As both a buyer and a seller I think this is a step too far. Already the site is losing relevance hand over fist and this should finish it off. As a buyer who once bought nothing for the home or office without checking trademe I already noticed Temu and Ali-Express can supply smaller items often for less than the NZ Local postage costs alone. Whacking sellers (ergo buyers) with extra fees on top of what's already being asked is perhaps the last straw. As a seller of up to 100 specialist items of all types from $20 to $hundreds of Thousands at times there are so many things I already have to...

Well done Trademe, you've priced your own customers out of the market. Traditionally you'd head to TM to get a better deal - I always have - than the stores but now probably not with their extra listing fees and Ping fees tacked on and needing to be recovered by sellers. An item on here cost including rural postage $153.64 and direct from a retailer's website $133.38 close to $20 more expensive on here. Some of that could be just one seller taking more of a margin than another but they're both major retailers so usually very much closer.  Extra listing fees mean unless you promote and pay a...

An excellent summary and letter Nancy and looking at the mood among sellers in here it had better work. 

Text on one big seller's auctions reads " CONDITIONS OF AUCTION' Auction must be paid for with in 3 days of auction closing PAYMENT BY BANK DEPOSIT ONLY. I DO NOT ACCEPT CASH OR PING ACCOUNT DETAILS WILL BE SENT AT CLOSE OF AUCTION" I agree. 

That's at the moment, he sells up hairdressers, bicycle shops, all manner of defunct businesses and even individual b=perfume bottles which he sends out as well as vehicles, giggers, and other huge stuff. I bought a $100k machine off him once. Sure as hell wasn't paying for that with Ping. I have no idea how he finds the time to do all that single handed. 

Philkerri I think I know who you mean and good on him. I was talking with him the other day and he is furious, he sells on behalf and does a massive job singlehanded with all the different types of stuff he sells and TM go and hack into the marginal commissions he makes? I sold an item yesterday for $2250 and they put it through Ping, which option I'd never selected and never would for items like this.Ultimately I cleared only $2000 for the $2250 sale - more than 10% as well as any fees so I contacted the buyer and advised I'd return his Ping payment if he agreed. Perhaps stupidly, Trademe ...

If I were a Trademe exec reading this I think I'd reverse that threat