Exhibit A:

Buyer disputes: when you run into problems, they make you jump through
hoops to get your money back. I purchased an item last year with an
accessory that was to be "thrown in". The seller admitted (by not
answering some questions) that he didn't send it. eBay made me get an
appraisal (leg work and wasted time). In the end I didn't get anything
because of a small, silly technicality.

Exhibit B (fee structure):

1. A while back I tried selling some new hard drives for about $72
($18 below market). I had qty 20. I only sold two and had to pay over
$6 in fees *each*. I gave up. And that was before the price hikes.

2. Due to the economy (people scraping for cash to pay their
mortgage), I figured it would be easy to find a particular, high-
dollar luxury item that used to sell one to two per month. In the last
three months I haven't seen one. Why? Higher seller fees.

If the economy suffers, then revenues will suffer. That's just life.
Instead of reducing expenses or riding out the storm, eBay raises its
fees drastically. Imagine GM raising the price of their SUVs because
less people are buying?

Exhibit C:

60 day searches on 'Completed Auctions' have been cut down to 30 days.
If you want to view 60 days like before, THEY NOW CHARGE A FEE!
Charging for incidental value in this day and age is plain evil. This
is a foolish desperate measure IMO.

Exhibit D:

Paypal.com. To add insult to injury, paypal.com gouges and is forever
changing their terms to put more money in their coffers, without
adding any real value.

Exhibit E:

They've partnered with Buy.com. If you're a power seller selling
anything from books, music, to computer peripherals I'd be pissed.
This is a HUGE mistake if you ask me. So now they want to change their
auction model to a shopping hub? Well, there are tons of players in
this arena:

www.froogle.com
www.pricegrabber.com
www.nexttag.com
www.mysimon.com
www.shopper.com
www.amazon.com
(...and lots, lots more)

Exhibit F:

I haven't purchased anything on ebay for about a year now. THERE ARE
NO MORE DEALS.

No wonder their stock is down.

p.s.: notice how more and more sellers are starting to appear with <=
$200 paypal insurance whereas before they used to cover "up to
$2,000"? Exhibit G: MORE FRAUD. And guess who pays? Not ebay. Sad. I
used to love this company.