I will save about $34 per month by going back to a Basic store - $30 in store fees and 80 free listings. My FVF will drop by 0.4%.

I, therefore, don't mind these changes as they will save me money.

Craftaholic, Paypal charge on the transaction amount, that is the amount of money they process, and it is only with eBay transactions where the postage is able to be differentiated from the item price. Payments through other sites go through as a lump sum. Are you suggesting eBay sellers should get preferential treatment to sellers on other sites?