eBay

mdf_jersey · ‎06-15-2016

I guess Ebay wont put out the numbers , but I wonder how many Ebay .ca members went south to .com . I myself have moved 3 accounts to .com, but this account I think I am going to keep on.ca. See how it goes.

Always can change later.

i.am.vivian · ‎06-15-2016

The exodus will not be complete yet, not until after August when GTC listings in USD wont be renewed automatically. The seller then has to change to CDN or go south.

mr.elmwood · ‎06-15-2016

I have wondered the same thing. Selling, from Canada, is the US. This is unique in the world, a sovereign nation entirely dependant upon another, at least in this context.

My CDN sales are 4%. Regardless of being 10% of NA pop, my landed prices undercut US prices. I should be 15%+. Canuckistanians do not buy on eBay.

I have more sales to Puerto Rico than I do to Canada.

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recped · ‎06-15-2016

@mdf_jersey wrote:
I guess Ebay wont put out the numbers , but I wonder how many Ebay .ca members went south to .com . I myself have moved 3 accounts to .com, but this account I think I am going to keep on.ca. See how it goes.

Always can change later.

The members are not going south just the listings are going south. As far as eBay Canada is concerned a sale by a Canadian based seller is a sale by a Canadian based seller, which eBay site the sale occurred on is pretty much irrelevant to anyone.

"What else could I do? I had no trade so I became a peddler" - Lazarus Greenberg 1915
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aubreyclay56 · ‎06-15-2016

@recped wrote:
@mdf_jersey wrote:
I guess Ebay wont put out the numbers , but I wonder how many Ebay .ca members went south to .com . I myself have moved 3 accounts to .com, but this account I think I am going to keep on.ca. See how it goes.

Always can change later.
The members are not going south just the listings are going south. As far as eBay Canada is concerned a sale by a Canadian based seller is a sale by a Canadian based seller, which eBay site the sale occurred on is pretty much irrelevant to anyone.

As far as i can see ebay ca is almost done lack of canada buyers i think that .ca is almost finished,and im just wondering if big brother in the us is putting the squash on its can little bro because sales to canada are not bringing in profitts due to bad management

cumos55 · ‎06-16-2016

Once upon a time ago... there was ... no ... eBay Canada.

All Canadian sellers listed on eBay.com

Then came eBay Canada, with the option of listing in Canadian or US dollars.... on eBay Canada

and... then also came the French part of eBay Canada

The time has come for all Canadian sellers to list on eBay Canada in Canadian dollars or on eBay.com in US dollars.

Many of us have lived through all of these changes.

In future, Canadian sellers will know only Canadian dollars on eBay Canada.... eBay Canada will remain unique..

eBay Canada will always be unique.. mainly because of our proximity to the US and a well defined option to use eBay.com as a site to sell on eBay.

Also our English-French Heritage...

As Canadian sellers we are in transition..... We will adjust

reallynicestamps · ‎06-16-2016

Canuckistanians do not buy on eBay.

It is my experience (selling everything from cast iron woodstoves to postage stamps) that Canadians are less interested in buying by mail order than Americans.

One indication of this is the complaint from Americans about the number of catalogues they are showered with around Christmas. I used to get one for Gift Baskets and the Sears Dream Book, but that's about it.

Oh and Lee Valley Tools. The REAL Dream Book.

pierrelebel · ‎06-16-2016

"Oh and Lee Valley Tools. The REAL Dream Book."

Mary loves the Lee Valley catalogue and products. She has been buying from them by mail for decades. Not the cheapest (we do not do "cheap') but the quality is well above average.

Then they opened a store in Scarborough (Toronto) and we would stop there from time to time when visiting the kids and grandkids.

They recently opened in Kingston (25 minutes from here). No more mail order from us! Given the option and considering the high shipping costs within Canada, we now shop in person.

momcqueen · ‎06-16-2016

Being from rural Manitoba, my family has been accustomed to shopping by mail since catalogue come into existence.

