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Bids from Buyers in Countries I Don't Ship To

Twice this past week I've received bids from countries I don't ship to -- Korea and Finland. The one from Korea I didn't notice until after the auction had ended and the one from Finland is still active. There have been a couple of occasions where bu...

Anyone else experiencing a slow down in sales?

Just wondering if anyone else is having slower sales lately? The Summer months were really good with steady sales. Even shutting down for a few weeks in June with the possible mail strike looming sales rebounded quickly as soon as I relisted everythi...

Canada Post shipping rates vs USPS

http://community.ebay.ca/t5/Seller-Central/Canada-Post-High-Shipping-Rates/m-p/356307Hello everyone I know there were a lot of threads about Canada Post rates.Just want to show you something that shocked me this morning.I wanted to see how much would...

Adding buyer's question to listing after replying

I had a buyer send me a question about an item I am selling. When I replied there was the usual check box to add the question and my answer to the listing. I didn't really think about doing it at the time so I left it blank and just sent the answer t...

Resolved! Flash Sale Coupon November 9, 2016

Why does the Flash Sale Coupon always exclude the "Coins & Paper Money" category? http://pages.ebay.ca/coupon/1109/ Terms & Conditions:The Coupon is for a $15 USD discount off a minimum purchase of $60 USD, valid until 9PM PT on November 9, 2016. Dis...

Dishonest Buyers on the rise???? Lets share our stories...

Are Dishonest buyers on the rise this month? Or is this just a crazy fluke???? Until this month, I had never had an issue with Buyers claiming that they 'didn't receive their items... and I send out quite a few packages through 'letter mail' some wit...

Any way to print Canada post labels through paypal yet?

just checking in gang - not up to date - anyone figured out a way to make labels through paypal yet without getting paid via paypal? tia

Dollar Value

The Canadian dollar is significantly more than the US right now...Why hasn't Ebay changed the dollar value as of yet?

Above standard percentages?

Hi everyone.I have been selling full time for a year now and it has been going well. I never paid much attention to the Top Seller program before but knew I qualified.I just started reading on it and see that "Shipping Time" has to be above 5%. I loo...

Canada Post High Shipping Rates

I like to open discuss with other eBay sellers about Canada Post's high shipping rates. And see if we can ban together and get eBay to represent us Canadian eBay seller as a whole to get better rates so we can stay competitive. If you are a Canadian ...

What not to do - a sellers lament

Do NOT try and print off personalized packing slips when still having to take oxycotin after having surgery. I really should have waited another day or two! I hope my buyers don't think I've been drinking! Oh dear.....let's hope they have a sense of ...

Lost another combined shipping order.

Well just lost another combined shipping order for 8 CD's to Hong Kong because of not being able to combine shipping or buyer to request invoice. He made it to .ca and got to the confirm and pay but he wanted to have the agreed upon shipping showing....

Resolved! Listing on .com? Check your shipping services carefully!

If you're listing on .com, you may want to watch for this new wrinkle, which is apparently a result of the forms connected with the new Seller Hub on .com. The new .com Revise Your Item form now defaults to U.S. domestic "Economy Shipping" that has a...

HELP!Ebay Sellers---Sole proprietorship or Incorporate in British Columbia?

Hi...I am a new Ebay seller who is very ambitious...I live in Vancouver, British Columbia...I am planning to set up my Ebay store based on dropshipping model and will be selling to US customers for the most part...May I know if I should start as a so...

Final Value fee on shipping to Ebay sellers

This is ridiculous, I charge actual shipping and lose 1.42 which means it costs me that much more to sell on here. I called Ebay and they say it is t protect buyers from sellers who list items for 1 cent but charge 45.00 shipping on small items, but ...

Selling can sometimes be painful!

Hi everyone, I have a bunch of books, video games, and collectibles I want to sell. It can be painful when someone is not agreeing with your price or your item is not selling. I enjoy the process of trading item for item but can't seem to find that m...

How to see US calculated shipping in listing

I have just listed a rather heavy item using the eBay.ca calculator and would like to know how much postage a US buyer would have to pay.Once upon a time one could change the ship-to location from Canad to US, enter a zip code and determine the cost....

Another nail in the coffin for auctions?

I just noticed that for my favorite categories (books, collectibles) that it is not possible to organize search results by "most bids first" for auction listings. It was formerly the last option for sorting, obviously since eBay valued it the least, ...

Need Info about FedEx Canada and Ebay Canada agreement: Registration and shipping discount?

I have had 5 calls and 4 email exchanges with FedEx Canada but they do not believe that there is such an agreement! I still went on and registered, and filled out the form, then in the end I was not sure if the rate indicated included discount or not...

Patience is a virtue with GTC sometimes!

Just sold an item today (it was on sale though). Has been listed since September 2009.... took just over 7 years to find the right buyer!

Update from Auctiva re Active Content

For sellers who use Auctiva, I noticed today a new announcement that will be of interest if you were concerned about what will happen in 2017 when eBay removes all active content. Like most Auctiva subscribers, I use the scrolling gallery, and it see...

What do impression and page views all mean?

Do you know what this means? I had a lot more views than what they say.

Resolved! What does this Paypal message mean?

I just had someone make a purchase, and there is a message saying "You got paid ********** made a payment of $*** to your merchant credit card account" I have no idea what that means. The payment appears to be in my Paypal account.

Resolved! The mechanics of Best Offer: now what? Buyer sent three offers, I countered the first, declined two

I need some assistance around the mechanics of a Best Offer, please. I'm selling an item, Make an Offer is enabled. On sale right now for $146 plus free domestic shipping (not that it matters) but the buyer sent one offer, I countered with my lowest ...

Seller Dashboard errors

I've noted some discrepancies in my Seller Dashboard this past week.I've checked daily with the hope that the errors would be corrected. ypdc_dennis brought up similar concerns with Raphael during the Wednesday, October 26th 2016 Weekly Session. As o...

so did i call it or what..after the usa to canadian dollar free listing promos have dried up!!!!

as i stated hoping for the best, but knowing better said, the usa to canadian dollar conversion has been implemented, other than the good till cancelled offer.. there is very little for us now.. so anyone who used the listing bonanza to list lots of ...

Buyers don't leave feedback any more! Less than 40%

Out of 37 sold last month, 22 didn't leave feedback. That is over 60%. I know most of them received the item within 5 days as they were sent with tracking using USPS. I know feedback is not important any more but I still use it. Also at a glance, buy...

Rumor department: eBay.ca September sale event

The Canada Post uncertainty made it a tough summer for many sellers. But with that behind us, it's time to start listing the great inventory buyers are looking for. To highlight your great Canadian inventory, eBay will launch a "Buy Canadian" event o...

Help Identifying Watercolor Pallette

Hi All, I recently acquired a porcelain (I believe) watercolor pallete and I can't find any info online with regard to the maker or date manufactured. There is a marking on the back which appears to be a horse and chariot with the words, either "Erio...

New? Verification code.... (on .COM at least)

Starting today (for me at least) whenever I've been away from my machine for a few minutes and come back and refresh, I'm having to enter a 6 digit security code... here's the text that goes with it... "To keep eBay a safe place to buy and sell, we w...