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Chinese Tarrifs - Anyone else around here selling Antiques or Deep Vintage?

How are we handling antique or old items from China? Are they handled the same? i.e. A 150 year old piece of Chinese porcelain? I mean, it's ridiculous to apply tarrif's on this is it not? (Not that ridiculous isn't the l'orange stupide's middle name...

Chinese products tariffs CA>US. Any word from Ebay regarding the checkout?

Stallion/Chitchats stated either one or both will allow seller pay tariffs or let the buyer pay it. Any news on how EBay plans to handle it? I wonder if Ebay will just stay out of handling and calculating the tariff.

Postal strike "Item not received" fallout!

So during the recent postal strike, I kept my store open and communicated with buyers by sending messages regarding the strike status and thanking them for being patient. Once the strike ended I also sent out thank-you messages to all my buyers and n...

U.S. Tariffs on Canada Pushed Back to March 1st

The administration has pushed the tariff date back to March 1st. We can all breathe a sigh of relief while the political-types wrangle a deal out. Best of luck to us all. Stay positive everyone!

Unadvertised Canada Post "Customer Appreciation" Sale - Includes Flat Rate Boxes

Starting today (Feb 3) and continuing until Feb 28, Canada Post is running a special sale "to thank Canadians for their patience and show them we value their business". These apply ONLY to transactions done in person at the post office, and do not ap...

Shipments to USA ---Items made in China --- Announced earlier today

This ruling affects items made in China but includes forwarded from other countries. It's a lot to digest but important to be educated on the topic going forward. This was just passed on to me via the DYK Facebook page. Announced earlier today for AL...

Stallion's Update on Tariffs.

Just got this from Stallion: As of today, February 4, 2025, significant changes to U.S. cross-border shipping rules have taken effect, impacting eCommerce shipments from Canada to the U.S. Specifically, under the latest executive order, the Section 3...

Tariffs may be paused, but lots of damage was done

It's good that tariffs were paused for 30 days, and both Chit Chats and Stallion Express are working to find solutions for customers if they become a reality in 30 days. I couldn't take a chance on having problems shipping and shut down Saturday nigh...

USPS Reverses Decision to Halt Parcel Service from China

via USPS website:

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eBay Canada's New Video Feature Deserves a Major Rave and Kudos!

Thank you eBay! Just a shout out to sellers who may wish to try out the new video feature if it is applicable to your listing. eBay has made it very easy to add them. One of the coolest features is that your viewer can scroll through your listing pho...

CRA coming after us

I guess that's it for my hobby, which is buying and selling vintage computers and calculators. I acquire items out of curiosity, keep some, and pass on the rest. My aim isn't to make a profit but to break even. I certainly exceed the 30 items/$2800 l...

Anyone selling goods from China / Hong Kong?

I've got banknotes, coins, and stamps, but I took them down after the announcement that they need formal entry (until things are sorted out and I know how this is going to work). Wondered if anyone else is selling stuff from there, and if we can use ...

I cant make sense of this. Case closed in buyers favor.

Sold an item Jan 10th, delivery notice was left for buyer to pick up item on Jan 15th. Buyer did not pick up item. Canada Post tracking # 0105995921506240 They opened a case. I asked them to please pick up the item, no response. They waited 2 weeks t...

this is were i am glad i don't sell to Americans

couple years ago i tried selling to the states and it was a hit and miss operation with about 30 % of my sales going sour here and on etsy - the headaches were such that i just enough is enough - so i just started selling to canadians only -- yes my ...

DYK Post is reporting Chinese goods being refused for De Minimis due to Chinese Tarrifs

As per the DYK post (cross border shipping service) Facebook post, they had their trucks turned away today as there were Chinese made goods and they are no longer allowed to pass via the 800$ exclusion (de minimis, also known as section 321). https:/...

It was a good run....

To my awesome fellow EBAY sellers and bloggersI have put my store on vacation for two weeks and have removed my 1300 listings. Between the postal strike and this tariff thing I don't think I can continue to put the time into EBAY to make it viable to...

Tariffs on Mexico Paused for 1 Month

Mexico will send 10,000 troops to the border for security and allow the U.S. to assist in removal of cartels. They also agreed to new trade deals. There is some hope that Canada will follow suit.

30 Day Pause on Tariffs For Canada

Boom ... they made a deal on border security. Let's get back to business.

Resolved! Watchers not showing on my listing, Watchers still not visible ... Why? An eBay Glitch?

I'm Having the same issue as you, with my watchers not showing up on my listing as well. We all know how critical this element is to prompting that I gotta buy it now response from customers/buyers on eBay, as they think it might not be there when th...

Trumps 25% tarrif - will it affect eBay sellers

So here is an interesting question. If Donald Trump imposes a 25% tarrif on all goods exported to the USA, will eBay have to comply and have US buyers pay the tarrif if they purchase from a Canadian seller?

Tariffs.... Selling from Canada to the USA - Used items?

I sell used car parts - 95% of my shipments go to the USA from Canada. Will my customers have to pay extra? Somewhere? Shipping used items from Canada to the USA - will they be exempt from Tariffs?

Resolved! Cancelling a sale need advice please

Can a sale be cancelled on my end if the buyer let it be known they can't afford the item right now, but refuse to cancel the sale on their end?I've looked at the reasons Ebay offers to cancel and none apply to my situation. I have a 4 business day g...

To anyone who is still mailing parcels to the USA 02/03/2025

For anyone still considering processing parcels to the USA it might be an idea to start including a second copy of shipping label on box and "maybe" even one inside as added protection. All signed. When and if parcels get inspected the 2 parts can ge...

Resolved! Change Shipping Cost On Bulk Listings

I've always had $2.99 shippinfg per lettermail item, but I want to raise that cost. Is there a fast way to revise my items shipping cost in bulk? Thanks.

The scoop on Tariffs

For anyone interested here is a nice and neat explanation of tariffs. Tariffs: What are they, who pays for them and who do they benefit?In response to heightened interest in tariffs resulting from recent political proposals and policies, a USC Dornsi...

For users of Chit Chats - they just posted on their blog

See the whole post here:https://chitchats.com/blog/president-trumps-tariffs-on-canada-and-e-commerce They are working at trying to find a solution for us who ship cross border within their network. I'm taking my packages in today, hopefully they cros...

For CD/DVD sellers that ship using Canada Post to the USA, question for you.

I have been using a service to take my CD/DVD sales over the border (Chit Chat prev Books to the Border) for 10 years. I haven't used Canada Post for that forever. I have been paying $8.73 CDN for 1 item at chitchats. I don't know how Chit Chats will...

Promoted Listing Campaigns

I have not set up a campaign for ages & looks like they have changed things. I am using the old promoted listing where you pay only if it sells not by the click but there used to be a spot where you could put in your percentage for the fee but I do n...

Trump tax 25% on Canada - Who is collecting?

I am considering to put the store on vacation for the next few days, I doubt there will be many cross border orders anyhow, to avoid the chaos. I don't want buyers to refuse packages and me have to pay return shipping cross border. Any news from ebay...

Issues with a buyer who bids, does not pay, I block and he makes new userIDs to repeat over and over

Hi All, 1st time sending a message out but not sure how to handle a conman. This loser in Scarbourgh, Ontario keeps bidding and buying items from my listings, then does not pay and never sends a message. I keep blocking him but he creates new User ID...