https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/EBAY-AND-2026/m-p/7976737#M765942 <P>'....if this was your business would you seriously leave things as they currently are ?'</P><P>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thing is, we don't know how bad things *actually* are, or even if ebay think they're bad at all.</P><P>Ebay (and all big companies) massage, disguise and *spin* all figures etc to make them look the best they possibly can.</P><P>And the big-noises at the top of the company are very very unlikely to admit to making mistakes. So we will never see the true picture.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Ebay may know things are bad for lots of the smaller sellers, but I don't think they care. Ebay think they can replace them with new, younger, more 'digitally native' sellers who'll just do as they're told.</P><P>I believe ebay would like to replace most of us with big sellers of plastic tat from China. This type of sale being easier to do with computers/A.I. , than all sort of second-hand, collectable, unusual items etc. from lots of small sellers. (with their associated potential problems)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>My opinion of the future of the *whole* big business/services world and it's way of operating is a little gloomy.&nbsp;</P><P>95% of all sales, services, companies etc. will go just fine and everybody will be happy. These will all be dealt with by computer/A.I.</P><P>The remaing 5% that are problematical will be 'kicked to the kerb' because it costs more to employ humans to sort them out than the company is losing, by losing that 5% of business/customers.</P><P>Where the 'awkward squad' (usually me included!) are going to go will be a mystery!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:47:49 GMT lucy_farmer 2025-12-23T11:47:49Z