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Posted By: Eric Eichelkraut(goudeyhunter)

about your points concerning Ebay's policies. The Issue of "Libertyforall", and subsequent paper issue distributors is a moot point to us, for which we have drawn a clear line in the sand with the facts surrounding that they are not recognized as cards, but rather toilet paper (you cracked me up with this analogy) that was never intended as a card. Ebay, as you mentioned, doesn't care about this point or that of the interests of the unlikely bidders of our hobby, but rather of their own interest in snagging the profits. The main problem with these auctions and it's concerns to Ebay, is that the market grows larger, daily, for the sellers of this junk (toilet paper).
The "Power Seller" issue is probably one of the largest problems that I have with Ebay. Time and time again, I've done business with a so called "power seller" who has had the business tactics of a convicted felon. There's a couple of individuals I can name right off the top of my head who deal vintage material and are marked with this so-called title. Just yesterday, I was calculating the percentage of a vintage card "power seller" who I had had a less than desirable confrontation with, and his positive feedback ratio was at 96%, 2% less than the requirement. I emailed Ebay with this oversite, but as you've pointed out, they probably won't touch the s.o.b
All in all, Ebay has several "pitfalls" as many of us can glaringly spot and provide a positive solution for. But from their standpoint, it's all about the benji's.....until it's on the front page of a newspaper or on MSNBC...