Time to say good bye to Ebay

[gordp]

The Trump 25% Tariffs have hit Ebay, this essentially makes it uneconomical to purchase anything from the US.    People need to speak up a voice displeasure with the impacts to you.   Sellers, you just lost access to Billions of buyers. 

Oh and they are also speaking with their new goods purchases, like wine, automobiles, liquor, meat as well as their travel dollars.   

[pickapaper]

@gordp wrote "People will buy from where ever is most convienient, lowest cost, and best service."

I think people have already been doing this for decades.

[gosimus]

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@soh.maryl wrote:    

Which "guys" should work on their postal system, and exactly what do you suggest could be done by us "guys"?   

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You say us guys?  You're Canadian?  That comes as a surprise to me.  Anyway, I don't have any suggestions about how to improve the Canadian postal system.  That job belongs to Jean-Yves Duclos, and I don't envy him. 

[kalyoth]

You apparently do not understand Tariffs. May want to read the actual impacts they will have. If Canada had import fees before Tariffs, it's not the tariffs fault. Tariffs apply to manufacturers of products & purchasors/resellers of Quantity Volume in select markets, with select goods. It is not a blanket application across the board, impacting everything heading to the international boundry line from every source. My birthday card to my cousin in Winnipeg is not subject to tariff.

Better question would be - why am I not buying within Canada to begin with?

[estate_echoes]

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@chevymontecarlo88 wrote:

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@gordp wrote:

The Trump 25% Tariffs have hit Ebay, this essentially makes it uneconomical to purchase anything from the US.    People need to speak up a voice displeasure with the impacts to you.   Sellers, you just lost access to Billions of buyers. 

Oh and they are also speaking with their new goods purchases, like wine, automobiles, liquor, meat as well as their travel dollars.   

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Crying about what other countries do will get you nowhere. Your displeasure should be at you're the Canadian Govt. for spending/sending 272 million (last week) to Bangladesh. If that money was dispersed to every Canadian, each would get approx. 7,500. 

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According to your math, the population of Canada is only 36,000.  Not $7500 but about $7.50 per person.  Only off by $7, 492.50.  Unfortunately, this is not a surprise from those who share your views.

[selsa84]

Your numbers sure don't add up.  But that's expected from you. More fake news

[tobaccocardyahoo]

I lived quite happily with no export sales on Ebay prior to the creation of Ebay Global Shipping and continuing with EIS.

If retaliatory tariffs on US goods stop buyers in other countries, I can live with that.

As for our Canadian friends specifically, they are already unhappy with EIS because of the cost of shipping to the hub, so I only get Canadian buyers who are highly motivated to own what they buy from me. And I am not motivated to sell enough to tolerate the unpredictability of Canada Post. I have sympathy for the combination of retaliatory tariffs and a weak currency, but not enough to do any extra work, or offer any special deals.

I remember traveling to Europe when the US dollar was weak and it was less enjoyable than when it was strong.

[chevymontecarlo88]

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@estate_echoes wrote:

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@chevymontecarlo88 wrote:

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@gordp wrote:

The Trump 25% Tariffs have hit Ebay, this essentially makes it uneconomical to purchase anything from the US.    People need to speak up a voice displeasure with the impacts to you.   Sellers, you just lost access to Billions of buyers. 

Oh and they are also speaking with their new goods purchases, like wine, automobiles, liquor, meat as well as their travel dollars.   

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Crying about what other countries do will get you nowhere. Your displeasure should be at you're the Canadian Govt. for spending/sending 272 million (last week) to Bangladesh. If that money was dispersed to every Canadian, each would get approx. 7,500. 

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According to your math, the population of Canada is only 36,000.  Not $7500 but about $7.50 per person.  Only off by $7, 492.50.  Unfortunately, this is not a surprise from those who share your views.

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Ok. Tard moment for me @estate_echoes  🙃

The point is still the same. 🤔   Canadians are getting hosed by their own Government.

Complaining about these tariffs is equal to complaining about eBay fees. 

[chevymontecarlo88]

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@selsa84 wrote:

Your numbers sure don't add up.  But that's expected from you. More fake news

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My poor math skills 🙃 have absolutely nothing to do with the 272 million Canada sent to Bangladesh. 

Let the Canadians choose either a dozen of eggs per person ($7.50) or rehaul their Postal system. ($272 Million) Solved. 😀

Thank you for your service. 😂

[roccotacodad54]

   Yes and again it's Canada tariffs you have to pay if you are in Canada. The US doesn't put tariffs on exports.

[gone.c-33]

Eggs in Canada are between $3.50 and $6 a dozen for the fancy organic free range ones or between $2.43 and $4.17 USD. Seems like we can have both ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

[mudshark61369]

@gordp,

The replies written by @kalyoth , and @roccotacodad54 , are absolutely correct, you were already paying more for items manufactured in the U.S. in certain categories, because of the tarrifs your government placed on our goods. 

However, they did not and do not apply to individual items sold across the border. Items costing between 0 and 150$  had no duty charged on them. Items bought for personal use costing more than $150 are charged 0-13% Duty fee, depending on the category by the CBSA. So it is unlikely that you will see an increase in what you pay on items you buy from U.S. sellers. Unless, you are buying for re-sale in your country.

FYI, the tariff  Increases ARE NOT permanent, and if your new P.M. takes steps to tighten border security and lower some of Canada's tariffs on our goods, they will be lifted.