eBay Rules
I spent a while this morning looking at eBay listings to try to get a sense of how the new rules are being implemented and what sellers are doing. I checked listings for home business and how to make money on eBay and found several hundred in each category - not the thousands that used to come up.
It appears there are only a few sellers using ads for their products. A few are complying with the auction rules and offering CDs to be mailed, but there are a lot of listings that are still up offering digital delivery. (The nine year old in me wanted to report them - they’re not playing by the rules! - but I resisted that urge. EBay will, I’m sure get this all figured out and get rid of the listings.) Interestingly, there are some folks who offer their items for pickup only and offer a telephone number. Hmm, could that call then lead to a digital delivery? Again, not my business, but it is interesting to see the way some folks are trying to get around the new rules.
By the way, can someone tell me how an image of a near-naked woman has anything to do with making money on eBay? I’ve seen the listings before and assumed it was geeky teenage boys selling to other geeky teenage boys, but one seller has over 6000 feedback!
So it looks to be a very good time to jump right in and get those listings going. I’m going through the instructions I told you about last time on how to do the work of getting products on CD and hope to get a bunch listed next week. If you didn’t take a look at that offer through John Thornhill’s report site, you really should. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow. (It isn’t an affiliate link for me, so I don’t tell you this to make money off of you.) There are other products out there, but I haven’t checked them out since I bought this one. Lucky for me, my new computer has the CD burning capability and includes LightScribe disc labeling (although I don’t know yet how to use it).
That’s really all today. I just wanted to share what I found at eBay. It could very well be that the gurus are right - this can be a tremendous opportunity if you’re willing to change direction and start offering your products in a physical form.
Be well.
