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Resolved! Need some advice before I respond to buyer.

I sold a CD, buyer recieved it, posted positive feedback and today I got a message that he noticed that one of the spines had faded and instead of red it was a pink and that he wanted to know if I had another one that he could swap out. I don't. Norm...

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Resolved! Free Listings

This past winter I was given 100,00 free promo listings monthly only to be cut down to 250 this spring. Ebay representatives say 250 is the max amount without any promos from here forth, I feel that I am being forced to pay for a store subscription f...

So Many Listings with No Views

As I was relisting some items tonight, I noticed that about 50 to 60% of my items had 0 views in the last 30 days. I find this shocking. These are popular brands that usually receive a lot of views in any given month .... of course, only a few result...

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First Negative feedback in 18 years over shipping cost

I sold an iPhone 12 mini case, brand new. This case still retails for $79 (before tax) from Apple. The buyer paid a total of $55.72 ($19.32 includes for shipping). The shipping cost was listed in the listing, so they knew what it cost going in. Also,...

Shipment from US to Canada

I would like to ship an insecticide from the US to Canada. From what i read on reddit forums, some Canadian users were able to receive it from ebay sellers in the US. What should i put on customs form so that it can be received in Canada?

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Canadian Seller tax questions

Can someone with experience filing taxes with the CRA answer a few questions for me? I know that Ebay fees are part of expenses when doing the profit and loss statement to get net profit. Are Paypal fees a part of expenses as well? What other things ...

Resolved! Does anyone know where to purchase "oversize" envelopes relatively cheap?

So I ship a lot of my order with oversize envelopes w/ stamps.The envelopes I use are around 6" x 10" and 7.5" x 11". These envelopes costs me roughly 40-50 cents a piece.This is eating a significant percentage on my profits on some sales for the env...

Resolved! eBay is deducting seller fees on US tax from Canadian seller???

Worthless to coment! Here is the dip in my pocket and I live and sell from Canada! "Fees based onC $318.75 Item priceC $300.00 Sales taxC $18.75 Fees based on C $318.75 Final Value Fee -C $35.43Variable percentage • Pottery & Glass categoryRate for C...

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Resolved! Mail returned to sender because of "insufficient postage" - Can I simply add the missing postage?

Hey guys, From time to time I'll get some order shipped with stamps returned to me because I made a mistake and didn't put enough stamps (sometimes it's a Canada Post error too). When it happens, can I simply add the missing postage (stamps) on the e...

Anyone shipped to Malaysia recently?

I am a bit surprised that I just got a sale to Malaysia and I have never shipped there before. It's a $20 book so pretty low value... Anyone recently sent anything there with letter post ($11) or small packet air ($13.50)?I'm not considering Chit Cha...

RESEARCHING COMPEITIVE PRICES ON SAME GOODS

STARTED TO USE THE RESEARCH TOOL THIS WEEK TO SEE IF I WAS OVER PRICING MY ITEMS SINCE SALES WHERE SO SLOW EACH TIME I USE THE RESEARCH FOR PRICE COMPARE- BUTTON IT ONLY SHOWS ME MY OWN LISTINGS I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG ANY HELP ?????THANKS

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Crazy selling prices... what is the point??

Can someone explain to me what certain sellers gain from setting ridiculous, and I mean ridiculous, prices for ordinary items? Such as a $10 calculator listed for $3,000, a barely vintage Sears eletric typewriter for $25,000? Another seller listed a ...

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Resolved! Payouts since Rogers outage

Hey everyone! I don't know if anyone else has noticed this or had this happen to them, but since the Rogers outage has happened in Canada, I have not recieved any of my payouts. eBay shows them as sent, but with no Bank reference ID on the far right ...

Resolved! Has anyone else had this Paypal message?

My husband has a Paypal account, maybe used 3 times in the last few years when someone sent him money for something. He just got a message saying "We has $3 for you", we are not sure it is genuine and don't intent to claim it, but still wondering if ...

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Experience regarding electronically providing VAT numbers

Today I received an unclaimed item RTS that was sent to Germany. I suspect it was unclaimed because it was going to incur the VAT taxes for a second time. Keeping in mind that I'm a stamps on the parcel kind of guy, I have to use the online customs f...

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Resolved! Sell On ebay

Hi,How to start selling my product on ebay?,Thank you.

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Resolved! Rogers outage affecting sales today???

I havent had a sale today since shortly before the outage occurred - is anyone else experiencing the same, or is this just an individual anomaly?

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Canada Post Down Again - Monday 11:00 EST

I was doing shipping labels, then this message appeared... Please be aware that CANADAPOST is experiencing issues at the moment. We apologise for any inconvenience and if affected, ask that you try again later. Veuillez prendre note que CANADAPOST re...

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Use sports card sales worldwide other than Canada

Are there any taxes being collected from sales outside of Canada or are they just paying their import fees from the declaration? Used sports cards that tax has been paid on are getting taxed over and over and over again doesn't seem fair or right so ...

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Zero views

I've noticed recently that items I've listed get no views for several days. This is quite unusual based on past experience. Is something going on with the search engine? An item I listed 4 hours ago hasn't yet shown up in a search on either eBay or p...

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How long for Refund on Voided Canada Post Labels

Hi Fellow Sellers. I recently had two rather expensive Canada Post shipping labels that I had to void through ebay shipping. I was wondering if anyone has experience with the timeline involved. I don't ever remember having to void labels before. Natu...

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