Canadian Sellers - List in US or CDN?
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12-10-2004 01:28 AM
I have been listing in US dollars since the beginning. As we are all well aware the US dollar is not doing so well. I was thinking of switching everything to CDN dollars. This would save me the hassle of needing to periodically update all of my prices to accommodate the rise and fall of the US dollar. I fear though that changing the prices may defer potential US buyers as they currently make up 85% of my customer base.
Has anyone made such a dramatic switch and what where the consequences or advantages gained?
What are your opinions of listing in Canadian vs US dollars?
Thanks!
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12-10-2004 01:33 AM
Most buyers are in the US. Most Canadians pay in USD with paypal. I do offer the choice to Canadian buyers to pay in CAD after purchasing, but no big deal.
I only list in CAD on ebay.ca when it is a local pickup or specifically for the Canadian market.
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12-10-2004 01:37 AM
Not much help but that's my take on it.
Glenda
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12-10-2004 01:47 AM
Thanks guys!
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12-10-2004 11:33 AM
I list on Ebay.com not Ebay.ca for maybe 1% ( if that ) of the buyers of my items are from Canada. Almost all are from the US but the past month a heavy Europe and Australian purchasers have happened.
If someone in Canada buys one of my items I convert the auction afterwards to Cdn funds for them for easier payment.
US exhange this week at the bank was 1.20 up from the 1.16 but I figure I am ahead with listing in US funds anyways.
dar
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12-10-2004 12:58 PM
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12-10-2004 09:56 PM
Now I have lived in Europe, UK, Asia and the Middle east. Before I finally resided in Canada I had never heard of a "Canadian Dollar" let alone seen one. If any eBay seller wishes to offer their products to a world wide market they would be doing themselves a disservice to list in Canadian dollars,. Worried about the current slump in the value of the US dollar? Remember how low the Canadian dollar dropped several times in the last few years? At least the US dollar is internationally recognized and easy to obtain. Your only safe bet is to list in "Gold Bullion" but that is hard to transfer.
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12-10-2004 10:11 PM
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12-15-2004 01:33 AM
I figure that most of my U.S. customers do not realize that I'm in Canada OR they realize I'm in Canada but think we use the U.S. dollar up here. I don't want to confuse them.
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12-15-2004 08:51 AM
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12-15-2004 01:39 PM
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12-15-2004 03:09 PM
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12-15-2004 04:02 PM
Amazing. I just rolled with the punches and started listing on eBay.com to get around that.
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12-15-2004 08:18 PM
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12-15-2004 09:04 PM
Do you need to go and sign up for a .com account or can I just log in from eBay.com and do it from there?
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12-15-2004 09:26 PM
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12-15-2004 10:14 PM
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12-16-2004 02:05 AM
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12-17-2004 04:49 AM
To list a Featured Plus item on the US site costs $15 USD but only $5 CDN. The Featured Plus ad will appear on all sites if you select WorldWide shipping.
By placing links in your ad to your eBay store you can generate traffic from the Featured Plus ad to your store easily and at a significantly lower cost than eBay.com and increase sales.
I list most individual auctions in USD but I always take advantage of eBay.ca's promotions whenever they come up. Its not to make things easier for US customers to buy, but mainly to take advantage of the exchange rate. But, on the times I have listed in CDN funds I have had US customers buy from me and pay the same amount in USD funds ( list for $10 CDN get paid $10 USD ).
On another note :
I stopped listing auctions on Dec. 7th and have sold over $145 USD since then just through my eBay.CA store, and these are NEW customers not repeat customers. Goes to show that if they want it they'll dig for it.
Alex.
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12-18-2004 01:45 AM
