Since ebay started collecting taxes, have you noticed it isn't as good as it used to be?
Less good collectable items for sale. I don't know where many of the good sellers went.
opinions? or, is it my imagination.
This is a FACT. Ebay is the internet equivalent of the Good Guys Swap meet.
1. Started out as sales in the parking lot, as a way of people cleaning out their junk.
2. Grew to become an attraction.
3. Morphed into a bunch of commercial sales.
4. Increased fees and taxes and charges.
5. Lost the enthusiast customer base.
6. Tried to broaden the market by selling everything.
7. Forced their sellers to buy services they didn't want. (Alienated their sellers.)
8. Forced their buyers to pay for stuff they didn't want. (Alienated their buyers.)
9. Raised prices, charged more fees, provided more stuff, but lost revenue.
10. Wondered why people were selling junk out in the parking lot.