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Thank you, pierrelebel! It was a long-time coming. Very few of my buyers leave feedback anymore.
@mjwl2006 wrote:Do you know what ebay.ca deficiency is 'ruining my business' more than the inability for American and British customers to make multiple purchases? The fact I am not competitive within Canada to Canadian buyers because I cannot offer same kind of sales PROMOTIONS that my ebay.com counterparts can. You know, the buy-five-get-one-free type of offers?
That's a major problem for me. Huge, major problem. Major huge major problem. Can I stress that enough?
If we do, in fact, have this feature hidden somewhere on ebay.ca, someone please tell me where. There used to be a dead link called Sales Maximizer that become Promotions which is just as dead. I need this feature to work. The workaround is to offer to 'create a custom bundle' for people and it's too confusing and time-consuming for many buyers to bother asking about and/or waiting for.
As far as I know, you're right, there is no such feature on .ca. I offer free shipping to Canadians as a "sort of" alternative, but it's a poor replacement for the real thing. And you're right -- buyers don't want to be bothered anymore working with a seller to design a custom listing. If it ain't there to be seen up front and purchased, completely hassle-free, it ain't gonna sell.
One thing you could try (although who knows if this feature still works properly), is to set up an automated discount rule that provides free shipping on an entire order of, say, 5 items or more, and promote that on your store home page. This feature should work within .ca for the .ca cart, and I would imagine that free shipping on a larger order might be something close to the cost of an extra item. This is what I use for my U.S. customers, and it did work -- until eBay created the cart disconnect. It does still work for my Canadian customers (if I ever get them).
Another alternative of course would be to simply advertise/market the "buy-X-get-one-free" promotion to your Canadian buyers, on the basis that the cost of the highest (or lowest??) priced item will be refunded after purchase. An awkward workaround, but perhaps better than nothing if a large portion of your buyers are in Canada.
The last time I asked about the dead links to Sales Maximizer/Promotions at the Board Hour, I was told they were working on it, please stand by. This was six months ago.
LOL -- let me see, I wonder, do they have that response recorded yet for instant playback? How many times have we heard this?
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Heh, 'mj', incidentally, (and on a happier note), CONGRATS on reaching 1000! That must at least have put a wee bit of a shine on your day. Cheers!
"There used to be a dead link called Sales Maximizer that become Promotions which is just as dead. I need this feature to work."
I am a bit confused here.
Did you ever agree to the Terms (on .com)?
http://cgi1.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ConfiguratorAccept
Once you agreed, have you tried to use the function? (Personally I do not and frankly see no need for it as Markdown Manager does the job for my listings)
Oh wait. I bet it won't work because none of the listings in question have been created on ebay.com. This was my trial. It should show at least 500 listings unless there is another reason they are not eligible.
When you log into your eBay store, log using eBay.com (or change the URL to show .com instead of .ca).
That may work
I'm afraid not. The plot only thickens with a 'sold out' that isn't sold and a free shipping on 15+ items that doesn't actually exist.
The Board Hour may not be the ideal place to address this issue.
I suggest you contact Raphael directly
From Last Wednesday:
"We will be unable to hold the Weekly Board Hour this week. We will return next week at the scheduled time. Sorry for the inconvenience. In the meantime, as always, you can reach me directly via email with any burning questions."
@lizzier-ca wrote:Hi all,
I just wanted to remind everyone to stay on 's topic of the shopping cart.
If you'd like to discuss 's reaching his red star, please start a new topic in Canada Town Square.
Thanks!
Liz
Please, please don't rain on our parade. We Canadian sellers have so little good news these days to share with each other, please don't move it away to the back corner. This is the place (Seller Central) we look for it. 
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