Perhaps Ebay should clean up the rampant issues
like Chinese sellers who are selling counterfeit coins (and notably ruining the US coin market) as well as other fraud such as producing counterfeit collectibles before they focus on these more mundane issues.
If Ebay could get a grip on the dishonesty of some MAJOR sellers from foreign countries
and actually respond to sellers issues with real people, (not autobot messages),perhaps the TRUST might come back.
Don't let the mandatory Paypal MONOPOLY fool you! Since Ebay OWNS Paypal, for every transaction done through Paypal, ebay makes money. People have been using checks and money orders for years with no problems. If ebay wanted to stem fraud in this arena, then they would require a large deposit through Paypal that would deter check and money order fruad.
If you wanted to write a check or money order to pat for an auction, you could only write it for the amount up to the amount of your deposit. This $ would not be removable until all transactions were complete and valid. For larger amounts, Paypal would be exclusively required. Ebay is good for the buyers right now partially because of the economy, but also because the majority of sellers have left because of ebays continued CHANGE, greedy policies, only looking out for their stock price, and general disrespect for the seller.
Less poeple bidding and less people are seling.
I have noticed a significant difference since ebay has decided to "enforce" it's polices. People just don't want to put up with the BS anymore and be jacked around by a company that won't even help them when they have issues.
Just my 4 cents worth.