Trademe.co.nz vs. Craigslist.org
PortlandORUSA
16th June 2009, 07:16 AM
Hi there:
Does anyone know why people in NZ don't use craigslist.org much? It is much simpler to use in my opinion.
JandM
16th June 2009, 08:08 AM
I live in the UK, and I'd never heard of Craigslist till I saw Americans on this forum mentioning it.
The cost of shipping purchases may have something to do with it. I've bought from the US via Amazon and eBay, and the P&P is not fun - also, you get nabbed for customs dues when the items are imported.
Duncan74
16th June 2009, 08:46 AM
According to Wikipedia Trademe launched in NZ years before Craigslist spread there, hence it's dominant position in the Kiwi market. As above, being from the UK then Craigslist isn't that popular / well known.
I suspect that this is just one of many things that you'll have to get used to ;-), illogical as they may seem.
BkyMonster
16th June 2009, 09:38 AM
TradeMe was there first and unlike eBay in the US wasn't almost totally useless for unloading lower cost items--which in the US is mainly what craigslist is good for. In the US if you want to use eBay it is very difficult to sell anything locally, sell anything unless you run a store for that type of item, and know the tricks for listing your item properly. IMO eBay is very marginally useful in the US. Hence the growing popularity of craigslist.
I find TradeMe a combination of the best aspects of craigslist and eBay.
It's fairly obvious to me that the prevalence of TradeMe has in other ways altered the secondhand culture in NZ.
stellachiara
18th June 2009, 07:43 AM
I don't think anyone in the world uses craigslist like the US does.
James 1077
18th June 2009, 11:23 AM
I've had a look at Craigslist once and thought it was rubbish so didn't look again.
Nobody outside of the US uses it anyway.
dusk
18th June 2009, 01:59 PM
I still remember buying LOOT in the UK - an actual newspaper sized listings, can you imagine that now? :D or is it still going? :D
JandM
19th June 2009, 01:50 AM
Yep, still going. So's Exchange and Mart.
dusk
19th June 2009, 10:39 AM
*feels nostalgic*
cappuccino
19th June 2009, 11:21 AM
I still remember buying LOOT in the UK - an actual newspaper sized listings, can you imagine that now? :D or is it still going? :D
:laugh I remember the newspaper version too but they have an online version which is fairly popular.
RJLink
19th June 2009, 05:15 PM
The only drawback I see to TradeMe is that the sales are basically in auction format (notwithstanding a lot of "buy now" pricing from dealers) - it's really more of a EBay analog in that aspect. (Or am i missing something?) The beauty of craigslist is the immediacy of everything you want to do, with no charge, and the powerfully simple interface. Gumtree is the craigslist equivalent here (and in the UK?) - used a little bit, but everything is swamped by TradeMe.
Familyofmonkeys
19th June 2009, 08:29 PM
Never even heard of gumtree before...off to take a look :nice1
JandM
19th June 2009, 10:11 PM
No, I've never heard of it, either... (dashes off to take a look) ... but there it is in the UK. In the sections I've looked at, most things seem to be London-based, though.
YouMeAndThree
19th June 2009, 10:12 PM
I used ebay as a buyer and seller and had heard of gumtree, but never used it. I'd never heard of craigslist till I started using this formum and it was mentioned by american users. I look at trademe, but have yet to get up and running actually using it. If I wanted to sell, I'd be wanting to use the most used service, therefore from here in NZ it would be trademe all the way.
