Hi there,
I’m one of the founders of AllGoods (allgoods.co.nz) :) We provide a platform for everyday Kiwis to sell secondhand items for free. On top of this, we provide a place for New Zealand businesses selling brand-new products to host their online store while also providing them access to a New Zealand marketplace.
We soft-launched our website earlier this year and now host hundreds of Kiwi businesses which now equates to over 100,000 listings.
We are currently beta testing our app and were wondering if we could get some feedback from the Geekzone community? We are mainly testing our Android version but we have an IOS version for testing also. If you are keen to have a look at the app, email us at support@allgoods.co.nz and we can share the apk with you along with the relevant information.
If there’s anything annoying, or that you think should be added, feel free to email us or post here as we’ll be watching this thread for suggestions. We’re geeks too, so can make changes based on your ideas.
Our experience so far has taught us that people are often skeptical of Kiwi online marketplaces, and that's fair enough! So I thought I’d just jump the gun and offer a few points as to how we are different from Trade Me in case people started asking questions about our business in general :)
- We offer users a free platform to buy and sell secondhand items. Everyday users don’t pay any listing or success fees.
- We have better systems to prevent some of Trade Me’s issues around duplicate listings, variation listings, outdated feedback systems, slow listing process etc
- We don’t allow overseas sellers/dropshippers so you know you’ll be getting fast shipping and Kiwi service.
- Our platform is designed for the modern consumer who wants things fast. We currently do allow auctions but we will be phasing them out in favour of buy-nows, so we do not consider ourselves to be an “auction site” - we encourage fast communication through instant chat and fast transactions.
- We provide a better platform for businesses with no listing limit, a customisable storefront, and full inventory and order management systems.
How do we make money? We do charge stores (“In Trade” accounts) a $4/month fee and a 2% success fee.
Of course, we also welcome feedback on the platform as a whole and our website, and like I said, if there’s anything annoying, or you think should be added we’ll be watching this thread for suggestions!
Cheers guys.