Ads on Trade Me
So this post is more to do with browsing, kind of. We all pretty much ignore the ads on trade me, for the most part they are not of interest. But, occasionally and ad comes up that catches my eye. Sadly, these ads are as fake as the ones you see on Facebook, merely clickbait to gain revenue. Today i saw an add regarding outside office spaces, they look like domes with sliding doors and have been fitted out with carpet, seating and heating. They look really nice and I wanted to learn more. So, I know, I did a silly thing and clicked on the ad. It turned out to be a link to just another search page. There was no website or company selling these items, just a bog standard search page which points the fingers at other possible related websites.
It's a sham, Trade Me loses some of its credibility when they pull stunts like this, these are nothing more than fake ads. I don't know who creates them and why. How much TM gets paid, and what is the point? Is TM desperate for money that they have to gain clickbait revenue? Plus, they are annoying, they crop up everywhere.
Stop it Trade Me. These ads are fake and the fact that TM are displaying them is not a good look.
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Callum Community SuperuserHi John. Personally I don't see the ads because I run an adblocker. There are some good ones out there if you wanted to go down that path.
The ads on here come through from Google. If you weren't aware you can send through feedback on the ads. Click the little "i" button at the top of the ad and follow the prompts. I don't think these are reports as such, and they probably go to google rather than Trade Me. But there is an "ad is inappropriate" link amongst the options. You can also contact Trade Me directly if you think any of the ads shown are inappropriate and they can check it out. Make sure to get screenshots of the ad and where it links to.
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S Community SuperuserKia Ora John,
Ad's come through third party advertisers and are automatically pulled through via an algorithm - TradeMe have a team who ensure advertising on site is relevant & unharmful - To report this through to the correct staff for investigation you can contact TradeMe through "Live Chat" for assistance with this Or send them a message via the Contact us drop down form. - An included screen shot and URL address bar of the Ad itself will direct staff to the correct one you are finding misleading.
To send a message you can use the following form Submit a request – Help - Trade Me
- Cheers.
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