Archive for March 2007 announcements

New improvements to payment instructions

Written by Trade Me staff at 5:59pm, Tue 20 Mar 2007

We have recently made changes to the payment instructions email sellers send to buyers.

We now automatically display the following information in every email:

* Include the reference number (12345678) in your deposit details.
* It may take a couple of days for your payment to clear.
* Sellers normally ship the goods once payment is received. More...

North Island/South Island Search

Written by Trade Me staff at 10:28am, Tue 20 Mar 2007

You can now filter search results by North Island or South Island. To change the region, use the change region selector under the search box or on the search results page.

Website performance problem

Written by Trade Me staff at 6:53pm, Tue 6 Mar 2007

We experienced a technical issue between 12 pm and 5:30 pm today that may have caused the site to be slow for some users. We have since isolated this fault and corrected the issue.

You can be assured this had our utmost attention and we apologise for any inconvenience.

11:10 am: Amex card payments problem

Written by Trade Me staff at 11:10am, Mon 5 Mar 2007

We understand that American Express have experienced some technical difficulties which has caused Amex credit card transactions to be declined.

The problem has been occurring from approximately 3 pm yesterday to 11 am this morning.

If your Amex payment declined during this time please try again now.