Why is PING only being forced on one group of TM sellers? Is it even legal to discriminate between groups on how they prefer to accept payment for goods? Smacks of cartel type behaviour as TM is the single player in this online market in NZ! Sellers are being forced to accept payment options they may be unable to or unwilling to implement.

I placed a copy of my complaint to the Comcom up here yesterday but afraid it is still pending. I believe TMs actions are basucally a restraint of trade.

Sterotypes - Totaly agree with your sentiments. I will NOT be using ping or afterpay as I too will be unable to meet the restrictive conditions, thus giving buyers the only other choice - pay cash. This will severely limit my sales as the majority of present buyers use bank transfers and are not from my location. What TM are doing is restricting my business income by mandating a system that does not fit my business model. This can't be legal and is the reason I, among others, have complained to Comcom. My system has worked well for over 20 years and my 99.8 rating and thousands of positi...

This is a copy of the complaint I have made: From Monday 3 November, new listings from in-trade sellers will exclusively be forced to use Ping, with cash and Afterpay as optional additions. Listings from this time on will have PING automatically added and bank transfer as a payment option will be removed. Payment via Ping will have a transaction fee of 2.19% deducted from the total amount the buyer pays (including shipping). This mandating of payment methods will severely constrain my trade on TradeMe. I have used bank to bank transfers for over 20 years and have never had a problem. PING i...

Totally agree with you henleyworks. Its a one sided agreement with absolutley no advantage to having an in trade account. In fact having an in trade acct is a complete disadvantage. I personally have decided to give up selling on TM, after 21 years, as I am retired any way and am only selling personal stuff thse days. Sad end to what was once a kiwi institution - although there is very little kiwi left in it.

Its beyond me as to why TM is so against intrade sellers. What have we ever done other than make $$ for them!

Business Desk has an article on the matter and apparently there were around 27 complaints made to ComCom so I presume that means they will look into it?

If your thinking was right Harold, why are only a subset of TM users ie those in trade, the only ones being subjected to the new mandate? Shouldn't ALL users be? I for one will not be using ping, and will be canceling my "in trade account", as i object as a seller to paying a fee that the buyer (who is the presumed protected party) should be paying in any case, and then it should be their choice to opt in or not.

I only ever use BIDBUD. Best thing since sliced bread and by using it, it cuts out all the crap that TM promotes. It is far quicker and easier to list thru BB as a seller and to quickly search TM as a buyer. Heaps of useful features too. BB is not a separate site as others have explained, it is merely viewing TM listings thru a different clear window; one without curtains, blinds, hanging dream catchers, or other items distracting from the view. 

I too have similar issues. Having been on TM for 21 years i find it hard to find any positives in being In Trade. I still use BB to do all my listings, although it is getting a bit clunky, and only use PTP for shipping as it is reasoably priced and simple to do. I will ONLY be offering cash payments and the buyer can choose to pay either in folding money or by requesting a bank account to pay into. Will just have to see how it goes. Im not really selling "in trade" any more however and am in the process of winding down. With this in mind i have been disposing of remaining items (collectab...