Garage Sale For Christchurch

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Garage Sale For Christchurch was launched only a few days after the second major earthquake in Christchurch. The idea was pretty simple, get friends to list some of their un-wanted goods on Trade Me then donate the proceeds of the sale to the NZ Red Cross. Trade Me also agreed to refund any fees for proceeds donated with a proof of receipt.

This application used Trade Me's new OAuth API to help users select which auction would be listed on the Garage Sale website.

To help spread the word, we placed a Facebook Like button on the site so users could like thi