I'm sorry to hear that. Im not sure how long you have been selling on eBay but their is a possibility that you may no longer qualify based on Sales History, or Potentially any Defects or Seller Status, The program is still really new and I'm guessing they are trying to iron out some logistics issues, the Tariffs have really complicated Matters and the Problems with Canada Post and the Union have exasperated things, for eBay and Sellers and Buyers. Im kind of thinking that right now eBay is struggling to find ways for us Canadians to be able to sell back to the USA but because of the Tariff troubles they really have to make sure they have people in the program that know the hts codes, that have proper item specifics, countries of origin, and the Tarifs make things more difficult to Combine Ship to the USA as one mislabelled item can probably cause eBay a lot of problems, plus I noticed many of my rock and rap band tees, star wars items, Disney items, wont display to USA buyers, there was patterns so I think there is more trouble at the border than we know. So eBay has to be careful with every item going across the border and every seller that ships to the USA because they may even fine eBay 5 to 10 grand for any mislabelled item from a seller or if its the wrong tarif code, ebay may have to find ways to get the items to clear customs, and for all we know some items may just get stopped at the border for being mislabelled they dispose of the item and refund the buyer if they cant get an item across. Thais the thing to is that if there is any trouble with an item eBay handles all returns no defects are given from what i know unless its something egregious they may just take someone out of the program. This is a very serious and nig thing they are trying to work with, plus Cusma maybe being renegotiated, there are also a lot of countries in duress politically like Ireland Britain and Spain even the USA and they may have trouble shipping to certain addresses right now. Ultimately eBays number one priority is gaining and keeping buyers so they are more likely to want to see within the country sales more so than excessive amounts of international sales until things stabilize, like we still need the CUPW to hear the ratification vote on the new Contract. It may be settled temporarily in an agreement but the deal isnt done until the Contract has been signed. So many factors going on right now, im thinking they may have had to pull some people out of the program or possibly just slow the enrolment until our Postal system is stabilized. Honestly Canada Post and the Union caused chaos worldwide and for multiple huge corporations as neither side bargained in good faith for over 2 years. So im gathering ebay is having to do a lot of risk management right now and that may involve localizing more sales and not just entering every seller on the platform into the program. eBay needs reliable Sellers with a solid track record of customer service, quality shipping, and representing the eBay name, we may be sellers on eBay but we also have to remember that eBay gave us the platform to sell on snd we need to represent them as best we can because there name is on the line. I wouldn't take it personal right now that the option isnt there yet, i think there will be some more meetings to help enrage other Canadians for the program and honestly I was one of the first few groups to get in and i believe that was before November the 8th was my first EIS sale which is pretty fast considering the Tariffs happened in late august so really two months to role out a huge program can not be easy for the IT department and for how to navigate forward while mitigating risks with Sellers we have roughly 850 thousand sellers in Canada. So if you think about it eBay has to be very specific and very sure of every step they take forward right now, so i would say just hang tight, we went through a very tumultuous year as Canadian Resellers the large waves are hopefully over and we are in rough but still uncharted waters for both eBay and us as Canadian Sellers this is a large transition time, and if they just lket everyone in right now the eBay ship could sink which wouldn’t be good either. I would say just keeping trying to find the best items you can and expect things will be slow, it's just after Christmas people are in the struggle and it's just going to take sometime and us who are in are still a test project we are under close watch and eBay has had to remain cautious because of the Strikes and the lovers Quarrel that we have been subjected to. I guarantee you eBay is as happy with the Union and CP as most Sellers are they are on our side but they like us have been held in limbo because of this also, it's damaged many e commerce sites and small businesses. the Union did damage to much of the world not just Canadians. I truly believe eBay has our back more than CP and the Union do. At least they have worked to find ways for us to sell to the USA and The World Now basically risk free, but that comes with seller responsibility and we have to be the best we can for our own business as well as theirs, if we fail eBay eBay fails, this is no joke selling on eBay they need us to be serious and really care about what we are doing. The Mission is greater now eBay need us to be at top form. The more i learn about eBay the more I realize how big the Machine is and how many parts need repairing, and grease for the Wheels, and how adaptive we have to be as sellers to not just compete with other sellers but entire platforms, eBay is niching down and i truly believe they only want great sellers and great buyers. We are protected here as Sellers if we choose proper business policies and rules unlike other platforms, we are not subject to heavy returns like other platforms also and we get to create our own store models which no there platform gives so many useful tools to engage buyers. It allow us to set a home based business and personalized storefront without all of the overhead to starting a business yes it costs in fees and advertising but it's minimal to what it would cost to run a local business. I think it's just about being patient right now, trusting ebay has a direction, but we are just waiting for the seas to settle and doing some boat repair before we head out to reseller sea. Honestly if they send all of us out into the Ocean at Once guaranteed they would lose a tonne of sellers because of their mistakes, they would lose the buyers that were a part of the Sellers mistake which in turn would sink the whole eBay ship. I think the best we can do is stay patient, let some of the other more seasoned sellers navigate and test the water and help and suggest improvements but right now i think the program will be fine jsut wait till the CP contract is signed and that will give us at least 3 years of no worries until the Union goes on strike again Jan31 2029 lol 2 years to bargain has put strain on so many systems, all i know is those workers better sign or i may have to start my own postal company and hand deliver all of my items locally. I will stay on the eBay ship as long as it takes i trust that it will regain some market share. Here is my prediction the day the Contract is signed and before the ink is dry the sales gates will open up and you will see a clearer path forward. Ebay has had to negotiate rates with Canada Post through all of this also Im a capitalist and so is ebay but Canada in general is not so technically we have been in a battle between private business vs state run business. Look what one Union did and One State funded business did to Millions of people worldwide and 1000s of businesses. 2 poorly run businesses destroyed so many peoples lives and businesses but the beauty of capitalism is it always builds back stronger, better and more refined and more prepared to win and create. Those two business will be the same but if we adapt as entrepreneurs we may just have a chance to create a private mail system that is more effective than CP and make sure that these things never happen again. True Capitalists never give up on doing better and neither should we the day they sign that contract is the day we set sail and we have three years to revolutionize things who knows maybe eBay can start having its own delivery drivers and privatized mail system so that we and ebay are never subjugated to this again. All i know is that Capitalist will innovate and win every time our hearts and ambition is different we dont collect paychecks we have to create paychecks. Its a different drive and there aint nothing better than an unfriendly completion with a state run business. Maybe the postal workers and CP will realize that they need to take care of us Sellers and eBay because if they dont they wont have a business. Capitalist make the world go round and will always Captain and steer the ship in the better direction. Our time to thrive is this year, They better sign on that dotted line which means we have three years to innovate to never be put in this position again its only made my desire to win stronger no way way im letting my business fail just because they fail, relentless ambition to never give uo. The ship will be sailing straight ahead soon with not another Iceberg in site for at least 3 years 🙂 Take care my friend. We got this
