'For pity's sake, how are we expected to keep up with all this? Was this even announced? I have no recollection if so.'

It is exactly this sort of thing that those of us who are anti-Simple Delivery find so exasperating. With eBay in charge of postage, they can make whatever changes they want, whenever they want.

One of the best things about doing a bit of selling on eBay was the freedom to choose whatever postage method suited you best. Removing that freedom has made the site much less versatile/user-friendly. And as for buyers not being allowed see what courier they will get... I never thought eBay would become the sort of place where that could happen!