It is ALL about the buyers. Sellers are responsible for the workings of the US and international mails but can't even charge for the insurance to protect themselves. We must earn excellent DSR ratings to receive decent search placement and cost savings on Ebay fees yet the recommend "rolling" insurance expense into our handling fees. Never mind. Even if we offer free shipping, buyers can still leave as few or as many stars as they want for shipping charges (which they've agreed to by making a bid!) And, of course, we still can't say a word about bad buyers - no neutral or negative feedback, even if the buyer fails to pay and we've completed a non-payment process with Ebay. We must accept payments through Paypal (which IS Ebay, don't think for a moment that they are separate.) Ebay has gone from a forum where sellers and buyers could make their deals to a place where Ebay makes all the rules, buyers have all the power, and sellers pay all the bills. Anybody found any good auction selling sites they can recommend?