From a buyer’s view, whilst the odd number prices don’t bother me, I do think it will bother some - wondering why that is, when there’s no real explanation to be easily seen - the psychological effect (as has been mentioned before).
Although different factors affect different periods/years, it should, at the moment, be a buyer’s market, but I wouldn’t be surprised if an awful lot of people weren’t tightening their belts (or beginning to) and being extra, extra careful what and where they spend - worrying over keeping their job or worrying about increasing prices and wage rises being curtailed.
Food basics - meat, eggs, butter, cereals - are all more expensive and higher energy and water bills on their way - council tax bills also to rise in a couple of months' time - and add in local charges, eg. ULEZ etc.
Maybe, as has happened before, possibly an increasing number are now only buying what they need rather than what they want?
Then add on top of that the all-at-one-time changes here in eBay UK - using us as guinea pigs - possibly they’ve let a genie out of the bottle who has turned bad?
And if other sites/shops, which people sell on/from, are doing well or are ticking over, buyers have decided to buy there (on price/need) because there’s a finite amount of money to spread around for a growing number of people?
