Edit payment instructions
Professional sellers can set up payment instructions on their Trade Me account.
Professional sellers can send buyers payment instructions, including how to pay and other details like delivery information.
We retired Payment instructions for casual sellers on 7 September 2026.
We said goodbye to payment instructions for casual sellers. Professional sellers will continue to have access to the payment instructions feature. To learn more, check out our site announcement.
What payment instructions are used for
Professional sellers can use payment instructions to let a buyer know how to pay for an item after it's sold.
As a professional seller, you can add or edit payment instructions to include your bank account details, or anything else you want to include, such as delivery information.
Add or edit payment instructions
Use the full name registered to your bank account
Banks now complete a Confirmation of Payee check to let their customers know if an account name and number match before they make a payment. Make sure to use your full registered name in your payment instructions. Learn more at Get Verified.
To add or edit payment instructions on the Trade Me website:
1. Go to My Trade Me.
2. From the left menu, select Settings.
3. Under ‘Selling options’, select Edit payment instructions.
4. Add or edit your details.
5. Select Save payment instructions.
To add or edit payment instructions on the iOS app:
1. Go to My Trade Me.
2. Select profile-framed Profile & Account.
3. Under ‘My Account’, select Selling options.
4. Under ‘Payment instructions’ select Edit payment instructions.
5. If you’re adding instructions for the first time, select Create instructions.
6. Add or edit your details.
7. Select Done.
To add or edit payment instructions on the Android app:
1. Go to My Trade Me.
2. Select profile-framed Profile & Account.
3. Under ‘My Account’, select Selling options.
4. Select Payment instructions.
5. If you’re adding instructions for the first time, select Set up instructions.
6. Add or edit your details.
7. Select Save.
Automatically email payment instructions to the buyer
We can automatically email payment instructions to the buyer when they purchase your item. To set this up:
- Check your payment instructions are up-to-date.
- Go to My Trade Me.
- From the left menu, select Items I’m selling.
- Select Edit or Edit Listing next to the listing you want to send payment instructions for.
- Go to Price & payment.
- Under ‘More options’, tick the box next to ‘Automatically send payment instructions.’
- Select next.
- On the ‘Shipping & pick-up’ page, select Next.
- On the ‘Jazz up your listing page’ select Finish editing to save your changes.
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