....also, in addition to my last comment here, I mean't to say that, through the years, many items one might try to sell in a shop are marked down, considerably, since an unsold item (lest we not forget the endless hikes in shipping that deter buyers - esp on less expensive or more common items) shows up in completed items. It ain't like the old days when it comes to selling stuff in shops when competing with ebay no-sell items. Furthermore, the BEST thing ebay did, AFTER Meg Whitman left (thank-you, angel above) was to provide the free listing fee and the non-payer strikes. Feedback issues were THE biggest problem that ebay had since day one. Of course, we all had to get used to the fact that the onus is on the seller - buyer can certainly lie about condition if they have buyer's remorse. Still, if the buyer explains, in exacting detail, condition of item and it is evident in both photos and description, I have found that sellers really shouldn't be quite as concerned as they believed they should be in the beginning, with this change. I've been selling on ebay for 20 years and only had a few difficult buyers, for sure. But, in light of aforementioned, most buyers are not difficult. I agree, any change in viewing details of "Completed Items" will be difficult for sellers as well as buyers. Frankly, suggestions of how I should price an item when it doesn't sell doesn't fly with me. I doubt there are the required number of expert appraisers on antique items in the corporate structure. Also, I doubt that they can consider how prices fluctuate, often times wildly. Still, some sellers DO attempt to sell items for ridiculously high starting bids. I would suggest that ebay hire some "Antique Roadshow" type appraisers but even then, should know that they too are often wrong. Ebay glitches abound but it is a huge corp like no other. The Etsy's and related sights pale in comparison and essentially are ebay copy cats. I hope they can change what will be beneficial for all of us.
