Ebay shipping

I doubt that Wall Street had anything to do with it. IMO they and the banks stand to feel pain from it too.

I think the culprits consist of another, more insidious lot.

For me, enough said, as this is starting to digress from the OP's question, and as per protocol about politics.

 

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Before the days of manditory Paypal I used to do a bit of selling on eBay.
Then after you HAD to use Paypal I kept selling as an experiment.
I tried jacking up the shipping a little just to cover the fees.
I think most sellers who have high shipping charges are just trying to offset the selling fees.
I tried starting the auctions at a price I could live with but the bids were very few. They want to see 99 cent starting bids and free or $1.50 shipping.
What made me quit eBay was a Franklin half dollar I sold. I bought the coin for $4.50 and listed it at 99 cents with $1.50 shipping.
The coin sold for less than $5 and it cost me something like $2.39 to mail it.
So I figured out it just wasn't worth it to use eBay anymore.
You try to jack up the shipping and it has a negative reaction.
Set a reasonable shipping charge and you can get nailed on the coin itself.