Yidiba
there is no such thing as a free lunch .......... nor is there such a thing as free shipping
and while I don't want to get intimate about my profits, I do quite well thank you very much
in return for my efforts eBay has given me greater exposure, a means of running my business with much cheaper up front listing costs and DSR's pretty difficult to top
then just as an added bonus I get included in big promotions like the upcoming Mothers Day Sale, that equals thousands of dollars worth of exposure for F R E E and you can't help but do a good turn over when you are attracting that many hits
I should also say that I see 4,387,591 things that are wrong and/or need improving or removing from eBay ... and don't get me started about paypal
there are lots of people making 6 figure a year incomes on eBay, there are some making millions .... these sellers don't seem discouraged or decimated to me