Comments on: Well done Trade Me, but the threat remains http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/ NZ Internet, Media and Business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: VC3: TradeMe vs eBay · INFOSYS 343 Blog http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/#comment-19703 Fri, 14 May 2010 00:10:01 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/?p=1725#comment-19703 [...] Wiggs, L. (2009). Well done Trade Me but the threat remains. Retrieved on the 14th May from http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/ [...]

]]> By: Justin Ryan http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/#comment-14494 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:43:26 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/?p=1725#comment-14494 Could this be the answer to Ferrit – http://us.dubli.com/ or is there something more sinister about it???

]]> By: Lance Wiggs http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/#comment-12525 Mon, 25 May 2009 23:18:55 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/?p=1725#comment-12525 Ha ha. I can assure you that this wasn’t the case – we would have used Trade Me ;-)

]]> By: Bob Robertson http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/#comment-12523 Mon, 25 May 2009 22:52:38 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/?p=1725#comment-12523 I read an interesting ‘alternative’ history of TradeMe recently. It suggests that the business was actually sold to fairfax by listing it on eBay.

i think this has to be taken with a pinch of salt. possibly even a bag. although it is a very funny read.

]]> By: Bert http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/#comment-12518 Mon, 25 May 2009 12:26:38 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/?p=1725#comment-12518 While I on the whole also find Trademe’s auction success fees reasonable, I was shocked to find it was $39 to list my car as a classified, and an additional $39 to run it as an auction (with reserve over $1000).

I agree, Trademe is THE place to list a car or parts, so they can afford to charge a premium now. However it would be interesting to see a smaller player gain traction based on lower fees. After all, Fairfax is going to have to claw back some of the $700M odd they paid for Trademe (well done Lance).

I’ve always had a slight interest in WeBuy, it will never be Trademe but I hope they manage to succeed where possible. If Trademe gets it wrong, WeBuy could also benefit alongside Zillion & other sites.

]]> By: billbennettnz http://lancewiggs.com/2009/05/25/well-done-trade-me-but-the-threat-remains/#comment-12499 Sun, 24 May 2009 23:32:24 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/?p=1725#comment-12499 EBay (well eBay Australia, I can’t speak for the rest of the world) really is a horrible user experience all round. It’s an expensive place to sell. Or not sell, charges apply if you don’t find a buyer. It’s also a surprisingly expensive place to buy.

Trademe on the other hand is a far better user experience and doesn’t cost anything other than time when products fail to sell.

I really don’t see eBay threatening Trademe in New Zealand without changing its naff business model.

On the other hand I’m surprised Fairfax hasn’t rolled out Trademe in Australia. Particularly now eBay is on the ropes. Fairfax doesn’t have much spare cash to finance the roll-out, but it needed be that expensive, the company already has a great web presence, so it could kick-start off the back of the news web sites.

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