I'm in Australia, and our eBay rules are slightly different to USA but I must say I do not agree with all of the points raised in this article. Community spirit is indeed what made eBay great, as can be seen by the furour over the cancelling of many of the chat forums on ebay aussie this month. If Mr Grossberg wants to run a business, fine, but its the smaller people who make ebay what it is.. leave room for us Please!
If we dont sell, we dont have $$ to buy, and in these tough economic times, online auction is where the little guy (oft unemployed little guy) is going to go to earn a buck to buy his computer games from Mr.Grossberg, isn't he?
The biggest problem eBay has is bending over backwards to not offend ANY bidders/ be they buyers or non paying non buyers. Stop that, and you'd have a happier eBay community.
I've been eBaying on eBay USA and Australia for over 10 years, as a hobby seller. (retired auctioneer who can't stop!!)
I think HenryN is right, level playing field would assist everyone!