Is eBay's GSP getting worse?

[Artemesia's Garden]

I'm in the UK and I avoid pony stuff if I have to use the GSP. I don't think collecting is as affordable as it was and this is a real shame.  I think the hobby is changing.  I'm a G1 collector and I suppose change is inevitable as time goes by. But if I needed to sell my collection I might find it harder since the market might be reduced in size by postage costs.  If Ebay ever remove other postage options I'll have to sell elsewhere on principle.

[Taffeta]

I just saw an ebay list for stickers and the seller asks 26 dollars for 6 stickers.

That is still beaten by a backcard with postage quoted as $50.25.

I think it's a sad irony that lazy people use GSP thinking they will get more business with less effort, but it actually put a lot of us off. Unfortunately I think in the US the market domestically is so big that probably there isn't a huge impact if international people ignore GSP auctions, which means that probably that trend won't disappear any time soon.

[Sea_Breeze]

I've given up on buying from those that use GSP. It's ridiculously expensive for international buyers. Dealing with currency fluctuations is enough.