A lot has happened in the last year.  It is now $800 to open a tm store.  The fees have also gone up dramatically, and all the seemingly worthwhile extra benefits are being withdrawn one by one.  In short, I did open a Shopify Store a year ago, however, it seems that trademe is still the place that most NZ people trust and buy from readily.  Trademe has gone a long way in building up trust with it's customers customers....  It seems that trademe is heading to be the largest shoipping mall in the country, so I suggest to stick with trademe and maybe do another online business as well if you ...