New Virus
There is a new virus circulating the Internet. Please make sure your virus software is up to date. To do this you should visit your virus support website and download any updates (for example http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.html). You can also read about the virus and what to do if your computer gets it.
Remember to always follow good email practice:
Auto-extend will be reduced to 2 minutes
As a result of our recent poll, auto-extend will be reduced to 2 minutes from midday on Monday the 2nd of February.
This means if a seller has selected for an auction to auto-extend, the auction will extend by 2 minutes if bids are placed in the last 2 minutes.
New bid increments
We have introduced some new bid increments for bids over $500.
| Current price | Minimum increment |
| $500 and $1,000 | $10 |
| $1,000 and $5,000 | $50 |
| $5,000 and $10,000 | $100 |
| $10,000 and $25,000 | $250 |
| Over $25,000 | $500 |
Auction description length has doubled
The length of you auction description can now be up to 2048 characters long.
Stored Searches
Stored Searches
You can now save your favourite searches and categories and get emailed new listings daily. You can also choose not to be emailed. Whenever you run a search you will be able to add it to your favourite searches, by clicking the link at the top right. You can save up to 10 favourite searches.
You can manage all your favourite categories and searches from the My Favourites link on the My Trade Me page.