Buying and Selling on eBay

Updates from the Cross Border Shippers

Chit Chats posted on their blog:https://chitchats.com/blog/president-trumps-tariffs-on-canada-and-e-commerce Trucks going over on May 2 and May 3 were denied. They are going to fine their customers $1000 for trying to sneak China made goods in with t...

Made in USA (heating component Made in China) - this is not a substatial transformation, right?

Oven:Made in the U.S.A.Heating component (Powerhead):Made in China This is not a substatial transformation, right?I am selling one like this... https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bs8AAOSw28Fkw42h/s-l1600.webp https://www.cafr.ebay.ca/itm/176210877080 Not...

Tarriffs Shipping to USA from Canada

Its been a while since i last mailed a parcel containing hockey cards to USA from Canada using Chichats and had been told back in February as long as item/s is under $800.00 and on the menefest provide description, declared value, where it was made, ...

The Canada Tariff Finder

Hi Folks,I came across what looks to be an updated government service.Maybe this will be of help to some of you. Here's a sample and the link is below. https://www.tariffinder.ca/en/getStarted

How do Canadian sellers offer extremely cheap postage

I have noticed as a buyer and seller on Ebay, that prices in postage are going up dramatically. I have come across some Ebay sellers offering Hotwheels for 6 to 10 dollars . The postage cost across the board to any buyer is 2 to 3 dollars.I cannot un...

Calculated Combined shipping rule glitch

Just an FYI for sellers that use calculated combined shipping rule (combine all items by weight) If a canadian buyer is using the ebay app or using .ca it will not combined combine shipping weights, it will show full shipping for each item. The cacul...

Resolved! eBay no longer provides return labels for US to Canada orders?

Just got off the phone with eBay customer service, apparently a recent change has been made where you can no longer purchase a return label via eBay for items that have been shipped to the US from Canada.Normally that’s no problem, I’d purchase a ret...

Shippo/Netparcel savings higher than ebay savings on Canada Post domestic expedited labels?

I'm getting lower estimates on Shippo/Netparcel domestic CP expedited labels when compared to ebay labels. I had one charge lower than the estimated amount though, so perhaps ebay estimates are just not reflecting actual label costs again? On a CP Ex...

How does a new tariff affect to shipping DVDs and Blu-rays to USA?

An us buyer just purchased a blu ray movie priced at 30 canadian dollars. It doesn't say where it was produced, but it does say that it was exclusively distributed in canada. I guess that makes it the origin of country "made in canada". How much of t...

Canada Post to US shippers - please post here with your experiences post May 2nd

Would sincerely appreciate any feedback from sellers using Canada Post to ship to US customers given the changes that have recently occured for de minimis post May 2nd - good or bad. Would like to avoid any posts for cross border shippers using ChitC...

Canada Post strike and Ebay shipping options ?

So with the possiblity of another strike with Canada Post can a mass change be done with shipping options ? What i mean by this is in ebays settings is there a way to do a full change on your shipping options to use other postal services. I have over...

eBay Labels is showing UPS as an option for PO Boxes

devon@ebay Just thought I'd warn people of this. Make sure you check the address before blindly buying a label. As far as I know, UPS DOES NOT ship to a PO Box and should never have been shown as an option. I have no idea if the label would have gone...

What do you think is going to happen to our shipping on May 2?

So de minimis on China/Hong Kong made goods goes away May 2. If history is any lesson, there's going to be bedlam at the border. I'm wondering what the shippers like Stallion and Chit Chats are going to do, while we are allowed to continue to ship no...

Incoming package from Europe stuck in Mississauga Customs for a week and counting...anyone else?

Wondering if anyone else is experiencing long Customs delays at Mississauga, Ontario? Very unusual....usually have packages go through Customs there in a few hours, a day tops. Anyone hear anything about a slowdown? Should have nothing to do with tar...

International Shipping rate tables - amount shown is adding 4$ to US rates?

