When I first sold items on Ebay which I started to do in 1998, that was not the way it was done. At that time sellers could get a reasonable return for selling especially on difficult to find items. Then the change came, I don't remember exactly when but sometime around 2002. It was possible to actually make a profit for all the trouble that sellers who spent most of their time looking for items to resell and listing and shipping etc. The new system is probably good for the buyer, so it is at least good for someone, But many sellers dropped out since unless you are listing for fun, it is rarely worth your time to be a seller. And today in this world where everyone is is seller and no one willing to pay the price for items, It doesn't pay to be a seller, although I admit I am still selling hoping for the market to get better and overcome the shortcomings of the way Ebay is Today.
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When I first sold items on Ebay which I started to do in 1998, that was not the way it was done. At that time sellers could get a reasonable return for selling especially on difficult to find items. Then the change came, I don't remember exactly when but sometime around 2002. It was possible to actually make a profit for all the trouble that sellers who spent most of their time looking for items to resell and listing and shipping etc. The new system is probably good for the buyer, so it is at least good for someone, But many sellers dropped out since unless you are listing for fun, it is rarely worth your time to be a seller. And today in this world where everyone is is seller and no one willing to pay the price for items, It doesn't pay to be a seller, although I admit I am still selling hoping for the market to get better and overcome the shortcomings of the way Ebay is Today.