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TradeMe

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Type: Company

Name: TradeMe

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 3 reports

Second car company investigated over inflated bidding

The Commerce Commission has confirmed it's investigating a second car company suspected of using secret bids to inflate its prices on online auctions.The investigation follows the sentencing in the Auckland District Court of another company which bid ... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 24 2013]

Entities: TradeMe, Investigation, Online Scams, Auckland

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 5 reports

TradeMe clamps down on fake bids

Many TradeMe users may be breaking the site's rules and not know it.Auto Co Limited has been fined $42,000 for placing more than 7000 fake bids, or shill bids, on more than 500 vehicles listed on TradeMe over a year.And while the company's admitted that, ... [Published Newstalk ZB - May 23 2013]

Entities: TradeMe, Fake, Illegal, Abuse

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Strip club buys Topless Tce sign

Strip club Calendar Girls has grabbed Wellington City Councils boob and left the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation richer for it.Earlier this month Wellington City Council accidentally printed a street sign reading "Topless Terrace" instead of the ... [Published Dominion Post - May 23 2013]

Entities: Topless, Wellington (New Zealand), Breast Cancer, TradeMe

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

LinkedIn Corp

Is Seek about to get crushed?

It’s not what you know, but who you know. That is the ethos of successful people the world over:$ ‘who you know’ gets your car fixed for cheap and your foot in the door for your dream job.Now ‘who you know’ could be about to crush job search website Seek ... [Published NineMSN Finance - May 23 2013]

Entities: LinkedIn Corp, Motley Fool, Australian Securities Exchange

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Online shopping security

Online shoppers in New Zealand say payment security is their biggest concern when shopping online.The results of MasterCard's annual online shopping survey, released today, showed 440, or 88 per cent, of the 500 New Zealanders surveyed said security was ... [Published Timaru Herald - May 20 2013]

Entities: Online Shopping, Security, New Zealand

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

TradeMe

Felix taken after identity blunder

A Christchurch family were shocked to learn their missing cat had been taken by a stranger after being mistaken for a lost tabby.Andrea Katsipis said she thought it was strange when her cat Felix failed to return to his Sydenham home on May 11.After two ... [Published The Press NZ - May 20 2013]

Entities: TradeMe, Tabby Cat, Christchurch (New Zealand), Sophia SA

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

MasterCard Inc

Kiwis rank security over bargains online

New Zealanders are more worried about the security of using their credit cards online - than they are about getting a bargain on the internet.Nearly 82 percent of us make online purchases, and New Zealanders are second only to the Chinese when it comes ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 20 2013]

Entities: Security, MasterCard Inc, TradeMe

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Nick McDonald: Meridian's listing - the importance of diversification for new investors

So we have seen Mighty River Power (MRP) list successfully and learned that Meridian Power is next off the block. A lot of New Zealanders recently bought Mighty River shares - 113,000 New Zealanders to be exact - and for many of those it was undoubtedly ... [Published New Zealand Herald - May 19 2013]

Entities: Stock Market, Warren E Buffett, TradeMe, Property

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

'Hobbit' stars heading back to NZ

The cast of The Hobbit is believed to be back in New Zealand to start filming on Sir Peter Jackson's next instalment.The onering.net website says it can confirm that filming starts today on 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'.The website says a number ... [Published Newstalk ZB - May 19 2013]

Entities: TradeMe, New Zealand

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Christchurch's strongest shake in months

Cantabrians have been advised to check on friends and neighbours, after the first strong earthquake to rock Christchurch in months.No reports of injuries or emergency calls were received after the magnitude 4.1 quake this afternoon.The quake was located ... [Published New Zealand Herald - May 17 2013]

Entities: Earthquake, Christchurch (New Zealand), TradeMe, Ian Henderson

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Former Fairfax boss throws hat in ring

Brian McCarthy, who quit as CEO of Fairfax Media in late 2010, says he is keen to take on another senior management role. McCarthy has been consulting to the APN News & Media board since November 2012, and that company's CEO role is currently vacant. ... [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]

Entities: Brian McCarthy, TradeMe, APN News & Media Ltd

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Me, myself and the internet

Our lives are increasingly spent with a screen between ourselves and the rest of humanity, because apparently, that's what we want.Online shopping frees us from the tyranny of the changing room; relationships must have once begun and ended without texting, ... [Published stuff.co.nz - May 04 2013]

Entities: Hermit, TradeMe, Pinterest, Jeremy Kyle, Catwoman

Quotes

"As a result of the sheer scale of this offending, we certainly tightened up security procedures around shill bidding."

