Well here in the UK the stupid government saw no problem with ebay UK taking over the superior Yahoo Auctions UK around the turn of the century.
And surprise surprise Yahoo auctions was shut down for good within weeks and there is no competition ever since.
There are also some loopholes in the VERO program that mean other people who have no legal claim to do so can have your account banned for good, all because
1. ebay are too dumb.
2. ebay are too chicken to challenge something serious.
As for sending stuff abroad, well I won't post anything worth double figures outside my own country any more.
