Character parties - I dont sell cheap chinese stuff and I dont compete on price. Rather I am one of the higher priced sellers in my catagory. I offer proffesional service and advice and sell quality ( not cheap ) products. There is still a section of the community that value this and it may be a growing sector as more and more rubbish floods the market. Some people are still willing to pay for quality long lasting products.

siggie-reported-by    I,m not trying to kid myself or anyone else. I am well aware of ebays many flaws and like others are looking to do something else in the future. I am just trying to provide an honest, BALANCED view. I am still making a full time living from ebay and drawing a salary similar to what I was earning in the building industry as a private contractor before becoming a full time ebayer. I have teenage kids in private school, two reasonably modern cars, a stay at home wife and a reasonable standard of living, all payed for by ebay. I,m not rolling in dosh, but the reality is there is still reasonable money to be made on ebay if you know where to look. The changes that ebay have made over the past 12 months have certianly concerned many sellers and the future for small sellers is unclear at the moment. I,m not ebays biggest fan, just trying to give an honest opinion.