EBay sellers riled at fees / Online auction site's vendors balk at higher prices

looks like eBay has got a real problem on their hands, and the price increases are just the flash point. It's absolutely amazing to me that there are 254,000 stores on eBay, and another stat that I saw put the total number of people who were operating a business that used eBay as a primary sales channel was over 450,000. I believe it was the John Edwards (aka "Silk Pony") during the election campaign that ridiculed President Bush for pointing to eBay as an example of the new economy at work, but that's exactly what it is.

Separately, after seeing Meg Whitman in action over the years it is really amazing that the customer sat issue isn't a bigger focus for the company.

Link: EBay sellers riled at fees / Online auction site's vendors balk at higher prices.