Disgruntled UK shop owners who use eBay today appealed to Google to launch a rival auction site after an increase in fees and a reduction in onsite visibility.

The shop owners are currently holding a one-day strike to draw attention to their case against the site.

An online group of eBay merchants called Google, we need an auction site has sprung up to voice anger at the eBay changes. “We are eBay store owners who have been ‘dismissed’ by eBay through extreme rate hikes,” one posting said.

“We are searching everywhere for a new ‘home’, and Google is the only name on the internet which we feel would be totally trustworthy and would actually get auction traffic and get it quickly. Let Google know

Posted: 08|16|06 at 7:03 am. Filed under: UK News.