Site Issue
We had an issue this morning between 6:44am and 6:54am where some people were unable to access the site. We have now fixed the problem and have extended all auctions that were due to close between 6:45am and 7:15am by one hour.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
Trade Me tickled pink for Pink Shirt Day
You may have noticed Kevin the Kiwi sporting a pink shirt today – he’s celebrating Pink Shirt Day, an annual event celebrated throughout New Zealand and around the world.
Pink Shirt Day is aimed at raising awareness about the power to prevent bullying. Its goal is to reduce bullying by celebrating diversity and promoting the development of positive social relationships.
The event began in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2007 when a group of students stood up to defend a kid who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt. The students took a stand by all wearing pink shirts to show solidarity, handing out pink shirts for their classmates to wear. More...
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Trade Me welcomes students for WorkChoice Day 2012
As a sponsor of Workchoice Day 2012, the Trade Me Jobs team played host to a vibrant bunch of Year 12 students this week, providing some behind the scenes insight into the variety of jobs that exist across our business.
Workchoice Day is held annually around New Zealand, providing students with first-hand experiences in an area of work that they are interested in. This year, over 200 organisations welcomed 4,500 students from 110 schools nationwide as part of the initiative. As the good people at Workchoice Day say: “It takes a village to educate a child and with a little help from your company a student can go a long way.”
We welcomed students from Samuel Marsden Collegiate, Aotea College and Upper Hutt College at our Wellington headquarters, and from Rangitoto College and St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland. A big thanks to the staff who gave presentations, and all the best to the students with their studies. Who knows, perhaps some of them will join us at Trade Me down the track!
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A Pay Now update
We wanted to get in touch with some news about Pay Now, the service that allows sellers to accept credit card payments for sales on Trade Me.
What has changed?
The Pay Now fee discount for Top Sellers has been tweaked today to align with the other discounts that apply to the Top Seller programme. As a result, the fee paid by Top Sellers on payments received via Pay Now has increased to 1.65%. This is a discount of 15% on the standard fee of 1.95% paid by other sellers.
Anything else?
Yes, the Seller terms and conditions for Pay Now have also been updated. You can view these here. More...
Email Delays [Resolved]
Update (4pm): We've identified and fixed the issue, all mail is now being delivered normally. Thanks for your patience.
We are currently experiencing an issue which is causing a delay sending emails to some of our members.
We are working on the problem and hope to have a resolution soon. More...