Thank you for your comments.  

I hear you loud and clear!

Yes, I'm on Betsy, and I am now looking at getting my own website.  My rules, my own costs.  That means I will charge exactly what it costs to send the item, and I can items I can sell  at a cheaper price.

I am gainging followes by the day on ebay, so I am hoping they will follow me to a new website.  

I love selling vintage items.  I am learning on a daily basis.  There are so Many Aussies who school me on items I really know nothing about.  And people who have a lot of life experiences, from all different walks of life.  I really love  that part of my job!

The people I meet are great, and usually have similar values to myself.    I don't want to stop selling vintage items, and I won't, I just have to make it work another way.

Good luck with your selling, as  I'm all for Australian sellers, and Australian small and large busiess  being successful.