How come
Perhaps eBay needed a training area for new programmers?
Maybe it is a test instituted by eBay Marketing to improve sales?
Perhaps eBay Management thinks ALL change is "better"?
It might be a test to see if eBayers can find the frequently asked and answered question on the same topic in the AC
Or, eBay wants members to stay healthy by exercising their clicker fingers.

Your question, as well as the question "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" all fall into philosophical thought experiments that may reveal perceptions of reality. ![]:)](http://b.us-ac.lvwd.net/images/emoticons/devil.gif)
So, to summarize ... "Why?" ... "because".

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