Have you ever found yourself selling an item on TradeMe and having to write this on the listing: buyer pickup only.

Many of us do because organising TradeMe delivery for some items feels much too hard. It’s usually for one of three reasons. The item is too big to post. The item is too heavy to post. Or the item is too big and too heavy to post.

All too often this happens when we upgrade our furniture or appliances and want to sell the old one for a few bucks. How do you price delivery? Can you find a box big enough? Does the post office deliver big items? What if the item is also fragile? This is why it feels like too much bother to factor shipping into the sale.

Let’s step aside for a minute here. When you’ve purchased a new appliance, have you ever noticed that appliance delivery people are more than happy to take away your old appliances ‘for free’? When we get this offer, we breathe a sigh of relief and wave the old whiteware farewell. But what if you could have sold it instead? Unless the old appliance is broken beyond repair, it may still have some resale value.

Here’s another scenario. Perhaps you run a small business making furniture and want a better outlet than selling from the back of an old garage to whomever happens to wander by. We all know that TradeMe is one of the most popular online trading sites and a perfect way to sell our wares. Why miss out?

So before you add ‘buyer pickup only’ to your next listing for a large, heavy item, why don’t you visit our online purchase deliveries page. We specialise in small moves of up to five items, door to door, which is absolutely perfect for selling these kinds of items online. Use the calculator to get a quote and then list the delivery charges and times on your auction. 

Not only does this make selling large items so much easier, you’ll get access to a much larger pool of potential bidders. And we all know what happens when many people want to buy an item at auction.

Happy selling.