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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol

Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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

Iceland for sale

Heard about the joker who put Iceland up for sale on eBay?:^O http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=32657639-ddc7-49d7-b54a-73ead8861218

Browser Does Not Support This Option??

I was contacted this evening by a buyer who states that when she tries to purchase one of my items via the BIN option, she gets an error message indicating that her Browser does not support this operation... She did say that she has never purchased a...

Problem with maximum shipping fee in media category

It seems that ebay has started today (tonight?) to implement their new maximum fee for postage (media category) on their US site. While I do want to comply and I have been following ebay's new regulations, I wanted to list a box set of two LPs tonigh...

NEW FLASH !!! Ebay Lays Off or Terminates 1000 Employees Jobs

NEW FLASH !!! Saw on the news today Ebay is laying off or teminating 1000 employees. The information was on the financial news on CBC Is this sign of things to come ??? The company is not doing as well as they would lead us to believe. Sad to say but...

OMG Can't opt out of new search on ebay.ca

Help. Can anyone else find a way of opting out of the new search anymore on ebay.ca ?

RELEASING our POWER SELLER INFORMATION- and other nonsense

While we appreciate eBay's protection of our privacy- eBay is also free to release this information with OUR CONSENT being the user. Rather than waste further eBay resources fighting this matter on behalf of ALL eBay users- WHY NOT SIMPLY PROVIDE POW...

Selling on ebay.CA, can buyers around the world see our listing?

I sell all my items on Ebay.CA and I was wondering if buyers from .COM, .UK and etc... see our item in their site? Or do they have to log onto .CA in order to view our item? I was told that only item in .COM can be viewed in any dot orgin. Is that tr...

100% FEEDBACK & FREE SHIPPING & GOOD DSR WILL NOT RAISE YR LISTING SEARCH

This is just one example how Best Match Works: Item 310088736821 has 7 hours to go, seller has 100% satisfaction rating, he offers FREE SHIPPING, has good DSR rating and still his listings appear on the bottom of the list on page 134 under Swarovski:...

EBay to cut 10 percent of jobs, biggest such move in company's 13 years

NEW YORK (AP) - After a series of changes designed to draw more people to its online marketplace, eBay Inc.'s latest alteration is aimed at its own employees. The auction site operator said Monday it will cut about 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of its work ...

Need some suggestions for gift certificates

Would like to issue $25 gift certificates for sale on eBay. These can then be used to purchase items that we have for sale on eBay (or off-eBay). How do I avoid having to pay FVF's twice if the certificate recipient buys through eBay? Can certificate...

Canada Post Scheduled Maintenance

Canada Post values your business. To ensure we continue to provide you with the best service, we will be upgrading our technology on the Online Business Centre and Electronic Shipping Tools modules of our website. Please be advised that from Friday, ...

Online Postage Options Canada

Is there any online postage options in Canada like there is in the USA? Cheers .

You were denied access...

Anyone ever come across this error message when searching for an item? Forbidden You were denied access because: Access denied by access control list. Have been getting this message when searching for certain (mundane) items. Xena

How does everyone feel about this "Best Match" Feature?

I hate it! I noticed my listing that ends in 4 hours is shown AFTER listing that ends in 18 hours!! I sell authentic Swarovski items, made by Swarovski and bearing the swan logo yet fake items that are posted as "Swarovski" (only resemblance is it sp...

Sellers are responding to eBay's new fixed price fee structure

A picture is worth a thousand words: .

Is anyone familiar with this mark?

Would appreciate your help in identifying this mark. http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/2budds/IMG_2563_3.jpg

The September 30 FVF rebates are being processed into accounts NOW

Mine showed up about an hour ago. :-) .

A little eBay glitch to be aware of

As of today, I have been receiving emails through my mail client that, when I try to reply, would go to "ebay@ebay.ca" However, that is not the issue. The messages are not in the eBay message centre. Although one can work around that, eBayers that re...

Has it been slow lately ?

is it just me or is every ones auctions slow....i haven' t sold more than 5 items in the last 3 days...usually i would have sold over 30-40 items??

Ebay now allows Negative Feedback for items never included in auctions.

Hi everyone Have not posted on here for a while now but I thought that everyone should be aware of this one. Not sure if it has been posted before and the new seller protection policies do not apply for this feedback scam. Do not want to post this bu...

Unpaid Item & Negative Feed Back! I need Advice

Almost 2 weeks ago I had one of my international buyers purchase some items from me. This buyer purchases from me often; however, the weight for her previous purchases has always been under 100 grams. The shipping for Light Packet is approximately $4...

Important information for 2004 - 2005 Canadian PowerSellers

On November 6, 2006, the Federal Court of Canada authorized the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to impose a requirement that eBay Canada produce the account information and sales data of Canadian PowerSellers for the years 2004 and 2005. eBay Canada has ...

Important information for 2004 - 2005 Canadian PowerSellers

On November 6, 2006, the Federal Court of Canada authorized the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to impose a requirement that eBay Canada produce the account information and sales data of Canadian PowerSellers for the years 2004 and 2005. eBay Canada has ...

Canada Post STRIKE VOTE : possible strike November 9

Canada Post employees are now voting until October 17 across Canada for a possible strike (that could start November 9). What the hell are we going to do if such thing happens right before Holiday Season ?

I'm doing a survey and need your input...PLEASE!!!

How many of you Canadians have an address in the USA to receive letters & packages? Questions: 1- Do you have an address in the USA where you can receive mail? 2- Is it: a- a PO box; b- a street & apartment address; 3- a house address 3- Do you have ...

800 and still going!

Hi Everyone, In between watching CNN and all that has/is happening in the States with the economy and the presidential elections I've been chugging along getting my listings back into my store. I'm delighted to say that I finally hit 800 listings ret...

eBay.com Advises Canadian Media Sellers to Adjust Pricing

Link Thanks for nothing. On a $20 item that costs a minimum of $11.00~$12.00 (with packing costs, with the item weighing over 500k/under 1kg) to ship, where's the profit after raw costs? I'm not seeing how eBay.ca will grow under this kind of policy,...

Merchant Credit Card Processing Help

I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I have been working on my own website for a while now, I would like to find a merchant credit card processing company so I can offer choice between PayPal and Credit Cards, as well as Interac. The problem I ...

Customer From H***! Any Advise Please?

Greetings! Just wondering if I can get some advise that would be helpful in this situation I'm in. A customer with 15 feedbacks won my red panther auction on Sep 5/08. No communication for 8 days, so I started an unpaid strike. She then communicated ...