selling items such suncatcher crystals, decorative fans, measuring spoons, exfoliating gloves and novelty Halloween ties.
“I was a bit cross, they should’ve just held the items and sent them once the levels changed.”
Trade me head of marketplace Ivan Fuyala said although members could use TradeMe as normal, they had to ensure they followed the current alert level rules.
‘If we were to find out that any of our members were blatantly disregarding the government’s alert level guidelines, we would take appropriate action,” he said in a statement.
The action would be on a case-by-case basis, but could include removing listings or banning a member.
Earlier in the month Western Waikato Emergency Management staff said they were particularly concerned about seeing a rise in non-essential sales on Facebook. Facebook has clear Covid-19 guidelines for sellers on its marketplace on its desktop website, but nothing obvious on its mobile app.
Designer Wardrobe is a New Zealand website offering garments for rent, and an online marketplace for people to buy and sell clothes.
Its chief executive Ruby Morgan said they only delivered items and did not allow pick-ups.
“While most sellers will be able to use our Book a Courier service, we have stated to sellers who cannot send items within the government guidelines to wait until a shift in alert levels,” she said.
