Gallery price change: Sorry!

Written by The Trade Me team in General at 10:00am, Mon 19 Jul 2010

Back on 26 May we introduced a Gallery price change which saw the fee for adding Gallery to a listing go up from 55c to 75c in around half of our categories, and down from 55c to 35c in the other half.

We made the change because we thought it would result in a better reflection of the value that Gallery brings in different categories, and that it would provide a better experience for both buyers and sellers on Trade Me. However, that hasn’t proved to be the case. We got it wrong and we’re sorry.

We have decided to unwind that price change and put things back the way they were. From 12:01am on Wednesday 21 July, Gallery pricing across all categories will be back to 55c (except Books and CDs which will remain unchanged at 25c).

As well as returning the pricing to 55c for everyone, we’re also saying sorry for mucking up by having a Free Gallery Day. This will be on Tuesday 20 July, kicking off at 12:01am and running through until 11:59pm. (Free Gallery will apply to all new listings, as well as Gallery upgrades to existing listings.)