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Posted By: Anonymous

Judge Dred, it ain't gonna happen. eBay will continue to have discount days for a few reasons:


1) It's just plain good business to throw out the promotion here and there. Essentially, it's no different than couponing or sample give-aways.

2) The MikeWheats of the world bring in a lot of revenue, and the revenue they bring in on these discount days with their high volume, high-value stuff. Honestly, they're not going to care enough that a couple of their customers are too lazy to wade through the listings to cancel them.

3) While the annoying Mike Wheats of the world may clutter up the site with their inventory, there are tens (hundreds?) of thousands of other sellers also taking advantage of these discount days. Again, I don't think the griping about a message board punchline (Mike Wheat) is going to be enough to stop eBay from offering their discounts.