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Anyone sell video games through Canada Post? If so, I have a question.

Hey there, I'm trying to profit off some video games I got in my collection in the $20-40 range, and noticed the shipping for a single item via standard package and expedited package is too much that it cuts deep into the profits. I was thinking of s...

Do you see what I see?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUTH-ARABIA-Aden-QuAiti-1966-Football-Championship-Imperforated-souvenir-1B-/371569625320?rd=1 Somehow, when looking at this listing on eBay.com, it shows the "Top Rated Plus" icon. Where does that come from? While I have bee...

eBay Messaging Filters Updated?

I was send a message to one of my buyers and I always end the message with both my name and my company name in the format of David @NviGate Systems Now the eBay messages is telling me I can't send it because exchanging e-mail address is not allowed. ...

Mail price?

Hi, what is the price to send a video game through normal mail using Canada post within Canada?I'm talking about ps2, ps3, xbox games etcThanks

Purchasing USPS postage with a eBay.ca account

Hey, We live close to the US/Can border and were hoping to drive across the border to ship a few items sold on eBay via USPS to our american customers.The only thing is, we don't get the option to print out USPS labeling. I never had a problem printi...

i am very worried about selling on ebay.ca

Hello every one im very worried about my future here on .ca,all my listings have to be in canadian dollars after june first,quite franclkley that worries me,being most of my buyers are us.I dont understand this concept,now i have to raise my prices o...

50000 more free GTC USD listings on .com, April 1-May 1

Good news for those who got this promo in March - it has automatically carried over to April and reset to zero! Even if you didn't receive it, it might be worth checking your Promotional Offers on .com.

blocking a shipping address?

Is there anyway I can block a shipping address. I guess I've been selling to people in China that use drop shipping ever since I started with no problems but now for some reason I have gotten 3 things back in the past month listed as refused from the...

Canada Post changes that may effect some international sellers

Came across this email from the developer program mailing list. The bit that is relevant for most sellers would be the line regarding gift marking. I know some casual sellers will do this for international customers or openly advertise such. I'm not ...

Resolved! Who makes up the money for the currency exchange difference between USD and Canada?

When something sells in USD for $100.00 and I receive $128.00 where does that $28.00 come from? Would not the money to make up the difference come from the Canadian Government? That would be a reason to change how eBay.ca does things. And would not t...

Ebay intervention on a dispute and transaction defect rate

I recently sold a wood icon to a buyer in NY. The ad stated clearly that it was a picture set on wood. Upon receiving the item the buyer contacted me and told me he had made a mistake wanted to return the item. I said no problem just follow the direc...

Late shipment defects

So I'm sure by now we all know this new defect system sucks and doesn't make any sense. I went from having 0% defects before it to 4.65% within 2 months (10 shipments out of 300).I got into 2 big fights with ebay but they would only remove 2 defects....

From the Financial Post - Must read for eBay Sellers

http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/ebay-aims-to-transform-shopping-experience-to-compete-with-online-giants-alibaba-amazon

Listings with multiple variations function

I note in my category (stamps) that the "Listing with multiple variations function" is used quite often in Europe and more particularythe United Kingdom, but I don't think I have ever seen it used on Ca.Can or com. Has anyone used that function in No...

New Ebay fees

I was charged 10% on the item that I sold, on top of it another 19.44CAD on paypal? Is this normal? Why different and so much fees? Iam very disappointed... around 86CAD (ebay+paypa)l fees on a 660CAD sale...

Buyer Protection rolled back to 30 days??

Am I wrong, did we sellers not get forced to allow buyers 90 on returns. I was just checking around and looked at a purchase I made earlier and clicked on it and got this message, "Unfortunately, your purchase is no longer eligible for the eBay Money...

no response from buyers

So this week I sell two items..one for $200 to a buyer that has 7 glorious postitve feedback rating. Another item was a best offer I took for $100 bucks. That lady messaged me two days later to say she isnt gonna to buy at the monent She had 0 feedba...

New My Ebay Page?????

I am wondering if Ebay is planning to change our ebay page. I have occasionally went on my Ebay page and it was completely changed. I would click out and then back in and it went back to the page I know. Today I opened my Ebay page and there it was a...

Missing Gallery Pictures -- Any Progress?

Hi everyone, I'm still having problems with gallery pictures not showing up. I haven't been on the Boards for a few weeks and I was wondering if there's been any progress in rectifying this? It's been pretty bad the last few days. Thanks.

Can't print shipping label

Dont know if its just me...but I can't print any shipping labels from ebay.ca When I click on "Print shipping label" from my ebay page, it takes me directly to the homepage of my paypal account, instead of the shipping page Happening to anybody else?

So many sellers with zero feedback these days

I recall when I first opened my eBay account, to sell you had to have at least 10 feedback before they would let you sell plus I had to register my credit card if I recall correctly. Now I see so many sellers with zero feedback and a few who a month ...

Resolved! No option to list a USED item in the Everything else category

I listed a bunch of items as USED in the Everything else category. After 30 days, when I wanted to relist the same items, I no longer had the option to select " USED " in the CONDITION choices. Only 'NEW' appears. How can I relist used items if I can...

!! RETURN PROCESS !! UGH!

I had another return where the buyer did not mark return and now I have to deal with Canada customs to get a refund . I don't mind returns. Its part of the game, but its a hassle to put the package together to send off to customs. Im sure many of you...

Malicious competitor account destroying my store.

Hi everyone, im writing this because I am really frustrated, a local friend who lives in the same town as me and has been over to my home has recently started selling on ebay, I showed him how its done and how to make money, anyways I guess he is jea...

Possible listing special on .com

It appears there is a listing special floating around for 600,000 free listings on the .com site. No one has posted a link yet, but here is a link to the thread. Apparently it is a funny looking promotion and some people thought Ebay had been hacked ...

Is this a scam: Bidder in Zambia ships to US and has paid with PayPal

I'm thoroughly fed up with scam artists as a seller. And, I'm wondering what it does to buying prices as well. I've listed a used low value laptop (<$100 CAD value) and someone from Zambia with a rating of 200+ transactions (quite a few in the past y...

How Do You Know There Are Offers Made?

Is there some place to find out what items has had best offers without having to open each item?I checked in selling Manager but I don't see an option there and I checked the "customized" option where I see an "Offers" option but it's saying there's ...

change user name

Thank you in advance to those who take the time to respond to questions. Can I change my user name and still keep my feedback and my power seller status etc...ThanksBill

Question about clothing sale - potential return

Hi there! I had a quick question, and it is actually about a sale I made on another site -- I trust my eBay comrades valuable advice so wanted to run this (potential) situation by you for advice? I don't sell clothing too much, and I happened to sell...

Paypal must be down, can't even log in to verify payments manually

More headaches. Can't even log into Paypal. Also on the US boards, same issues. So, if you get no notifications, can't verify manually, do you ship?????