Not quite sure why this uproar is occuring.

If I have an item on my watch list with a view to being interested in a purchase

then I would love to receive an offer.

I would know that the seller is prepared to let go of the item at the offered price.

If I am just spying on a competitor then too bad for me. If I don't like the 'spam'

I just remove the item from my watch list.

I am only sorry that there won't be means of identifying competitors and giving

them the boot for the sheer pleasure of it.