Here are my thoughts;
For some eBay is a hobby, for some a business. The effect of selling and need to sell on eBay are dependant on each of us and each of us has different things to gain or to loose. We each have our own standards, principles and beliefs.
I do what I believe is best for my business and for myself. If I was the only fool who allowed each listing to end to make my point and not run more listings then I did it based on my principles and not others. So alone or with thousands of others, I did it my way! (I think there was a song that went something like that).
While the effect would have certainly been greater on eBay had more participated, I got just as much personal satisfaction as I dont allow anyone to control my life, my income and how I live, aside from my immediate family.
I fought CP myself and got a great discount level for shipping my products. I pay my bills to CP on average 7 weeks from time of shipping and CP just wrote off almost $3,000 in accumulated deductions I had made over the last couple of years.
I list on eBay for part of one of my businesses however I dont need eBay and in fact I know that I drive more business to eBay than they bring to me, so if anything, I can pull more business away from eBay than they ever gave me.
However, I will continue to run my businesses as it makes sense to me. I didnt participate in a boycott because I thought others would, I did what I felt I had to for my own sense of pride and personal satisfaction.
eBay has to make their own decisions for long-term growth and if that means loosing some PSers now, then that is the decision they made, and the bed they will have to sleep in.
I would like to see them prosper and do well and I would hope that I can be a part of that however it will be MY decision and not theirs and that is the power I have in not being dependant on anyone.
I personally dont want to joing a PS group, participate in a boycott or anything else with or against eBay.
eBay is simply a marketing venue, if it works for you and you can make money on it, then keep doing it. If it satisfies you in providing a source to actively trade items that are part of your hobby, then treat it simply as that.
I dont want a fraternitiy I dont want a club. I dont want to be called a member of eBay. I pay for marketing and a venue to sell items. If they charge too much for me to make the profit I expect then that will be my decision to leave.
Sellers had a chance to make themselves heard and in mass they chose not to. End of story! Dont pick another date, dont find other reasons why you had to keep your listings up. Everyone made a personal choice.
The time has come and gone.
Malcolm