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eBay Restricting use of outdated Internet Security Protocol

Hi eBay Members, eBay has decided to restrict the use of outdated Internet Security Protocol, SSL 3.0, because we have determined that it does not meet our standards.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

Free Listing on the .ca Board Today

Free listing on the .ca board today. Jeff

U.S. Thanksgiving have your sales in a slump today?

Are sales slow for anyone else today? I'm thinking that mine are effected by the U.S. Thanksgiving that's on Thursday. Since I'm on the subject of holidays. Will you continue to list auctions week ending Friday December 26th and Friday January 2nd? T...

Money Orders ARGH!

I used to think that once a MO had cleared my account that it was as good as cash. Well today I found out that it isn't. The bank told me that buyer of the MO can cancel it for any reason they want up until 30 days after it has been purchased. What i...

Why do we have to wait 17 days to file NPB on a NARU?

I get about 5% non paying buyers. Often, they're accounts made up the same day as the purchase, with phoney contact information and no valid email address. So I report the buyer as having no valid email address after three days of non-payment (I requ...

Mannequin Needed to Purchase

Can anyone advise of where I can purchase a display mannequin at wholesale (or otherwise low priced)? I have found exactly the type of mannequin that I want but would have to buy it from the US thus paying in US$ plus shipping, plus customs fees.... ...

HELP - Missing Assay Office on Sterling - Can Not Identify Maker

Hello... We have a pair of nineteenth century English (?) sugar nips for which we can not identify the maker because there is no assay office mark. The other markings are as follows. We have attached photos. - lion passant in shield - lower case date...

Buyer Complaint Paypal!

I have a situation and do not know how to resolve it maybe someone can give me advice Here is the situation: I had a customer buy a brooch from me and she paid for it by paypal on October 31st.I sent the brooch out and the postal serivce sent it back...

Joke Of The Day!

This is a letter from the family dog! My Dear Human, These things have been bugging me for some time. I just needed to let you know. Maybe with understanding we can get along better. Love you anyway, Your Dog 1. Blaming your farts on me. Not funny .....

Newspapers, Viagra, OH MY!!!

You have to read this thread for a good laugh. Just when you think you've heard everything! LOL http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jsp?forum=143&thread=400048560&modifed=20031126153727

eBay desktop picture

I thought you guys might like to have this on your desktop seeing how we basically live, eat and sleep eBay. http://www.cellexwireless.us/ebay/ebay_desk.jpg Just right click on the picture and click "set as background" cheers, momo.

How Long Can A Package Sit At Customs

I sent a package out on the 10th of November via Xpresspost, to the states. It still has not yet arrived and the tracking number registers as 'item has entered the destination country' on the 12th. I am assuming that this means it's at Customs. How l...

How do you tell if an email from Ebay or Paypal is Fraud?

Hello, as topic states, i receive a lot of fraudulent ebay emails, most of them are easily identifiable since the link points to a geocities webpage. But, I would still like to hear from everyone how to tell them apart in case the email is a real one...

How can I tell if an email from Ebay is real or Fake?

I just received the following FAKE? email ...... Dear eBay User, We recently noticed one or more attempts to login into your eBay account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account has been hijacked by a third party wi...

Anyone Try eBay Live Help?

Has anyone tried speaking with eBay Live Help. Is it just me or is it an infuriating process? I spent a half an hour talking in circles with this person and quite frankly got nowhere. Here's the transcript - please someone tell me if I'm not being cl...

Rude Buyers....

Hello: I just need to vent for a moment please. About a month ago, a buyer made a payment for their auction (1 week late I might add) and I promptly shipped the parcel via Canada Post the following day as I do with all my auctions sold. This person e...

I've been RIPPED OFF

Today is really not my day. Started off with this guy calling me wanting to buy my cell phone (an ad i put on local paper) at 9am. He wanted to meet at 11:30am, then i remembered i left my cell phone and boxes and stuff with my friend (more than an h...

BIDDER OUT BIDDING ALL MY AUCTIONS

IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE HELP I HAVE TRIED ALL AVENUES WITH EBAY , I FEEL SO HELPLESS. I HAD A DISGRUTLED BUYER WHO WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HIS PURCHASE. MY POLICY IS THE ITEM HAS TO BE RETURNED FOR INSPECTION AND THEN A FULL REFUND WITH ADDITIONAL SHIPPIN...

Listing on EBAY.com (cannot! brings me back to EBAY.ca)

Hi there, How do you change this? I want to list on EBAY.com as It will fix my problem with Paypal as I have a lot of customers who are newbies on EBAY. This would save me the time to make out bills to people. I go to ebay.com, start up the SELL in m...

10 CENT fixed price listings on Tuesday Nov 25th. (.COM ONLY)

Tuesday, November 25, 2003 between 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second on November 25, 2003) and 23:59:59 PT November 25, 2003 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). What are the fees? All insertion fees for Fixed Price listings will be $0.10 on the U.S. Site...

Biting the bullet....

How many of you would bite the bullet and take a $45 loss if the customer claims non-receipt of parcel after 3 weeks? She is rude and I am tired of dealing with her. She has threated paypal chargeback. Would you take the loss just to get her out of y...

My "Blocked Bidders List" is gone!

Check your Blocked Bidders List, if you use it (which you should). Is it still there? I went to add someone to mine today, and it's completely empty. I logged in again and even restarted the computer, but it's gone. I've been keeping a record of all ...

NEED HELP read this letter about from a late payment customer

Quote "Sorry for the slow payment. Have you seen the news? San Diego burned down!!!!! I was a little busy! thanks for the compassion" I was thinking of writing back " Hope you were not hurt fighting the fires . We look forward to the payment soon ! T...

I love this board, but ...

You have to admit, for sheer down-and-dirty dish-it-up entertainment value, you can't beat the .com board. Carlos, Caramba!

Help With A Math Problem

Help me with this folks..... 3 men go to a motel the motel clerk charges them $30 for the room Each man gives $10 A little later. The motel clerk realizes she charged $5 too much for the room. She summoned the concierge and sent him with $5 to refund...

Non-Payer Increase

Does anyone else notice a large increase in non-paying buyers? It seems like 10% - 20% of buyers are non-payers. I'm concerned sending negative feedback will result in receiving the same in retaliation. I have been registering non-payers with eBay. A...

Canada Post Online Shipping Help

I started using Electronic Shipping Tools this week. I have a few questions for any users who have streamlined their mailing process. I have read the past threads and picked up a few good tips already. 1. Do you use the Desktop or Online version? Can...

profane messages from a buyer :(

Wow. I'm sorry, I hope that you all don't mind but I am dumb founded by what happened to me today and I wanted to share this story. The first email I read today was from a buyer who was upset that the postage on the package he received was more than ...

CHECK OUT THIS NUT!!!

http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/ride-n-free/ He wanted to know why he was on our blocked list.

eBay Defaults- Changed 7 Day listing to 3 days

I re-listed an item this morning and did not pay attention to the number of days that the item was to be listed for as it has always defaulted to 7 days. When I went to look at all my auctions, I noticed that this item's auction was ending in 3 days....

Super PowerSeller of the Month

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to remind you that we are always looking for new PowerSellers to feature in the Super PowerSeller of the month feature. If you have a good story to tell, please email it to superpowersellerca@ebay.com and you could be the n...