It's a communist act by eBay.
Losing funds under the "free to sell" banner to compete with other selling platforms; has sparked new initiatives in-order to recoup losses.
You, as a seller are 'the product'; as well as 'the product' itself.
eBay are controlling what you can do with 'your' property.
Who you can send it with; so that the funds will trickle-back to eBay.
They are systematically restricting the movement of 'your' goods.
If they move, at all; that is. There's currently an issue with size, weight, etc.; Despite entering item specifics to indicate size and weight.
Currently charging you more to purchase postage under this new scheme, (than it does if you pay for the postage 'directly' with the logistics company yourself) is merely one example of revenue income for eBay.
But new seller may not even know 'which' service has been 'opted-for and pre-paid-for'; (only the limited carriers) until the item actually sells.
If there's damaged caused to an item whilst in-transit; I'll claim that from the courier themselves.
I wouldn't sell a one-off item, if I have no control over how it's sent.
The eBay selling system worked fine for decades, but it's only now (once the '"free-to-sell" initiative started) that there is suddenly a 'compulsion' for eBay to control and restrict the most needed element of selling online, worldwide.
It's too 'claw-back' funds; however communistic eBay have-to be just-to compete.
Simple-Delivery can still exist for those who really want to be bound by these terms and conditions; but there needs-to be the re-inclusion of 'custom-postage' for those that it doesn't work-for.
Otherwise, sellers need-to stop selling in large-enough numbers for eBay to "get the message".
Without the sellers, there are no buyers.
We, as people, are the product; and without us, eBay doesn't exist.
Without us, there are no 'physical' products to trade.
You have-to help, not hinder both buyers and sellers to be successful.
It worked well for many decades; and sometimes it requires a substantial amount of people to reduce the amount of items listed, or stop selling (temporarily) to not let a faceless company 'control and dictate' exactly what you do with 'your' (sometimes sacred) property, just so that eBay can get the books balanced back to how they once were.
But 'gambling' on initiatives such as this; usually just adds to those losses.
There needs-to be an intervention; because after multiple attempts to arrange a resolution; eBay are forthright in continuing down this path, at the discomfort, stress and total disrespect for both buyers and sellers.
I am partially-blind, so, forgive the mistakes; but not the 'gist' of the content.
