Crosslist from Etsy to Trade Me: Reach Local Buyers From Your Etsy Shop
Trade Me's 2026 fee change, what being in trade means for makers, and how to keep one-off pieces from selling twice.
- This route is for New Zealand Etsy sellers who want local buyers on Trade Me as well as Etsy’s overseas ones.
- Trade Me dropped success fees for casual sellers in 2026. Makers who sell regularly usually count as in trade, still pay a success fee, and must say they are in trade.
- Etsy charges $0.20 (USD) per listing, 6.5% of each order including postage, and a payment processing fee.
- FLUF sees Etsy sales, but it does not see Trade Me sales or end Trade Me listings. When an item sells on Etsy, withdraw the Trade Me listing yourself.
Why a Kiwi Etsy shop adds Trade Me
Etsy puts your work in front of buyers around the world, which is great for a light piece that posts cheaply and hard for a heavy one. A ceramic planter or a framed print can cost an overseas buyer more to ship than to buy. Trade Me is where New Zealanders already look for things, and a buyer in Hamilton can have your piece in a couple of days for a domestic courier price.
It fits best for items you can make again or hold several of: prints, candles, jewellery lines, knitwear in set sizes. One-off pieces work too, but they need more care, for a reason covered in the FLUF section below.
Casual seller or in trade?
Trade Me said goodbye to success fees for casual selling in 2026, so a household clearing out pays nothing when an item sells. The same change removed bank transfer as a payment option: buyers now pay through Ping or Afterpay, or with cash on pickup, and buyers pay a small service fee on some purchases.
Most Etsy shops are not casual sellers, though. If you make things to sell and sell them regularly, New Zealand law treats you as in trade, and Trade Me still charges in-trade sellers a success fee that varies by category. You must also tell buyers you are in trade. The Consumer Protection guidance explains why it matters: private sales are not covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act or the Fair Trading Act, but sales by a business are. Your Etsy customers already have those rights, so nothing changes in how you treat buyers. It only changes what you pay Trade Me.
What each marketplace takes
On Etsy, each listing costs $0.20 in US dollars and lasts four months. A sale costs a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus the postage you charge, and a payment processing fee on top. If your listings are priced in a different currency from your bank account, Etsy adds a conversion fee when it pays you, so price in NZ dollars if your account is in NZ dollars.
On Trade Me, listing a general item costs nothing unless you buy optional extras such as a bold title or a featured spot. An in-trade seller pays the category’s success fee when the item sells. Check the rate for your category in Trade Me’s fee table before setting prices, and compare it with what Etsy takes on the same piece, including the postage share.
One more number to keep in view: once your sales across every channel pass NZ$60,000 in 12 months, you must register for GST. Adding a second marketplace is often the step that takes a maker over that line.
Keep buyers on the marketplace they found you on
Etsy says a transaction started on Etsy may not be completed off Etsy, and that covers passing on contact details or links to take a sale elsewhere. Do not send an Etsy buyer to your Trade Me listing for a better price, and do not do the reverse. Price the two separately and let each buyer choose where they shop.
What FLUF does on each side
| Etsy | Trade Me | |
|---|---|---|
| How you connect | Sign in with your Etsy account | FLUF browser extension |
| Publish listings from FLUF | Yes | Yes |
| FLUF sees a sale here | Yes | No, mark it sold in FLUF |
| FLUF ends the listing here when it sells elsewhere | Yes | No, withdraw it on Trade Me yourself |
| Relisting | Included from the Seller plan upwards | No |
So the day-to-day routine is this. When a Trade Me buyer pays, mark the item sold in FLUF and the Etsy listing ends. When an Etsy order comes in, FLUF records it, and you withdraw the Trade Me listing yourself. For a one-off piece, do that as soon as the Etsy order lands. For items you make in batches, set a sensible quantity on each side and the timing matters less.
Getting started
- Connect Etsy by signing in, and bring your listings into FLUF.
- Add the FLUF browser extension and connect your Trade Me account through it.
- Pick the pieces that make sense locally: heavier items, and anything a Kiwi buyer would rather not wait for.
- Set your Trade Me price from your category’s success fee and the domestic postage you offer, mark the listing as in trade if that applies to you, and publish.
What FLUF costs
Crosslisting and inventory sync are on every plan. Start with 7 days for £1, then from £9/month, then plans from £9/month. Relisting on Etsy is included from the Seller plan upwards.
| Plan | Monthly | Crosslisted products |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | £9/month | Unlimited |
| Pro | £29/month | Unlimited |
| Super Seller | Custom pricing — tell us what you need | Unlimited |
Sources
- Trade Me: success fees removed for casual selling
- Trade Me: Marketplace fees
- Consumer Protection NZ: private sales and second-hand goods
- Inland Revenue: registering for GST
- Etsy: fees and payments policy
- Etsy: payment processing fees
- Etsy: off-platform transactions policy
Sources checked September 2026.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Probably. Trade Me removed success fees for casual sellers in 2026, but sellers who make and sell things regularly are usually in trade, and in-trade sellers still pay a success fee set by category.
Yes, if you are. New Zealand consumer law gives buyers more rights when they buy from a business, so in-trade sellers must make that clear on their listings.
No. FLUF sees the Etsy sale, but it cannot end Trade Me listings, so withdraw the Trade Me listing yourself. When something sells on Trade Me, mark it sold in FLUF and it ends the Etsy listing.
Through Ping or Afterpay, or cash on pickup. Trade Me removed bank transfer as a payment option in 2026.
$0.20 in US dollars per listing, a 6.5% transaction fee on the item price plus postage, and a payment processing fee. Pricing in NZ dollars avoids a currency conversion fee if your bank account is in NZ dollars.
When your sales pass NZ$60,000 over 12 months. Count every channel together, not each marketplace on its own.
Through the FLUF browser extension, which connects the Trade Me account you are signed in to. Etsy connects when you sign in to your Etsy account from FLUF.