I feel one of the best things that happened was eBay cleaning up problematic sellers. they are still there of course...especially amongst some of the "powersellers" but overall the new rules re feedback as well as eBay coming down hard on those who gauge for shipping has resulted in a better marketplace

mrsD have you ever tried shopping eBay stores?
There you are dealing with established sellers and there is no bidding, just Buy It Now with most utelizing the eBay "best offer" system too

when you do a search on eBay scroll down to below the list of items and click on the link to see more from ebay stores and it will open up the listings of store owners selling what you are searching for.

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