Conspiracies against the public

I have spent ages writing up listings for eBay. As these items are going in my shop, I had to bear in mind that they will probably sell after Royal Mail's new charges come in on August 21st. Working out the prices, I was shocked to find what a difference this will make to posting a standard-sized paperback. When you add to that eBay's new 10% Final Value Fee on shop items it makes you wonder how anyone outside the big companies is supposed to make any money. Private Eye got it right as usual: