People selling on ebay aren't rich. Matter of fact, if we've resorted to selling our used items like an online yard sale, we're probably hurting for a little extra money. If ebay wasn't *constantly changing* little things here and there (which serve primarily to trip the user up) then the system would basically run itself--in which case, why do you need to take over 10% of the final value (does that even include taxes?) from a bunch of poor people's used junk? I get it, ebay is a marvel of a modern digital marketplace. I am in awe every single moment I'm on the site. But while used junk is only getting less valuable, fees are only ever increasing, and this isn't a consignment store. Ebay spends no time and makes no effort to mind inventory, and none of their space is being taken up by the same. With the massive amount of sales the site hosts every day, do you really need to take that much? From yard sales, by poor people? How much do you actually need, and how much is just because you can and everyone likes more money no matter how comfortable they already are?
If there was a less greedy alternative, I'd use it. Things always get worse never better for the people on the bottom, because those who have the means to bend the rules in their favor make sure they're never the ones to lose.
mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
