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A group of dedicated individuals wanting to make a difference in the lives of people with Autism climbed Kilimanjaro via the Umbwe Route to summit Uhuru Peak (@ 5895m) between the 20th – 28th November 2009 under the lead of Sean Wisedale. The mission: “To put Autism on Top of Kilimanjaro”!

Mytrade is proud to share their contributions to Autism Western Cape's campaign to raise awareness for Autism. Besides for following the Kilimanjaro journey with a hawks eye on Twitter, Mytrade launched a Charity Auction where the winning bidder had their company logo printed on a flag that was showcased on top of Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak), the highest point in Africa. The idea behind the auction as to raise awareness, as well as funds for kids living with Autism. With 2789 unique visits, the auction went down to the wire and was eventually sold for R12,050 to Digitaldistributors


   
Mytrade founder, JP van der spuy comments "I have always had the utmost respect for Gerhard Pieterse (the man behind AWC), he dares the impossible and not even the highest free-standing mountain in the World will stop his quest to raise awareness for Autism".

According to Gerhard, the journey was a million times more physically and mentally challenging than he could have ever imagined. "There were times where I doubted my own ability, but thinking of all the millions of kids living with Autism gave me the courage to push forward. After days of rain, snow and grueling winds, the crew finally reached Uhuru Peak at 8:15am Friday morning, 27 November 2009. Lots of tears and man hugs at Stella Point and Uhuru Peak"

Thank You to Autism Western Cape who was willing to support us in turn by showcasing the Mytrade Brand on Top of Kilimanjaro, the highest point on the African continent! Thank you to Zoopy, Afrigator, Sean Wisedale and everyone else who has made this campaign possible.

Please visit Zoopy for more info on the Kilimanjaro journey to “Put Autism on Top".

 

 











After a long anticipated wait, Wacky Wednesdays will kick off as from today (2009-11-24)! Wacky Wednesdays is where you can pick up the bargains of a lifetime, with all auctions starting at R1 No Reserve! The winning bidder will only pay the final price (plus shipping) even if it ends on R1, so keep a close eye on the many bargains that will be up for auction this week.

Wacky Wednesday Auctions will open between Tuesdays at noon (12pm) and closes before midnight Wednesday on a weekly basis. There is also NO FEE for listing an item in Wacky Wednesdays, it remains absolutely FREE during Beta phase and to kick things off in style, Mytrade will be crediting every Sellers accounts with R50 for an item sold on Wacky Wednesdays during the remainder of 2009!

Keep an eye out for the Wacky Wednesday Button on the Hompage, there you will be able to access all our wacky bargains. To make things even more exciting, Mytrade will be listing it's own "anonymous auction" in the Wacky Wednesday auctions section every week and the winning bidder of our "anonymous auction" will receive the item absolutely FREE (including shipping), so get your shopping face on and start bidding from noon! View All Wacky Wednesday Auctions

 

I was scouting through our Motor section and came across a 2008 Audi S8 V10 For Sale, thought it was a pretty funny so just had to share. From time to time you find these funny listings on Mytrade. Just recently we had a seller auctioning off "snow" (with free shipping nogals!). We had to delete the listing and the seller was very disappointed that we did not allow him to sell snow.... yes, that's correct... He was actually quite serious about the whole snow selling thing and stated "I can send it with speed services in a foamalite container?". I could not stop laughing.

Anyway, the next listing has quite a creative little churp, thought I'd share with our users. check it out!

 

 

http://www.mytrade.co.za/vehicle-131376/2008_AUDI_S8_V10_for_sale_The_Transporter.html



At least he still had a car to sell.....





Let's just say this guy was "torn apart" about his car! :)


by JP van der Spuy

July 14, 2009 - Today marks the 50th day that Today marks the 50th day that Mytrade launched it’s Social Marketplace and what an experience it has been! We are close to a 1000 users and still to launch our first marketing campaign! Upon launching Mytrade, we were well aware that a few bugs and flaws would surface; hence since the launch we have put our backs into making the site more userfriendly and getting rid of those early stage setbacks.

Mytrade also managed to sweep up a Bronze Award at the June 2009 SA Web Awards, which is only the start of many big things to follow. We have seen quite a significant increase in traffic and usage on a daily basis, the feedback has been amazing and we are quite determined to build on that pace.

As with any early stage Online Start-ups, Mytrade had quite the knack of putting our patience and diligence to the test over the last 17 months. Frustration has been something we accepted and learned to deal with in a manner where our passion to succeed provided a stepping stone for any challenges we had to face. The project has been financed and developed in-house, which seemed to be the biggest challenge over the last 17 months!

Mytrade.co.za is only a few days away from launching it’s first sizable marketing campaign, so check out our promotion page coming soon, spread the word and get involved. With 728 users and 1683 listings, Mytrade is surprisingly the second Biggest Online Marketplace in South-Africa, after only a mere 50 days!

For more info visit www.mytrade.co.za or email us on beta [at] mytrade.co.za

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