I hope enough Professional sellers like myself downvote this change. Having the option of bank 2 bank removed for us is a bold move TradeMe. 90% of my payments are Internet Banking. Having PING forced upon us, thereby increasing every sales commission to TM by over 2% will have a large impact. Sellers will have to increase their base costs and shipping costs, which may decrease sales across the platform as a whole. I note that TM has not allowed commenting on their official post about this. I personally hope that this back pedals soon.

I am on the chat now raising an official complaint about this. Please feel free to do the same. 

In the history of this particular forum, there have only been 7 threads with double digit replies. This is approaching triple figures and it is only 24 hours old. Hello, TradeMe? Are you there? 

I really don't think this came into TM's thinking. So many of my customers know they can bid or buy now, and pay me within a week or two. If my buyers can ONLY buy what they can pay for, right now using whatever available credit they have on their PING linked Credit Card, right there and then, sales may decline. The impulse to buy must now be tamped by their available credit in that minute. So, TradeMe, please consider this. Your success fees on these many purchases made for payment in a few days, or a week or two, will not be able to be completed if you impose this PING only payment. And p...

I think I am going to deactivate my Products so none load for the 3rd November. I am only a small fish. But if enough small fish join together..just saying. 

Looking at the votes on the forums..TM official post about these new payment moves has -47 votes. Nothing even comes close to those numbers in the community. Surely, surely, surely TradeMe is starting to think about this. Almost 100 comments here as well. Big subject. Now I do understand that TM needs to make money to keep going. We all do. But if I made a decision that my buyers were clearly upset about and against, I would be looking in the mirror. Not too late to have a rethink here TM.

I am not sure if other sellers like me offer this - I allow my loyal customers to have a rolling credit system. Some of my buyers pay a few weeks later for their items as I can combine shipping and hold items and ship at once. If they are FORCED to use Ping, they no longer can be offered the credit I offer them  = less sales for me = less commission for TradeMe. I know I am only a small seller amongst many, but..TM will get less money from me from Commissions (10% success fee on a credit purchase I offer is better than the 2.19% they get for forced PING yeah?).

While I appreciate that TM management has weighed in on this, I still am left with distaste. I have sold on this platform for over 10 years. Never once has there been any issue with having to bring TM into any of my trades. As a responsible business owner, my transactions, over 2500 and counting, always go perfectly. So now, I am being punished for the other ones that may go awry. Yes, Ping and Afterpay offer Buyer Protection, and they should be offered by the Sellers, as an OPTION. As a buyer myself, I make informed decisions based on Reviews and Feedback, not some paranoia about things go...

Callum. I clearly hope TradeMe are reading the room here. This decision is very unsettling for TradeMe In-Trade Sellers. I think your Management need a meeting about this.

Most popular post ever. But not for a good reason. Hope TM is listening here.