Guide to selling on Trade Me NZ

Understanding the costs associated with selling on Trade Me is crucial for managing your business expenses. Here’s a breakdown of the key fees:

• Success fees for casual sellers: If you’re a personal (casual) seller, you’ll pay a success fee of 7.9% of the item’s sale price for most categories. This fee is charged when Trade Me helps you sell a product. There’s no fee for items that sell for $1 or less and the maximum success fee is $499.
• Success fees for in-trade sellers: Business (in-trade) sellers have tiered success fees based on the category:
  • 5.9% for certain electronics and appliances
  • 7.9% for general items
  • 9.9% for categories like clothing and fashion
  • 11.9% for specific categories such as antiques and art The maximum fee remains $499.
• Payment processing fees: This depends on the payment options used for the sale:
  • Ping: A transaction fee of 2.19% of the item plus shipping price applies (1.89% for Top Sellers).
  • Afterpay: A fee of 4.95% of the item plus shipping price is charged
• Optional listing extras: To boost your listing’s visibility, you might consider:
  • Gallery: $0.55
  • Subtitle: $0.55
  • Feature Combo: $3.95

These extras are charged when the listing is created

• Withdrawal fees: If you need to withdraw an auction listing before it ends, a fee of $3 or the applicable success fee (whichever is higher) is charged. Listings withdrawn within one hour of being listed incur no fee