You do now that you cannot leave negative FB, as a seller, right?
Me thinks perhaps ye jumped back into the deep end too soon after not swimming in the waters for quite sometime 
Welcome back to the wonderful world of selling on eBay!
Yes, things have changed. eBay is now meant to be more "buyer friendly".
Taking a look at one of your listings, I would strongly suggest you remove:
"Non-payment will result in a negative feedback & a non-payment notice will be filed with Ebay"
This is definitely not "buyer friendly".
Also, instead of "Payment must be made within 3 days of purchase" you could use a more friendly "Payment within four days would be appreciated"
When it comes to the shipping service and shipping charge, try to be as accurate as possible. A dvd (or sewing pattern) can be shipped domestically as "lettermail" for less than $3. To show "Canada Post Regular Parcel" is not accurate and $4.50 is excessive and not competitive.
Also, unless you have a very good reason to take so long in shipping a paid purchase, I would change the "handling time" to one day (instead of three). I would also change the return policy to allow return within 30 days (instead of fourteen) Both changes will somehow improve your position in search results.
I would definitely delete "I am not responsible for late deliveries due to Canada Post errors". Whether you like it or not, sellers, not buyers, are always responsible for items lost, delayed or damaged in the mail.
Finally, I am not sure it is wise for you to spend $20 extra every month to have an eBay store, unless you plan to have a much larger number of listings.
Good Luck.
Pierre "retired" over a year ago. Yeah, sure.
14 days? Paypal says at least 45, more like 60, moving to 180. I made mine 45 days to be customer friendly. It works. It can take 14 days, and more to just get to the customer.
It does not cost you anything and will more likely attract more customers.
I was curious, I sell car parts, why a high % of the buyers were women. It was explained to me that women control the money in most relationships.
It was further explained to me that one of the first things women look at is the "friendliness" of the return policy. The following is my policy:
Refund: Money back
It was further explained to me that one of the first things women look at is the "friendliness" of the return policy. The following is my policy:
Refund: Money back
"when are you closing your store? "
"Soon" ! 
At this time, I expect to close on October 9th or so.
It may re-open sometimes next year. It very much depends on our potential relocation. We have been looking for several months and have yet to find "the one". We visit "open houses" every weekend (two are scheduled for this afternoon) and arrange the odd week day visit with realtors for new listings possibly offering what we are looking for.
In the meantime, I will start packing next week whatever remains of my stamp inventory. Some of it will be sold and shipped to other dealers, some will be sold at public philatelic auctions and some I may keep for marketing on eBay at a later date to keep myself busy.
@craftee_shadow wrote:Excellent observation!
However, I think a return policy should be tailored to what a person is selling. I have several patterns to sell. Patterns are never returnable in a brick & mortar store. Not sure if books are either. I will not be allowing returns for patterns or books or magazines, that much I know.
Say anything you want and Paypal will over-rule you every single time. Odds are, very little will happen, if at all. However, as Rose alludes to, it is the potential sales that may be discouraged. Why lose sales to have a barrier up that may never be used?
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