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The $1, $2, $25, $500 and $1000 paper bills are to be eventually downgraded from legal currency to pieces of pretty paper. It's been 18 years since the last $1000 bill was printed, but over 700,000 are still in circulation.http://www.cbc.ca/news/poli...
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/trudeau-embarks-on-four-day-us-trip-1.4523136 If there's follow-up about this from ebay, can someone update the thread? I wonder if the PM is an ebay shopper
https://mashable.com/2018/02/07/cow-eating-mail-iowa/?utm_cid=hp-h-2#gBk8Xi1I1qqq Delicious lettermail. Take THAT, human farmer man
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https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2018/01/27/ebay-rolls-program-combat-ad-fraud/ Can someone please dumb this down for me? I'd like to understand what this is about but I lack the grey matter to do so. Directly from the source: http://www.ebayadvertisin...
Although I have none of these items among my possessions, I find articles such as this to be incredibly fascinating. https://www.fatherly.com/gear/toys-from-the-1970s-that-are-worth-way-more-than-you-think/
Hitting the fan today, only moments after I received the message from the chair of the panel itself. (I testified with ebay support in October of 2016.) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberal-government-wont-deliver-on-harper-era-chang...
https://globalnews.ca/news/3973885/buy-stuff-on-sale-canada/ Screenshot compliments of GlobalNews.ca
http://mashable.com/2017/12/30/nigerian-prince-scam-arrest/?utm_cid=hp-h-1#uqj2PvzJ4PqP
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/gold-purchased-inside-ont-tim-hortons-for-1-200-worth-less-than-a-small-coffee-1.3732216 This article strikes me as odd for a couple of reasons but I've never been in the market for gold bouillon so I don't actual...
https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2017/12/20/macys-adds-ebay-exec-to-c-suite.html
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/ups-td-canada-trust-bank-draft-1.4447384 This story was updated since I first read it this morning. Never underestimate the power of Bad Press. That being said, UPS did lose it. That is the part of the tale ...
I am not sure what to look for but the Iron on transfers dont work for our printer its lazor if the inkjet dont work what can we use for lazer thanks Avery said to avoid using ink jet all the time: it may over heat my unit thanks
https://globalnews.ca/news/3907220/holiday-package-deadlines/
http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/caught-on-camera-package-delivered-to-porch-stolen-minutes-later-1.3711112
Came across this interesting (at least to me) webpage about the yearly postal rates and how definitions of a letter have changed over the years. https://www.adminware.ca/checklist/chk_rate.htm From the days of third class mail for 1 cent, local mail ...
I just discovered this eBay web page of the story of eBay. It may be of interest to forum members here, especially since there is a Canadian connection to the first sale. https://www.ebayinc.com/our-company/our-history/ The second item in the web pag...
RE: Why is it that virtually ALL U.S. sellers charge Canadian eBay buyers exorbitant shipping fees? You would think that the USA is so wealthy that they could fund their own postal services or help their sellers to compete wordwide..
https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/10/28/amazon-and-ebay-opened-pandoras-box-of-chinese-counterfeits-and-now-dont-know-what-to-do/#275c01466a25 Was flipping on flipboard and came across this little jem.
I went to renew my homeowners insurance online by credit card and it said I would be charged a $9.95 Convenience Fee.The bill did not say there was any additional charge for paying on-line.The bill did say that other options for payment were to pay i...
I am in Canada. I bought something coming from U.S. in 2011 and I now need a proof of purchase. Where can I find the information?
Here is the link to the news article. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/09/19/toys-r-us-files-for-bankruptcy-amid-struggle-to-pay-down-billions-in-debt/?utm_term=.92cb6f812f55
Posted in the context of the problem this creates for buyers by delaying shipments from China. Although I haven't seen as many queries here on ebay Canada Community lately as there was for awhile. Did the delay in delivery decrease? Or have people co...
We all probably received the same email today: 'How your collections are displayed is changing' but who would like to hazard a guess as to what this actually means? I have created 16 Collections which I curate on a semi-regular basis, and one has 21 ...
http://mashable.com/2017/09/05/ups-package-placement-man-trapped/?utm_cid=hp-h-9#tRPD9W2avsq3Why placing a package under a door handle is probably not a good idea and...Madge is mad. http://mashable.com/2017/09/05/fedex-does-not-believe-madonna-is-ma...
Articles like this always crack me up. Today, I won't even allow my kids to play with MARBLES because I spent half my childhood walking around with a handful of marbles in my mouth just so I could sound weird when I spoke. http://mentalfloss.com/arti...
Who do you think would win?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/503710/trying-save-money-avoid-shopping-smartphone The report itself is here but behind a paywall, unfortunately. Could we start a collection to buy it? I'd dearly love to see what it says. http://www.sciencedirect.com/...