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In the "good old days" eBay.ca has always recommended listing in US$ instead of Cdn$ on the basis that Canadian sellers would have more chance of success listing in US$.
Times are changing.
Today, during the Weekly Board Hour, eBay.ca advises:
"In a nutshell, according to our analysis, all Canadian sellers would either see a positive or neutral impact on their sales if they start listing in CAD. Essentially, our old data that suggested better sales for USD listings has been disproved. The SYI will be modified shortly to reflect this reality, and we've made the changes to the quick listing tool last week.
Additionally, we've started engaging with large Canadian merchants to recommend that they also list in CAD if possible."
"Like any division of a company, they will have quotas. "
I have personally met the last three eBay-Canada country managers. Although I generally do not approve of the decisions made in San Jose for eBay-Canada, I understand the value of the Canadian operation here is based exclusively on the total value of trades (buyers and sellers) originating in Canada, regardless of the site where the items are listed, viewed or purchased. Now, that is a fact.
I also understand the same applies to all other countries where eBay has a site. eBay Inc does not care if folks buy and list/sell on international sites in local currency or on eBay.com in US$.
eBay cares about only one thing: making money. Their income comes from fees charged to sellers - mostly if they sell their products (FVF). Their largest incentive is that their revenues are based on the success of its sellers worldwide. The more buyers buy and sellers sell... the more money eBay Inc makes.The corporation does not care where anyone lists or buys: it is largely irrelevant as long as revenues are generated.
'doesn't care if .ca sellers go as long as its on ebay trade is suicide."
"Suicide" ??? It is a fact. eBay-Canada in Toronto operates on a budget assigned by eBay Inc.
Anyone who understands the mechanics of eBay would know that eBay does not make money on exchange conversion fees (that was and remains PayPal's, no longer owned by eBay).
" has done nothing to remove the negativity of what sellers feel, "
Unfortunately, as you know, the "negativity" felt by some sellers and expressed in these threads follows policy decisions made in San Jose by senior management of eBay Inc. The Canadian management and staff may not like many of the decisions made but, once made, their job is to execute to the best of their abilities what their masters have decided. And most readers here who ever held a middle management job in a large company know exactly how it works: you hold your nose, get back to work, and collect your pay cheque.
" I hope they will release how many of .ca sellers had either quit or went south"
That type of information is never revealed. Not by eBay or any other public company. It is nobody's business but its own. That information is of no value to buyers or sellers transacting on eBay.
" they are still owned by the same corporation"
NO.
eBay and PayPal are now two different public companies traded on the stock market in the USA - independent from each other, except for some working arrangements. They have different boards of directors and management.
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