Rateable values (RV) – new on Trade Me Property
We’ve added new information to Trade Me Property listings on our desktop site. You can now see the rateable value (RV) of nearby listings on the map of residential properties listed for sale in Auckland, Wellington City and Christchurch. We are working hard to increase the number of areas we can show this information for, so please stay tuned as there are more on the way.
How do I see this information?
When you are on a residential listing that is for sale in Auckland, Wellington City or Christchurch on our desktop site, select the tick box “Show nearby RVs” to see a selection of RVs for nearby properties. More...
Shipping trial under way
We’ve kicked off our trial of a new shipping service for a selection of sellers on Trade Me. It’s part of an exciting but complex initiative to make shipping on Trade Me easier and faster, with great prices. As a first step, working with the smart folks at Temando, we’ve built the ability for sellers to get courier quotes from two reputable companies with good coverage across New Zealand: Courier Post and Fastway.
Selected sellers can book a courier from within ‘Sold items’ on their My Trade Me page and the courier will collect their items.
We’re just getting started but it’s great to have something out in the wild – we’re looking forward to the feedback, getting more sellers involved and expanding the functionality. The aim is for the new shipping option to be available to all Trade Me sellers over the next few months. More...
New medicine category
We’ve recently added a new category for the sale of medicines.
Historically we haven’t allowed the sale of medicines on Trade Me as under the Medicines Act they’re not able to be sold by auction.
Who can sell medicines? More...
Old Friends closing soon
Today we announced that oldfriends.co.nz will be closing in a couple of months.
Why are you closing down Old Friends?
We’re always working hard to improve the experience for our members and we’ve struggled to give Old Friends sufficient oxygen recently, given the bigger opportunities in the core areas of our business. Because of this, we think the time is right to pull down the shutters. We understand this might not be the best news for our members who use Old Friends regularly and this isn’t a decision we’ve taken lightly. More...
Update to your email options page
Today we released some small changes to the email preference page. Previously you could find this from an “Email options” link on your My Trade Me page.
This is just the first step in a bunch of updates we’ll be making to ensure it’s easier for you to decide what emails you do and don’t want to receive.
In this first phase, the only change we’ve made is splitting up the types of emails you may receive from each area of Trade Me (Property, Jobs, Motors and general Trade Me). You can now choose from: More...