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Moving from AirsoftTrader to TradeSoft
TradeSoft is the ground-up rebuild of AirsoftTrader, and we brought a good chunk of the old site across with it. Here's what was migrated, what wasn't, and how to claim your account.
The short version
We took a snapshot of AirsoftTrader on 28 June 2026 and migrated it to TradeSoft on 21 July 2026. Anyone who had an approved account with a live listing, plus the traders tied to those listings and the feedback they had built up, was carried across: around 7,800 users in total. Migrated users were emailed directly.
Your migrated information is claimed automatically when you create your TradeSoft account, as long as you sign up with the same email address you used on AirsoftTrader.
What was migrated (and what wasn't)
Came across Yes
- Active listings Any published listing that was for sale or available as of the 28 June 2026 snapshot.
- The primary photo of each listing The first image only. Add the rest yourself once you're in the app.
- The trader behind each listing Email address and display name, so your account was ready to claim.
- Profiles with a feedback history Users who had received feedback, and users who had left feedback for others.
- Your feedback Collected feedback was synced across to both traders involved in each trade.
Did not come across No
- Passwords You set up fresh sign-in when you create your TradeSoft account.
- Private messages Back up anything you still want while AirsoftTrader is read-only.
- Watchlists and saved listings
- Sold, archived, pending and draft listings
- Account verification states We no longer collect that personal info.
How to claim your migrated account
To keep account creation controlled, new accounts can only be made in the TradeSoft mobile app. Once your account exists you can also sign in on this website whenever you need to.
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Download the app
TradeSoft is free on iOS, in testing on Android, and available on the web.
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Sign up with your AirsoftTrader email
Use the same email address as your old account so we can match you to your migrated data.
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Your info syncs automatically
Your listings, profile and feedback are linked to your new account, then you can sign in on the web too.
Need the full walkthrough of sign-up itself? See creating your TradeSoft account.
Two things worth doing
AirsoftTrader is staying online as a read-only system for a couple of months: no new listings, messages or activity, just a window to grab anything you need. While it's still there:
- Back up any private messages. Messages weren't migrated. If there are conversations, contact details or deal history you want to keep, save or screenshot them.
- Add extra images to your listings. Only the first photo of each listing came across. Open any migrated listing in TradeSoft and add the additional images you want buyers to see.
Australian users
A number of our traders live in Australia but come over to New Zealand to play airsoft, and use the marketplace to buy and sell while they're here. The web app is open to Australian airsofters too.
To keep account creation controlled, the mobile app, and signing up for a brand-new account, stays New Zealand only. Australian users can still be set up manually where it makes sense, provided they're vouched for by the New Zealand community or a club.
If you're an Australian trader who had an AirsoftTrader account before the 28 June 2026 snapshot, and that account had given or received feedback, or had an active listing, it was migrated automatically along with everyone else's, nothing extra needed.
