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The CERB wage program seems to be working...

Two friends - a freelance editor in BC and a writer/artist in ON have applied and been accepted for the program.Both report it being very easy to access.Another friend, marginally employable due to being "on the spectrum" (If you hire him he is a goo...

Seller Taking Advantage of COVID-19 CRISIS

- Sold me a defective product,- won't refund my money,- purchase no longer traceable in My eBay Purchases, therefore, I can't give a Negative review- seller asked me to contact him/her using a different private email address,- doesn't care that the p...

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'Low risk' to catching coronavirus from international packages, says WHO and Canada Post

'Low risk' to catching coronavirus from international packages, says WHO and Canada PostEDMONTON -- Canadians are being reassured the risk of contracting COVID-19 from mail that has travelled for days or weeks is very low."Coronaviruses generally do ...

Coronavirus scams

Beware any email you get about the coronavirus. There has been a large increase worldwide in scam/malware emails that use the virus as the hook to get people to open them. https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2020/online-retailers-scramble-f...

PayPal spends some of it's higher fees on Honey

Went to PayPal earlier this week and found PayPal advertising Honey as a new way to shop. So I did some searching and found that Honey was bought by PayPal for $4 billion in 2019https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/20/paypal-to-acquire-shopping-and-rewards...

Went To The Grocery Store etc This Morning

We went out this morning to get some groceries and go to the pharmacy Was not sure what to expect with the reports of folk panic buying and crowding stores etc. Not sure what it will be like later on in the day but was surprised to see a slow but ste...

C-19

Pleasestay safe, see you on the other side.now"go wash your hands"repeat oftencheers.

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The COVID-19 situation changes very quickly.

We must pay attention to what is happening ...... (1) The Canada-US Border --- not closed ... yet...... Access allowed to a limited number of people travel to or from Canada... Trudeau and Trump agree, so far (2) The USPS postal service --- The Mayor...

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COVID-19 All Publically Funded Schools in Ontario Will be Closed March 14 til April 5 2020

The Ontario Govt has just announced that all Publicly Funded Schools in Ontario will be closed March 14 2020 until April 5 2020 due to COVID -19 Starting tomorrow many boards are closed for the March Break but closures will continue afterwards

Purchasing counterfeits online

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-counterfeits-fakes-online-shopping-1.5470639 ter Marketplace was easily able to order a number of suspected and confirmed counterfeit products online, we set out to discover what Canada's border agency was...

Marketplace - Counterfeit Crackdown

Interesting episode on CBC Marketplace this evening. Feb21, 2020 (Season 47, Episode 14) on what agencies are doing to stop counterfeit products between customs and the various selling platforms.including eBay, Amazon, Walmart. AliExpress and Wish. G...

Finding Items In Unexpected Places

Being a Antique/Nostalgia Dealer for close to 36 years I often find items to purchase and sell in the most unexpected places. Places one would never expect to see them in. Have walked into stores that sell new items not related to Antiques etc and wa...

Bait packages for porch thieves

Instead of bait cars, police are using bait packages....https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46552611 Inside jobs:https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46521886

RE: Ask Andrea and Rob

Velocity (dollar amount) and consistency (# of transactions) are both parts of that coin. The word "velocity" has nothing to do with dollar amount. It refers to speed. This is the worst kind of jargon.There are several perfectly good and clear words ...

GMail

I don't seem to be able to connect to my gmail account today.Which is the one I use most with eBay, but also personally.Anyone else? I'm using Firefox as a browser.

Zellers masters of hockey

Why do sellers insist on stating that an autograph signed card from Zellers in the 90's is rare and worth an amount way more than what it is. There are 1000's of these cards available. If you want to sell your card than be honest and quit playing on ...

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Free Canada Post October Shipping Suggestion(s)

Hi. Sorry for the super long post. Please give this a read and see if you can help. Copied from an eBay Canada FB posting. Thanks for your time. For the past few years, Canada Post has offered free shipping for one package each week in October for Sm...

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New feedback page.

I was just looking at the new FB page and boy....No dates (not even 3 months, six months, a while back) which was a useful way to spot hacked accounts.A lot of emphasis on the meaningless DSRs -- which are not used by eBay to assess member accounts."...

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