eBay is a wasteland and the new CEO, Donahoe, doesn't want small sellers cluttering up his site. He wants the new eBay to be a 'strip mall'. Even if eBay buyers were willing to pay the price for quality products the recent rule changes have made eBay a hostile environment for small sellers. Some of the more recent changes include: - Sellers can't leave negative feedback for buyers..only positive. Buyers may continue to leave negative feedback for sellers. - Best Match search is a dismal failure and no one can actually find what they are looking for. Best Match ties your visibility on the site to your feedback and DSR performance. DSR are anonymous 'stars' that buyers rate you with. - eBay.au is restricting all sales to PayPal only for all sellers. No checks, no money orders..you can't even use your own merchant account. They have admitted in the press that if they can pull it off overseas the US is next. - fee increases and promises from eBay management that fee increases will no longer be annual but can & will come whenever they want. Thousands of small & large sellers will be leaving in May. There are many, many alternative venues available. Check out Etsy, iOffer, eCrater, ePier, onlineauction, etc.