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Shipping Time ETA is WILD with CPC turned off

eBay turned off CPC as shipping option for us to buy labels, but customers can still select at checkout (i'm not changing policy on 20k listings this time. was a nightmare last time).so, hipping something across town, customer selects CPC, eBay shows...

Resolved! New seller here, funds for a sale are on hold until AUGUST 9?!? What's going on here?

Hi guys, new seller here and my first sales are rolling in and I was first notified that funds would take a month to be deposited... Seemed like quite awhile as shipping is coming out of pocket but I understood the reasoning for the policy.NOW I have...

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Canada Post is BACK

ebay announcement says they have made CP labels available again so we don't have to use overpriced UPS thankfully

CP has been turned off as an option.

I just received an order for Kamloops....1 to 2 days normal delivery. eBay has pre-emptively turned off CP as a shipping option even tho customer was permitted to choose that option. To ship with UPS would be more and a major inconvenience. Unsure wh...

Canada Post workers stay on job

Only to refuse overtime as contract talks fall shortSomeone at Ebay has assumed that the strike starts today and removed Canada Post shipping options.That decision was premature. They did not know that job action or rotating strikes were an option fo...

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What's on the horizon with Tariffs?

So every month since February I've had to shut down at the end of the month because we didn't know what would happen next with tariffs (and more importantly how it will affect our shipping). I'm possibly going to be shut down for another couple of we...

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Confused about a tariff shipping situation China made, bought in US, brought to Canada, selling toUS

So this isn't going to be a common issue i get it but ill lay it all out... So i have a collectible made in China in the early 1980s. Says "Make In the Peoples Republic of China" engraved on it clearly. (yes it says make not made very clearly, and ye...

wow !! 21 +years with e-bay and got the lowest listings possible because i changed banks

well just got off chat , has anybody have this probem with e-bay ?where you changed banks as a seller and got kicked down to 500 items to list after 21 years ?and yes i'm a top rated seller , 100% positive ! now i have to wait 30 days to beg for a in...

what iam going to do about strike action friday today

i guess i will leave all my listings the same and ship ups/puralor for this week end, then on Monday if there is just slow down I will go back to Canadian post and make my customers aware of delays etc etc . if a full blow strike I am ready already t...

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Late shipment from Canada to Netherlands - insurance claim?

I sold an item worth around $400 from Canada to the Netherlands a few weeks ago and it has been sitting in Netherlands customs since last week with no new info. The item was a handmade oil paint set for artists. (nontoxic, non hazardous). I had a pro...

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Resolved! Ebay listing removed for violating rules

This morning, I listed Similasan Allergy Eye Drops Homeopathic 10mL. Almost immediately, I received a message that my listing violated Ebay Prescription Drug and OTC products policy and my listing was removed, I am guessing by the algorithm and not b...

Chit Chats No Longer Providing Acceptance Scans

Chit Chats has changed their policy regarding acceptance scans without notifying users. Rather than providing ‘acceptance scans’ they will provide an ‘electronic information received’ scan when you drop a package off. Then, over the course of the nex...

Post Office gave offer to workers. Now what?

Post office gave workers an offer and they have 2 weeks to respond. I put my store on vacation on the 12th to ensure mail doesn’t get stuck and now this is extending the possibility of a strike further down the road. This is driving me crazy. What do...

Resolved! Now forced to create business policies?

I changed my handling time during the strike and now wanted to edit it. Seems like listings created shipping policies by itself and i cannot edit anything shipping related anymore. I can only select a shipping policy.Same thing seems to happen for pa...

I am surprised that there are a lot of Canadian still selling with postal strike looming.

I am surprised that there are a lot of Canadian sellers still selling CD's with postal strike looming. I closed my stores on the 12th to not take any chances. Maybe they know something I don't or just wishful thinking on their part. They show that th...

Stallion Express Country of Origin Marking

Apologies if this has been answered already.I have 4 things that need to be shipped to the US by May 21. I have since excluded the US from where I can ship to. I can't print labels through Canada Post anymore due to the strike. Even if I could, it ma...

Resolved! Late mailing, 3 days without moving

I mailed a tracked package to the US around 2 p.m on Friday, and it is still saying that it is not mail when I check the tracking. Nothing I can do, it is gone, and the buyer is asking if I have mailed it. I anyone else have slow shipping?

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eBay Labels options to USA vs Fedex/UPS

For anyone interested here is a comparison for available showing with ebay labels vs Fedex/UPS or by another name, where have all the shipping options gone. eBay Labels - Approx twice the price for Fedex/UPS compared to CP UPS to Calgary to LA Fedex ...

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Resolved! Buyer asked for refund, package arrived the next day, no repose for removal

I had sent a small package rate item to buyer without tracking because it was less expensive. Buyer asked for refund after a week for item not recieved. I explained that mail from Canada to the US takes longer than that. She sent a message 2 days lat...

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Starting January 2025, Ebay Canada to require SIN number for all sellers with more than 30 sales?

I was reading this article on Ebay and it states that as of January 2025, anyone with over 30 sales will have to provide a SIN number. https://www.ebay.ca/help/account/regulatory/sales-reporting/canada-digital-sales-reporting?id=5476#section3 It seem...

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Canada Post to US shippers - please post here with your experiences post May 2nd

Would sincerely appreciate any feedback from sellers using Canada Post to ship to US customers given the changes that have recently occured for de minimis post May 2nd - good or bad. Would like to avoid any posts for cross border shippers using ChitC...

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