any of my manky old Guzzi parts then?
Unless I word it to the target consumer:mobile:

"Moto-Guzzi Round fin CD software holder barrels, matching pair. Holds 14 CDs on each side, a total of 112! $100 no reserve!"

PM me if you actually want them and I will throw the matching pistons for free
:niceone: