Nope, eBay Doesn’t Care

So, I gave into my 12 year old inner self and spent an afternoon reporting digital delivery violations to eBay. What an incredible waste of time! There are a few vendors who are no longer listing, but the majority haven’t changed a single thing on their listings.

All was not completely wasted time, though. I did find some vendors who are actually selling ebooks on CD; I mean, they’re actually making sales. So I’m taking a closer look at their businesses and plan to emulate what they do.

I did see that there aren’t many offering free shipping. It’s more likely that they’re selling at auction with a beginning $.99, but charging full bore for shipping and handling ($2.95 to $3.95). Their offerings are also much more specifically listed to category, something I’ve not paid that much attention to.  And they don’t sell from stores, they auction their CDs.

I am still working through the eBay Classified Ad manual and will let you know. There have been a couple of personal life issues that got in the way of finishing that book and implementing the concepts. One of the advantages of working online from home is the ability to take that kind of time away.

I just realised that I’m talking about doing research on eBay without talking about the how. I’ve been doing this so long, I forget that what seems easy to me can be confusion to someone.

So here’s what I mean about checking on how other vendors are doing, and what they’re doing. Log into your eBay account, and then click on the “advanced search” spot next to the search box. You’ll see all kinds of ways to do searches; by seller and completed listings are the two I find most useful.

Just be careful. It’s easy to get lost looking at what’s working and not working – useful, for sure, but not to replace action (that was to remind me as much as you!).