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Discover all the insider knowledge on how to craft your Watchlist, tips and tricks for bidding effectively, and how to make the most of our buying tools such as ‘Make an offer’ and Q&A.

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Community Watch - How to Make a Great Report Pinned
Hamish Trade Me staff - Community team
-23 votes 104 comments
Extemely Poor Performance on the Home Page
Kodie
9 votes 23 comments
Trade Me Tip – Save your Favourites
Lucy Trade Me staff - Community team
-3 votes 20 comments
Buyers and Watchers who expect to buy for less than the postage cost
Lorraine
-1 votes 17 comments
Bid Bud Down?
Sharon
0 votes 16 comments
Page views and watchers are not displayed in 'Items Im Selling' list in My Trademe
Kristen and Shaun
2 votes 15 comments
Car 'VAC report" scam.
harry
5 votes 14 comments
Problems saving a favourite category.
damian
1 vote 11 comments
Asking questions on an auction, seller doesn't reply
Paul
0 votes 11 comments
Link Sharing
Andy
1 vote 10 comments
View bidding history
Michelle
2 votes 10 comments
Don't forget those search tips
Gary-NZStocked Community Superuser
5 votes 10 comments
Sellers not responding to questions
Ian
3 votes 9 comments
Tips to Spot scams - A new Trade Me buying scam attempt I haven't seen before
Mark
1 vote 9 comments
Seller located in Auckland, but ship from China, it's deceiving.
Glenn
8 votes 9 comments
seller using another person photos to sell an item they don't have
Blair
0 votes 8 comments
Is there a reason that auctions I have won are not going in my Items I Won folder?
Halem
1 vote 8 comments
How do I delete lost items on the new look site?
flossy63 Community Superuser
3 votes 8 comments
How do I let Trade Me know the seller is avoiding fees by selling via their posted phone number?
terrence
0 votes 8 comments
Is it normal to get black listed because you ask for a discount?
Kym
0 votes 8 comments
Offers - how to contact the seller?
David
-1 votes 8 comments
The thinking behind Fixed Price Offers
Christian
0 votes 8 comments
Some "Lost" items in My Trade Me only show a photo
William
0 votes 7 comments
How to obtain a car seller's phone number after closing the auction and when they made an offer
Kazue
0 votes 7 comments
Buyer Wants to Try on Item Before Buying
Rebecca
0 votes 7 comments
My Recently Viewed page is full of my own listings?
Gary-NZStocked Community Superuser
2 votes 7 comments
What's the boundry of an International seller and Local seller?
Zhen
0 votes 7 comments
I can't open Trade Me in Safari
M
1 vote 6 comments
How much is 'minimum bid' with Auto-bid?
Mike
0 votes 6 comments
Using and accessing Trade Me account whilst travelling overseas?
Nicole
1 vote 6 comments