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Why has the Ebay system suspended shipping to Israel? CP sends there.
I have has several instances where the E-Bay shipping system has said that there is no service for shipping to Israel. Yet, Canada Post apparently will ship there. I've lost a couple of sales as a result. Can anyone tell me whats happening here?
is there any possible way to reinstate my account after permanent restricted
Dear eBay Community eBay Support Team,I recently received a notice that my eBay account has been permanently restricted. I respect eBay’s policies, but I believe this may have been a misunderstanding or related to an issue that I am now ready to reso...
What do you think is going to happen to our shipping on May 2?
So de minimis on China/Hong Kong made goods goes away May 2. If history is any lesson, there's going to be bedlam at the border. I'm wondering what the shippers like Stallion and Chit Chats are going to do, while we are allowed to continue to ship no...
Resolved! Will there be a tariff owing if I send a $20 item to the US before May 2nd?
Buyer wants to know but am confused now since so many changes made to tariffs recently. I think will be okay since deminimus still on until May 2 but not sure. Have actual tariffs started yet?
Re: Customs Processing Charge with UPS USA to Canada
For anyone considering making a purchase from US via UPS here ia an idea of what to expect (it will vary depending on items Coo and value) but mostly so you can avoid a bit of sticker shock. Sample item was valued at 80.00 USD Personally I would high...
EASTER SLUMP -
Every year at this time it seems to a be a slump time I have gone 6 days without a sale first time in 4 months that has happened - last year it went 4 days, at this time, year before that 2 days which is pretty common for me -- I just can't seem to b...
Resolved! Shipping a record made in both canada and us to US
A buyer in us bought a vintage record. The jacket is made in usa, but the disc is made in canada. Many vintage records sold in us and canada produced like this. My questions are, 1. How tariff will affect on this item?2. How to input HS tariff code o...
New Canada Post Discount for SfSB Members Feb 17 - Apr 27, 2025 | PARCEL Rates As Low As $3.50?
Here's an interesting tidbit of info that was sent to post offices on Feb 14. I've posted the relevant text below: ----------------------------Solutions for Small Business™ (SfSB) reduced rates on Expedited Parcel and Tracked Packet USA starting Febr...
Price Increase on Select Canada Post Flat Rate Boxes - Effective May 5, 2025
Recent communication from Canada Post to post offices: Small and Extra Small flat rate boxes will be increasing in price effective May 5, 2025. Extra Small: $17.99 --> $18.99 ($1 increase, or 5.27%)Small: $19.99 --> $21.99 ($2 increase, or 10.01% [ou...
Tax Return GST Input for Form T2125
Hi all, This is my first time filling out Form T2125. I've registered with the CRA for a GST/HST number. Since eBay collects and remits GST on the sellers behalf, what would I input for GST collected? $0? Thanks in advance.
SHIPPING LABEL. Ebay could not fix my problem I had to pay more.
I sold my first item internationally to Hong Kong few days ago. When I tried to print shipping label, a error msg poped up: SORRY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO GENERATE THE LABEL. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE PARCEL SIZE is WITHIN THE ALLOWED LIMITS and BOTH ADDRESSE...
Coupons LIVE!
coupons are live on .ca FINALLY!!!!!!! I just set up a 5% off one for the rest of March to test it out!
Calculated Combined shipping rule glitch
Just an FYI for sellers that use calculated combined shipping rule (combine all items by weight) If a canadian buyer is using the ebay app or using .ca it will not combined combine shipping weights, it will show full shipping for each item. The cacul...
Shipment requirements according to USPS as of 2023
devon@ebay This was posted to the USPS website in 2023. Please pass to the correct department for urgent attention. It appears this was never fully complied with by eBay and eBay Labels (see note below). Applicable for both US and Canadian shipping t...
ASENDIA Hub Glendale Heights IL: Wrong Labels
Asendia US WRONGLY managed the label for my package and BY MISTAKE, put the wrong label on my package (electronics) going now to Germany and my label on the the wrong package (Nike jacket) that I received on April 19th in Canada.I was able to pull of...
Mexico and Tax ID
Hi guys, Maybe someone can help me understand or maybe there's a field missing in the orders. I had an order for Mexico. Now, we need to add the TAX ID for their customs. I couldn't get this info in the order page. Contacted the buyer, no answer. So ...
Resolved! Buyer has purchased through brand new account and messaged on another, older account to arrange...
Buyer has purchased through brand new account and messaged on another, older account to try to arrange shipping to different address. Obviouisly, I will not ship to any address not directly attached to the sale. There's also no feedback on either acc...
Does anyone else have this issue: "you have no upcoming payouts"
Following this flow: under Payments tab - Your Financial Summary - Available Funds there is a red dot with an exclamation point "!" and the phrase "You have no upcoming payouts" (this would be my normal day for a weekly payout, never had one missed s...
RICARMICs Self insurance cookie jar statistics to end of 2024
A little later than usual, but better late then never! Overall Notes:-I live in the stamp collectors world, so these results are all from postage stamp selling categories-prior to 2018 I sold only on .COM. Since then new stuff is about equally divide...
China shipping
Hello does any one know howe long to give before neg feed back can be given for not gotten a item I was going to purchas this pencil from a seller but not sure to avoid China and UK shippments thanks
Cancel Request after 3 days
I had the ebay set to time away for the long weekend and someone placed an order on an item while i was gone and requested it be cancelled but since 3 days have passed since the request I am no longer able to respond to the request and i am unable to...
Canada / Combined shipping
First time writing on forums like this - it shows how desperate I am about Ebay customer service. This is beyond me how such a big company can have such a low rated customer service. Every time I reach out, they cannot answer any questions, or fix an...
For Buyers and Sellers of Collectible Trading Cards and the Tariff Situation
Leading trading card grader pausing submissions from Canada, China, Mexico due to tariffs The New York Times - Athletic - March 4, 2025https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6175486/2025/03/04/psa-grading-submissions-tariffs/ City TV - Calgary - April 21, ...
FYI Notifications are down, both email and "the bell"...
Whilst working on stuff this morning an hour ago, I noticed my ready to ship count had gone up by two from what it was earlier in the morning, however no email notifiations, nor "red bell" notification. There were two sales to same customer, one from...
Message from Canada Post. Unable to deliver package, tracking not working
I just have a message supposedly from Canada Post.The delivery address provided for this parcel is incomplete and is required further details.If you cannot provide a response to this action within three days, the parcel will be returned.There is a tr...
BC PST
I know this was asked before but all the answers seem to be unclear and/ or date back to 2022.I am registered for PST but not GST in the province of BC. March is my first reporting, due end of April. My bookkeeper doesn’t seem to understand that eBay...
Resolved! Shipping Fluids
Are there are restrictions on shipping 16 oz bottles of fluid through the mail to the US or Canada? This is not corrosive or flammable.
HTS and CoO Required on ALL Packages
HTS codes and Country of Origin are now required on all packages entering the USA. Many packages are still not clearing because the HTS or CoO are not in the manifest. This effectively means that the de minimis is gone, but no tariffs or taxes are as...
Why doesnt ebay canada have GSP, or whatever the new shipping program is?
Like title says. Why doesnt ebay canada or Canadian sellers get access to the global shipping program, or whatever it's called now? Why do they make these things american only?
Bug in "Similar items" ?
When browsing on computer, I often see "Free 3 day shipping" or others similar in the "Similar Items" section under the product. When I click on the item, there's either no free shipping at all or there's Free Local pickup AND a normal paid shipping....
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