I think eBay's modern card "experience" follows from business changes eBay had to make to continue growing their business in other non-collecting areas. Even with our sports collecting market jumps during COVID, we're nowhere near the traffic and value of people make a living off drop-ship retail consumer goods, to pick one example.
As eBay morphs from a low-rent 2000s flea market into a glossier 2020s shopping mall, you see some of the same results: higher fixed selling prices for customers with more spending power. Sellers can offer occasional discounts if they need money today and otherwise list things for what-if amounts to see if the market catches up.
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Last edited by Spike; 10-08-2022 at 06:38 AM.
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