Warning all trademe users.

[Rainbow Wizard]

I figure if I buy and do not get any reply to an email that I send immediately after the sale I do not bank the money. Trust can never exist because the trader is not prepared to communicate. I re-send the message, several times and if still no response I advise TM and request a buyer charge refund.

[Da Bird]

I find Trade Me in general, very good... my partner and I run a part-time (registered) business with the majority of sales through Trade Me and between us, have about 1000 positive feedbacks with about 7 negatives... guess you can't please everyone! But it is annoying when people use negative feedbacks for revenge when you are totally justified to place one. I get annoyed with people who are too scared to place a negative feedback in case they get one back and it ruins their 100% record...

When buying something, I will only deal with people with a solid record... it does pay to be a bit careful.

[sunhuntin]

ive got some 40-odd positives on there, no negatives. think only one item was not as described [a book, coming apart at the spine] but i left a positive, but left a comment stating the condition. ive bought and sold, with no trouble at all. i dont always check feedback of the people im buying off, unless its something like 97%, then i go and look, and always see what feedback the first person left, etc.