This what I think happens; Basically Trade Me users, outlast the Trade Me staff. Lets say the consumer watchdog makes some rule about selling toy cars, so Trade Me staff workout a rule for the site, and then enforce it, fair enough. A few sellers get their auctions removed, because that's what happens. But .... three years down the track, all those staff who were involved in that are now gone. New people are on board, and no one has any idea about selling toy cars, but all those sellers who had their auctions pulled remember all the trouble they went to, to make the adverts, and then the se...
Hi there Michelle, I did 3 before I lost interest, but none of their items seem to have been tested Australian and New Zealand Electrical Safety Standard (AS/NZS) 5761.
Ummm so just had a look at that listing, it does not appear that any of their electrical goods are tested to electrical safety standards or come with Electrical safety certificates, which all "in-trades" are supposed to do. This is super dodgy, not answering questions and no test and tag. I wouldn't be buying from this seller.
What type of questions are being asked? They must pop up on the auction when it goes into the unsold folder?
A lesson I learned long ago, was dont try and compete with the All Blacks, dont set your auctions to close during an All Blacks game, but otherwise evenings between 6:45 - 7:30 are best.
Yeah this is messy. Here is a link to the help section https://help.trademe.co.nz/hc/en-us/articles/360007001212-Problems-communicating-with-the-buyer Sadly you are in a bit of a situation where you have no good options. If it were me. I would take down the relisting and pay the withdraw fee, ask for the $2.30, but if it doesn't turn up in a day or 2, just send the parcel anyway, add to him to the blacklist, cut my loses and wash my hands of the whole situation.
Your seller… Jeezus! Arguing that a part of a 9ct gold earring, may be plated? How would that even work? That’s so dumb. I don’t quite understand what the black metal ball is either? To say that there is nothing stopping you, or anyone else from wearing it, is a bit irresponsible on their part, one of the reasons, you buy something that is Sterling Silver or 9ct gold, or medical grade stainless steel or whatever, is that you know you are not allergic to it, if there is a strange foreign metal in there, that could cause a skin reaction. Good on you for reaching out to the seller again, but...
This sounds so fishy, so very, very fishy, like snapper fillets left out on the bench in the kitchen for a week in full sunlight kinda fishy. For a start getting a negative after 2 hours of non payment, is completely unreasonable, and that is not acceptable and unfair, you should also talk to chat about getting it removed, that is ridiculous.
Hi there Callum Sorry I made a complete ass of myself yesterday! I got up read the OP, said what I said, then re-read the OP and realized that everything I had asked was covered! This is what happens when I jump into forums before breakfast! I did delete it straight away to try and hide my stupidity, by i guess you all got an email notification... You guys got this one covered, everything you have been told so far Linda is really solid, just follow the process through, and the big thing is to stay classy! Its so easy to get frustrated with the process, and say something regrettable, just po...
Hi there Mate - Just another member like yourself. Indeed, you buyer is being a dick. If they couldn't collect for 3 weeks, this is something they should have raised with you in the Q&A, and asked if it was ok for them to bid. Not dictate to you after the auction closed. Yes, your auction should have stated pick-up in 7 days, Trade Me says that trades should be completed in 7 days, but it doesn't hurt to put it into all of your auctions as well, it only takes 3 seconds to type out. But for sure, you did have a reasonable expectation that it would just happen that way. 3 weeks for pick-up is...