Well, I was getting ready to say, maybe I was wrong. Maybe ebay was actually right. Maybe this forced GTC is a good thing after all.
I was thrilled! I had my best 2 months ever! 21 sales in 9 weeks! I was over the moon! 
I'm very small time and rarely have more than 50 items up for sale at a time, so 21 sales in 2 months is amazing to me!
Then, all of a sudden it stopped! I haven't had a single sale since April 21st! Even with 13 of my items "Promoted", I've barely had a single view in the past month! It's like someone slammed the door closed on my store and slapped a padlock on it. 
I'm not looking for any advice here, just kvetching. I know others can commiserate. Thanks for listening. 
You are correct-it is not very fair-to the little sellers.
If I can't sell I won't be able to buy items to sell.:
