Re: Trading Post is back

best_buys_oz · ‎22-10-2016

The Trading Post is back, well I guess it was never gone but looks like they are under new management and trying to give Gumtree a run for their money. I sell a lot of my larger and used items on gumtree so will place a few of my more expensive items on The Trading Post to test if it will get any sales. competition is one way to keep eBay competitive for sellers

kopenhagen5 · ‎22-10-2016

Only online or as a paper as well ?

padi*0409 · ‎22-10-2016

Seems to be only online Kopes.

https://www.tradingpost.com.au/

______________________________________________________

"Start me up I'll never stop......"

best_buys_oz · ‎22-10-2016

its been online for a while but now it a lot easier to post ads just about the same format as gumtree so easy to post on both at the same time

pnc75 · ‎22-10-2016

Have you had any success?

springyzone · ‎23-10-2016

I'll have to have a look although when you said same format as gumtree I gave a groan.

I don't know if it happens to anyone else but on my two different computers, I have problems with gumtree loading & with the site freezing. I get a message it is due to a long runnings script (something I also get from time to time on Domain, the property site).

I don't get that message on ebay or a rival property site so it must be their program format that my computers don't care for.

unique_pre-driven · ‎23-10-2016

That must be why Gumtree is doing so much advertising on the TV, well it is here in Perth. I also got a flash email from them encouraging us to sell all of our designer clothes and jewellry on Gumtree. Bit wasted on me.

rapadaan · ‎23-10-2016

Same here with viewing gumtree... way too long loading pages! must be all those bulltish adds Listed several items gear on there a afew days ago and all sold ... cash and picked up ...you beauty

rocket2retro · ‎23-10-2016

I don't know about your last line. Despite there now being more online selling platforms than ever before, eBay fees keep going up (or they find new avenues, eg postage, to add a fee). I suspexct my (and many others) dwindling eBay sales are a result of buyers having so many more options. Once upon a time eBay had the monopoly on online sales but with the likes of Facebook, Etsy, etc, etc they must be constantly losing part of the market share- which reflects in lessingning sales.

rocket2retro · ‎23-10-2016

lessinging+lessening