eBay's controversial paypal-only payment system has kicked in, along with some other changes and it seems to have collectors calling for someone to challenge the auction giant. While there is a grace period, we are no longer able to pay with or accept money orders, checks, etc. Imagine if your local grocery store did this.

It seems like almost every day, I read several new threads about people's dissatisfaction with eBay. Whether it's the paypal thing, or the new feedback system, which allows buyers to give sellers a negative feedback, but doesn't allow sellers to give buyers a negative feedback, or even the freezing of funds in your paypal account if your user rating drops below 4.3 on a five-point scale.

Collectors continue to become more angry with each new major "improvement" announced, although it's so difficult to just pick up and leave. When you still need to sell, it's tough to go to a site with significantly less eyes and traffic. When you want to buy something, especially something that is tougher to find, it's nearly impossible to not scour the largest selection on the internet. We'll see if another auction site can come along in the next year to give them some competition.