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Perhaps even worse than not allowing sellers to leave negative feedback is the move to charge 8.75% in Final Value Fees (post-auction $ for Ebay) for items under $25.

Between posting fees, PayPal fees, and Final Value Fees it's really not worthwhile to sell on Ebay anymore.

I’ve been selling and buying on ebay for several years but I’m wondering if another avenue might not be better.

I do far more selling than I do buying, and I don’t like the changes they are making. I particularly don’t like the feedback change. I rarely leave negative feedback but I’d like to have the option.

It really irritates me that I can do everything humanly possible to satisfy a buyer yet that person can then turn around and leave negative feedback. I’ve also had a couple of dissatisfied buyers leave negative feedback without ever attempting to let me know there was a problem. I think the feedback system should be set up so that can’t be done. I try to give good, honest service, but occasionally a mistake can be made.

I also charge a small shipping and handling fee; as another poster said, packaging materials can cost and I try to make sure things are well-packed. It also drives me nuts when people try to get me to reduce shipping costs. I list costs in the listing, so you aren’t going to be unpleasantly surprised at the auction’s end. I don’t charge anything outrageous, so if you don’t like the cost, don’t bid.

I think I’m going to check out amazon and wagglepop and maybe abebooks, too.