crystal69, That doesn't work. I just relisted 3 of our items and despite Bank transfer showing as an option during the manual relisting process all reverted to Ping or cash only once listed, and those listings I've subsequently removed due to this.
sledgenzr That's pretty much my take on the situation. We have a long established website to revert to so are longer listing on TM as a result and it would be interesting to know how many others have withdrawn trading here similarly.
@osiris2 & Callum Surely the solution to potential liability would be best addressed by including a warning point in TM's T&Cs in regard to payment method safety rather than restricting and taxing all In Trade sellers in the way they have.
Testing your claim 'academy'
Back in the day Trade Me was the go to platform to make online purchases. These days TM is useful to find a business here that sells what you need so you can then hunt out their website to deal direct with them without the complications and added costs that go with the arm's length transactions resulting from TM serving as a 'third wheel' in the process. The whole Ping mandate situation will only make this all the more the case except I'm suspecting there will be less In Trade sellers to choose from very soon.
13 days before In Trade sellers start abandoning this place.
It's time like this RemovePaywall dot com comes in handy. 3rd option did it on that article from memory.
@Jeffery, For us out in the regions Neighbourly is a safe and effective way to move items, particularly ones that aren't easily shipped.
Yes I was joking Gary, in the same vein as some of Robert's points. Seriously though as an online trader one of our most valuable assets is the database of past customers' contact details. They are used to compile a Mailchimp direct mailing list for promotions to target those who have expressed interest by purchasing our products in the past. There's unsubscribe functionality so those that want to avoid promotional emails can do so to keep us compliant with spam laws. As Trade Me has degraded its online presence and its listings now seem invisible to Google and other search engines anythin...
I was being flippant. Unaware of that actually happening in reality though I did see it happen/suggested somewhere. Etsy maybe? We're not there anymore either.