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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol

Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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...

Return Policy

I had a 14 day return policy on my listings. I had a buyer message me saying he wants to return the item because he ordered the wrong board. I told him thats fine as long as he pays shipping. Well today is day 14, so if he doesn't ship until Monday c...

Buying in US and shipping items to US border PO Box

Hi, I live in Toronto, my question is how can I buy items from US sellers that don't ship to Canada, and pay them using Paypal.I want to use border PO Box service(kinek).Do I have to open a US bank account for Paypal address verification? or just add...

A sale problem, my immediate expectation, followed by a reality check....

This was an instructive situation that I thought worthwhile to share. Buyer buys a significant sized item (100s of $), used one of the gibberish new automagic ids and zero feedback. The id was created on the same date as the purchase. A couple days a...

bank to bank transfer Has anyone used this seller

He insists that I pay him from my bank account with a direct transfer his. This transaction would not go through EBAY

I want to delete purchase history but HOW ?

How to delete purchase history ?

not interested in this anymore - sellers appear to be instantly raising bids to over-price items

Import charge fees

Has ebay business drop off from Canada? Because I will not buy anything that has the import fee put on by the seller. It is a rip off because I have never been charged import when thing are shipped by mail. Also thing are really slow when the fee are...

seller cancelled transaction AFTER end of auction! How is this allowed??? (Item 111768682684)

I was the winning bidder for this auction. Final price: 1025$. Ended late yesterday night. Tried paying by hitting the Pay For Your Item Now button, but got the message to contact the seller to inquire about shipping fees. I tried that. Sent 3 messag...

How do I remove from my ebay the Canadian prices on items?

On my summary section and when I search the item shows Canadian prices. How do I remove it and show English only?

Indonesia eBay scam

On Friday, September 11th 2015 at 2:38 PM I had a buyer from Indonesia purchase a $300 laptop that I had for sale. They said; “I really want it. Give me the total number I should pay including the shipping tax.” Even though my only shipping options w...

Why ebay is so stupid?

I got two unpaid item this week. All from someone without transaction in the recent one year. And I cancelled the orders. Then ebay told me, ebay was trying to confirm with the buyers that they already got the refund. They didn't pay the item. It's s...

Why does Ebay remove 100% rating sellers products saying they are prohibited when they helped list

Ebay removed all our products after they helped to list them as we had technical problems on our account. Ebay said our products are prohibited but they allow long time sellers to keep selling the same brand of products. Ebay has more than 17,000 lis...

parcels to canada

Hi , i live in the UK , and want certain items posted to Canada is there a way to find out if additional customs and tax charges will be applied thanks k

Withdrawing Small Amounts from Paypal Account

This isn't a question -- just some info that I thought might be useful to someone. Most of my sales are in US $, but sometimes I also have a small amount of CDN $ in my account. I asked Paypal how to withdraw small amounts without being charged a fee...

Resolved! Can't buy anything

How does this site stay operational when you can't even buy anything from it? I have tried to use THREE different credit cards to make a purchase, all of which were perfectly valid, and each time this idiotic message appeared and flat-out lied about ...

Why is there no tracking information for inbound packages to Canada

Canada Post is no longer showing tracking information on the web site for inbound packages for tracking numbers starting with the letter R Asian countries.New Policy is that they do not have to supply any tracking information on the web site for any ...

I ham french please Help me Tank You ( my question is What it min ( FACTORY UNLOCKED ) on a phone

What does this word mean ( FACTORY UNLOCKED ) help me tank you .

Repeated Fake Buyers!!

Hi. I'm trying to sell my first item, a MacBook Pro laptop. The first time I posted it for sale, it sold mere minutes after it was posted. The buyer's account had a US address but he wanted me to ship to South Africa. Red flags all over, I cancelled ...

The item i won and i paid for was in another bidding by the seller..

When i looked at the sellers other items i saw the item that i won, and i already paid for it but maybe the seller is not contented to the price that i paid so thats why he is putting it in a new bidding. I tried to contact the seller but no response...

does eBay still have an area to post something you are looking for ?

September 16th 2015 Weekly Session

Hello everyone, Welcome to our weekly session. I'll keep this thread open for most of the day and be around on & off to reply. If you have questions or comments on last week's Fall Seller Update announcement, please go to to this thread instead so th...

Returned item to seller and did not give me a refund

i bought an item on March 6, 2015, item # I received the item and it was not as described. I emailed the seller on May 11, 2015 I did not open a case. I thought doing the refund through ebay "my messages" was good enough. He sent me his return mailin...

Resolved! Got Ripped off, Seller Refuses to Accept Return?

I recently purchased a new Keurig K450 from a seller on ebay. It arrived today and all I can say is, wow. The water reservoir has a huge crack running up and down it that leaks water. The power button doesn't work. It has coffee stains all over the s...

Ship time?

I just ordered something from China and I live in Canada Ottawa I just wanted to no the how long it will take to arrive. Thanks

how do I actually send an email to the subscribers

Item Return - Who pays return shipping?

Hi, I bought a used laptop through ebay's Global Shipping Program from a seller in the US.When I received it, it was both physically damaged and not working at all (most likely damaged in transit due to insufficient packaging).I started a Return proc...

I bought an Item. picture is gone.. text says the item has been removed.. bleep?

I just took a look at my purchases and I have 2 listings where the pictures are blank and all the info on the product is gone. There is a message that says " This listing has been removed. If you havent paid you dont have to but if you have everythin...