Thanks for the confirmation hawker1967.

I am not at all pleased to be 'hitting the nail on the head' but it is pleasant for a change to receive confirmation on an opinion rather than receive chastisement!!

As for 'sales hitting a wall'.......there are a few options available to fix this serious issue.

None are pleasant.Requires some brainstorming as each seller has different aims/targets/issues to accomodate.

 Consider -  retreat:close shop, go on vacation,stop listing, refuse to pay for further listings(observe that ebay have sorted this lil' black duck by offering 'no listing fees' in a lot of categories aimed at the lowly peasantry/mum n dad sellers,

wait it out and see what 'happens'.....nothing good is going to happen by doing nothing!

All these actions will 'hurt' and no one will achieve sales or procure wanted items.

Move over to another site - from what I have observed ebay IS the King of Kings site IN EVERYONES MIND......... Brainwashed beyond belief!

g**gle is the motherboard

'SEO' is what brings you customers and the dollar in online sales.

Its simple.

Register your domain name/s(don't pay more than $12/domain name) thru a company that has a GREAT reputation. There are a couple.

Start your own website (don't pay more than a few hundred dollars).

Learn how to 'drive' and actively practise 'driving'...............

...............sales have not really hit the wall-ebay is driving this bus and just not stopping at the usual bus stops to allow people on and off (as we are accustomed/expect to do) and ebay are constantly changing the route- cos they can!! and there are absolutely NO RULES IN PLACE THAT SAY THEY CAN'T DO THIS!......so get off at the next stop:-x