Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

carly@ebay.com
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Please join us here on Friday, May 20, from 10:30-11:30 AM ET for a general discussion and question and answer session with Gary Briggs, eBay.ca Country Manager. Gary will be here on behalf of the eBay.ca team to answer any questions you have about eBay.

Regards,
Carly
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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

To catseye and dbcanadian,

Regarding your On The Road schedule questions, we have not set a date yet for Vancouver but we are usually there in the fall (Sept/Oct). We also have not yet set additional dates for Ontario. We will be posting more dates soon. Please stay tuned. Of course, please also look for eBay Education Specialist hosted programs in your area.
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catseye*
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Canada Post.

Any further promotions planned? Those PS envelopes were great, but didn't last long.




*JMHO* - to be taken with a grain of salt!
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catseye*
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I am an Education Specialist already! That's what I'm talking about hosting!




*JMHO* - to be taken with a grain of salt!
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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

To pukmis,

We are currently working on improvements to the invoicing/shipping information that is provided during and post an auction. This is scheduled to launch in early November as we want you to have this functionality prior to the Holiday shopping period.
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catseye*
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Just don't want to be competing with on-the-road.




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catseye*
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Actually, Gary, I think I bumped into you at the last Vancouver on-the-road (I was volunteering)...weren't you inside a moose or something?

or do I have you confused with someone else.




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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

audioshack
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Gary, if you are taking suggestions...

Feedback has been discussed to death but retaliation is a fact of life I guess.

I had a thought yesterday... could feedback be changed so that there are more physical charachters available for positive comments than negs or neutrals.

New eBayers may find more detailed positive comments more compelling to do more business on eBay.

I would also urge eBay to avoid the notion that we need a page where you can view negs only. I think I read that that is be tested in another market by eBay.

Honestly, no business with thousands of positives wants to be judged on the very few that went wrong. If customers or sellers have to go through pages of positives to find a negative the message should be clear.

Thanks.


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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

To catseye and dbcanadian,

Regarding your question about eBay merchandise, I have inquired about getting Canadians access to the store and the supplier is facing issues of cross border duties costs on the merchandise (that is, it would make the price of the items really too expensive...). They've been working on a solve and let me find out the status. We will post an answer back on CTS. Also, I will find out about PS merchandise access. Thanks.
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dbcanadian
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Also a question in regards to the moderation of the boards, On the ,com side the moderators seem to incredibly lenient however on the .ca side if you spell carp a different way the thread can get pulled.

I don't understand why there is such a vast difference in policing. It is very noticeable.

I realize that the moderators only have a few sseconds to make a decision however is there a uniform policy? ANd if so why is it not enforced unilaterally.
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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

catseye*
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The confusing thing is, we CAN access and buy from the regular store, just can't get into the PS one.
Some of us also have US addresses that we can use. But can't buy if we can't shop!




*JMHO* - to be taken with a grain of salt!
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To catseye,

I have heard some rumours that it might be me inside the Moose suit. I can't comment on that !! 😉
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thetickletrunk
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LOL!! No wonder no one met you at the Party!;-)
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catseye*
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Is the moose traveling this year as well?




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thetickletrunk
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LOL Is the moose going to eBay Live?
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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

dbcanadian
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Additionally have the .ca people found a way to provide instant rebates on promotions offered only on the .ca side?

Just curious. But I would like to point out the credis after the fact were posted efficiently and I thankyou personally for that.

And I would like to say that the promotions are appreciated since Canadians are at a distinct disadvantage re shipping costs etc.
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To audioshack,

Feedback should be discussed a lot as it is so central to life for us on eBay. Always happy to discuss it.

The reason, I think, to keep with the straightforward positives and negatives is to keep the summary simple. A big issue for buyers is that they find eBay overwhelming. So, keeping the top level of feedback as easy to understand as possible is a benefit to sellers.
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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

pukmis
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Hey Catseye...I have proof that he is not in the moose outfit!!!
See those eyes peekin' over the moose's nose...

You do not know who is your friend or who is your enemy
...until the ice breaks!!! -unknown
I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.
- Augusten Burroughs
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thetickletrunk
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AHHAHA Annie, I stand corrected :^O Good going!
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Discussion with eBay.ca Country Manager, Friday May 20 10:30-11:30 AM ET

To catseye and tickletrunk,

The Moose has been sighted crossing the Rockies....I think, but am not sure, it is on its way West.....and the Moose loves crowds!
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dbcanadian
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LOL'
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