I have read only a few posts on the subject ... hardly "the majority".

I didn't like it when ebay dropped the bidder i.d. from viewing... or when they started to charge an additional percentage based on postage fees in addition to the final selling price... but one learns to accept or adapt to such policies. As for bidders being allowed to withdraw their bids ... there is nothing against ebay's rules prohibiting bidders from doing it, so one can't get too upset about it. There is so much joy and satisfaction in this hobby to let one or two confrontational posts get you down. Time to let it go and move on. Don't beat yourself up over it... chalk it up to experience. Time is a great healer. As you admit ... 99% are great! Don't give up at this point... you have too much to contribute.