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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol
Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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...
Were is eBay Canada Price Promotion !!!
All E- bay sites have Promotion with advertizing for 3-5 days in front for all sellers(not just for their country)!!! What E-bay Canada waiting?
10 Cent Listing Day - Wednesday, January 17
Thought I would pass this along. It might give some of you a "heads up". Renee The 10¢ listing day promotion rate begins January 17, 2007 at 00:00:01 ET and ends January 18, 2007 at 02:59:59 ET. The reduced fees for the 10¢ promotion will be immediat...
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ... WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT ... !!!???
I used a dispute resolution service for unpaid item Customer concern: A buyer does not pay for an item he won on my auction. The seller files an Unpaid Item dispute by advise of eBay support personal in order to recuperate insertion fee and re-list t...
Whee this is fun! 4 Problems with eBay .. wanna join me?
Hey all, Below is a copy of the email I sent to several contacts within the eBay Customer Support world. Please be aware that these are the 'shortened' versions of the problems I am having with eBay lately and that all of these problems have occured ...
Is any one receive this message?
My friend received this message: SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA JOHN ROCKERS, MARK RAWLING and BRIAN MORK , On Behalf of Themselves and for the Benefit of All with the Common or General Interest, Any Persons Injured, ...
PAYPAL reversal
Hello Everyone I would appreciate it if anyone might be able to clarify this one for me.I have some thoughts but ... Sold 3 golf shirts to a fellow in California on Nov 30th. He paid thro Paypal.Items were shipped Dec 1st by CP expedited.They are alm...
Supplier Problem & Unusual Solution
At a gift show last year I found a Toronto supplier for a new merchandise item. I made a first tentative order of 10 items and, when it arrived, it achieved pretty good final values on eBay but, unfortunately, most of the order arrived damaged. Five ...
Parcels getting hung up at boarder anyone else getting this excuse
It seems when I track my parcels after weeks of customers not recieving them CP tells me they are hung up at customes is it normal for parcels to take 2 months to get to people???? And the tracking system you can throw that out the window it either d...
Can I?
Can I use the same paypal account for 2 different selling ID's? ***************************************************
First negative feedback in 2 1/2 years...NEED TO VENT!
Hi all! I just received my first negative feedback after being in business for 2 1/2 years on eBay...UNFAIR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK to boot! I listed a rare vintage bowl and noted the two defects (a chip and a crack) in the listing. A new buyer (0 feedback...
NEWS FOR CROSS BORDER SHIPPERS
Recently, when crossing the border to mail E-bay packages via the USA I was informed of some new rules that apparently will be implemented as of January 1st. On the RAINBOW BRIDGE (Niagara Falls, Ontario) I was told by an agent that no commercial ite...
JUST WONDERING WHERE YOU GET YOUR STUFF??
hey everyone, was just wondering if everyone here are dropshippers, if not, where do you get your stuff to sell?? i'm just curious...all my stuff is from estate auctions that i attend once or twice a week, so my stuff is always different than say zar...
New CP Small Packet Prices Jan 15, 2007
Well, it's been a while since I dropped by this board...nice to see some old names and lotsa new ones. Figured I'd post the new CP Small Packet prices for those who haven't seen them yet. US Air <250g $6.20 250-500g $8.20 500-1kg $12.75 US Surface <2...
CP Expedited Custom fees
That probably not a news for many, but I just learned hard way that CP Expedited USA customs and brokerage fees are always paid by sender (I.e. Seller). I have send two expensive pieces of hardware to US and got a bill for $96 US. Live and learn. I l...
New FEE increases (effective Jan.30/06) - Happy New Year Everyone
So eBay has done it again -- another nice increase for CORE listings -- they want another .06Cents per listing plus another 1/4% increase in FVF. Must be nice -- wish we sellers could increase our profits in the same way. Time to get our website up a...
eBay.ca Seller Pack - January???
Like many others have expressed I have benefited from the eBay.ca sellers pack with the use of the Gallery images on my listings. My items are not high enough priced items to use Gallery all of the time - way too expensive, but it definately does hel...
limited shipping
is everyone else having the problem of not being able to ship certain items to certain countries ebay tells me its something new
Touching Base on Canadian Seller Profitability
Dear eBay Canada Community, Happy New Year! Just to follow-up on Jordan Banks' Canadian Seller Profitability posting, I wanted to let you know that we are working on several shipping and payment initiatives. Unfortunately, it's a bit premature to pro...
Legal Notice from eBay
Did anyone else get this letter? At first I thought I was getting sued but I'm confused as to why I'm getting this. Can anyone verify what this is and see if it is legit? eBay sent this message to Bulut Bozkurt (djbullet2005). Your registered name is...
PayPal Reversal
Sold an item to a customer in Brazil. The customer paid wit PayPal. She had a confirmed address and was verified. The shipping address was confirmed and I even requested a phone number. So of course I sent the item. Two weeks later pay pal send me th...
Discussion with eBay Canada Country Manager: Thursday January 4 @ 2pm ET
Hello everyone: I just wanted to let you know about our next session with Jordan, eBay Canada's Country Manager, so please save the date and time! Please join us on Thursday afternoon, January 4th, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET (11:00 p.m. to 12:00 ...
Image theft
Just how stupid are some sellers? Check this auction: 150074141962 Didn't even bother to trim off my watermark. Duh!
Attn: Pinks . No Notification for Recent Promo
The title says it all. We did NOT receive notification about the .15 listing special. None to either of our personal emails. None to either of our buying or selling ids (my messages) I am sure I am not the only one inconvenienced by this so, my quest...
Noted Author Lurking In Our Midst ...
Just thought I'd let everyone know (since he is too modest to do it himself) that Bill (treasurepot) Summers is the co-author of the new Canadian version of 'eBay For Dummies', which is coming out within the month. Here's the info: http://www.amazon....
Fifteen cent listing day on .com and .ca
In case you haven't received an email yet (many of us are likely to get it too late to be of any use), both .com and .ca are running a promo today. I have 5 user ID's and none have them have yet to receive notice of this promo. Details are here: http...
One Neg. feedback is killing me!
I'm just a new powerseller and was just strating to finally get my sales up and an established 100% feedback. Last week I got my first neg. for an item the guy started out saying he didn't want and wanted all his money back including shipping. When I...
An introduction - newest addition to Canada's Marketplace Development team
Dear eBay Canada Community, Further to Jordan Banks' Canadian Seller Profitability posting found here, I wanted to introduce myself. I'm Circa from eBay Canada's Marketplace Development team. My role at eBay is to improve Canadian seller profitabilit...
Merry Christmas PowerSellers!
May 2007 be a prosperous year for all of you!
what is the best day and time to end listing to get best results
I am still trying to understand what days are better to get more bids and sells and what time, my findings so far the best day is THURSDAY, I get more number of items sells on this day if auctions ends between 4 and 6 pm mountain time. the worst day ...
Site to promote Canadian Powersellers
I am creating a new site that will allow a user to see a user id and the listings. When some one clicks on the listing they are directed to the listing on eBay. One section of the site lists Canadian Powersellers. The site currently lists sellers fro...
