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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol

Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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

Feedback left to sellers - Individual DSR's...

I can view the overall DSR's left by buyers for me, but I would be interested in seeing the individual DSR's each buyer has left for me over the last little while, and have no clue as to whether a report exists to view such things. (ie) I would like ...

There has got to be a mistake........:)

Checked my sellers dashboard today to find I have a 5.0 where shipping and handling is suppose to be. 4.96 in everything else. Sure would be nice if they took their snapshot today. I have worked really hard on educating buyers about FREE SHIPPING, th...

Canada versus US DSR Shipping Rating

I am finding DSR shipping rating for Canada is somewhat skewed. The majority of my shipping is to the US, whereby USPS is substantially cheaper than Canada Post. Thus, the US Buyer will never rate my shipping costs reasonably, since the postal costs ...

Lost it with a buyer, how do you cope?

Recently, I had a buyer who lives in the USA, purchase an item on December 17th. The item was shipped out via Canada Post Light Packet Air Mail, on December 18th. (within 12 horus of receiving payment). I always send a 'shipped' email to every buyer,...

Im Glad Christmas Is OVER

The Ship time from canada to usa via letter mail has plummeted I got letters i Shipped back on the 13th of Dec Still Floating around not Delivered . I also noticed the loss rate for canada post is very high via letter .. So far in the last 30 days i ...

Five Day Listing Promotion on eBay.COM

5-DAY SPECIAL Save 75% when you list items Dec 30—Jan 3 First five items list FREE 75% off for additional listings Sell—then get what you really wanted If you qualify for participation, you will have received an email and a Message Center message. Pl...

Feedback glitch.

I have been trying to leave feedback for buyers and have been unable to do so. I checked the U.S. board and someone had just posted there that they were experiencing the same problem.

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN HOW THEY DO IT AND MAKE A PROFIT ?

I have seen alot of Chinese sellers selling items for 0.99 cents with free shipping .. How do they do it ? Is there a less fee's for listing with a company from China ? For example 270479862166 (they have tons) I cant see how they can do it and turn ...

Losing Big on the Exchange 110,000 per year :(

Is there any way outta this ... Currently im losing about 6% per Transaction on Usd dollar exchange .. Because im selling the dollars on paypal then rebuying them back with my bank and this is getting Awful . Im losing enough for 3 employee's salary'...

Why USPS does not like shipping liquids

Got this back today. I suspect some idiot was shipping ink or toner and did not pack properly, it leaked out and destroyed parcels around it. Came nicely in plastic bag with packing slip (or whatever left of it) but without content ... http://dipmicr...

Merry Christmas!

Hi Everyone, Here's wishing each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas! Susan, Morley, Jamie, Kaitlyn, MacKenzie & Emi

Credits for Saturday, November 21st Temporary Technical Issue

Hi All, I received an e-mail this evening from eBay.ca. In the e-mail it stated: On Saturday November 21st, we experienced a temporary technical issue that resulted in searches returning either limited or no results. Since we know this may have disru...

unauthorized transaction x 2

Well I had 2 unauthorized transactions lodged against me today. They were from 1 transaction - dated July 31 for $6 And the other one August 11th for $45, and guess what from the same buyer, surprise, SURPRISE :0. I was to respond to the $6 which I d...

Do you follow-up with CanadaPost tracking ?

A customer asked about whereabouts of the order. This one has been shipped using 1-day guaranteed Expedited Parcel, it's been 5 days and last record is from accepting at the PO. I checked our expedited shipments since November and came to 35 shipped,...

Business down?

Just wondering if everyone is doing their numbers this year? My sales for November were less than half of last year. I have never seen it this bad. So many auctions have been going for only the starting bid and I know it's not just me in my category....

Greg's Story .. You can be a Sucess too on ebay :)

Greg sells Skate Board's Read all about him I get a kick How Outdated these story's are ... Greg only buys the odd Wii game now .. guess the skateboarding business did not work out so well . Espresso Machines COMMON its canada get real the shipping w...

Ahhh Finally Almost all outta Canada Feels So GOOD

My last month shipping from canada . I have Signed a Contract with a large Distributor outta California to do 70% of my usa Shipping / product Distribution . No more informal entry's skys the limit for me now . We have 50% of our packages going outta...

Reporting eBay bugs seems almost impossible

Is it just me, or is reporting bugs to ebay a big nuisance? For one, I can't seem to email them about the bugs. I can only call them or contact live chat. I really don't have time for that. I figure I am doing them a favor and just want to pass the w...

21 days hold on funds if either one of your DSR below 4.5?

Well, Paypal did it again. They put a 21 hold on all my incoming funds because my shipping DSR dip below 4.5 to 4.4. Doesn't looks like it's getting easier selling on ebay. Are we all being forced to doing free shipping? I sell a lot of items that ar...

eBay.ca mailing bags from Canada Post

Has anyone purchased any of this bags recently? I haven't since they started charging for them, but to my surprise, I just ordered 50 of them the other day because they are FREE again.... I use them all the time, and still had some left from before. ...

Problems Printing Only 1 Shipping Label

I'm attempting to print a light packet international label via paypal. This one shipping label, when I get to the last screen, results in a message saying that Paypal shipping is not available. I want to pull my hair out as I've printed plenty of oth...

Small Packets qualify for Canada Post discount

I was just made aware the "Small Packet" qualifies for a CP volume discount. I did not previously know that. Most of our packages are "Light Packet" but a good portion are "Small". It's about 13% discount and works out to over $2,000/year for us. Ber...

BLACKTHORN question ???

I want to list on ebay Germany any way to get blackthorn to work for this .. I dont want to go back to turbo lister hell to get it to work ? what are my options any one know

Is Ontario Business Obligated to Accept PST Exempt Certificate?

I always thought we have a choice not to accept PEC but now have a customer who tells me we have to. I was reading Ministry of Revenue website but it's pretty wague about the "obligation". If this is an obligation, I am wondering what would cashier i...

eBay Deals

There is a deal today for mini tripod on front-page. The ad was up little over 2hrs and sold 1095pcs. Then I refreshed after few minutes and went up to 1114. If it sells with the same rate of approx 500pcs/hr not even counting the last-minute spike, ...

25% OFF SHIPPING- FINALLY!

Hadn't checked recent announcements lately and now I see: ***Now Available: 25% Off Canada Post Expedited Parcel Services*** Since ebay.com has long been offering a good deal with UPS and Paypal shipping, it's about time we got a better deal here on ...

ebay is now sending payment reminders within 48 hours on our behalf?

Last week I received a payment reminder for an item I purchased 2 days prior and was waiting on an invoice for as shipping wasn't specified to Canada. I was little annoyed that the seller was in a hurry to get paid but never sent the invoice. This we...