Comments on: ‘PayPal only’ sends Ozzie sellers to eBay competitor

By: Kiwi

Kiwi — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:30:01 +0000

The real reason TradeMe is thriving in New Zealand (and to a lesser extent Australia) is that users can only operate ONE account. Also users are verified by a code sent to their registered address, coupled with phone and credit card or bank account details. Only users resident in NZ and Australia can use TradeMe, and all sellers must have a NZ bank account since that is the preferred method of payment. Fraud on TradeMe is extremely low and management are quick to suspend those accounts suspected of fraud or mismanagement; TradeMe also routinely work with NZ Police on any alleged criminal matters, and the Small Claims Court on civil disputes.

eBay did enter the NZ market about the same time as TradeMe, but the market share of the latter is now around 95% and less than 1% for the former. TradeMe is now owned by FairFax Media, an Australian company.

By: guy bell

guy bell — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:35:00 +0000

You go for it my ozzie chums, show ebay you mean business! When oh when will someone open a viable alternative to ebay uk? I will be there like a ferret up a drainpipe i can tell you.
go for it

By: Blighty

Blighty — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:41:10 +0000

TradeMe seems to be thriving in New Zealand, so maybe this more country centric approach works?

Good luck to them, I’ll certainly be looking to advertise my service through them.

By: Biggles

Biggles — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:15:48 +0000

Every OZ buyer that has managed to find my stuff on eBay has paid with Paypal.

Looks just like an eBay clone to me. Craigslist and gumtree show that cloning ebay is *not* the answer. Reminds me of that other one.. erm.. tiz something.. taz.. tazbore.. ah.. tazbar. Forgettable.

Anyway… how the hell do you pronounce OZtion? No, dont bother answering. I have to go empty my paypal account from all the eBay sales tonight.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:59:54 +0000

Eddie, sounds good to me, names you can only pronounce when drunk.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:20:17 +0000

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

OztionPix and OztionChex doesn’t sound quite right

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:59:10 +0000

Good on you Australia, stuff it up ‘em, about time ebay got taken down a peg or two.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:47:01 +0000

a classic example of free listing
its full of tat and dross

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:40:23 +0000

I hope that ebay feel the pinch and reconsider this policy.

By: whirly

whirly — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:24:41 +0000

Good luck to them.

By: Mark Classic

Mark Classic — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:36:07 +0000

A step too far by Ebay perhaps?

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:22:59 +0000

wandering around the room while using the computer is also odd

By: Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:16:29 +0000

I’m reasonably certain that the eye in first ‘O’ moves, looks at you and follows you around the room.

I keep scrolling up quickly to try and catch it out.