"Ebay admit that it was never set up for people to run a business it just grew that way."
But what exactly did they do to stop it? They encouraged it because it brought in millions, now its getting to heavy to manage in its present format they seem to be at a loss as to how to deal with it. I have NO sympathy for ebay or paypal........If you build a quagmire you tend to get sucked down into it. Looking at it logically, they are only in this position because there are very few alternatives and those that exist find it difficult to compete with the publics perception of ebay..... The punters are like sheep [no not all] if a celebrity went public saying they had just sold their turds on ebay for 500 quid.... joe public would be pinching them off by the thousand and trying to list them.... because its easy..to list them that is... most ebay users are just trying to make a few extra quid.... a majority have no idea of the possible consequences of their actions.... some dont even care..... but cry foul if they are subsequently hauled off..... if you want to stop the crap on ebay........ bring in the VAT man and watch the exodus.