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Thanks. I thought I was the only one noticing. After looking up stats I didn't realize how small Canada is in the grand eBay scheme of things. They claim to have 270 Canadian employees. In January they cut 9% but didn't say where. No Tyler no Devon no humans. Since then it's almost like eBay Canada's headquarters is running on one USB lithium battey.
This is a bit dated but the graph may put some perspective on the prioritization you rightfully point out. It probably hasn't changed much. In addition I think the total ebay revenue out of our fair country is less than 1.5%
@lotzofuniquegoodies wrote:I wonder if they could make it possible for Canadian sellers to sell in US funds on dot ca? Then they could ship using calculated with whatever whimsical exchange rate is in play.
-Lotz
That option was discontinued in 2016 and it's never coming back. Canada was the only eBay territory that had a two currency option and I supect that it's simply not compatible with Adyen not to mention that it must have been a real pain for eBay's accounting people.
For a lot of sellers everything is a nightmare. Personally the switch from USD to CAD was quite simple. Regardless of the simplicity I would have preferred if the dual currency had been maintained but as Mick sang......you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you'll get what you need.
FYI - I moved all my activity to .ca in about 2008 when eBay instituted shipping caps in Media on .com, if not for those caps I'd probably still be listing on .com
Some Possible Help For Canada Sellers Not Near Border Services
Maybe this will save you from wondering what to do with your store or your eBay listings. Earlier in this thread @byto253 made this suggestion which might present possibilities;
"If you have Stallion, Chitchat (Select service) or Sendle available to you and do not require Canada Post. I have that option, so there is no way I want eBay to show buyers that I may not ship until who knows when.
For some sellers who do not, or rely on lettermail, the strike is a real problem and I think most have put their listings on time away. "
SENDLE Here in Kelowna we don't or didn't have any of those services and too far for viable borders trips. the last time "Sendle" was brought up there were none here. I just did a check and one Dollar Store across town now offers Sendle dropoffs. I know nothing about the service. Maybe it could help you, maybe not. I attached a map of their drop off locations. Thank you @byto253.
UPS I've had a direct account with them for a long time. I have used them for big heavy shipments (drum sets and xylophones etc) I've never had a complaint and I recommend them however:
eBay is to UPS like eBay is to Canada Post. You can print labels with very few options. Being a bonafide frieight company UPS has all the options.
I have seen some very good UPS rates on eBay labels. In the 4 categories Expedited Parcel, Expedited Lite, Tracked Packet USA and Expedited Parcel USA the only UPS eBay labels I found competitive were in the under 200 gram category and sometimes UPS competes price wise with Tracked Packet USA but only sometimes. If you sell under 2Kg shipments to the USA (Tracked Packet) and are not near the 49th parallel I suggest using caution unless your shipments are of higher value. In that case an extra $10 for shipping can be absorbed.
If you are a high volume seller using Canada Post and this drags on I recommend you talk to the UPS business rep and see if setting up a direct account offering full access to all their features would help you.
UPS eBay Labels
Today at 3:30 I drove over to the UPS Store in Kelowna. It's not close to me like Canada Post. Most of my packages for Canada Post I deliver on my bike. I specifically went at 3:30 to see if UPS was busy due to the strike. I told @lotzofuniquegoodies I'd post a picture. To my surprise the UPS Store was gone. There was another parcel drop store in it's place. Inside there were 4 staff and only 1 customer. At the counter I explained that I sold on ebay and asked if it was OK for me to drop off packages with UPS labels printed on eBay. She said, "No Problem."
Summary
If you sell domestic or USA via Expedited Lite (under 200 grams) lower value items (under $50) I recommend checking into using UPS ebay labels and then find your nearest droppoff.
If you sell heavier items (over 2Kg) either domestic or USA I suggest you contact UPS for rate discounts that apply to your volume. Of course check the eBay discounted rate first but remember you may also need insurance, signature (over 18/under18), destination confirmation without Canada Post as the last mile etc etc. If your merch is scientific agricultural or medical etc UPS has a much better tariff system because, and I'm guessing here, they depend on their trucks crossing borders and not simply a Canada Post handoff to USPS.
I thought this would be over soon but am beginning to think otherwise. BC Global covered the strike yesterday but nothing today. the net just says the parties are very far apart.
Here's a photo of the Western province Sendle locations and another of the defunct UPS Store in Kelowna that is now a "SHIP PARCEL" who must be getting another piece of a very dissected pie.
Your customer's freight cost =$UPS/$eBay Label/$ShipParcel .
What ever happened to a hustified handling charge? An LP box costs $2.50!
I hope this helps any seller who doesn't live near the 49th.
Best wishes to all eBay Canada Sellers! Remember the immortal words of Chubby Checker
"Let's list again like we did last summer,
and poke the eBay algorythm
with sales we may just cancel
Let's list again.... OK maybe not."
Peace & love
@lotzofuniquegoodies wrote:
@recped wrote:For a lot of sellers everything is a nightmare. Personally the switch from USD to CAD was quite simple. Regardless of the simplicity I would have preferred if the dual currency had been maintained but as Mick sang......you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime you'll get what you need.
FYI - I moved all my activity to .ca in about 2008 when eBay instituted shipping caps in Media on .com, if not for those caps I'd probably still be listing on .com
In doing a quick search it is totally legal and a possibility for a Canadian company to sell in US funds if they so choose. One site it is possible is Shopify. The only noted concern seems to be chance it would be scaring away Canadian buyers. So it is possible. eBay just chose not to.
Of course it's legal, there are lots of things which are 100% legal which are simply not offered for any of many reasons.
eBay still offers sellers a choice of US or CAD billing/payouts so sellers who list exclusively on .com or .ca can work with the currency of their choice. The downside is that it's a choice you can only make once unlike the old days when you could switch back and forth once per year. It's possible to have two selling accounts and two managed payments accounts, one in each currency, list on .com with the USD account, list on .ca with the CAD account.
