PiratePatricia:
The best advice I have is RUN!
In the past we have all boycotted ebay a week, they'd dangle a small carrot, and we'd all come running back.
Today, however, we are assembling together, uniting. Some, myself included, have been boycotting since Feb. 18th. (Ive actually been boycotting since around Feb. 11th).
That was a week long boycott. It then allowed us to launch the largest boycott in ebay history. The first ever "open-ended" boycott; which started May 1st, and will continue until either everyone decides to completely leave ebay, or, ebay changes their policies; or, everyone decides it is time to return.
At the present time, it seems most sellers are happy at onlineauction.com (OLA) The fees are minimal, $8 per month, no additional fees, unless the seller chooses additional options. Others are made their home at ecrater. The boycotters are also supporting etsy.com (Craft items only) and ioffer.com
I am throwing most all my support over to onlineauction.com because they offer phone and email support. They have actually listened to the members, and have worked alongside sellers to help keep them happy. As a buyer, this has made my experiences great. Ive actually had fun buying online again.
As far as selling on ebay? Well, there's no way I can afford to sell on ebay, ever; even if the fees were free. It's too large a risk to have buyers blackmail and extort me. It would need happen only once, before I get screwed. And, the system is made to make sellers fail. WHY would I or anyone else want to be part of a system made on a premise to create failure?
Tim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKkUCMLZG6E
http://forums.delphiforums.com/boycottebay/start
http://www.myspace.com/boycottebay