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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol

Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards. As such, some Turbo Lister users could see some connectivity issues. For more infor...

Holiday Returns available in Turbo Lister

Hi Turbo Lister Users, The option to apply Holiday Returns in Turbo Lister is now available in the Beta version of the program. When deciding whether or not to be a Beta user, please keep in mind that the beta versions aren't free of bugs, nor are th...

Recent Issues w/Turbo Lister Sign In

Hi Turbo Lister Users, A recent Windows update has caused some programs, including Turbo Lister, to crash. To sign-in to Turbo Lister before the improved Windows update is released, please follow these steps: Open Internet Explorer Open the Tools men...

Canadian address versus USA address

Hello everyone, I wanted to get your opinion on the following. I have the possibility of having a US address and using USPS shipping (From Canada) and I was wondering if you think my sales would be better than having a Canadian address (but also usin...

Collecting HST; listing on .com

I list exclusively on .com (3100 listings) I have now met the requirement to collect HST. I have completed the HST Sales tax table. How does any of this work if all my listings are on .ca?

hong kong shipping

How is a supplier from hong kong able to ship an item from there valued at $1.78 canadian & prepay that item to an address in canada. Is this a scam or are there any hidden fees , duties or taxes involved? Through ebay it seems solid but i wonder.

Making Listings for .com using Turbo Lister downloaded from .ca

Hi,Due to the upcoming changes I was interested in trying to do some listings for ebay.com using turbo lister. I've been using Turbo Lister for 8 years to make my listing on .ca in US dollars (I have Turbo Lister 2 downloaded from the .ca site). When...

.com & ,ca stores

I will take the opportunity to update my listing, rethink the price structure, and also concert to CAD - I am also thinking of listing on .com some items that are easily shipped without the PayPal shipping labels.QUESTIONSWill my store pricing apply ...

If a listing says the bidding ends at 4:00 why does ebay accept bids at 4:00:30?

If a listing says the bidding ends at 4:00 why does ebay accept bids at 4:00:30?If, as the ebay team member claims, the auction really did not end until 4:00:30 why is that time not posted?

USPS Tracking?

Anyone else notice the USPS tracking site has been down excessively as of late? I haven't been able to track a single thing all Easter weekend, it keeps telling me "Tracking info not available to CANADA". This has been happening for the last couple o...

Returns

i sell mainly personalized items, so they are not available for refunds due to the custom nature of the items I create. In 4 years, I have had 1 return and they buyer emailed me privately and i replaced the item Now in the past week, I have had 2 ret...

What would be smart behavior for INR? So far I have email only

On March 3, 2016 I got an offer from the US buyer (Illinois) for the book listed for $25.99Cdn, the offer was too low, I made counter offer and received another offer slightly higher with begging note "please accept it! I am a student!"So, I have acc...

How to charge Canadian taxes on .com ?

Now that Ebay forces us to list on .com if we want to list in USD, how do i charge taxes to Canadian buyers buying from those listing? If it works why change??? I seriously doubt about the increase in sale when the buyers have to assume the conversio...

Switched billing currency fro US to Can and now can't pay invoice in US Currency

MORE HEADACHES Tried to change my billing currency on line from US to Can and it would not let me. I had to call CS to have it changed. I tried to pay my complete US balance yesterday with a one time payment and it would not let me use my Paypal acco...

Havent gotten items I paid for and now the buyer does not have account

I bought nail polish back in december and I STILL have not gotten my stuff in the mail, I have been waiting forever so I figure it is not coming, so I checked, and the user I bought it from doesnt have an account anymore! I want my money back, I feel...

ERROR - DEPRECATED_GUEST_ORDER_DETAILS. Please help me so I can track my order! HELP

I received an email on February 28th "Thank you for purchasing as an eBay Guest. We will update you when your order ships to..." Have not received any updates to let me know when it ships. So I've tried to click "View Details" but it brings me to the...

