I'm sure it can be done but it seems we are looking for work-arounds in many places because works not being done. When I started it was forbidden to have two accounts. I belong to another organization which is similar insomuch as for each decision that comes out it's made for the organization and not the members and I think I'm just a bit over that nonsense.
Yes, it’s all users that are leaving or being driven away.
Why do people suspend common sense when they enter the TradeMe paradigm?Gary, if you want to find hypothetical issues you will find them in anything for anything. No one forced us to start our feedback from ZERO when we became in-trade so that basically destroys any argument for not allowing people to carry their credibility aka feedback through.But look, WGAF, because it's just hurting both parties, the site and the seller, by starting again from ZERO but that's never stopped them in the past.
After a few closing down sales, I am now listing only the scraps left and that will be it. After over 20 years of making TradeMe a LOT of money in fees I have given up trying to push the proverbial uphill. People who have done their best to provide good products in good condition with no issues should be rewarded. Professional sellers would on the laws of averages provide a better quality of service to buyers than casual sellers - why wouldn't they, it's in their interest. But to then be punished by:- constantly increasing fees- removal of internal banking as a payment option- being charged...
If an account is NO LONGER operating professionally that account ought to be allowed to change its in-trade status. If you can't change it then you are essentially forced to LIE. How does that serve anyone? Further, if you only have one account because you want to take advantage of your accumulated feedback, as one would be entitled to do, then when you should you be falsely forced to present as in-trade, giving buyers the false impression they have extra protection, when they do not?
“From Monday, 3 November, new listings from in-trade sellers will exclusively use Ping, with cash and Afterpay as optional additions.” “From Nov 3, in-trade sellers will only be able to use Ping, Afterpay and cash as payment options in new listings. That means bank transfers … will not appear as a payment option for in-trade sellers.”
Yes, it's ridiculous. Sell a phone I think and it's 5.9% and sell an antique or china vase and it's 14% if using Ping. And they wonder why those categories are dying with a mega low sell through rate.
I'm selling up by year end. I've had enough and between TradeMe fees and restrictions and relentless postage increases, online auction sites aren't workable for antiques and collectibles. I may do something else, smaller, quicker turn around, but the antiques and pottery sections have been on decline almost from when I began 20 years ago. Back then a nice item would get 100 views and 10 watchers, a very nice item maybe 1000 views and 100 watchers. These days over half of my listings don't get a watcher and the entire category is now no longer on the home page for reasons only TM would know....
And does anyone notice how we are no longer posting under our name but our username now?
Forcing Ping is actually forcing other conditions on pro sellers in addition to removing certain payment options. More fuel for a complaint. TradeMe why are you charging us more and tightening and limiting conditions over casual sellers? You are disincentivising pro sellers which can only mean the net outcome is a higher percentage of casual sellers who by averages are more likely to lead to a poor selling experience. Just because someone is in trade does not mean they can ship economically in small batches. By establishing an arbitrary three day shipping period, you may force sellers t...