I don't think you'll be the only one making that decision 5K. I've usually always had the 'whatever' attitude to policy changes, but this new 180 day one is really pushing the friendship. Most of my items can't be broken or worn once and then not wanted again, but who knows? Who knows how the buyers will think?

Will items now sit in the purchase history for 180 days if not manually archived, instead of 60? Will that "if you have a problem do something about it before such and such a date" appear leading up to the 180 day cut off whereby buyers might be prompted to try their luck at getting their money back?

I bought a few items a few weeks back to list, to try and draw attention to the items I already had, but I won''t be doing that again. Once this stuff is gone, I'll be heading out the door with you I'm afraid. I did actually think for awhile I might start buying stuff to resell, but I won't be doing that now. It's just not worth the risk.

I probably won't close my account down, but will probably close my selling account. Having a buying account might be useful. Occasionally there are things I can get on here that I can't buy locally in B&M. Sometimes I can buy it locally, but it's far cheaper to buy on here (like some car parts).

It would be interesting to get official numbers of people who actually stop selling come November. I believe eBay has made a noose for themselves.