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@streetbeastshop wrote:

ask any one in new zealand what they think of ebay and why it has never taken off..

its classed as an illegal import over there,

every one needs a trademe.co.nz.

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eBay tried to enter the New Zealand market in 2001, but had little success. 14 years ago!

I think they just had an offshoot of the US eBay there, in USD. Kiwi's prefered their own online auction site.

Trade Me Ltd., the site was founded in 1999