I see. I'm pretty sure a phone number is a compulsory part of sign-up on here. So mj15003 must have a phone number, unless they've organised with Trade Me to have an account without it. Not being willing to disclose it to a seller for privacy or their own personal reason is a different argument, but they should have one available to have a Trade Me account in the first place I would have thought.
Thanks S. Always good to learn something new. mj15003 If you get this requirement maybe take it as a warning that the item is likely coming from overseas and to double check the sellers feedback. A pretty risky proposition buying your first example if that's what you were considering. Not someone I would trade with. Your risk threshold might be higher than mine of course ;)
I suggest you contact Trade Me directly to voice your concern. You can do so at the bottom of any page (including this one)
But you are not allowed an account on here without a phone number. It is mandatory when you sign up. Like many other businesses it is required as an additional security measure or point of contact. So if you don't have a phone number you shouldn't have an account? Unless you have permission from Trade Me to do so. That is possible I guess. However I don't know why you are being asked for it to complete a sale. I have not seen that before.
I have never seen something like that. But perhaps this is coming through on the "new" Trade Me. Maybe someone else has seen it and can confirm. In the meantime, I'd just try the good old 99999999 or whatever if you don't want / can't put your phone number there.
Or do you mean a seller is asking for your phone number? Some do this, saying it is for courier purposes. You can ignore that or explain that you won't be providing it. Unless it was stated as a term of the purchase in their description before you bought it.
Hello mj15003 Where are you finding it mandatory to provide your number to conclude a sale? I've never heard of that before. TradeMe say that your phone number which IS mandatory to have an account on here is kept private.
Hello Joanne. This forum is mainly for Trade Me members to discuss issues. If you want to contact Trade Me directly you can do that at the link at the bottom of the page. If you haven't already you should open a Dispute for this item if you have concerns. You need to do that now, as it is time limited. Unless the seller has permission, and it was mentioned in the listing text, items listed in New Zealand, should be coming from New Zealand.
Hello luitjes. Did you have a question here? For me if I get this request the code doesn't expire in a few seconds. It's 30 minutes.
While it doesn't particularly answer your question, I find the authenticated/unauthenticated is pretty meaningless these days. A potential buyer can become authenticated so many ways that I'm sure most are. Over my 20 odd years on here I've never ticked the box. I've had problems of course but certainly not biased towards those few who are unauthenticated. Try listing without ticking it and monitor to see if you get problems with those buyers. Doesn't fix the bug. But you won't have to worry about it :)