it took them 3 hours, but they removed two of my threads and 9 posts. that's where the money goes. policing the forums.

If they were the same as the ones that are left, it might be because of the element of repetition in them.

If you want to go, go. No need to advertise the fact on several (many) threads. Especially as nobody knows who you are, anyway.

Hi kokomobua, sorry for the delay in replying.

We were with EZBuild but we weren't really happy with their support (and they were more expensive) so we're in the process of recreating our website with namecheap.com.  they have built-in "website templates" so you don't have to be a computer wizz to build the site.  Very easy and super cheap even when you include the domain name.

We use the Value deal and it has everything we need.

We also advertise with Google and even when you combine the website hosting costs and the advertising, it is still way cheaper than ebay.

I did the same thing when I heard of the increase but there is good in it all if you are a serious seller.

What will happen is the small time shop owners will disappear and the ones that stick with it will actually be able to start selling our items at the correct price instead of compeating with many many sellers.

These small hobby sellers have really cut the market price of certain items down over the years and it's time it was stopped and this may just do it.....I hope.

I won't be closing my shop...I'll be increasing it's size.

At the end of the day...ebay has a great traffic system....I have a wesbite as well that does not cost much to run at all but even with all the social marketing and email mail outs it only counts for 25% of my business...but still worth having.

Hang in there all you serious sellers...

These small hobby sellers have really cut the market price of certain items down over the years and it's time it was stopped and this may just do it.....I hope.

Not for books. The big dropshippers are the ones selling for less than value.

kokomobua you have mail. re query on your last post

thanks in advance