Gents, Bob, you're right E-bay doesn't care about you...or me or Tom, Dick or Harry, but they do care about all of us together. That's the only way to make a difference-a large (and noisy enough block of buyers and sellers need to make their feelings known. Yes they have gotten to big and complacent. I agree with Douglas-it's the middle management bookkeeper types who are trying to squeeze every penny out the clientele. That seems to be S.O.P. these days. They seem to have forgotten lower price per unit means more units sold, means more profit! Yes the buyers are the key, we need to at least begin looking for options, the sellers will follow. The antique hobbies are now a smaller part of E-Bay than they once were. They know that too, just look at their advertising. That could be an opportunity for us. But Tim you can't compare them to the old Ma Bell, The old Telephone Company provided us with the best telephone service in the world. So if we phono-nuts all leave and find a new viable option and E-Bay stays the same-so what, good for them! We at least won't need to deal with them. Norman, I'm with you, I don't really have to many other options myself. Without E-Bay I wouldn't have one tenth of what I have phonographic-wise without it. I couldn't do without as things stand right now. Brantley, I too have met some very good people through E-Bay so it's not all bad, if it was I'd be gone, but it's up to the clientele to force the issue. To paraphrase-We get the E-bay we deserve....
Regards, John B.
