Originally Posted by KonAaron Snake

That post didn't actually have much to do with eBay, but I'll assume you had a logical reason for responding the way you did and will respond as though it was made to one of the posts that was about eBay.

You see this incredibly silly and generic answer anytime someone discusses anything. It's really quite ignorant actually, but I guess it beats coming up with an argument, or having to think critically.

"I don't like Government policy xxx"
"Why don't you leave the country?"

Obviously people use eBay and tolerate it because that's where the money is and they have the wider audience, just as people used monopolistic railroads because that's what went cross country. I explicitly stated I have no problem with eBay's fees, or even policies at an individual level. My issue is with their integration with Craigslist and Paypal, which extend a monopoly that make it more difficult to use other sources and give them a very anti-consumer, heavy handed approach to their customers. Policies like this are why we have anti-trust laws. Whether and when we use them is usually political, but I'm making an argument that we SHOULD use these rules for ebay/paypal/Craigslist. If you want to counter that with an argument on why we shouldn't, fine...but saying it ain't gonna change and just live with it isn't an argument, it's just lazy and annoying. It's actually just contrarian and vapid. In fact I do avoid eBay as a seller and actively avoid Paypal, it doesn't mean I don't have an opinion on anti-trust legislation and how it should apply...or on fraudulent and misleading claims made by Paypal regarding FDIC insurance.

As for buyers paying for everything - no. That only works if shipping and fees are pass through expenses, and the reality is that the buyer and the market will dictate the final price, not the costs. The costs might dictate a needed price, but they won't dictate what buyers are willing to pay. Bottom line is no items for sale, no eBay fees. Period. Both are components to the system and eBay is just a successful market.

Thank you for correcting grammar/spelling on a web forum...I'm sure you can find an error in any post I make. I suppose a correction like that also saves time on actually having to think about a response. What's really amazing is that you offer proofreading for free...the person who does it in our office makes about $12/hr. You're short changing yourself.