They obviously don't see much value in the casual seller. Buyers have a better eBay experience when buying from an experienced seller, better descriptions, fas

They obviously don't see much value in the casual seller. Buyers have a better eBay experience when buying from an experienced seller, better descriptions, faster shipping and communication and less disputes. eBay owns a lot of other auction site properties[1]. They probably want to differentiate their brands, have eBay focus on power sellers selling new products and have their other brands focus on the casual sellers selling used products. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_eBay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_eBay