I believe this whole scenario of events has panned out because Obey are still losing revenue to the likes of Vinted and a multitude of other venues, which are there, but most sellers/buyers are unaware of there very existence.
I think the aim is to cull the number of low priced items and private sellers and then aim for higher priced sales items that bring in more revenue for less effort, less listings - end product will be they will also need less staff to manage matters!
Obey have emulated Vinted, wrongly believing that everyone will roll over to SD and accept the buyers tax - OR change their accounts to business accounts to avoid it. They have already made it almost obligatory to pay for upgrades and promoted listings in order to achieve decent visibility and make any worthwhile sales.
From what I can see it may not be going to plan, but they will stick with it for the foreseeable in the hope that they can break resistance!
Well I won't be broken, I took down most of my listings, went elsewhere, made a few sales and am consciously looking for other venues to sell off my unwanted items. There are lots more than even I realised, yes not as convenient, but sales are possible. I have some listings left here purely as a monitor - constantly checking what changes they make to SD - and the day its enforced, is the day I close and leave.
I will not buy here until I see a different approach, unlikely but possible. I will close the accounts and that will be me done after 23 years of what has gone from real enjoyment to the now overburdening monster that Obey has become.
