Category Changes
We have just completed our latest review of the Trade Me category structure. Following up on the changes we made back in July, we have acted on feedback from the community and have come up with what we think will be some major improvements for both Buyers and Sellers.
One of the biggest changes will be the move of “Dolls and bears” to a top-level category. This will incorporate all categories previously listed under Antiques, Toys & models and Collectables.
In addition to this we have done a major revamp of the Clothing categories. Womens clothing is now ordered by size followed by item. Mens, Boys, Girls and baby & toddler now have more subcategories. And due to popular request we have also added a new category called “Unisex accessories”. More...
Edit and relist process updated
There have been a number of improvements made to the edit and relist pages. Among other things, you can now
Site outage...
From 10pm last night (31 July) we have experienced some disruptions in service availability due to a failure in a second-tier suppliers links. They are currently (still) working on the problem.
We are aware of the problems, and have extended all the auctions due to close in the early hours of this morning by 8hrs.
Change to adult categories
From early next week Trade Me will no longer be allowing photos on listings in the adult books category and the adult DVD category. We have done this to maintain a quality site without explicit or offensive content.
New rules for selling animals
After advice from the SPCA we have changed the rules around the selling of pets. We no longer allow auctions of pets, these categories will be restricted to classified only. There is a listing fee of $7.50 in these categories.
Farm livestock may still be sold by auction.