The shift to CAD only on ebay.ca has not affected me at all. I wholeheartedly embrace the idea that CAD is best for Canadian buyers of which I have many.

tobyshitzu · ‎06-16-2016

Doubt it was any significance at all. Click the birthday Frenzy box on the .ca homepage. Look at the sales history of the listings. 100s of sales with $100s of thousands or more in sales from single listings in a lot of cases. Those are the sellers who matter, most in can$ before ebay said they were changing

thecoinhunterca · ‎06-16-2016

No one will argue that the CDN dollar is a better choice for Canadian buyers than USD. It's not really about that, is it now? The Canadian market is a drop in the bucket in comparison to the marketplace down south. Just in terms of population, expendable income, buying power and buying habits. Americans buy far more than Canadians and a much wider range of product. Many Canadian sellers target that money rich market and were able to do it seamlessly. I for example list in both currencies depending on where I feel my audience is. Doing so now becomes operationally more difficult. I'm a one man show and the amount of time I spend managing my listings matters to me.

pjcdn2005 · ‎06-16-2016

@aubreyclay56 wrote:
@recped wrote:
@mdf_jersey wrote:
I guess Ebay wont put out the numbers , but I wonder how many Ebay .ca members went south to .com . I myself have moved 3 accounts to .com, but this account I think I am going to keep on.ca. See how it goes.

Always can change later.
The members are not going south just the listings are going south. As far as eBay Canada is concerned a sale by a Canadian based seller is a sale by a Canadian based seller, which eBay site the sale occurred on is pretty much irrelevant to anyone.

As far as i can see ebay ca is almost done lack of canada buyers i think that .ca is almost finished,and im just wondering if big brother in the us is putting the squash on its can little bro because sales to canada are not bringing in profitts due to bad management

Just my opinion but you have a lot of Canadian oriented items which would probably sell fairly well to Canadians if they were listed in $C. There will always be more US buyers because of their much larger population but if you listed some of your Canada type items in $C you may see a lot more buyers from here.

thecoinhunterca · ‎06-16-2016

@pjcdn2005 wrote:
@aubreyclay56 wrote:
@recped wrote:
@mdf_jersey wrote:
I guess Ebay wont put out the numbers , but I wonder how many Ebay .ca members went south to .com . I myself have moved 3 accounts to .com, but this account I think I am going to keep on.ca. See how it goes.

Always can change later.
The members are not going south just the listings are going south. As far as eBay Canada is concerned a sale by a Canadian based seller is a sale by a Canadian based seller, which eBay site the sale occurred on is pretty much irrelevant to anyone.

As far as i can see ebay ca is almost done lack of canada buyers i think that .ca is almost finished,and im just wondering if big brother in the us is putting the squash on its can little bro because sales to canada are not bringing in profitts due to bad management
Just my opinion but you have a lot of Canadian oriented items which would probably sell fairly well to Canadians if they were listed in $C. There will always be more US buyers because of their much larger population but if you listed some of your Canada type items in $C you may see a lot more buyers from here.

Keep in mind that that works in reverse as well. There are many Canadians that shop in USD from US sellers. Mostly due to price and a much wider product choice. Canadian sellers just can't compete on my retail driven items (golf clubs would be a good example). I would even venture to say that more products are bought from US sellers by Canadian buyers that from Canadian sellers.

momcqueen · ‎06-16-2016

"....more products are bought from US sellers by Canadian buyers that (sic) from Canadian sellers."

I highly doubt it.

pjcdn2005 · ‎06-16-2016

@thecoinhunterca wrote:
@pjcdn2005 wrote:
@aubreyclay56 wrote:
@recped wrote:
@mdf_jersey wrote:
I guess Ebay wont put out the numbers , but I wonder how many Ebay .ca members went south to .com . I myself have moved 3 accounts to .com, but this account I think I am going to keep on.ca. See how it goes.

