Like most companies that have a monopoly, eBay is arrogant. Meaning that they can do what they want to, where else are you going to go? Some may argue that eBay does not have a monopoly, they have competition. But not really, eBay dominates the online auction business. When I started working for IBM in 1980, it was the same way. Although IBM certainly had competition, they dominated the mainframe computer business and were able to dictate terms and conditions in the market place, the same as eBay does now. But all good things must come to an end. Someone will eventually figure out how to do the online auction business better and cheaper. And I am just waiting for Microsoft to take a tumble.