It's amazing how badly Ebay has fallen. I was an early adopter decades ago, and used it to buy and sell all kinds of trinkets and collectibles that were virtua

It's amazing how badly Ebay has fallen. I was an early adopter decades ago, and used it to buy and sell all kinds of trinkets and collectibles that were virtually impossible to buy/sell/trade locally. The first major crack in the armor came when they removed the ability of sellers to leave feedback for buyers. Feedback was the only way you could figure out who was a scammer and/or someone difficult that ought to be avoided. It also acted as a deterrent for buyers who were prone to making demands and/or trying to extort a discount after having "won" an auction, as their account would be marked as shady for future transactions. This led me to stop selling on Ebay, and just use for it a few purchases. Recently, after many years away, I cleaned out my spare room and fired up Ebay to sell a relatively low-value (couple hundred $) item. I found that I was no longer able to use Paypal, but instead prompted to give all of my banking information to Ebay. After the item sold, I was informed by Ebay that my money would be held by Ebay for 6 weeks as a "safety measure". After 29 days (1 day from the maximum 30 days time to report a problem) the "buyer" filed a dispute saying the item had not been received (despite the item having been shipped with tracking and confirmed to have been delivered 29 days before). Ebay reflexively sided with the "buyer", and, long story short, I was forced to refund the money, without getting the item back, and with Ebay keeping their fees. After that debacle I immediately tried to remove my banking information and close by Ebay account, only to find out that Ebay doesn't allow you to remove your banking information, and you cannot close your account (only start a process that allows your account to be closed after a month, at Ebay's discretion). Needless to say I will never be using Ebay to buy or sell anything again.