If a seller WANTS to list at 99c & only get one bid,I'm happy to bid.No one is forcing a gun at the sellers head.   Not sure where you're coming from re your rant or where you're leading to-perhaps you could clarify ie have you been stung as a seller falling for the 99c start price or do you feel guilty as a buyer winning an item for 99c ?

I think OP is saying that, as a seller, they get some people asking them to lower their start price to 0.99c and it's peeved them off a little. It seems they also have alot of watchers that don't necessarily translate into bidders and that may peeve them off too.

I can definitely relate to the watcher thing. It's for that reason (of not confusing watchers with bidders) that I use Selling Manager with the Watchers tab unchecked. I just see the Views tab and that satisfies me. If an item sells, I may go to My eBay All Selling and check the watchers but it's no big deal. I'm more concerned with the bidders and views. I've also done the op shop thing too. Some things are just easier to give away for free than sell, especially if they're just taking up space. Feels good to unload a bunch of stuff at once and also give to the less fortunate.