@Whac-A-Mole @sumiko wrote: But then I dont see anything wrong dealing outside Ebay,if buyer and seller decide to deal outside Ebay,they forsake buyer and seller protection,of course EBay puts up the venue to allow buyer and seller meet,so it deserves a cut. The phrase 'fee avoidance ' is too harsh,seller owns the merchandise,not Ebay . Once upon a time,everyone pays a listing fee ,no one complains because the sell thru rate is so good,then more and more sellers move in and listing fee becomes too much as few items sell. Wow, that is NOT good advice for the OP, you are actually promoting them to violate eBay Policy!?! As for the history of eBay and ALL online sales venues, things change as time goes on. Competition is no different then brick & motor stores. Some store make it and some stores don't. It was just several years ago that Cyber Monday replaced Black Friday as THE sales day of the year that makes or breaks a retailer. What does that tell you? It says online sales are continuing to grow and it won't be long before groceries can be ordered online and delivered same or next day. eBay is an internationally recognized brand and like any sales venue, Sellers have to keep working at finding things to sell that maintains or increases their sell through rate.
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