Next, as a seller, eBay presents you with an option to "promote" your product, for a fairly …

Yeah, I got fucked over by eBay and will never sell on there again. eBay let someone scam me out of $700. I sold a Mavic 2 Pro drone with 5 batteries. The whole process was a mess. Scammer initially complained that it didn't come with a CrystalSky tablet that was in one picture (that was only added AFTER after he had bid already and asked to see Flight Logs, and was explicitly disclaimed as not being a part of the package, nor was it in the receipts I sent the buyer). After pointing out those details, silence. Then, three weeks later: "The batteries don't work. I want a refund." "Batteries? Any of them? All of them?" "All of them, none work. I want a refund." Note that two of the batteries were less than 4 months old, still in warranty. He then stated he wanted a refund of $800. For five brand-new batteries, that would only be $670. No evidence was shown, despite multiple requests (like …

eBay doesn't want to deal with low volume hobbyists. They tend to make mistakes, cause support resources to be used, etc, etc. It wants to deal in people who are either professionals or for whom this is a serious side gig who will do the learning curve once and then make thousands of sales. It's no different than how permitting departments hate homeowners trying to DIY because they make them work whereas the professionals submit stuff they can just rubber stamp.