Hi all,
I too am very disappointed as a Blackthorne user being unable to take part in the sales and list on Ebay.ca. Ebay promotes the tool to Canadian users but does not support it use on Ebay.ca. If there were a way to list on Ebay.ca I would. So its really a closed sale for the small sellers only.
I too am very disappointed as a Blackthorne user being unable to take part in the sales and list on Ebay.ca. Ebay promotes the tool to Canadian users but does not support it use on Ebay.ca. If there were a way to list on Ebay.ca I would. So its really a closed sale for the small sellers only.
I, as well, do not participate in the recent .ca exclusive promotions because I also use SMP. It would be nice if this message could be understood by Jordan Banks and his crew but I'm not holding my breath.
In his "Holiday Cheer" message, Jordan says "The one thing we know for sure in our office is that we are not always right (that might be the understatement of the year). However, each one of us tries our very best to listen to what the Canadian eBay community is saying and then we push hard to turn your thoughts/comments/suggestions into action. We all feel incredibly lucky to be working for such a passionate and loyal group of people." Who are you talking about, Jordan?? Let me know what select group of passionate and loyal group of people you are referring so that I can apply for membership. If our comments and concerns as Powersellers have little or no impact on the happenings at eBay.ca it would be wise for us to abandon this board and go to where our words are heard and understood.
Since the inception of the Canadian Powersellers it has been plagued by pinks that parachute in to introduce themselves and them disappear into the mists to be never or rarely heard from again. It appears that, unless Powersellers ask questions of pinks on the Canada Town Square board it is unlikely they will be heard. Or is it that they are being ignored? As a reminder to Jordan and his crew "These sellers rank among the most successful sellers in terms of product sales and customer satisfaction on eBay. We are proud to recognize their contributions to the success of the eBay Community!" (from the Canadian Powerseller Portal). In my view, the pride or recognition is rarely demonstrated.
So to eBay.ca, continue to have your .ca exclusive promotions without the participation of most of your largest volume sellers. But just don't rest your head on your pillow at night telling yourself that you are sincerely making an effort to improve Canadian seller profitability. More appropriately, be honest with yourself that your promotions are only to increase eBay profitability by attracting more casual garage-sale sellers to the site.
Merry Christmas!
Bill treasure-pot
In his "Holiday Cheer" message, Jordan says "The one thing we know for sure in our office is that we are not always right (that might be the understatement of the year). However, each one of us tries our very best to listen to what the Canadian eBay community is saying and then we push hard to turn your thoughts/comments/suggestions into action. We all feel incredibly lucky to be working for such a passionate and loyal group of people." Who are you talking about, Jordan?? Let me know what select group of passionate and loyal group of people you are referring so that I can apply for membership. If our comments and concerns as Powersellers have little or no impact on the happenings at eBay.ca it would be wise for us to abandon this board and go to where our words are heard and understood.
Since the inception of the Canadian Powersellers it has been plagued by pinks that parachute in to introduce themselves and them disappear into the mists to be never or rarely heard from again. It appears that, unless Powersellers ask questions of pinks on the Canada Town Square board it is unlikely they will be heard. Or is it that they are being ignored? As a reminder to Jordan and his crew "These sellers rank among the most successful sellers in terms of product sales and customer satisfaction on eBay. We are proud to recognize their contributions to the success of the eBay Community!" (from the Canadian Powerseller Portal). In my view, the pride or recognition is rarely demonstrated.
So to eBay.ca, continue to have your .ca exclusive promotions without the participation of most of your largest volume sellers. But just don't rest your head on your pillow at night telling yourself that you are sincerely making an effort to improve Canadian seller profitability. More appropriately, be honest with yourself that your promotions are only to increase eBay profitability by attracting more casual garage-sale sellers to the site.
Merry Christmas!
Bill treasure-pot
Thanks Ann... on a side note to both you and Monique (who I know frequents this board), Wiley has posted the title to it's website for January release. You can find it here:
http://ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470839465.html
Have a great holiday...
Bill treasure-pot
http://ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470839465.html
Have a great holiday...
Bill treasure-pot
APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE!!!
Yay Bill!
"More appropriately, be honest with yourself that your promotions are only to increase eBay profitability by attracting more casual garage-sale sellers to the site."
You got that right! No bigger seller using any listing tool can use the .ca only promos without spending tons of time on it. To me it means they really are going after the smaller sellers who will list on .ca using only the SYI form. The rest of us list on .com.
Yay Bill!
"More appropriately, be honest with yourself that your promotions are only to increase eBay profitability by attracting more casual garage-sale sellers to the site."
You got that right! No bigger seller using any listing tool can use the .ca only promos without spending tons of time on it. To me it means they really are going after the smaller sellers who will list on .ca using only the SYI form. The rest of us list on .com.
Hi CG;
It's not likely that .ca would spring for the expense of a software package tailored just for Canucks. Heck, Education Specialists have a hard enough time getting them to pony up the cash to redo the Basics of Selling program that is more than two years old. And, according to Jordan, funds are better spent elsewhere than extending the program in Canada to allow us to offer the same programs as our US counterparts.
eBay.ca is notoriously tight with spending. It is well understood that we are a much smaller market than our US cousins but, proportionately, we don't appear to get our share of the revenue generated put back into programs as do our friends to the south.
Bill treasure-pot
It's not likely that .ca would spring for the expense of a software package tailored just for Canucks. Heck, Education Specialists have a hard enough time getting them to pony up the cash to redo the Basics of Selling program that is more than two years old. And, according to Jordan, funds are better spent elsewhere than extending the program in Canada to allow us to offer the same programs as our US counterparts.
eBay.ca is notoriously tight with spending. It is well understood that we are a much smaller market than our US cousins but, proportionately, we don't appear to get our share of the revenue generated put back into programs as do our friends to the south.
Bill treasure-pot
