another blog drew attention to a thread on the USA forums where he has been posting (id alanlewis0). I’ve added a link below. It’s long but the comment provides some insight….

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520035035&start=0

an example “I’m sorry to say it, but many people within eBay do view sellers as replaceable commodities. “

about time they through out those ZX81′s and put in some flaming computers powerful enough to make the site run properly GRRRR.

a stable and static shelf to show your wares is crucial,
if tesco changed the display postion for milk/bread/ fruit every few days, but not only changed it but hid it behind the beans and frozen food
and you needed to hunt around a vast store to find what you needed everytime you shopped at tescos ,you would sharp go to asda

I would just like say 6 months grace with eBay, no changes, no stupid policies just let the site settle down and seperate the wheat from the chuff, this year has just got my back up.

If I $iss off my punters they don’t come back I don’t need a MA from Harvard to teach me this, eBay can’t grasp that though, I also make a point of not buying on eBay aswell purely because they got on my wick once to often this year….looking ahead I can only see more poncing around at eBay HQ,,

hope i am wrong.

the shame is, your gear does not suit anywhere at the moment,
have you tried to sell a House lately ?
if houses dont sell, no one wants to change the bathroom!
even if your not selling a house
extending or refurbishing your house using the equity in your house, is a no no, these days
I cant remember the last time I got a bath or shower cubicle as a Christmas present, either
so its more the general market place conditions to blame than ebay,

“EBay employees in the early days often were asked to announce how many items they’d bought and sold on the site. It was a badge of pride to be in the community. But that routine faded as eBay grew and the loyalty was obviously missing when eBay’s mail rooms were flooded with Amazon boxes in the weeks leading up to Christmas in 2006. A public relations staffer with a sense of humor had stickers from an ad campaign slapped on inbound Amazon boxes that read: “Next time get it on eBay.” ”

I’m deciding whether to laugh or cry

Wingo, who sees $3 billion worth of online sales flow through his customers, says eBay’s share has stalled while Amazon’s is doubling. “If you put all your inventory on eBay, you’ll lose money,” says Wingo, remarkably candid for someone who has eBay as an investor in his company.

As for me I am still making a good living on Ebay, but over recent months have spent more time on Amazon and am working on a website.Ironically I am finding the changes on Ebay (30 day gtc etc) are leaving me with more time to devote to off Ebay projects,Ebay is more or less running on autopilot.
My sales have broadly stayed the same through the changes,my fees though are running at 60% of pre change, once that penny drops with Ebay I can see them reversing most of the changes

I really really want eBay to do well but nothing they do lately convinces me that the good times will return,,,, I hope I am proved wrong.

As for “there’s a lively discussion going on in AuctionByte’s comments”

Where do I send the cheque Samantha?