eBay invariably caves (Score 1)

Comments here touch on the many issues that eBay has to deal with, including pressure from law enforcement regarding stolen goods, but the biggest recurring headache they have is the rights issue, and they invariably cave when they should and could refuse to play. They are a big public company with rich shareholders who care only about what the stock is doing. Individuals break the law (however it is interpreted) with respect to rights issues constantly, but don't get sued because nobody sues anybody (in business) unless they can conceivable get something at the end of the day. eBay, however, is a big target that is always squeezed by the lawyers, and is known for usually backing down and pulling auctions. The company is focused on building a mass market base in place of their original user base. There isn't really any meaningful voice or presense in any of this for individual users, who are, or were, the basis for eBay existence and massive growth in the first place. It has been this way for years now.