I never lost the free relists when I was TRS and PS.....EVER. Most people don't. I think you and some others are just really unlucky. EBay always use the excuse it's because you are TRS, but that's not the case. Not for most anyway. You lose them if you have sold over 100 items AND made $12,000 in the last 365 days (rolling days, not a calender year). EBay will try and tell you it's OR, but it's AND.

You also lose them if one or more accounts are upgraded to a business account......and that includes anyone else in your house, whether you own the accounts or not.