Archive for December, 2009

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It has been a massive year for sella and with Christmas just round the corner it’s time to share a few of our many growth highlights from January 2009 to December 2009.

• Listings increased from 40,000 to over 160,000 – an increase of 300%
• Users coming to the site have increased from 35,000 a week to over 120,000 – an increase of over 240%
• Members have increased from 20,000 to 125,000 and growing at over 2,000 a week – an increase of over 500%
• We are now selling thousands of individual items each week.
• Bids have increased to tens of thousands each week.
• The dollar value sold has grown from nothing in January to hundreds of thousands each week.
• sella.co.nz was named by Google as one of the top 10 fastest rising search terms this year.
• Over $750,000 was raised on sella for the KidsCan Big Night In Telethon and this weeks Air New Zealand Kids at Christmas charity auction.

We’ll be sharing numbers more often next year, if there’s something you’re interested in sound off in the comments.

Have a great christmas and a happy new year.

The Sella Team

Carters, KidsCan StandTall Charitable Trust and a host of local celebrities have teamed up to build and decorate playhouses in the Auckland area.  These playhouses will then be displayed at Carters branches across Auckland next week while they are auctioned off online at sella.co.nz.

All 15 playhouses will be decorated by celebrities from all walks of life…. Mark Olsen and his 8 year old art student, The Warriors, Sally Ridge,  Shane Cameron, Cocksy, The Fairy Shop, The Mad Butcher, Claire Kingman-Jones, Peter Urlich, Josh Heslop and Sera-Lily.

Carters, as the building supplies merchant arm of Carter Holt Harvey, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.  The folks at Carters felt it was a good time to give back to the community that helped them reach this great achievement. In particular, they wanted to help New Zealand’s future by supporting KidsCan StandTall Charitable Trust.

The playhouses are constructed from plywood and will be painted with Wattyl paints that can survive the weather outdoors.  With a doorway and three windows, the playhouses would make a fantastic Christmas gift for children.  All funds raised will go back to KidsCan StandTall.

So check out the Carters KidsCan store on sella.co.nz for more information and the individual playhouse auctions!

Here is a  list of the top wooden, soft & educational toys on sella. You won’t have to keep the receipt for post Xmas exchanges or walk around shopping malls for hours to find these popular toys, just check them out and buy them.

Quality Wooden Toys
-Hand crafted wooden garage
-Wooden house shape sorter
-Large tilting wooden maze labyrinth
-Deluxe wooden frame activity box

Cute Soft Toys
-School bus with finger puppets
-Winnie The Pooh activity suction
-Mortimer the moose
-Happy elephant stroller pal

Educational Toys
-Girls reading maths learning laptop
-NeoCube buckyballs 216 magnet
-Kidz Labs – volcano making science kit
-Two-way bug viewer

Over 100 fantastic auctions all starting from $1 reserve with new auctions listed regularly.

-Luxury holidays at Gold Coast, Hawaii and other locations that includes flights and accommodation.
-International air deals, unlimited business premier and premium economy air travel for 2 months
-Celebrity experiences like painting planes with Richard Kahui, morning tea with the Prime Minister John Key and many more.
-Signed memorabilia from racing legend Greg Murphy and All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen.

All funds raised from the 2009 Kids at Christmas Charity Auction go towards 3 deserving causes; Leukaemia & Blood Foundation, Kids Restore New Zealand & Make A Wish New Zealand.

Get bidding for a life changing experience for you and kiwi kids.