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Photo and video policy for 'in trade' sellers
As we announced on 14 August, our new marketplace photo and video policy for ‘in trade’ sellers comes into effect today. The new policy aims to help sellers increase buyer engagement, and ultimately sell more.
A good, clear photo or video of a product is important for attracting buyers and increasing sales – it’s what engages your customer and draws them into the listing. We also reckon it’s important for sellers to keep up with industry standards, which means quality images are essential.
The new policy itself can be found on this seller blog post and on the help page.
Some updates to our privacy policy
Earlier this month on 2 October and 13 October we gave you a heads up about a couple of changes to our Privacy policy which come into effect today.
Job Profile & Candidate Database
We’ve been in touch a couple of times over the past year about Trade Me Job Profiles, a product that enables job hunters to display relevant skills and experience to recruiters and prospective employers. More...
The new Motors price guide
We're making it even easier to buy and sell your vehicle with the new price guide. Enter a few simple details and we'll provide a price estimate for that vehicle.
The tool uses similar vehicle listings that are currently on Trade Me to generate a price range for your vehicle. It's not designed to give a direct recommendation, however it will offer a good idea of the value range available on site for similar cars.
We will be trialing this new tool and asking for feedback to see how useful members find it. If successful, we plan to develop it in due course.
Upcoming update to our ‘in trade’ policy
From 9 November 2017, we’re making a change to our ‘in trade’ policy. Members that are in trade will no longer be able to turn this status off.
Buyers feel safer making a purchase when they know they are protected under NZ consumer law. To have this assurance they need to know that a seller is, and always will be, in trade.
For this reason we’re making sure that members that are in trade will keep their status for the life of their Trade Me account. More...
Unlimited free shipping promotion
We’re trialling an unlimited free shipping offer with a small number of members from 24 October – 24 December.
A small number of members will be invited by email and app notification to pay $9 to get unlimited free shipping on over 1 million Trade Me items that don't ordinarily have free shipping.
Only members that are made eligible will be able to join. At this stage we’re trialling this promotion to see what members think and if they find a promotion like this useful. Check here to see if you're eligible More...