Archive for July 2013 announcements

New Pay Now update

Written by The Trade Me team in General at 9:38am, Wed 17 Jul 2013

Back in May we rolled out a new Pay Now process for multiple-quantity listings (MQLs) which allowed buyers to enter their payment details in one quick and easy step. The initial roll-out just applied to listings with Pay Now as the only payment option.

We've now extended this feature to apply to all MQL listings with Pay Now as a payment option. For buyers, it means speedier purchases and deliveries. And for sellers it means faster sales and less hassle.

We’ve got more enhancements to Pay Now planned later in 2013, and we’ll let you know when these are happening. More...

Category & price update: Trailers & transportation

Written by The 'Category Change' team in General at 12:47pm, Tue 16 Jul 2013

We’ve been working on some improvements to the Trailers & transportation category to help make listings more relevant and easier to find, including adding new categories to more accurately describe the types of trailers that are listed.

We’re also taking the opportunity to make the pricing of all other trailer categories on Trade Me consistent. From early next week the listing fee for new classifieds and auctions, and relists of existing auctions in Livestock crates, Livestock trailers, Produce transport, Refrigerated containers, Tankers and Other categories will change.

If you are selling a trailer via a classified, the listing fee range will be $39-$69. The listing fee depends on the asking price:  More...

Site Issues

Written by Matt in Site status at 7:52pm, Sun 7 Jul 2013

We experienced issues earlier tonight with one of our servers that caused Trade Me to be slow or unavailable for some members.

We have resolved these issues and have extended all auctions due to close between 7.30pm and 8.00pm by one hour.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Scheduled Maintenance

Written by Simon in Scheduled maintenance at 5:09pm, Tue 2 Jul 2013

Just a heads up that Trade Me is going to be unavailable between 2:00am and 5:00am tomorrow morning for scheduled maintenance and upgrades. All auctions that are due to close between 2:00am and 6:00am will be extended by four hours.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.