There was a time not long ago that Ebaying was not only a way to find new, interesting, and never seen before items, but also often a way to get great bargains on what I’ve understood to be overstock, clearance, or other “seller motivated” situations. I’d been Ebuying long enough that I’ve learned the value of collaborating peacefully to work through transaction hiccups and felt valued, appreciated, and would hear reference to being a “concierge member”. I’d never heard the term before, and for what it’s worth, didn’t really care except as everyone knows, it’s nice to be valued and appreciated.And although I don’t even know what it otherwise meant, I can definitely say that I’m aware that something has changed. It seems that “the pendulum has swung the other way” and I can tell that deference is (more perhaps?) to sellers’ cares and concern. All these things being present in small and subtle ways, it’s not any one or “big” thing that I can I’d, but an example is how I can no longer leave feedback when sellers unilaterally back out of and/or cancel transactions. I constantly get the messages to “leave feedback for my purchases”, but I feel like the point is lost if my transactions are pre screened for me to rate only certain ones.Idk, maybe I’m perceiving it as something bigger than it is, but for sure I don’t hear reference to “concierge member” anymore and the whole EBay experience has lost its luster unfortunately. It’s just not the same…….ATM and one can just hope that the pendulum swings soon.