sella.co.nz

[Scuba_Steve]

TradeMe/Sella. Fairfax media/APN News & Media
Same shit different media company just Sella doesn't have the market yet to rape & pillage your wallet

[Ender EnZed]

I had a look for the first time after T&E merged with them. I found this on the front page.

All of the car and bike listings I looked at were way overpriced and had almost no views. I certainly wouldn't use it as the only means to sell something I wanted to get rid of.

[brett7777]

Because there's not the same bargains to be had, fewer people check the site out.
For it to work, more sellers need to accept that they may only realise a minimum amount on their auctions and list their items at a figure closer to a bargain. Trouble is, no-one wants to do that.

on the contrary, all the listings I have on sella are at cheaper prices than what I have the same stuff on trademe listed for (because I dont have allow for the 7.5% commission)

[Katman]

Sella bought out Zillion a couple of years ago and recently did the same to Trade & Exchange.

Unfortunately, they're still pushing the same old fucked up marketing strategy as the afore-mentioned 'has been's' were.

[brett7777]

the place is full of spam, ie 100 listings for the same thing differnet models.
how can you enjoy that, and want to stay there????

Trademe has a max listing of 50 items & above that you have to pay extra, maybe sella hasnt got that; if not then they probably should.
agreed, that spamming with products like that is no fun

[Ender EnZed]

Blatant scam.

[ukusa]

I would love for something like Sella to do well as we need a genuine competitor for TM. Unfortunately with not many people checking it out, we (sellers) are unlikely to get a better price.
TM keep increasing their fees every year or two. Used to be cheap to sell stuff, now not so much. Owned by newspaper mafia, who seem to want to charge the same rip off prices they used to charge for the old newspaper classifieds.

[Katman]

on the contrary, all the listings I have on sella are at cheaper prices than what I have the same stuff on trademe listed for (because I dont have allow for the 7.5% commission)

That's very admirable but you alone are not going to make sella a success.

[bogan]

That's very admirable but you alone are not going to make sella a success.

I think they need to show results from other sites in their searches (like dogpile did etc) so buyers are better off to exclusively use them. Once they have a large market share of the buyers, the sellers will start getting better deals, end of trademe!

[brett7777]

That's very admirable but you alone are not going to make sella a success.

well i hear ya but im doin my bit. if people buy from me on sella they will pay between 15 to 70 dollars less, depending on the item. that must be worth using a different site for.

[jaffaonajappa]

if people buy from me on sella they will pay between 15 to 70 dollars less, depending on the item. that must be worth using a different site for.

Agreed.
I would swap sites for that.....

Just dont anyone try to force me to do so is all

[White trash]

I scored a low use, PW50 off Sella for $300. Same bike would have gone for $1200 + on trademe. I've also bought jeans and and a few bits and bobs off Sella.

[sil3nt]

Agreed.
I would swap sites for that.....

Just dont anyone try to force me to do so is all

Who is forcing you? If your talking about the banning of tradme links on here that isn't stopping you from listing on both trademe and sella (trademe will have a bitch but who cares) so you won't miss out on anything.

[Mad-V2]

I like Sella, They say they will always be free to sell, and any extra advertising is cheap if ya want it.
Just gotta get more people on there is all.
Trademe are a bunch of rapists that care only for themselves, enough said.

[skippa1]

Sella is poo's. Not enough stuff for sale, not enough individuals selling, mostly business from what I can see.