Can you guys help me understand people's complaint about having to list in CAD?

Suppose I normally listed Generic Video Game in US funds on ebay.ca, typically charging $25 USD + shipping. I just found out that I'll soon have to list it in CAD. Why is this such a frustrating problem for me? After all, if I list in CAD, I get paid...

Why shipping cost are so high

Seller why your shipping cost are so high and why ebay never statu on shipping cost example 3 x 25¢ ship as a letter cost all over Canada $2. some seller ask $2. $3. $4. so on foronly one coin exception when its a registred letter with tracking numbe...

auction - style users

so ebay.ca gives me thousands and thousands of fixed price listings , but what about auction - style listings , could have given us a few free auction style listings as well. not everybody on ebay sells with fixed priced listings. have a good daySpoi...

Sell In CDN $ = No US Purchases

Not sure if Ebay thought this through enough, But a lot of sellers are also buyers. I buy a lot of US goods, because I have US funds in my pay pal account. I get those funds through selling in USD. If I have to buy USD at 30% exchange I will need to ...

Can I keep my Global top rated seller status and benefits If I sell on ebay.com?

I am considering moving some of my listings to ebay.com because of the upcoming forced currency change. I am currently a top rated seller on ebay.ca and of course would like to keep it that way.I am not a US top rated seller and it is impossible for ...

Pay No Insertion Fees

Hi, I just received this offer....Pay no insertion fees for up to 50K listings a month when you select Good ‘Til Cancelled. Available at ebay.ca,cafr.ebay.ca But when I try to list, 30 cents insertion fee still shows. I even tried "sell similar" What...

Automatic payment?

Last time, and once before, when I bought something, it was automatically paid with my credit card. It used to be that every time I did fill out the credit card payment questions. I do not have a PayPal account, never signed up for one, and I do not ...

List on .com - how do I use Canada Post?

outbid or not???

Hi everyone, I have just ,a few minutes ago, placed a bid on an item and the listing page showed i was the high bidder. Good! I then went on to search and look at a few more items. The next time I was on the my eBay summary page the watched listing i...

Resolved! Once again-time to go with the flow

Yes, ebay has thrown a curve ball to all of us(Canadian sellers), do we watch it go by for a strike, or do we hit it out of the park? I am a small seller(no store) who has seen the promos go from 5 & 10 cents per listing, to being free, for that, I t...

Heard from police about a buyer

Interesting, heard from a cop in QC today who is investigating credit card fraud. It was for a sale in DEC that got the 'unauthorized reversal". Said there was numerous fraudulant purchases with the card, all done through paypal. First time Ive ever ...

I wasn't really outbid and forced to win 3 auctions

I was recently searching for some older coins for a theatrical production I'm working on as well as my personal collection. I found a listing for some old medieval coins while using my mobile phone on Ebay.ca. I bid on the item at $5.50 and was told ...

When I respond to a question

When I respond to a question about one of my listed items using my cellphone (mobile), the "unanswered" flag is not removed from the listed item, and the response is not recorded in the "messages" section of the Ebay website. In most cases my respons...

My item was stolen at Global Shipping or after it left their location.

An envelope arrived yesterday that was supposed to have a necklace in it. Imagine my surprise when I opened it to find a wee box with a piece of cotton batting, no necklace. Large sticker on the packaging that said Re-Sealed by Global Shipping" so it...

Possible to use Shipping calculator on ebay.com ?

I am appalled by the decision to force selling in CAD. I think it will hurt my business as my main market ( vintage video game ) is rather strongly indexed to the USD. Listing in CAD makes no sense to me. I would be forced to manually adjust my price...

Easter Monday as a CPC Stat Holiday miscounted in delivery estimates

Note to sellers using untracked services: watch your future defects around delivery estimates over and including the Easter weekend. Anything sold after Thursday may be displaying an incorrect 'Expect by' date in the Order Details. It seems that the ...