Any problems with non-US sellers paying eBay?

[sunshinesketches]

I still have my eBay.ca account as my main site, and that's who I pay my eBay bill to... but have had a problem paying it. The message I get is something like "we don't accept non-US payments." I've tried to contact eBay but they're not responding, and when I went to the help section they just had the stock answers on how to do a one-time Paypal payment. Well, that's what I've been doing for years, up until now. -- "Dogs are dumm!" ~Heather

[poozybear]

Can't eBay just switch the account over to .com, or would that involve closing the Canadian account and starting over? PayPal has a phone number for customer supprt where you can talk to an actual live person. Might be better to try contacting PayPal than eBay. -- Kathy

[sunshinesketches]

It would involve closing the whole Canadian account and starting from scratch. Also, my Paypal still links to my Canadian bank accounts. Oh and the trouble I've had from Paypal as well, because of this. I just got another stock email from eBay telling how to pay it, and i followed it to the LETTER and came up with the same idiotic message, unable to pay my account. Grrrrr. All this over twelve bucks. -- "Dogs are dumm!" ~Heather

[sunshinesketches]

I finally said "screw this" and put it on hubby's US funds cc. But I'd still like to find out why this happened. -- "Dogs are dumm!" ~Heather

[artistjillian]

I had problems myself, years ago, coming from Australia. A phone call soon straightened it out. I never could have done it alone. Though I really wish I'd kept my Oz PayPal & eBay accounts as I have some distinctly Oz things I'd like to sell. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider ... google me!

[artistjillian]

Somewhere hidden there is a country thingy that needs changing. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider ... google me!

[poozybear]

It would involve closing the whole Canadian account and starting from scratch. So you would lose all of your feedback? That sucks! -- Kathy

[suejo0101]

I called Paypal last night & spent 51 minutes on the phone with someone who barely spoke English! For some reason the last 3 times I have printed a shipping label thru Paypal, the return address is where I lived 4 yrs ago! So I called Paypal & the lady kept telling me I had to remove my ebay ID & then re-add it, etc. Finally, while she is jabbering, I clicked on Print Shipping Label. There is my old address again! However, this time I noticed (in tiny blue print) words that said Edit Address. So - I clicked & then clicked the address default button & presto - My current address showed up. I tried to explain to the lady I fixed it myself & she kept telling me I had to change my address with ebay & Paypal, etc. She could not seem to understand that my address with those 2 is correct - but for some reason the labels were printing off a 4 yr old address. I finally just said THANKS! & hung up. I guess I should have tried the Edit Address button before - but honestly - I didn't think of it. However, it will be a cold day in hell before I call Paypal again! They were absolutely no help - and I could barely understand the person. Sue

[artistjillian]

I didn't lose my feedback. Though I think I did have to close my PayPal account, and start again. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider ... google me!

[artistjillian]

Yup. Definitely did not lose my feedback. Prior to June/July 2003 I was in Oz, and feedback 2000 is still there, etc. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider ... google me!

[sunshinesketches]

Sue I had the same issue with Paypal, but it was when I was buying. I did an edit, and still ended up with a default that ended with ON Canada (Ontario). I have to be very careful of making sure the editted "send to" address is selected, because one of my purchases was rerouted to Canada anyway - it had to do with a third-party checkout anomoly. I can't reopen my Paypal from the US because my bank is still in Toronto. I could if I linked it to one of my US bank accounts though. -- "Dogs are dumm!" ~Heather

[sunshinesketches]

...and the reason I keep using my Canadian bank accounts is that I have a very good established credit rating with them, which I can still use as references if/when we apply for a mortgage next year for a new home. -- "Dogs are dumm!" ~Heather

[artistjillian]

I would definitely NOT close your Canadian PayPal account. I regret that I closed my old one. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider ... google me!

[poozybear]

Is it allowable to have two PayPal accounts, with two different banks and/or credit cards? -- Kathy

[artistjillian]

I don't know. I just wish I'd kept my Au one. I NEED it. -- ~Jillian artist, Jillian Crider ... google me!