eBay

musicyouneed · ‎04-25-2016

I list on both .com and .ca and have sold a total of 32.

On .com I have about 400 or so listed, Christmas, Classical and Compilations and I have sold 13 so far for the month of April. 11 of those were to US buyers, 1 was international and 1 to Canada. Now I don't expect too many sales on .com as 200 or so are Christmas music so only selling 11 of that is not bad.

Now on .ca Cdn $, I have about 700 listed and sold 18 so far for the month of April. Of those 13 were to Canada, 4 were to the US and 1 was international.

Now my prices are pretty standard across both .com and .ca, in fact I lowered my prices on .ca when I used the Cdn $.

But what is particularly noticeable is that on .com most of my sales are to US buyers which holds to the same percentage I have noticed over the last 14 years. Very few sales are to Canada or international. On average sales on .com are 70-80% US buyers and the rest is Canada and to international.

Now I changed all the listings into the Cdn $ on .ca. I reduced all the prices and cost of shipping so that it would be even more attractive to the US buyer. But they are few and far between, what it has done is increase the Cdn buyer because of course the lower prices. What's missing is the US buyers.

Now my overall sales are down about 40% for the month and I think that it is a direct result of listing in Cdn $.

Now of course, I have to play the ebay game and I will continue to list on both but slowly as time allows will move the majority of listings over to .com.

I am just wondering what affect does it have on ebay.ca when we list on .com and not .ca? What is the reason for the change? If I make a sale on .com, does .ca get all the FVF or do they share it with .com?

pjcdn2005 · ‎04-27-2016

My focus is Canada and everything Canadian....Books....primarily

Perhaps you explained this earlier and I missed it but if your focus is on books about Canada, why not list with the Canadian dollar?

What is your percentage of sales - Canadians vs U.S. vs other international?

pierrelebel · ‎04-27-2016

"if your focus is on books about Canada, why not list with the Canadian dollar?"

I agree.

pjcdn2005 · ‎04-27-2016

As I mentioned before, I do list on .ca in Canadian dollars for items that are more Canadian specific. One of the items that I have on .ca always outsells any competitors who have listed in $U.S. even though the total cost for my item is higher. I know that if I had a choice, I would prefer to pay in $C.

pocomocomputing · ‎04-27-2016

@cumos55 wrote:
Moved my store from eBay.com to eBay Canada in September of 2008....

Using Canada Post was a definite benefit when on eBay Canada.

Bulk edit and everything else was also of benefit and very easy.

The cap at $5.00 on eBay.com was a true killer...... No way can ship to the US at $5.00, when the cost of shipping is actually three times more costly...

Tracked Packet is about $19.00 Canadian for a parcel weighing less than one kilogram.... No discounts

eBay Canada is my only option.....

The end result.... as I say... We shall see.

Much of the concern with the change to Canadian dollars on eBay Canada could depend ... on what one sells.

My focus is Canada and everything Canadian....Books....primarily as it was in 2008

Will my Canadian buyers return?........ We shall see.....

cumoss55, my comments below are meant to be constructive, please do not be offended.

As others have mentioned, why not list in CAD on ebay.ca if your focus is Canada and Canadian? I know I hate when Canadian sellers selling Canadian items (discount Canada postage stamps for example) in USD on eBay.ca or eBay.com. I will avoid them as much as possible.

Listing in CAD on eBay.ca would attract more Canadian buyers. Since your items are Canadian, I do not think buyers outside Canada would mind paying in CAD either. No way to know this of course but my intuition says this would not be an issue.

I also noticed that you do not use calculated shipping on eBay.ca. Using it would give the best shipping cost for buyers, especially in Canada who are close to you.

I think you are in a very unique situation to have an advantage to this change to list in CAD on ebay.ca Canada.

cumos55 · ‎04-27-2016

Why no discount for $19.00

Because the difference looks worst with the $19.00...

The migration tool will allow me to change to CDN dollars quite easily.... and without the tool it would have been a difficult and frustrating 30 days.... of revision listing-by-listing

and ..... It is quite amazing what I have learned since 2013.....

Why list in US dollars..... Because that is where I started back in 2003.... and books were not a big factor in 2008... when I had to move to eBay Canada,,, and chose to continue to sell on US dollars

So... for me it is .... Wait and see.... in about two weeks.....

I would rather not make a prediction.... but with what I have learned since 2013......We shall wait and see.... most definitely....

But I do suspect my choice of inventory way back when ........ should turn out to be good for me.

Hopefully other sellers can see if my situation helps them understand what to expect... with their inventory...

cumos55 · ‎04-27-2016

With flat rate shipping I do not "overcharge" shipping to Nunavut or the remote corners of British Columbia or Newfoundland... as well as other distant locations....

and I do refund buyers that live close to me....

For the US shipping is not too high for Zones, 5, 6 and 7.......

I work on the principle that the total that all buyers pay for shipping, .....covers the cost of postage for all buyers in any given year, regardless of where a buyer may live...It works....

sheepgal54 · ‎04-27-2016

Thanks poco Yes you are right I do not sell items with item specifics but didn't know that I had to say that. If I choose to relist or move to .com I will make those changes but right now I am so fed up that I just don't care I make good sales elsewhere