
5:00 pm: Technical problems this afternoon
We’ve experienced some external network problems this afternoon which has affected Trade Me’s availability. The problem has our full attention and we hope to have it fixed very soon.
All auctions closing up to 6 pm have been extended. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Connections from TelstraClear based ISP’s
TelstraClear made a change this morning that prevented members at some ISP’s from reaching Trade Me between 11 am and 12 pm. We understand that the issue has now been resolved.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Phishing emails
We have received a number of complaints from you about "phishing" emails where a scammer is asking you to login to confirm your details.
Please read our online help about
bogus emails. Whenever you login to Trade Me please ensure the website address begins with www.trademe.co.nz
Trade Me will never ask for your password in an email.
6:30 pm: Continuing network problems
We are experiencing continuing network problems which has affected our availability to some of our members. All auctions closing up to 7:30 pm have been extended.
We apologise for the inconvenience.
4:30 pm: Technical problems this afternoon
We’ve experienced some external network problems this afternoon which has affected Trade Me’s availability. The problem is unfortunately out of our control however we’ll be doing all we can to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
All auctions closing up to 5pm have been extended. We apologise for the inconvenience.