Ebay does not seem to realise that no sales means they are not making any money out of you. No doubt they do not care about small sellers, but add them together and fees etc. paid must mount up.
Free listing is a big con. Unless you pay for promotions activity is very slow. I have edited to 5% as some of the suggested rates are up to 15%. Even my 5% when taken on price plus postage plus VAT works out at best part of 10%.
When selecting 5% ebay suggests that a higher rate is needed to get more views, so basically views are determined by the fees paid, so much for FREE listings.