eBay wouldn't even notice if small sellers had suddenly vanished, they have been trying to get rid of them for the past decade. What they get in profits is a p!ss in the ocean compared to selling brand new items worth between three and ten figures. They want small sellers and second hand items to move to Gumtree so eBay can compete with Amazon selling only brand new goods, and only those which are highly fashionable and "trending", with eBay simply becoming an internet front for the big box stores.

We don't need to protest by disappearing for a month when eBay themselves does it for us, otherwise known as "lights off" mode. In some cases, lights off can be for even longer than a month with between zero and three sales a week and suddenly "I need to post 6 items" shows up out of nowhere and it's back to selling regularly for the next week! For some sellers, removing everything from their eBay account for a month could even put them below standard and practically end their selling career once eBay puts more and more restrictions on their account in a vicious circle.