
Let me be the first to say...
...that I, for one, welcome our next generation iPhone overlords.
35 publicly visible posts • joined 27 Nov 2007
This is just another step in the direction of re-alligning the business to be more like a traditional online retailer rather than an auction house.
Recent pricing structure changes make it almost certainly loss-making to list some items in certain categories, and the new search tool is just horrendous to use; pop-ups to select/deselect options that were previously available on the main results is at best frustrating and at worst infuriating.
My selling days are over, but for some categories (for instance vintage musical instruments) eBay is still a fine resource of inventory of often difficult to find items.
Sadly, I don't think it will be long before auctions are abandoned entirely in favour of fixed prices.
The tech-savvy realise that the only thing they're good for is eye-balling gear before going home and ordering online. Why anyone wants to pay £100ish over the odds for any large electrical item is beyond me. And don't even mention the patronising tone of their advertisments and sales staff.