I bought something on my watch list during the eBay Big Sunday promotion. The 15% discount was an incentive, as it brought the price down to a reasonable cost.

I just bought four items from a different seller, who had a whole 5% discount going on those items (again, on my watch list). Across multiple items the savings were enough to offset shipping...so it was incentive enough.

so, hopefully, eBay promotions and sellers thinking about little discounts could have a positive influence on sales beyond just me as a buyer.

the current government has not slowed my purchases. I was already buying less with the introduction of the carbon tax, as I saw an increase across my everyday expenses beyond ten percent.