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@x3n0m wrote:

I think if you want to offload a few dozen rocks every month or cheap chinese junk then this is the place to be

 

.. but surely to make a profit on ebay those rocks and chinese junk would need to be procured and/or manicured via child/slave labour and then would need to be imported from a 3rd world country who forces Australia to adhere to the draconian UN postage agreement thus punishing all Aussies into paying more to post a parcel ..

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Since when does China "force" Australia Post to adhere to the UPU agreement? 

Near as I can tell, if they are truly suffering from the cost of imports from China, then AP have taken on something of a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" attitude, either that or they're not as open and honest about the true cost of things, but my local PO has posters on the wall advertising their partnership with Taobao, Tmall etc, and offering the Alipay card, which encourages purchase from China. Not saying there isn't an issue with the high volumes of mail coming from OS and it causing inflated prices for their service, but AP have never substantiated any of their claims about how much it costs etc with actual facts and figures, and I personally would rather look at the entire situation with a critical eye than believe their public statements as gospel and start blaming everyone else 'cos AP say so. 

Here's a shocking fact - some people on eBay are experiencing success, in whatever form that should take, with a variety of items from a variety of places, and IMO they don't deserve derision if they happen to mention it.

Yes, eBay has problems, a lot of them, and I know they affect sellers in many different - negative - ways, but I can't see this line of discussion as constructive in context of the thread.