The reality is that you shouldn't have to go through such a long-winded process. The search engines aren't up to scratch I'm afraid. 

There's nothing out of the ordinary about accepting an online payment.

Hi there, the item was sold via auction. I no longer offer FPO's due to unfortunately not being able to see whom I am offering out to.

I wish it was as simply as that but unfortunately they don't always show anymore.

I eventually could add a Buy Now but I had to do it in two stages. I'm not going to add anything negative about Trade Me's ongoing issues but I certainly don't have anything positive to add.

It's crazy & irresponsible that you can't see whom's bidding on auctions. Trade Me aren't in any hurry to resolve their myriad of problems that they've created & have inflicted upon their users.  

Thank you for your response & it's helpful to know that but crikey that's a nuisance.

$1 reserve is a very unsafe option now, unless you just want the item gone regardless of price. Trade Me has dropped off so much, that an item finding it's market price is no longer a given. 

So if a listing is placed before Sunday to finish at 7:45pm, Trade Me will automatically extend it for an hour to make the finish time 8:45pm. So is it then finishing at 7:45pm the following week, with daylight savings taken into consideration?

The date & time is correct on my computer, it would be nice if the listing finishing times married up.