I agree with Purple_mom's post about eBay possibly boosting new sellers to get them hooked. I have seen patterns of behaviour from their 'ai' or algorithms that simply do not suggest any form of consistency or reliability. How a business can survive on a platform that does this, is going to show very pointedly during times of general retail sales decline and a loss of confidence in the world's economic structures (which is happening now, especially due to US-China trade war). But if they are acting in a predatory way towards anyone, especially new sellers, they they can fact massive fines and actions in the courts.
What I have witnessed personally, this time last year, before the introduction of new software prior to last Christmas, my sales were increasing. The first half of this year showed a marked decline. At the moment I'm down overall by 60.7% compared to same period last year. This past week, I'm up over 160%. How can anyone trying to run a business on eBay cope with this type of volatility and instability? I warned eBay that their new software was wrong and not the right time, economically climate-wise, to fiddle with things but they put their own self-interest first with regards to promotional listings. That factor alone has failed and I believe has been the cause of volatility and instability. You will never have a valid selling platform if you fail the reliability test. Over the last 12 months, eBay has failed the reliability test, to the point that their failures are impacting on shop owner's very business survival.
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