To suspect ebay is trying to drive Viinted and Depop out of business?

Vinted is much cheaper but I find it worse to use, the filters are really limited and I've had a few purchases where the seller has ghosted (got a refund, but it's annoying). Personally I think they serve slightly different markets (Vinted much more cheap and cheerful) so whilst I'm sure Vinted will take a chunk of the market, they'll coexist.

eBay is so, so user-unfriendly. They can’t compete at all.

There is no abuse of position here, OP, eBay are keeping up with the market.

I sell quite a bit on eBay and have had 98% good experiences, whereas I’ve heard quite a few nightmares with Vinted, mixed in with the good stories.

A few months ago I sold an item vie eBay, and months later, the buyer complained they hadn’t received the item. When I refused to post a new one, the buyer raised a complaint with eBay. Even though the buyer’s bank sided with the buyer, eBay ensured I did not lose any money under their Seller Protection policy. It turned out that delivery had failed multiple times as seller wasn’t home and didn’t respond to instructions.

Would be interested to hear how Vinted would have dealt with this.

I haven't used eBay for years. Vinted is way easier.

I wouldn’t use EBay to sell clothes again if they paid me to use them. A nightmare with scamming buyers.

There's no abuse of position here. eBay isn't a monopoly supplier. If they bought Depop, Vinted, Gumtree, Threadup, Craigslist etc they might be a monopoly, but they certainly aren't now.

Of course eBay will be competitive and try to win back customers from Vinted. They're a business. It's no different to, eg, Sainsbury's price-matching with Aldi or McDonald's starting to sell a bigger range of coffees to compete with places like Starbucks.

Personally I find Vinted much easier, as a seller, than eBay.

I’m so disenchanted with eBay. When I first started selling with them, it would be unusual for items not to sell. Now I have most items go for weeks without any views, and I’m convinced it’s because I refuse to pay the absurd fees to “boost” my listings, and therefore they are just not seen at all.

I find Vinted less convenient but at least stuff sells.

I thought the same, but I think it's been beaten. As a seller vinted is far easier, the postage is a lot better and I don't have to faff around working out what to charge to cover the fees etc.
As a buyer vinted is easier to find what I want, recommends items based on brands, themes I like and remembers the sizes, and it's a lot easier to scroll through than the ebay listings.

I doubt they will

I’m feeling very sour towards eBay after seeing how much they’ve deducted in fees on my last sale.

Even dropping sellers fees for clothes won’t tempt me back from Vinted. That the postage costs are nothing to do with me is a huge attraction there.