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Gallery price change: Sorry!
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.)
Trade Me and Rugby World Cup tickets
We’ve received a few enquiries about selling Rugby World Cup 2011 tickets on Trade Me. The starting point for Trade Me is pretty simple: we really want Rugby World Cup 2011 to be a massive success, so we won’t do anything that might undermine this.
Rugby World Cup 2011 is a “major event” under the 2007 Major Events Management Act, which means that tickets can’t be sold above face value. The T&Cs of the tickets also prevent resale or transfer to anyone you don’t know personally. So to be safe, you should assume you can only pass on tickets to friends and loved ones.
However, it’s possible a secondary market will be set up closer to the event. We’re talking to the good people at RWC 2011 about ideas for this, but it’s potentially a complicated little beast, and nothing has been decided yet.
It’s also important to remember that for any event, we don’t let people sell tickets they don’t have. People won’t be in possession of their RWC 2011 tickets until about a year from now, so even if we do end up allowing ticket sales, they won’t be able to be listed until then at the earliest.
In case you were wondering, tickets are a pretty tiny part of our business, not a huge money-spinner. We’d need to do some special work to cater for the conditions around RWC 2011, but we’d like to be part of the event in a constructive way. In simple terms: if we can help, we will.
If there are any interesting developments we’ll post an update here, plus RWC 2011 has lots of useful info at rugbyworldcup.com, or you can follow them on Facebook.
Daily deals start tomorrow!
We’re launching daily deals – hot deals available for a fixed price for one day only. Stock will be limited, and you’ll be able to purchase by credit or debit card.
Daily deals will kick off on the homepage from 10am, Thursday July 1st. Sign up for email alerts now so you don’t miss out!
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P.S. Would you like your listings to be included in daily deals? Email our daily deals team and we'll be in touch. Please include a contact number, product description, stock availability and pricing information.
White noise on Trade Me
As All Whites mania subsides (a little), we thought it might be interesting to have a quick look at the fuss and fanfare driven by our much-celebrated national football team over the past few weeks.
Taking a look at the graph below (click to expand), the peak of interest in terms of searches came the day of the team's superb effort to draw 1-1 with Italy in the dead of the night a week ago. Clearly, Kiwis were showing solidarity with the team, and plenty added their support after an extraordinary effort by the men in white against the reigning world champions.
The top 10 All Whites-related searches over the past couple of weeks are here:
- All Whites shirt
- All Whites jersey
- All Whites bra
- All Whites football
- All Whites scarf
- All Whites signed
- All Whites flag
- Nike All Whites
- All Whites poster
- All Whites shorts
The most unusual item on the list is of course Tracey's "piece of New Zealand sporting history" in the bronze medal position. As well as making the papers, the world's most famous black bra also featured in The Daily Telegraph's World Cup coverage.
If you're keen to add this quirky piece to your sports memorabilia collection, you'll be in for a late night: it closes in the witching hour tomorrow morning.
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Our new bulk listing tool has arrived!
We’ve created a free listing tool, called My Products, to help you easily manage bulk inventory if you sell a lot of items on Trade Me. It automatically manages auctions, so you can run your business more smoothly. We’re making it available to everyone, but we think it will be particularly handy if you’re selling multiple items that are identical or closely related.
Here’s some of the cool stuff that My Products allows you to do:
- import and update listings in bulk
- assign a custom SKU/product code
- set a product to relist and/or automatically send a fixed price offer
- set an end time for automatically relisted auctions
- use auto-billing to ensure your products continue to list, even when your Trade Me account is in debt