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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol

Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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

Picture Theft

So let me get this straight....if some skank steals your photos and uses technology to remove your watermark eBay will do nothing to protect your images? You just have to suck it up? I spend hours creating my stylized gallery shot - it's my brand, an...

Canadian sellers needed for invoice survey

Hello PowerSellers, Our global billing team contacted me recently to see if any Canadian sellers were interested in taking a short telephone survey on eBay invoices. This survey is currently being undertaken by sellers from US, UK, France, Germany an...

The Loonie vs the Greenback

Well the Loonie's brief foray onto the wild side appears to have been short lived. According to XE.com (at the time I'm writing this) the Greenback is now trading at 1.00096 against the Cdn. dollar. Of course, it might be a while before we actually r...

auction interference

i've never had this one happen to me before, and i'm not too knowledgeable in the area (of course, when you search ebay's policies, they're so vague)...anyways, i recently sold item 250190013793...the next day, buyer paid via paypal, very excited abo...

International buyer sending M.O.

In my listings I always state that I accept only PayPal from countries other than Canada and the U.S. Today I had a newbie buyer (0 feedback) from Spain who bought an item and went through checkout marking it as sending a money order. I emailed him, ...

Sellers Getting Lazy During Christmas

I dont know whats going on, but I recent just purchased a bunch of comic books from a few sellers, and the sellers must be lazy on shipping/handling. From 3 different sellers, all the books arrived in a envelope, they look like they just threw them i...

eBay going after CANADIAN SELLERS via SNPC notices

Just wanted some input from the community regarding the latest events with two fellow powersellers that have received notices from eBaY that their accounts have been RESTRICTED for 30days for voilation of the SELLER NON-PERFROMANCE POLICY. Below is a...

Our new STAR rating -- another milestone successfully acheived )

Figures, it was one of our past buyers that left the feedback that put us at 1000 mark -- oh well can't complain, now time to focus on acheiving the next level 4000. Trying very hard to improve our shipping ratings, but with CanadaPOST/USPS misplacin...

NERVOUS to ship a $600.00 item to a 1 Feedback buyer. Need ADVISE??

Sold an Xbox 360 with Halo 3 for $599.99. Buyer has 1 Feedback with a comfirmed address. Would I be safe to ship and get a signature with CanadaPost or should I ship as a special delivery signature. Any help would be great. Fed Ex or UPS instead of C...

Prostores

I was wondering for those that have been using prostores out there how it has been working for them? I've always used traditional webdevelopers to run sites since long before prostores, but now one of the developers has let the coding in the site bec...

Shipping Calculator

When I was at eBay live alot of the eBay staff there we're saying they had intentions of launching the eBay shipping calculator for use by Canadian sellers. Just wondering if anyone has seen an update that I may have missed? Can't wait for this one t...

Registering a business name in canada

Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anybody knows whether or not I need to register my ebay user (business name) in Canada? Its a little confusing when it comes to taxes.. if Im suppose to claim any profits/losses from ebay. Am I suppose to be charging t...

bulk lisings help

I have 10 identical golf shirts I would like to list.What is the best way to list these? I have never listed in bulk before. Appreciate your help. lucas@ golfing in style

PayPal and exchage rate when transferring to your CAD account

Hi All, I read some of your comments on losing money when transferring from PP (US funds) to your CAD bank account. Royal Bank has bought a bank in the US called Centura. You can open a Centura account through Royal Bank; transfer PP US funds to Cent...

I RECEIVED A MYSTERY NEUTRAL TODAY AND HAVE NO IDEA WHY

Earlier this week I sent out mutual withdrawl requests to two customers, one who was happy, but accidentally put a neutral and one who's in denial about the size they fit into to. The one in denial accepted while the other has never responded. In any...

Don't be afraid to bid .. :^O

:^O >dont be affraid to bid i have 100% good feedback. http://cgi.ebay.com/Feeding-to-Win_W0QQitemZ180166467947QQihZ008QQcategoryZ378QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Surge in sales???

On Oct. 1 I became a powerseller. Since then, Ive gone from selling 1-3 items a day from my store to 3-8 items a day. Is it related to the PS designation?? Have other new PS had this happen?

WOW - 0 Cent Listing Day, August 15th

I am impressed with this one!!! Renee

Why have we not heard anything from the new head of eBaY Canada

Just another example of how unprofessional this company is - a new boss is put in place and still not a word from our leader as to his plans. just another puppet - you figure by now the boys in California would have had the strings securely attached ...

Shipping to United Arab Emirates

I shipped a ring to a customer in the United Arab Emirates on August 13th. He still has not received it. Has anyone shipped to this location before? This is the first time I have shipped to UAE & would like some feedback on shipping times if anyone h...

NEW SCAM EMAILS VIA EBAY TRADING ASSISTANT EMAIL

Check this out... came via eBay's email system for Trading Assistants, as soon as i seen the 'sign in' i knew it was a fake, but unreal, they are using that system now too: http://pages.ebay.ca/theme/mystoryarchive/sean.html

Business is very slow :(

Hi guys, I've been selling swimwear since December and it's been great.The last 2 weeks have been really quiet and I'm getting worried.I've never seen it this quiet. I'm thinking of closing my store and reopening it again when the season picks up aga...

Canadian Power Seller Alliances and Selling Locations

I have been doing this for while now and I have run across this area in ebay again. I am looking to find out where many of the Canadian Power Sellers are located in Canada to forge alliances and share information. The ebay forum is a good one for gen...

Ebay Nervous About Departing Power Sellers

Found this in a locked thread above, thought maybe I should repost it here, in case anyone wants to make a comment: Dear Community, Here's an update on the Federal Court Decision involving Canada Revenue Agency and eBay. "You may have recently read o...

Update on the Federal Court Decision involving Canada Revenue Agency

Dear Community, Here's an update on the Federal Court Decision involving Canada Revenue Agency and eBay. "You may have recently read or heard about a recent Federal Court of Canada decision that may require eBay to release certain customer informatio...

Claiming fees on taxes

Just wondering if anyone out there that is set up as a business claims their listing fees, and other eBay fees on their Canadian income taxes. I have heard than many currently claim or write off their listing fees, picture upgrades, etc, as advertisi...

Are military items restricted in Canada only?

I'm trying to list a WWII steel helmet, but can't even open-up the present listings to compare the style etc. Apparently there are legal restrictions in place, that blocks access to these items! A total of 770 items are presently listed and a good pe...

Problems with C-da EBay Silver Seller Customer Service!

Could anyone tell me what to do! My account has been limited for the past 50 days. I cannot post more than 75% of my weekly sales. If I surpass that amount, I cannot even revise my auctions. Usually EBay puts a limitation on seller's accounts if the ...

A New Scam??!

Hey everyone, Not sure if anyone else got this.. but I'm 90% sure it's a scam. It showed up in my e-mail and not in my eBay messages - which is my only reason to believe its a fake. They are getting more and more cleaver these days... unless its actu...