TradeMe clamps down on fake bids [Published Newstalk ZB - May 23 2013]

"Consumers bidding at auctions deserve to know that they are bidding against other buyers, not against bids arranged by the vendor."

TradeMe learns lessons from bogus bidding case [Published ONE News - May 23 2013]

"Intentionally inflating the sale price via fake bidders is dishonest, and it undermines the trust of our community and the integrity of our website."

Online car dealer fined after 'shill bidding' [Published Otago Daily Times - May 23 2013]

More Content

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Second car company investigated over inflated b... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 24 2013]
TradeMe clamps down on fake bids [Published Newstalk ZB - May 23 2013]
ChannelAdvisor IPO: A Compelling Cloud-Computin... [Published Seeking Alpha - May 23 2013]
2nd car company investigated over inflated bidding [Published Radio New Zealand - May 23 2013]
TradeMe learns lessons from bogus bidding case [Published ONE News - May 23 2013]
Online car dealer fined after 'shill bidding' [Published Otago Daily Times - May 23 2013]
Strip club buys Topless Tce sign [Published Dominion Post - May 23 2013]
Online car dealer fined $42,000 over fake bids [Published New Zealand Herald - May 23 2013]
Dealer fined $42,000 over fake Trade Me bids [Published ONE News - May 23 2013]
Car dealership secretely bid on its online auct... [Published Radio New Zealand - May 23 2013]
Dealer due to be sentenced over fake Trade Me bids [Published ONE News - May 23 2013]
Is Seek about to get crushed? [Published NineMSN Finance - May 23 2013]
Online shopping security [Published Timaru Herald - May 20 2013]
Felix taken after identity blunder [Published The Press NZ - May 20 2013]
Kiwis rank security over bargains online [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 20 2013]
Nick McDonald: Meridian's listing - the importa... [Published New Zealand Herald - May 19 2013]
'Hobbit' stars heading back to NZ [Published Newstalk ZB - May 19 2013]
New Zealand-based Vend raises $8M without turni... [Published PandoDaily - May 17 2013]
Christchurch's strongest shake in months [Published New Zealand Herald - May 17 2013]
Christchurch rocked by strongest quake in months [Published New Zealand Herald - May 17 2013]
Earthquake felt in Christchurch [Published FXstreet.com - May 17 2013]
Startup Weekend winner targets tourists [Published Massey University - May 16 2013]
Exceed Online brings global eCommerce provider ... [Published Scoop - May 15 2013]
Solid debut for Mighty River bodes well for mor... [Published Sharenet - May 10 2013]
Former Fairfax boss throws hat in ring [Published Individual.com - May 06 2013]
Former Fairfax boss throws hat in ring [Published Zecco - May 06 2013]
Design: Making nana cool [Published New Zealand Herald - May 05 2013]
Me, myself and the internet [Published stuff.co.nz - May 04 2013]
Kia ora e hoa ma: PandoDaily is in New Zealand [Published PandoDaily - Apr 29 2013]
Sundae Roast: A gentle nightmare [Published New Zealand Herald - Apr 28 2013]

Blogs

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New Zealand Accelerator Lightning Lab Launches ... [Published TechCrunch - Feb 28 2013] Wellington-based Lightning Lab , which bills itself as “the southern-most digital accelerator program on the globe,” just announced its first intake of nine startups from across New Zealand and Australia, who will work with over 100 mentors. Aside ...
Punching Above Their Weight: Opportunity And Ch... [Published TechCrunch - Dec 17 2012] “This is hardly a real place.” That was our bus driver’s comment as he escorted us from the Auckland International Airport to our hotel downtown, where we would have a few hours to settle in before beginning what would be a whirlwind tour of New Zealand. ...
Punching Above Their Weight: Opportunity And Ch... [Published TechCrunch Europe - Dec 17 2012] “This is hardly a real place.” That was our bus driver’s comment as he escorted us from the Auckland International Airport to our hotel downtown, where we would have a few hours to settle in before beginning what would be a whirlwind tour of New Zealand. ...