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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...
- 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...
WHAT IS EBAY.CA DOING TO TAKE DOWN THE AUCTIONS FOR HYGIENE PRODUCTS WHERE THE SELLERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY OVERPRICING. THIS IS SCANDALOUS AND IMMORAL!
'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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Pleasestay safe, see you on the other side.now"go wash your hands"repeat oftencheers.
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
On Global National this evening: Rural Alberta online shopper questions Hudson’s Bay policy to not ship to post office boxes https://globalnews.ca/news/4932109/rural-alberta-online-shopper-hudsons-bay-po-boxes/
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!2020. Sounds so strange when you say it. Sounds more like a vision rating! LOL!Best of health and happiness to all!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuNH4kpuobc Post your favourite odd holiday song?
To You and Yours . Best wishes For a Nice and Safe Holiday Season . weavers
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 ...
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.
With Great Respect To those who lost their lives, The many Veterans over the years and to those in Active Service today that allow us to live the way we do You are all in our Thoughts and Prayers with Gratitude Thank-You weavers
In this case a murder...https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50137450
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 ...
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...
And it begins in the USA https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2019/8/1566613342.html
One part of the internet spiderweb of info ...https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49410371
Why do I see windows opening for malware/spyware when I click in certain zones across the site? I just had one where it did an automatic download of maccleaner.pkg?
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."...
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/8/2/20751775/ebay-amazon-lawsuit-poaching-sellers-anti-competitive?fbclid=IwAR3EtHGjSIFU9HE6se26vaNXDESTJyXQnSRkx9cMixQDTN3-84wWoOZu_Ho