The one difference I see with the seller unrest is that it's not just limited to one segment of sellers. I've never felt that a seller strike would be very beneficial especially a one-week strike. So, once again, sellers are upset and threatening to strike. This may not mean anything to those outside of the eBay ecosystem, but to eBay sellers, Feedback is their reputation and you don't mess with their reputation without a fight. By not allowing a seller to leave a negative rating for a buyer, sellers believe the buyers will hold them hostage. The feedback issue is just a symptom of the feeling of helplessness. (Amazon ( AMZN) exerts much more control over their sellers, but they don’t complain as much because they are selling a lot of products.) Profitable sales are hard to come by on eBay and sellers are fighting very hard to maintain control of their business. I believe if sales were great, they certainly wouldn't be complaining. Sellers are upset for many reasons, but in my view, many of them are concerned that they are losing control of their businesses. In fact, during a conference call Tuesday between PeSA members and eBay management, I did not hear one question concerning fees instead I heard about DSRs and Feedback. Granted, this time the unrest seems less about fees and more about the changes to feedback the perception is that eBay is taking away the ability for sellers to protect their business. So it didn't surprise me when eBay sellers were once again on the warpath. I've been following eBay since 1999 and I've seen and heard it all. Every time management makes a change, raises fees or adds sponsored links, sellers say they will walk. The impending death of eBay ( NASDAQ: EBAY) as the king of all marketplaces has been rumored for years.