as an occasional seller, I'd never list anything if this is how others' feeds are now.
I do not necessarily disagree that the new feed page is less useful to me than the old feed was.
But, having said that, there are multiple ways for buyers to find items, and the feed is only one possible choice among many, many potential options. One probably should not assume that one's potential buyers are relying exclusively or even particularly heavily on any one means just because you find it useful yourself.
Not all users are on a desktop computer -- many search using a mobile browser or the app. Not all desktop users rely on the feed, and the feed in the app works differently.
Some users search by keyword; some browse categories. Some do both to varying degrees. Some use RSS readers. Some use external search engines that suggest eBay results along with other merchants or marketplaces.
Some users rely on saved searches; some use bookmarks; some use third-party services that contact the user when items are found matching their search criteria. Some create keyword searches on-the-fly, or perform image searches.
Some users search when they have an immediate need; others have particular searches that they use every day, or use email alerts, or follow sellers whose new items are checked on a regular basis.
Some users search in different ways at different times, or use multiple search techniques depending on what they are searching for or what results they find at any given time.
eBay likely has extremely detailed information about exactly how many items are viewed and ultimately purchased by following a Feed link, and if overall sales are down due to changes in the Feed page, eBay will almost certainly undo the changes or else try to make the new page work much more like the old page to restore net sales, even if no one actually complains. And if the new Feed page results in increased sales, eBay will likely keep it despite any complaints.
