At one time I was an Ebay-a-holic, both buying and selling. When I needed money to fund one of my little projects I would unload some of my stash of car and boat stuff, and when I needed something I would find it on Ebay and buy it. I have no idea how many thousands of dollars have flowed either direction over the past 4 years, but it would probably make me sick if I really knew the answer.I also used it as a source of entertainment, putting in various terms, like Rat Rod, Hot Rod, Project Car, etc., just to see what was being offered.

But I rarely look at Ebay any more, and I kinda have a sneaking suspicion I am not alone. For one thing, I think the new format stinks. When you start to type in a search word, a list of suggested words pop up and sometimes take over the field. Then, once you do pull up a category the items are no longer arranged in the nice chronological order they once were, they now have some stupid screen with all the items spread out across, like one of the Ebay stores would have once had. Also, if you pull up a car for sale ad it is so big you have to scroll down then over to read the whole thing.

I understand there is a new CEO at Ebay, and these changes are the result of his input. He was also the one responsible for doing away with negative feedback, so you can only put in positive feedback these days. That change really scares me, as if there weren't enough scams on there already.

I think Craigslist has them scrambling, and it is sure a whole lot cheaper. By the time you add in posting fees, feature fees, final value fees, Paypal fees, etc, you end up making about 60 percent of what you sold the item for. Now I see Ebay has some legal problems, something about a class action settlement. Sure wish I could get back the $ 80 X 3 that they charged me for ONE boat I sold ONE time a few years ago. I finally gave up trying to get a human being to talk to, so I threw in the towel.

What do the rest of you think?

Don