This is definitely not a laughing matter. If eBay doesn't do something, such as lobby the federal government, they will see their sales further decline because more and more will go to off-shore retailers. Do you really believe that only a small proportion of online retailers in Australia are based in Australia? Same goes for eBay sellers. If the foundation crumbles, which is the very foundation full of Australian based sellers, then so will eBay's bottom-line because further sales will be driven away via overseas entities, Facebook and Amazon to name only a few of the big players who will be selling your items tomorrow at under the cost of the delivery you pay within Australia. There will be no way at all to compete, unless you want to get in your car and deliver your sales yourself.