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Ebay is rightly worried about losing buyers, not sellers. eBay has proved to be a large marketplace for selling on-line, but it continues to present challenges, even disruptions, to the small business entrepreneur looking to succeed in on-line sales. eBay is really not that terrible of a place if you're smart.