eBay Inc (EBAY)

[MotherfromClearStation]

Yo, ShawnyD, yours is sound logic, of course, but consider this (my/our) experience:

I'm 61, she's 54. We began listing on ebay (as our sole source of income) in July of '21

Most of the items are either antique, truly unique, both artsy and practical, and few of them made after 1990.

In November of '21, we had about 300 listings (and that Xmas season was good).
In November of '22, we had about 1,800 listings and November-over-November sales were down 73% from the prior year.

BUT WAIT, there's more...In mid-December of '22, ebay shut us down for "fraud." Seems that ebay didn't remove from our inventory a set of antique golf clubs which had sold months before. So in December of '22 a buyer comes along for what he thinks is those clubs, cries "fraud' to ebay, and ebay put our store to sleep.

AND we recently met a lady who got the same treatment but her accuser called her a peddler of porn! She's 58 and as unlilkely a porn purveyor as is my cat.

Now ShawnyD, my tinfoil hat take on it: We are conservative Christians living in a rural area of a southern state. I think we got 'cancelled.'

If true, how widespread is it?
Is ebay being sabotaged from the inside? If yes, shame on management. If not, shame on management.

You're welcome.

P.S.--If a long-term owner of ebay stock would like to offer us travel and accommodations to and into the next shareholder's meeting, we would happily accept.

P.S.S.--Is there a lawyer in the house? Pro bono?