@marmis: nice comment. Making it easier and more successful for casual sellers would help stemming the flow of users to other platforms, and THAT should be the overriding priority for professional sellers too. Not if they get annoyed by someone. If they think THAT is bad then you wonder what they do when Trademe shuts and they have to use a platform where 8 of 10 are timewasters at best (some stop contact as soon as they have my address, and 2 or 3 days later someone comes down our long driveway until they see me watching them - then they abruptly turn around), one more is a scam attempt ("...
I write my listing in Apple's notes app (which is quite brilliant) including reference number, an image for quick identification, title, listing description, additional notes. Listing number is pointless as it changes with every relist. I then copy it across. If I don't find something that must be there then checking what I typed is the first thing I do. Next thing is to use different search terms (eg copy the reference from Notes into the search field, or use another term from the title). I don't delete anything - sold listings go into a SOLD folder. Listings that need more editing go into...
> The thing is, if some sellers allow it, people will think ALL sellers should. That is an assumption that is not backed by facts. > I already get people offering me ridiculous prices via Q&A. So do others - that is the FBM effect. > If it was opened up to all business sellers I think that issue would only increase. Not a logical conclusion.
Seems pretty clear to me:
It is one of my pet gripes about MyProducts too. I can understand that professional sellers don't want it in TradeVine, the business app for professional Trademe users. But why do they butt in the discussion on MyProducts which is for casual sellers (and nobody cares that it was for pro's a long time ago because that is completely irrelevant)? It's literally none of their business. So maybe they should just keep their irrelevant opinions to themselves?
I have my listings both in my Notepad app on my Mac and in MyProducts. I wanted to relist some unsold items I had previously listed via MyProducts quite some time ago - but couldn't find them in MyProducts. They were in my Notepad app, and it turns out the pictures ARE in MyProducts - which means the listing was in MyProducts as well. I found quite a few of my listings have disappeared - so how long does MyProducts keep the listings before deleting them? I find it quite unacceptable if listings are simply removed - makes MyProducts an unsafe app to use.
My Products is part of the Trademe website, not a separate app. You go into My Trademe at the top left to see your stuff, and look in the left panel - the third item from the bottom is My Products. I recommend using it even for casual sellers like you and me.
Pickup was chosen so no courier anyway. Payment has come through now.
Buyer (new to Trademe) bought using Buy Now at 8:01 pm and paid instantly by Ping. I can see that the item sold in the Notifications and in my Sold tab. But I didn‘t get an email from TM, and no money arrived in my Ping account. I can potentially understand the Ping situation - TM probably waits until the funds have actually cleared as it is a new member (potentially as TM has accounts with all major banks so money should clear immediately). But no email? Another bug in the ‘new & improved’ system? Listing number is 6161782231