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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2197151, member: 19463"]As a buyer on eBay since well before their IPO stock and most of the current rules and fees, the change I'd like to see is anything that penalizes sellers who post coins at several times their market value in the hope of finding a fool or causing a serious buyer to contact the seller for a deal off-eBay circumventing the fees.  We really do not need to wade through a thousand listings to find a few that really are there to sell a fairly priced coin rather than to fulfill a dream of get-rich-quick.  Fees that have to be paid for lots not sold are one way to accomplish this.  Best way?  Maybe not but I do not have time to bid on reserved lots that are not really for sale but just seeking a free appraisal.  There is an Ancients seller who regularly lists at 10x a normal price and has even sold some coins Buy-it-Now at 1/10.  A fee structure that allows this to be practical needs addressing. How? I wish I knew. Sellers seem to like to complain of the high fees but forget that this is what pays for a million eyes to see their wares.  Certainly there are other venues that charge little or nothing to show lots to dozens of buyers.  We all pay our money and pick our venue.  If you feel eBay is making too much off of you, stop listing and buy their stock.  If you are not selling lots, ask yourself if anyone with a clue would buy the things you are offering and adjust accordingly.[/QUOTE]