Update 22nd November: Photo Problems [Resolved]
Update 22nd November: We were able to successfully track down our image issues to faulty hardware which was replaced last night, so viewing and uploading of photos should now be back to normal. If you are still experiencing issues with images on the site, please let us know.
Once again we apologise and thank you for your patience.
Update 20th November: Unfortunately we are still experiencing intermittent issues with our image serving platform. Our Tech team are scrambling to get this fixed, and hope to have it resolved soon. More...
Update: Privacy policy
We’ve updated a couple of sections in our privacy policy in relation to the information around “Advertising and third party links” and “Internet statistics and analytics”. This is to keep members up to date with the information provided to Google through our use of various advertising services such as DoubleClick Ad Exchange and remarketing (including how to opt out), and our use of Google Analytics.
Calling all startups
Trade Me was founded on the notion that someone with an idea can achieve something awesome with a bit of hard yakka, a dash of smarts and some assistance from like-minded buddies. At Trade Me we’re all about trying new things, which is why we’re stoked to be supporting Lightning Lab.
The Lightning Lab initiative is designed to help business ideas fly, by offering investment and mentoring to passionate teams of startup entrepreneurs. What this means is if you and your mates have the workings of a business idea ready, Lightning Lab might be the boost you’ve been waiting for to give your project wings. You’ll be invested in and mentored by some of the brightest minds in the business scene, and get face-time with an invaluable team of mentors.
The programme runs for three months and is open to any team of startup founders across New Zealand and internationally. See the Lightning Lab website for more information, and apply online if you reckon you and your team have what it takes! More...
Scheduled Maintenance
Trade Me is going to be unavailable between 2am and 5am tomorrow morning for scheduled maintenance and upgrades. All auctions that are due to close between 2am and 6am will be extended by four hours.
We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Feature fee increase for Services listings
We want to give you a heads up that from 8 November we’re raising the price for promotional ‘features’ on Services listings from $19 to $39 for 90 days (including GST).
This change only applies to optional ‘feature’ fees and does not affect the price for a standard listing which remains $19 for 90 days (21 cents per day, including GST).