OK - so trying to optimize selling to other international destinations than the US, and with Stallion I can get between 8-15 off from CP tracked international on packages under 2kg to Asian destinations with tracked shipping. So I set up and internat...

delay to delivery ebay O03-13026-10926 800-4563229

Hiebay O03-13026-10926, 800-4563229avbout this payment done the 30TH of April on a personnal Visa Credit Card. We are receiving a note form you after the expedition who said that the payment is not working ???? So on the credit card, I have a confirm...

What's up with paying selling fees on the buyers tax?

I get why we pay seller fess on item price and shipping charged but shouldn't the sales tax, something between ebay and the state the buyer comes from be paid by eBay? It's independant to the sellers transaction. a minimalist example:

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Border inspections and grey areas of interpretation

Yes, border inspectors may encounter grey areas when applying tariffs, especially regarding the origin of goods and whether they exceed personal exemption limits. They may need to determine the country of origin if it's not clear or if goods are not ...

Canada Post Refund on eBay Purchased Label

Hello, I had a sale that I purchased a shipping label via eBay for Canada Post, due to a significant delay in delivery I requested a refund though their claim process and was successful. The Canada Post email said that the refund will be "Credit to A...

Confused about tariffs and de minimis at this point

Hey folks,I sell Canadian made items, and most of my buyers are in the USA. At this point I’m unclear if and how much tariff they might get hit with if they buy from me.If I understood the de minimis news, it was eliminated for Chinese goods - does t...

eBay stop allowing non latin characters in shipping addresses!!

I'm so tired of having to contact buyers to get a shipping address which I can actually print. I get addresses in Arabic, Japanese, Korean and so on, which I can't print a UPS/DHL shipping label with. No translation doesn't work most of the time and ...

Selling used items when COO not known

I had thought I had posted about this yesterday but unable to find my post today. I sell mostly used items with the majority being jewelry. Some is marked as to where made but lots are not. The country of origin for all items listed as COO unknown de...

Rewiring my brain post de minimis changes

So today was 1st day of sourcing after the de minimis elimination for China. My stores are on vacay mode for the short term, but went to garage sales as I'm an everything seller and they are a primary sourcing opportunity, as well as estate sales, fl...

Trying to start an Ebay account but it's not giving me the option of linking up my bank account?

Hello, I've been following all of the instructions and when I go to try and link my bank account to my ebay account I only get this option. I've added a credit card, but it still gives me no option to add a bank acocunt.What am I doing wrong?Any help...

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US Country of Origin marking - Exceptions

Articles Not Requiring Marking of Country of Origin (COO) - What articles are excepted from marking by 19 U.S.C. 1304?1. The article was produced more than 20 years prior to its importation into the United States; 2. Articles valued at not more than ...

I asked US seller to comment on what they see (Tariffs) as a buyer purchasing from Canadian seller.

Nothing.It's a joke. Basically Ebay is warning US buyers from buying anything outside of the US. Unhelpful.What is the point of Country of Origin field in the listing detail in Ebay. https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/US-Buyers-shopping-in-Canada-...

Resolved! Stallion Express labels - do I need specific software/hardware?

To any Stallion users - will be purchasing some domestic labels through them - are the labels generated in pdf format so I can print them directly, or do I need special software or God forbid one of their printers? Thanks in advance!

Canada Revenue Agency Form GST506

devon@ebayWould you or another representative be able to help with this issue please? I have a long standing issue that I've been trying to solve since 2023. Notably my inability to contact/reach the Ebay Canada people responsible for issuing Canada ...

HS Code Lookup CP May 4, 2025 and other HS tidbits

A heads up for anyone using the CP website to look up HS codes. When testing this morning I got a "Service not available" error message with several attempts using 2 different browsers. According to the CP website the only status issue (partial) was ...

Fellow eBay Sellers - Are you going to pay any tariffs for US Buyers?

Stallion and Chit Chats have released shipping options that allow the Seller to ship their items and pay the tariffs, instead of the buyer.So I wanted to ask my fellow Canadian sellers what they plan on doing:a). Shipping status quo and the buyer bei...