Afterpay
Learn about using Afterpay on Trade Me – for buyers and sellers.
We've partnered with Afterpay – to help you spread the cost of your purchase.
Buying
How it works
- Buy now, pay later – in four fortnightly instalments.
- No fees for buyers, providing instalments are paid on time – and offers Buyer Protection.
- Available on auction and Buy Now listings, where the seller has offered it as a payment option (transactions up to $2,000.00).
Afterpay isn't available for Cart purchases. Multiple items can be bought by purchasing them individually.
To pay with Afterpay
- Find a listing that offers payment via Afterpay. See 'Payment Options' on the listing details.
- Select
on the listing.
- Select Afterpay for your payment method.
- Confirm your purchase – then log into your Afterpay account to make payment.
- Find a listing that offers payment via Afterpay. See 'Payment Options' on the listing details.
- Place your bid or Auto-bid.
- After winning the auction, go to Won items.
- Select Pay with Afterpay – then log into your Afterpay account to make payment.
To register with Afterpay, buyers must:
- live in NZ
- be at least 18 years old
- be capable of entering into a legally binding contract
- have a valid and verifiable email and mobile number
- use a NZ debit or credit card to make the purchases.
Individual credit limits are set by Afterpay. See their website for details.
Learn more about buying and selling with Afterpay, in our tools guide.
Selling
How it works
- Sellers receive payment upfront (less any fees). Payments received appear instantly in your Pay Now & Afterpay account.
- Afterpay handles receiving payments from the buyer.
- Available for transactions up to $2,000.00.
To receive payment via Afterpay:
- Register for Pay Now.
- Select Afterpay as a payment option when creating a listing, in an eligible category.
Fees
- A transaction fee of 4.95% is automatically deducted from the total payment amount (including shipping).
- Success fees may also apply.
- Afterpay fees are refunded automatically when a full or partial refund is made.
Refunding Afterpay payments
1. Go to Sold from My Trade Me.
2. Find the listing, then select Payment details & refunds from the right-hand side.
3. Select Issue refund.
4. Select the amount you'd like to refund, and follow the prompts to confirm.
To refund an Afterpay payment, visit our desktop site.
To refund an Afterpay payment, visit trademe.co.nz in your browser.
To refund an Afterpay payment, visit trademe.co.nz in your browser.
Restrictions & exclusions
Auctions in 'Pets & animals' categories are eligible for Afterpay.
Buyers must have a feedback rating of 2 or higher to pay with Afterpay in these categories:
- Parts & accessories categories for Cars, Boats & marine, Caravans & motorhomes, Motorbikes and trailers
- Car stereos
- Computers
- Electronics & photography
- Gaming
- Gemstones
- Jewellery (under Antiques & collectables)
- Mobile phones
- Phonecards
- Royal family
- Watches
Afterpay can't be used for these categories:
- Alcohol related
- Businesses for sale
- Earthmoving machinery
- Food & beverage
- Forklifts & pallet movers
- Harvest & post-harvest
- Horses & ponies
- Hunting & shooting
- Livestock
- Poultry
- R18 - Adult
- Tobacco-related
- Tractors
- Trailers & transportation
- Travel
- Events & activities
- Wine
- Banknotes
- Coins
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