I wonder if it is to do with the two courier options Trade Me offers, they prices can be much more than some of the other couriers i.e. Pass the parcel.

Yes Michelle, so Trade Me keeps saying the same thing over and over but you are not listening to a number of your members who do not want Ping.  We just want to trade using our bank accounts and you are refusing to allow us any choice in the matter, as well as threatening us if we try and circumvent Ping.  Such a good look for Trade Me - Yeah right!

AJ, we tend to think of Trade Me as ours but let us remember it is privately owned by a UK company.

Ping is apparently all in house, if these changes come from Apax Partners (UK) who now own Trade Me, is an interesting question waiting to be answered.

It will be interesting to see what answers you receive. Ping has been around for a while, most people I have chatted with don't want to use it.  So this master plan of forcing Ping on us is not something the majority of TM users want, or this would not be necessary.

S - a saying comes to mind... Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.

AJ, the comment about not taking a cut is purely me and not stated in TM's info.

This is for sales where postage is not listed or an alteration is wanted. It was interesting reading all the extra info in the 'click here's'.

Trade me says that postage can be paid by bank transfer, they are not expecting a cut from that.

Nothing showed on my account, I think the person set up a new account with TM and used my ping/visa for the charges. This was a few years ago and I have tried to avoid ping ever since.