eBay doesn't set prices because it would be too onerous with the variation of items. It's more economical for them to have the market dictate pricing. Also, when I was a contractor using an agency to find work, I wasn't able to set my price for their clients. I'm fine with that because I traded my ability to set pricing for someone to find work for me.
>nor are eBay sellers compelled to make a minimum amount of listings.
It is my understanding that an Uber driver can choose when and how often to drive for Uber. Looking through the other comments on this article, that seems to be a common understanding. If this is incorrect I'd love to know and see a source for it.
"Uber screened and trained its drivers, and drivers could get deactivated by Uber for having their rating dip below what local managers set as a cut-off, for not accepting a certain percentage of trip requests, or for customer complaints.
Not to be pedantic, but do you have a source handy that indicates this? I would just like to have one for reference.
You don't defraud eBay/customers by saying you have a good when you don't actually have it, and you don't defraud Uber/customers by saying you are available to drive when you actually aren't.
You can choose when to offer an item for sale, and when you choose to be available to give rides for Uber.