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"if they've decided they're going to do something anyway, just come out and tell us, announce an implementation date and give us some time to adjust and adapt, or decide to go elsewhere."
Unfortunately, from experience, I know that is not how large businesses work.
I suspect eBay is being pressured by Head Office in San Jose to become a single currency site like all other eBay sites. The final decision may not have been made yet but everyone, including eBay.ca staff, sees the "writing on the wall".
From my perspective, eBay-Canada is making the right moves at this time.
First they deleted the suggestion of listing in US$ and suggested Canadian sellers would benefit from listing in Cdn$ (and I agree with them.)
Now they are coming with a Canadian promotion for sellers listing in Cdn$ exclusively. It is not a bad move towards converting eBay.ca to a single currency site. These things take time and education. That is exactly what they are doing.
(Now I really resent eBay.ca offering a short term promotion while - on the same day - eBay.com offers a long term promotion. But that is a different subject.)
" Due to considerations around increased costs associated with listing on .com"
???
Could you please explain those "increased costs".
I have been listings on both sites for as long as i can remember and I am not aware of any "increased costs"
"until eBay no longer allows it. "
Where does that come from? eBay allows sellers from all countries in the world to list on .com under the same terms. eBay has worked that way since it was founded twenty years ago.
What makes you think for a second that eBay.com would restrict Canadians from listing on their site? Frankly there is no logic to that statement.
I can see that coming from some posters suffering from paranoia (there are many here) but not from you.
"I don't believe you can list 200 + 100 on any other site than .com"
That is correct.
Somehow the ability of Canadian sellers to double their free listing allotment is simply a small loophole that has not (yet) been plugged because it is largely immaterial to eBay.
However, we (eBay sellers with a store) are given only one allotment when we sign for a store and agree to pay a specific amount of money every month. The additional "free" listings some of us get by listing on both sites should be considered "gravy" and not something to count on.
The same concept was true with most free listings promotions. The promotions for XX many free listings were generally available on eBay.com and/or eBay.ca. Many Canadians took advantages and listed on both sites.
However, the most recent promotion announced by eBay a few days ago closed that door. The promotion is available for listings on eBay.com exclusively.
The same thing applies in Europe. If eBay.uk has a promotion, it does not mean the Germans or the French or the Italians can participate.
Somehow in North America we Canadians have had this advantage and many have taken advantage of it. It is not something that is owed to us. Just something we can take advantage of while we can. It will not last forever.
"but I think that will change in the future as well."
It may or it may not. However that is a long way down the road. There is no need to make such decision at this time.
For the time being getting 20% rebate on FVF is based on Global TRS, regardless where you list or what currency you use. Take advantage of it. It is real money in the bank.
