Sellers who say they are encouraged by the media attention garnered by the February 18 - 25 boycott of eBay have proposed extending the boycott by a week. But it's uncertain whether participants are aware of the extension or are prepared to participate.

Reporters are having a difficult time judging the success of the boycott thusfar- some say listings are down, others say there's been no effect. But the fact that so many of them are even attempting to measure the impact is unusual, and the depth of reporting has been deeper than coverage of past strikes. Some reporters seem particularly intrigued with the fact that a new CEO is taking the reigns during the turbulence - John Donahoe officially replaces longtime CEO Meg Whitman on March 31st.

While eBay's new fees went into effect on February 20th, it is the company's changes to feedback that have sellers most fired up, according to an AuctionBytes survey (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y208/m02/abu0209/s03). eBay is taking away sellers' ability to leave buyers negative or neutral feedback ratings - and that change won't roll out for another 2 months.

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