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.

Howold, you are blinding me with financial talk and acronyms.

AJ, you really got my hopes up for a few minutes before I went searching.  I had a feeling I had read before that not obeying TM would get a person kicked out.

Thank you AJ, that is the first time I have heard that we can ask to pay by bank deposit. 

And AJ - if they try to pay another way after wining an auction?

A seller can only sell something with Ping or afterpay as ways to pay.   As I understand it, if you try to pay another way Trade Me is unhappy with you and can shut you out - but I could be wrong.

Michelle, it is sad that those of us who dislike using Ping are not offered the choice of staying with Trade Me and continuing to use our bank accounts.   Yes, you say it is because Trade Me is concerned about your customers but that is a choice your customers got to make. What kind of a deal does Trade Me have with backers of Ping that makes it necessary for you to force this change on us?  Some data would be nice to see - before this push for a change, what percentage of Trade Me sellers/buyers were using Ping?   What percentage do the backers of Ping require you to have or how many do yo...