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First time Chit Chat User w/Ebay (Please help)

Hi! I am trying to choose Chit Chat as the carrier under my listing as a shipping option but I do not see it anywhere. I only have the option for Canada Post, UPS & Fedex. Does anyone ship with Chit Chat & can give me some advise. I asked Chit Chat a...

Selling/Shipping to China from Canada

I am a Canadian seller who sells through ebay.com. I had a buyer from China reach out and ask if they could purchase some items and have it shipped to China (under $100 worth of items). I picked lettermail shipping as it is a small light paper cards ...

Returned item needs more postage, need some advice please.

Just had an envelope returned to me from Can Post with a sticker on it saying it had to be mailed small packet instead of lettermail. I just mailed it on Friday. They didn't cancel the postage label so wondering if I can just pay the difference at th...

what to do with a perfect but unused eBay account - any ideas?

Hi there,since selling an eBay account is not an option, what can I do with my account that I will not use any longer for my business? The eBay Canada account is 9 years old, has 5000 reviews, is 100% positive, and has high selling limits of 48k item...

Best Way to Print a Return label for Inside Canada?

I have a return request for an item sold on .com and sent to a Canadian buyer. What is the best way to buy and send them a return label? I was planning to use Canada Post online snap ship but thought someone may have a better option. Thanks

authentication program bug?90% of covered listing turn into not covering but not all

as title said, i sold a pair tonight and notice that it's not going to the authentication centre address. i cross check my live listings and like 90% of them that were covered in the program stopp showing blue icon check. but not all of them.even for...

Successful Auctions?

I sell antiques and vintage items. I have had 2 items so far that I have put up for auction due to the fact that I can't find enough examples to properly hone in on an accurate price. Both items received multiple bids on the first day with lots of wa...

tax invoice

This is my tax invoice and was wondering if I can claim back the GST/HST and QST that is in US dollars.I am on eBay Canada. TaxesTotal taxable amount at 14.975% US $346.61 QST at 9.975 % US $34.62 GST/HST at 5 % US $16.97 Total current invoice in USD...

does a 'bid' kill a buy it now price?

I have a listing that had a buy it now, but it's not showing up.While I was checking a postage rate for one interested party ....someone else put in a bid.did the bid KILL the BIN ? 20 years at this and i'm still learning !!

eBay shipping labels deduction 2 months late in MP

I wrote about this price difference problem (postage purchase price vs MP deducted amount) in a weekly Q&A a few weeks back. Today (Feb 15) I had a deduction from my Managed Payments account for $48.13. I had to do a bit of searching to find out it w...

Recently sold item says it was delivered but the buyer filed a "item not received" request

It says to provide the tracking number on my end, and I did have a tracking number, that shows proof that it was delivered as the title states. I printed my label with eBay so the address would have been clear and correct, I have to assume that it ma...

Canadian Bank Account in US Dollars

I have a US dollar account at a Canadian bank. If I use this as my ebay.com account will it be accepted? Also, will I save on ebay currency conversion fees?

Shipping from Canada to the US

What services are you guys using to ship stuff over - Canada Post, Chitchat, Stallion, Clickship, Swiftpost or others? I offer free shipping to US buyers so i'm trying to minimize my shipping fees.

Advice for Selling Stamp Collection in Books Please!

Appreciate any advice on selling a stamp collection that is in books. I have are 2 books with about 1,500 stamps that are mainly from the 1930s. Most are cancelled though some are not. Unknown to me, these were in the bottom of a box I got at an esta...

Canada Post Mailing Issue - Please help me?

Hi I’m hoping someone can help me here.I am a new seller on eBay and I just mailed out probably 15 or so bubble mailers. When I purchased these bubble mailers from the dollar store, they said that they were 9 by 6 inches on the packaging , so I did n...

PC vs the App.

So pro's and con's Selling & Buying on the PC vs the App....App vs PC: Do you have a preference? Do you use both? Do you use only one? Do you have mental checklist of what's available between the 2 platforms. Are you aware of what is missing on eithe...

How to adapt against competition underpricing

All in the title I'm in an insanaly competitive category and i noticed since many weeks a drop in sales on my $10-20 items. This price range was my best sellers and i focused a lot to grow my inventory of them. Meantime i noticed that even if i growe...

Big purchase just made from my store and I'm nervous to say the least

Hi all, this is my first post here - please go easy on me. I sell sports cards that I ship via lettermail. Most are between $0.50 and $2 in value, though I have some listed in the $7 to $20 range. Shipping I charge is via lettermail: $2.15 in Canada ...

Paying for USPS shipping labels using Available funds

Im Registered on CA but list on COM how come i cannot pay for shipping with my available funds. My funds are not on hold but AVAILABLE. When i print a label at the bottom it says select how to pay there is no option to change it to pending payouts. F...

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Buyer manipulating the E Bay feedback system

I Had a buyer tell me he disagreed with my grading system for vinyl records and requested a refund. I sent the customer a cut and pasted of the grading system and asked him how he wanted me to proceed and he dropped four negatives on my site. When I ...

high value trading card promotion vanished

Did anyone else receive this promotion? I took a screenshot but cant find any actual details about it in the ebay website.

New PL Standard Fee Calculation

This new method of calculating PL Standard fees is a stupid move. Someone with the fee police should really have another look at this, do they really expect sellers will continue running campaigns at their current rates? I don't think so. How do they...