Always can change later.
The members are not going south just the listings are going south. As far as eBay Canada is concerned a sale by a Canadian based seller is a sale by a Canadian based seller, which eBay site the sale occurred on is pretty much irrelevant to anyone.

As far as i can see ebay ca is almost done lack of canada buyers i think that .ca is almost finished,and im just wondering if big brother in the us is putting the squash on its can little bro because sales to canada are not bringing in profitts due to bad management
Just my opinion but you have a lot of Canadian oriented items which would probably sell fairly well to Canadians if they were listed in $C. There will always be more US buyers because of their much larger population but if you listed some of your Canada type items in $C you may see a lot more buyers from here.
Keep in mind that that works in reverse as well. There are many Canadians that shop in USD from US sellers. Mostly due to price and a much wider product choice. Canadian sellers just can't compete on my retail driven items (golf clubs would be a good example). I would even venture to say that more products are bought from US sellers by Canadian buyers that from Canadian sellers.

But I wasn't referring to golf clubs and items that have a larger selection in the US. The poster I was replying to has Canadian coins listed and other miscellaneous items from Canadian companies that are unlikely to be widely available in another country. If a Canadian is looking for those items I think that they are more likely to choose the items listed in Canadian currency. I know that I would.

i do agree that Canadians probably purchase more items in total from US sellers but of course that is going to be true when there are so many more American sellers.

recped · ‎06-16-2016

@mjwl2006 wrote:
"....more products are bought from US sellers by Canadian buyers that (sic) from Canadian sellers."

I highly doubt it.

Really? I can only speak for myself and my friends. Personally I have only bought from 2 or 3 Canadian sellers out of several hundred purchases. I'm not sure any of my friends who buy on eBay have ever bought from a Canadian seller (on eBay).

I often start my buying searches on .ca with Canada Only selected....search results are frequently ZERO matches, when I open it up to US or Worldwide sellers I get dozens or hundreds or even thousands of matches.

I sometimes do find the items I'm looking for from Canadian sellers but in many cases the pricing is terrible.

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momcqueen · ‎06-16-2016

When the dollars were at par? Yes. Now, no. Anyone who lives near a Canadian/USA border can see there are far fewer Canuk shoppers entertaining USD pricing than ever before.

My purchasing is 90 per cent CAD.

thecoinhunterca · ‎06-16-2016

Quote....

But I wasn't referring to golf clubs and items that have a larger selection in the US. The poster I was replying to has Canadian coins listed and other miscellaneous items from Canadian companies that are unlikely to be widely available in another country. If a Canadian is looking for those items I think that they are more likely to choose the items listed in Canadian currency. I know that I would.

i do agree that Canadians probably purchase more items in total from US sellers but of course that is going to be true when there are so many more American sellers.

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Well you've come to the right poster...So here is an education on the online coin business...I sell a mix of Canadian and foreign coins, with a very small choice of US coins. 90% of my foreign coins go into the US (if shipping costs from Canada weren't a problem it would be more widely distributed worldwide). About 30% of my Canadian coins priced under $100 go into the US. About 80% of my higher priced Canadian coins $500+ go into the US. That tells me something. Americans have more money, spend more, and buy a wider variety of goods. Canadians are generally frugal and buy mostly Canadian coinage.

thecoinhunterca · ‎06-16-2016

@mjwl2006 wrote:
When the dollars were at par? Yes. Now, no. Anyone who lives near a Canadian/USA border can see there are far fewer Canuk shoppers entertaining USD pricing than ever before.

My purchasing is 90 per cent CAD.

You are unique and in the minority. I just bought tires from the Tire Rack. Even with the exchange, no Canadian seller can compete. Online or retail. I have many other examples...Electronic from China, etc...I know of very few people who buy Canadian. In many cases for shipments under $100 (even properly declared) , Canada Post won't bother collecting tax which is an added bonus for many buyers.

momcqueen · ‎06-16-2016

If I'm in the minority, it would serve as a surprise to me. I am finding things in Canada LESS expensive in CAD than the same item down South. I watch pricing very carefully.