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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2197217, member: 71510&quot;]Ebay has also put themselves in the unfortunate position of being the &quot;nanny&quot; for taking care of lots of ignorant buyers, attempting to take the Caveat Emptor out of the process.&nbsp; This has become a big portion of what buyers are paying for.&nbsp; And in order to discourage dishonest sellers, they&#039;ve made it so that you really have to hold your heart in your hand to sell.&nbsp; They paved the way for big secondary markets to sell off once-opened / returned merchandise.&nbsp; This is their bread and butter.&nbsp; Small sellers are just a legacy that allows them to remain a diverse marketplace and not just sell iphones and x-boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>As sellers (and costs passed on to buyers) there is a large premium for consumer protection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I go way back as a consumer and seller (I go back far enough to have legally purchased a handgun on Ebay - used legal FFL for transfer, etc) and they have continually eroded the relationship with the people that built it - in order to facilitate large volume re-sealed box crap hawkers.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, it is a big market - and with that comes a big audience.&nbsp; When something is hot - it&#039;s usually the best place to sell it.&nbsp; The premiums are higher, but the potential for a higher sale price is also much greater.</p><p><br /></p><p>As we see more and more competition, we will also start to see erosion of Ebay&#039;s dominance, and possibly the &quot;need&quot; to compete.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the PayPal split, other companies will be able to start realizing the benefits of the 3rd party payment processing - and that will put Ebay in a defensive position.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep supporting the up and coming competition and we will all be rewarded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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