eBay CEO John Donahoe Opens Up About Search

^ It looks like a stunning admission of fraud to me. wow just wow.

...   Donahoe said eBay was testing how it exposes listings in search results. "We're testing a new user to eBay that's never been to eBay should when they show up we only show them fixed price, brand new items from top-rated sellers. It's a more familiar commerce experience and then as they learn eBay they get the wider experience,..."

People are paying for listings which ebaY CEO acknowledges will never be shown. Use agreement says nothing about listings not being shown to certain elements of the userbase or visitors, and based upon criteria such as free shipping etc. That's deliberate and purpose driven failure to provide services advertised, via  deception. That's fraud.