Bloody trademe

[fireliv]

Wow thats real interesting! Never had a problem with Trademe but good to know thats how they treat customers.


Will remember that in the future

[firefighter]

Exactly. If ya dont like it - dont use it - SIMPLE!

It's not that cut and dry. they have the most hits and variety, that makes it difficult to stay away unfortunately.

[_STAIN_]

just make some simple changes when posting a number.
replace Zero with an "O" or spell number in the middle.
never post 7 numbers together or they will pick the numbers up, via simple internal search.

[cave weta]

My response:

Dear idiotic system,

A SAFETY device as important as a motorcycle helmet needs to be tried on to ensure it fits correctly, and you cannot try on an old model helmet by looking at a picture....this model is not available at stores for me to try on.

My intentions were to try it on, and if it fit, click buynow and be happy with my new purchase. Only an absolute moron would buy something such as this without first trying it on, especially second hand as they mould to peoples heads.

Maybe you ought to reconfigure your system, rather than try and bully and tell off regular customers, who pay outlandish fees to use your website in the first place?

Perhaps with items such as this, where fitting/trying on being so important, the rules could be adjusted so that contact details are ok, and you could get rid of the withdraw option, therefore you can still collect your dis-proportionate bounty?

Feel free to contact me and talk to me on this issue over the phone:

....

09 123456


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ha ha ha do you mind if I cut and paste bits of that when they email me the same idiotic email? - its great!

What I dont understand is that if you are selling a bike or car your number is automaticly inserted. If you list a bike in parts or a wrecked car you are not alowed to contact the people who are wanting to see how the motor runs or how worn the upholstery is!!?? same type of questions- same type of customer and often - even the same type of money involved.
What many people do is list a car or bike at a high price so it will never sell.
and just keep relisting it. That way, they can say 'contact?- see my other listings' lots of people are doing it


Oh- and Fairfax Media Group.... Im not sure but I think they own NZ Herald, and NZ Herald owns Sella.co.nz - funny old world....

[nallac]

Oh- and Fairfax Media Group.... Im not sure but I think they own NZ Herald, and NZ Herald owns Sella.co.nz - funny old world....

nope. fairfax don't own The Herald theyr'e in opposition to them.

[firefighter]

Hahahaha! they might actually fix the problem!

With my smartass approach to the whole thing I actually expected no reply or a ban, good to see there's an actual human with some foresight behind a screen!

They respond:

Dear .......,

Thanks for contacting us.

Thanks for taking the time to share your suggestion with us. I've passed it on to the appropriate team so they can review your idea.

We're always looking for ways we can improve Trade Me and make it a better place for our members to trade.

Thanks again for taking the time to send us your idea. I really appreciate your feedback.

If you have further questions regarding this issue please reply and we will answer your email as soon as possible.

Regards,

C...... Trade Me Support (there was a name attached this time!!!)


I wonder if this was to shut me up or something will be done? Well I had a good laugh either way!

[the hearse man]

http://www.dealing.co.nz

What about these guys? They advertised on here a while back.... I don't have any experience with them myself but there were a few on here welcoming them.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=99582

Until now, dealing.co.nz has been full of bugs, but as of yesterday we relaunched with our new software. We're 100% free until the end of the year, then after that it won't cost you more than $1.00 to sell absolutely anything from helmets to motorbikes to houses. How affordable is that? Please feel free to check us out.

[davereid]

Trade and Exchange has been around for many years as well, www.te.co.nz

Lots of items for sale, all free including photos, and a listing in the paper.

Trademe has itself in a very nice position. Because its the biggest site, its the best place to list. So it remains the biggest site.

I use Trademe, but its fair to say I hate it, and the fees sit me on my arse. But until people start using other sites, change will never happen.

I did consider writing a "portal" for the free sites. So listing at the portal would get you listed on all the free sites. And searching the portal would provide listings from all the free sites.

However, the terms and conditions of most sites would likely prohibit this approach.

[SS90]

This may well sound a little synical,

But what the hey.

Trade-me is a perfect example of an Australian company, after running slim on expansion options in their own country, fell the need to simply "hop the ditch" and purchase the biggest website in New Zealand.

Once they have purchased it ( MD getting a lavish payout) they quickly set about recouping their expenditure.

The easiest way is to simply "raise all the fees".

In reality, it is really no different to when the chap down the road sells his dairy or Fish and chip shop.

What is the first thing that happens?

the price goes up.

None of this "slow return" nonscence, every one now days want's their outlay returned immediately.

Fairfax are no different.

They own trade-me, you suckers all use it, in reality, everyone want's to make a profit off it (can anyone tell me they have had to pay TAX on their sales?

I have lost count of how many people have told me how the "make a little cash on Trade-me"

That's a business.

Nothing is free in this world (Herpe's maybe), and if you insist on using damned Trade-me, then be prepared to pay the fees.

Either that, or group together and stop using the damned site.

That won't happen, because deep down, every single person who lists on Trade-me has the hope that they will (somehow) "make a killing" on this item.

Fairfax are simply preying on one of the most basic human emotions.

GREED

Accept it.

[imdying]

A SAFETY device as important as a motorcycle helmet needs to be tried on to ensure it fits correctly, and you cannot try on an old model helmet by looking at a picture....this model is not available at stores for me to try on.

Then it's not suitable to sell via trademe.

I pay them mega bucks in sale fees from the last 8 vehicles iv'e sold on there....and the rest of my purchases and sales have all made them very good money, that they've had to do nothing to contribute to

Contributed nothing? Did they not provide you the largest market exposure in NZ, and bandwidth and disk space on their servers?

[ynot slow]

Be careful they will disable the account.Best thing was I bought a bike from a guy on trademe,got details from his plate,rang and bought it,he still paid fees,then he gave his wife feedback and vice versa.He had an account at home as well as work.
I think it is hypocritical the way they say no contact details,but if using letter o for a 0 in phone number seems to be the way.

[davebullet]

Trademe is the new Microsoft

[FROSTY:Me]

Sorry Firefighter in this situation I agree with tard me. The rules of the trade me auctions are pretty clear cut regardless of safety issues etc.
I'd suggest that the plan would be to get the "laws of the land" changed.

[steve_t]

Why don't the retailers sell stuff via KB with photos and contact details etc? Or is it against the forum rules?

[b1unt3d]

I personally think trademe's boots have become too big, and with no serious competition there is not much that can be done about it........I just wish there was another local online auction site with the same variety i'd be using it in a heart beat.....

sounds exactly like ebay to me.