I was in sales over 20 years ago, made it into the top 10 in Australia in my first year in fact.  We were given targets to reach and when they were achieved we were rewarded with free gifts, not extra fees.  I am sure those high up in ebay are being rewarded for a good job well done - it doesn't look like the regular sellers are though.

As I said I was selling on ebay as a casual with no intention of becoming a full-time seller.  Just taking advantage of some spare time to have a clean out rather than trickle it slowly.  The virtual tour under Sell told me that ebay would be a good place to sell my unwanted items.  ebay never indicated to me that free listings were there to encourage me to become a full-time seller or that if I used them up I would become a Power Seller.

I think there are two side to ebay - those who are here for the short/casual term and those that are trying to create a successful business.  They should be treated differently as we both have very different opinions.