Chogs Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Can you use ebay in new zealand to buy plants? Is there a new zealand ebay? I didnt know which forum to put this post in :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 I'm sure there's a way you could, but it's bound to cost more than the plant is worth. It'll all have to go through MAF I think :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Can you use ebay in new zealand to buy plants? Is there a new zealand ebay? I didnt know which forum to put this post in :lol: NZ ebay is trademe.co.nz also there is a Private Trade on this website so have a look through that, most members have cuttings that the try and sel on cheaply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos & Siran Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 There's a NZ arm of Ebay, it's not very busy, as TradeMe has the majority, but it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 You cannot buy plants outside of New Zealand and import them without them going through quarantine but you can buy plants in New Zealand from anyone who is selling them on any site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Trademe sucks in comparision to ebay IMHO. Trademe is good for junk, but for buying new stuff, its quite often cheaper to import, and quite a lot of stuff isnt even available on trademe. Trademe was just New Zealand trying to re-invent the wheel. Plants from ebay would be great (selection is huuuuge) but it would be more trouble than its worth. apologies for the trademe rant. Contact your LFS for plants. there are a lot more plants available than you'd know, its just the shops dont stock them, but the suppliers might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 TradeMe also favours the seller (since autions can be auto extended to allow the bidding to continue to go up) whereas Ebay favours the buyer (whoever is last by the deadline wins). I find Ebay more stressful since last minute bidding wars depend on how fast your internet connection is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 TradeMe also favours the seller (since autions can be auto extended to allow the bidding to continue to go up) whereas Ebay favours the buyer (whoever is last by the deadline wins). I find Ebay more stressful since last minute bidding wars depend on how fast your internet connection is! Ebays selling fees are also a lot higher. I only buy off ebay, sell on trademe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Ebays selling fees are also a lot higher. I only buy off ebay, sell on trademe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chogs Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 thanks for your replies to my question I had a look on the new zealand branch of ebay but when I searched for plants it came up with stuff from the US,UK,taiwan etc do I do something to make it mew zealand only? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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