I'm unhappy about the changes too - but there hasn't been any other auction sites that can compete with ebay for traffic. I've searched these other sites for things that I would buy on ebay, and there aren't any listings for those items. Etsy, I think, has been one of the few sites that is become successful, but it's kind of a niche site, for the handmade.
I don't know what kind of profit ebay makes, but I suspect they do well. I think they are getting greedy. I think it's a shame, because engendering illwill in your customer base isn't a good thing, and eventually it will affect their bottom line. If not this time, then next time they raise prices. Eventually some other site will stick if enough people get angry enough to move their stuff en masse somewhere else.
I don't sell much on ebay anymore either - it's just too expensive to be worth it for small stuff. I either give it away to a thrift store and get a tax deduction, sell stuff on LJ, or sell it on specific yahoo lists - there are sale lists for lots of brands of collectible dolls on yahoo, plus Den of Angels, which is a ball-jointed doll list. Doll collectors often try these list first, because there's no limit to how long you can have your listing up, and it's free. :-)
Anyway, I'll participate in the strike as well. At least this time it's getting some publicity, though I don't ebay cares at all..
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Date: 2008-02-18 04:18 pm (UTC)I don't know what kind of profit ebay makes, but I suspect they do well. I think they are getting greedy. I think it's a shame, because engendering illwill in your customer base isn't a good thing, and eventually it will affect their bottom line. If not this time, then next time they raise prices. Eventually some other site will stick if enough people get angry enough to move their stuff en masse somewhere else.
I don't sell much on ebay anymore either - it's just too expensive to be worth it for small stuff. I either give it away to a thrift store and get a tax deduction, sell stuff on LJ, or sell it on specific yahoo lists - there are sale lists for lots of brands of collectible dolls on yahoo, plus Den of Angels, which is a ball-jointed doll list. Doll collectors often try these list first, because there's no limit to how long you can have your listing up, and it's free. :-)
Anyway, I'll participate in the strike as well. At least this time it's getting some publicity, though I don't ebay cares at all..