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I find this so annoying as I did think it was a genuine buyer, between the Tyre kickers, people whom have contacted me re my spelling, the green eyed, armchair tall poppies and now scammers, this is not a great experience :smt013 I agree that it tends to sour the TradeMe selling experience Michele....

One of the traders mentioned above has leapt on the Lomu bandwagon. Seller happytobehere has listed a Jonah Lomu signed photo for fifty bucks. And he has the usual claims of UACC membership. We are members of UACC (Universal Autograph Collectors Club). Therefore you can buy with confidence that this...

trader: pvsolar name: Helen (but most of the bad feedback seems to refer to a male) loc'n: Invercargill joined: November 2004 status: Authenticated & AVed About Me: as from 2009 ALL money paid into accounts MUST have a return address there will be NO exceptions please read our feed back I am sick o...

The Intercept interviews Edward Snowden about how to reclaim your privacy in an age of mass surveillance. This is a geek's conversation full of interesting tips.

I'd always imagined that the OF site was more or less running on auto, but I guess there's no profit in running such a service these days. From early to mid-January, the Old Friends site will be closed down and you won't be able to access it anymore. Any data will also be deleted. If you have any in...

Writing in the Herald, Fran O'Sullivan suggests that the Stevenson Group may have been economical with the truth when they claimed the highest local offer for Lochinvar Station was some $26.4 million less that Pengxin's $88 million offer. They told the Overseas Investment Office they wouldn't put Lo...

The Independent reports that from next year Microsoft will sneak Windows 10 onto all computers without users' knowledge. Fortunately for those of us who prefer to stick with a slightly less intrusive OS (like Win7) there is a fix. Here's the full instructions as well as a little downloadable registr...

British telecom company TalkTalk has finally admitted it was the victim of a “significant and sustained” cyber-attack and the theft of credit card and bank details of up to 4 million customers. It's the company's third major hack in 12 months and TalkTalk admit that "stolen customer data may not hav...

The nzextremedeal listings went from limbo to withdrawn as they closed. I guess it's the TM equivalent of the naughty corner.

Let`s see if someone is awake at the CW desk today... Nope. They're all dozing and allowed multiple copies to be sold. Genuine Office 2013 Professional Product Key Pack http://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/software/ms-office/auction-965319185.htm guba23-ms-office.png guba23 http://www.trademe.co.nz/M...

nzextremedeal still has two fake cards listed (link in the post above) but they've gone into TM limbo so are not accessible to viewers.

Hi John, by the sound of things TM may have treated you shabbily. I'd love to get an idea of how many TM cases are lined up before the court.

All the best with your court case and please let us know how you get on.

Hi James and welcome to ScamBusters. The most common TradeMe phone scam we come across is people listing non-existent mobiles, then taking the money and running. We've even had one seller auctioning the same iPhone numerous times. The good news is as a seller you're in a much better position. 1. Rec...

Here's another of those silly auctions which attracts lots of publicity: Justin Bieber Backwash! (in a Hennessy bottle) This is the actual bottle of Hennessy Justin drank out of when he appeared on stage for a surprise performance at the Rae Sremmurd show at The Studio in Auckland on Thursday 1st Oc...

It seems that anyone who lists a car on TradeMe gets targetted by these scammers. I have one listed at the moment and received this email. From: Linda Megan <lindamegan@gmail.com> Hello, Is this your vehicle still available for sale? When last are you service it? Why are you selling it? What is the ...