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Can I deduct Customer returns on income tax?

Can I deduct Customer returns on income tax?Customer returns for refund. Can I deduct the refunds from the total sales on income tax? If yes, what do I do in case the refund is in the following year (after the tax year cut off)? Do I just lump it int...

Why is there no build in way to print an invoice for customer which includes HST/GST number

As the title states, CRA requires invoices that inlcude the HST/GST number but I don't see anyway to do that on eBay short of manually creating invoices outside of eBay. Heck I don't even see a way to print an invoice at all other than a packing slip...

My..."Your Next Payout.." - Says May 3 but supposed to be April 5

Just curious if this is just a normal thing that happens (shows the next month payout date before the current payout is even posted/completed) and will my current payout still be April 5? It did previously say April 5. btw...I chose the monthly payou...

Buyer Initiated Item Not Received Request in Error

I sent an item via lettermail a few weeks ago, that apparently hasn't arrived. Buyer doesn't contact me, but instead initiates an item not received request. As per my regular response to these types of requests, I respond in the request with a messag...

Newest promotion - Listing at speed of light may be required!!

Am I the only one who didn't realize that starting today..

That in addition to the new amount of 1,000 listings a month for a basic store, we also get an extra 10,000 listings in some categories. I don't sell in those categories but they will help out some sellers. Premium stores will have an extra 50,000 in...

Balance negative due to dispute

If my balance goes into negative due to a dispute - will ebay try to withdraw this money during the open dispute? Or will they just take future sales towards the balance until the dispute is resolved?

Heads up for anyone that processes shipments with USPS from Canada

This just showed up from Shippo. Link attached. When creating labels make sure your measurements are accurate. Affective April 3, 2022 https://goshippo.com/blog/understanding-the-new-usps-fees-and-surcharges-in-2022/?_hsmi=208244288&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-__...

I no longer feel safe selling on eBay due to chargeback

Recently I have been afraid to open my messages because I am getting “odd” buyer disputes. 99.9% of my clientele is decent and I sell t-shirts, I couldn’t imagine selling anything else on eBay. There is no way that I would sell anything of real value...

Charged for a shipping label for an item sold MONTHS ago? (Also, other eBay support options?)

I recently sold an item for $57.55 + $15.47 shipping. The item was sold on March 17th, and the shipping label fee was deducted March 25th. Sometime after that, I went into my eBay to see what my total payout would be, and it showed only $14.94 !!I ch...

Advice on Letter Mail

We have family in the US and UK. Can I mail things like a calendar, craft book or pattern with letter mail, is it still considered "goods" if it is a gift?

Ebay is scamming me?

I need a professional sellers help.I am new to selling on ebay probaly for a year now. I have never has any issues with any iteams and always use the ebay provided shipping as it was the easiest and more cost efficent. Rencently I sold two iteams fro...

SOLD AN ITEM

I sold my first item through Managed Payments. Were do I fid a break down on the fees for that item? Is it under "Payments"? And if so where do I find this info.... Many Thanks!

Canadian prices

When I view items on the eBay website I see prices in Canadian dollars am I on the right website?

Chit Chats London

Chit Chats now has a London drop off location for shipments. Dearness Dr. just south of Bradley Great savings over Canada Post. I set up an account Sunday night and dropped off my 1st two packages Monday afternoon. Easy Peasy.

GST calculation on fees is off slightly

eBay keeps getting worse. Finally had enough of the absorbent Fees.

Since the move away from Paypal my "Variable Fees" are now at 14.55%. They used to be 10% + 2.5-3% total. Shipping Internationally comes with an extra arbitrary "Fee" bringing it up to 15%. Another bs cash grab. Final Value Fee... Another cash grab. ...

eBay Canada / eBay.com Managed Payments will kill sales and purchases

Let me explain why.I sell sports cards on eBay.com in USD. The USD funds are deposited in my PayPal account. I then buy more sports cards on eBay.com in USD with my USD PayPal currency from eBay.com sales. I’ve done this for 20 years. Why not Canada?...

MANAGED PAYMENTS MICRO-DEPOSITS

I signed up for Managed Payments today and I am waiting for two Micro-Deposits. The eBay Rep said it could take 2-3 days to be deposited. I have a Canadian Checking account in Canadian Funds but I list on eBay.COM. My question is will eBay send the M...

things going well this month

usually i like many others have complaints about ebay and posted rants (here read some of my older rants)-- well today i thought i would tell a different story -- since i took some helpful advice here from good sellers-- there were some unhelpful and...

MANAGED PAYMENTS SIGN-UP

I would like to sell casually on eBay and I'm wondering about Signing up for Managed Payments. My eBay Acount has First Name, Middle Intial and Last Name. The chequing account I got for Managed Payments is from Scotia Bank and has Mr First Name, Last...

I Listed An Item As Paid Before Receiving Funds. What Now?

I accidentally clicked yes to item paid before I had received payment for the item I had just sold. Will this make it more difficult for the buyer to pay me? Sorry, this is my first sale.

Form of ID that gives the least amount of info to eBay

Just got a notification this morning that eBay couldn't verify my identity and that my payments are on hold until I upload documents. Looking for your thoughts on what documents will give them the least amount of my personal info, while still satisfy...

EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING VS REGULAR TRACKED SHIPPING

GOOD MORNING TO ALL USA SELLERS!As a Canadian buyer and seller on this platform I urge all USA sellers to OPTED OUT of the EBAY GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. It's proper name should be THE GLOBAL EBAY MONEY GRAB SHIPPING PROGRAM!For every transaction for ...

A Question for anyone using Chit Chat’s for mailing to the US.

Thinking of trying mailing using Chit Chats. I'm thinking most of my items will be able to be mailed as "flats". I understand I can connect my eBay store to Chit Chats. Do I buy my shipping labels through Chit Chats or can I use my Pirate ship accoun...