?: I started with Ebay in 1995, and it was a great, but sometimes stormy relationship. Ebay dealt with problems as they arose fairly well. At that time the small sellers were important to them. Things have definitely changed. Business in recent years via Ebay was good, and I looked forward to opening a store. It worked fine until the new fee structure. They said fixed price listings would get full search exposure. That may be true, but sales dropped dramatically when the new structure went into place, probably because everyone's store inventory was now in the search system. A bit of overload. I have now closed my store, because with my small inventory, and a particular client based product, the fees are way too much. Combine that with the PayPaI fees, & the fact you can't take money orders or checks. ( The only check that ever bounced on me was from a PayPal refund). I'll still sell on Ebay via auctions because of their exposure, but I sure miss the past days when they were more on the small sellers side. Ebay needs to stop putting overbearing restrictions on sellers, and let the marketplace weed out the few bad sellers. Feedback ratings pretty much tell the whole story.
