Trust me, "Leftists" had nothing to do with it, and I'm a politically unaffiliated voter. Nope, I'm pretty sure that the "Leftists" did not get together and plot this. This happened because of greed. Plain, unadulterated greed and as long as people use Ebay, they will continue their practices.
An organized boycott would probably get their attention, a tactic that liberal activists have successfully used in the past, all the from Cesar Chavez's boycott for grapes, to the consumer boycott of tuna to get it dolphin safe, it has been a very successful strategy to bring big corporations to their knees.
It's all about the principle of patronage, which is quite familiar to we artists.
If we do not give our patronage, therefore our money, to these places, then they will do what they have to to bring their policies into line with what the consumer demands.
So, say a boycott is organized that denies ebay the fees from one days worth of listings, oh and OUCH! That's agonna hurt!
So, if people are really feeling vindictive, then say they skip two days. This gets Ebay again. Ebay is the parent company that owns PayPal, so in a way, it gets 'em both.
One of the tactics that has worked successfully in the past, and is threatening to bring down our nation, is partisanship. The simple facts are thus:
No matter what color you vote, if you are a seller, then you are getting the shaft. No matter what your political leanings. Liberals, Conservatives, and all stripes in between and outlying, sell on Ebay.
Next, if you want change, then you must be proactive and willing to do what is necessary to affect that change.
Divide and conquer is a tactic that the large corporations have used successfully in the past, and continue to use to great effect.
We all sit and blamestorm, and they laugh all the way to the bank.
I'd call it a successful strategy.
My guess is that as long as the sheep fight amongst themselves, the wolves will feast....
