I think I agree with you.  I sell things occasionally on ebay but they never really sell for much.  I think part of the issue is pricing - the reality is that some things are just so much cheaper from Asia.  I am definitely a buyer who always looks for a bargain and if I see something that I want for less than half the price from Hong Kong for example, i will happily wait the shipping time. I sometimes wonder how Australian Ebay businesses are surviving.  The other thing that I notice is the number of people selling items labelled 'vintage' and 'antique', without really knowing what that means.  I have been buying a lot more things from Etsy these days and sell any items I want to sell via gumtree.