Ebay strike !

EvilScamp said

I don't wanna sound like an *** but i want to play the Devils advocate here.

What exactly do you think this is gonna do? I mean after the 25th your just gonna have to pay their fees anyhow unless you cancel your membership.
Then if they do lose money during that time they can just raise their fees again after the 25th to make up for their losses during that time.

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Actually, protest like this can be somewhat effective if done in mass. Dotcoms run a pretty fine line on revenue projections. When those numbers are down for a week (and even a day) it causes internal havoc. I am not saying that it will be catastrophic for them but it is a way to send a message. Their boards/forums are bursting with customers who are absolutely pissed about these changes.

As for eventually paying their fees after the 25th, that is only if you are a seller. And believe me, if they raise their fees up after the 25th, you will see a semi mass exodus of customers. They absolutely know they can't get away with that.

I believe they will come to their senses in the next couple of weeks, at least in terms of their updated feedback policy. That's what most people are irritated about. I think they could squeek by with the price increase but not both at the same time. I think that was their mistake: introducing both changes simultaneously.