ebay is dead for digital products?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by 4uonlinebiz, May 2, 2009.

  1. #1
    Hi
    i just wanth to ask you - is it true that you can sell anymore at ebay digital products with downloadable link?
    For example, i wanted to promote my free ebook over there for 0,01usd. So, as i understand, that is not working anymore. Correct?
     
    4uonlinebiz, May 2, 2009 IP
  2. wperez23

    wperez23 Peon

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    Yes you heard right ebay banned all the digital products and it was the worst decision they made. It killed the business of so many people. What people do now is that they burn the pdf ebook file on a cd and thet sell it on ebay. I hear people have some success with it. Do some research there is still some possibility
     
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  3. Hoops4me

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    You can look at it two ways. Yes you can no longer sell an ebook with digital delivery, but it has cut down on the competition greatly. Burning it to a CD can be done profitably, but I think the key is to upsell the customer either with additional products or thru affiliate marketing links in the ebook you send out.
     
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  4. bhanu198717

    bhanu198717 Peon

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    huh...

    really so many guys whould have disappoint with dis decision...i am one of them... :D
     
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    ian_batten Well-Known Member

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    #5
    You can still sell digital products, if you use classified ad listing.
     
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  6. burfieldstuff

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    0.01 usd :D
    Are you flogging it for the internal links it may have, or just to up your sellers rep?

    Did you get the idea from a 0.01 dollar ebook:)
     
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  7. Rajaie

    Rajaie Active Member

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    I've never really used eBay, but professional marketers will always be able to find different sources to make money; in other words, eBay sure did kill a lot of people's business, but most of them will find other ways to promote their products.
     
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  8. Kinkyjoe

    Kinkyjoe Well-Known Member

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    #8
    "ebay is dead for digital products?"

    Unfortuneately.... Yes
    They screwed lots of people if you ask me....
     
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  9. enhu

    enhu Well-Known Member

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    I'm a good ebayer but i never knew some of you are selling digital products there lol.. i'm there to buy cheap cameras. if i wanted ebook, id rather search for rapidsharelinks of it or warezes.

    burning it to CDs isnt a good idea as well. why not sell those ebook out side ebay..:D
     
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  10. geula4

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    Why did EBay stop this? I don't understand. It seems a great way to sell products, IMHO.
     
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    Astroman Well-Known Member

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    Personally eBay has always been dead to me for digital products anyway, I would never buy such things from there.
     
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  12. BlackHatCat

    BlackHatCat Banned

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    It depends how you look at it. There are always opportunities within misfortunes. If you decide to write an ebook and sell it on Ebay for a profit, you could always opt for companies that write your product to cd's, print the covers and send it out on your behalf. I know you'll figure it out. Good luck bro
     
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  13. Rich Kid

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    you can still post articles for your digital products but you can't put them up for auction on eBay.
     
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    #14
    Yes, they stopped the downloadable link because people were promoting too many .01 ebooks (So I was told).

    Is it dead for ebooks? No...

    But,,,

    You might want to put it on CD and sell it that way. Use Kunaki, the total package is only $1.75, That includes jewel case, inserts, wrapping, UPC code, you name it.

    That said, DIYs (Do it Yourself) CD/DVD are the way to go. Just look at the Video Professor. He runs those ads for "free cd" just pay for shipping.
     
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  15. mash240

    mash240 Active Member

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    Ebay is dead for most things - In my opinion. Too many people selling at too low a profit margin, forcing prices down.
     
    mash240, May 3, 2009 IP
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    I was affected by this also, damn you eBay.
     
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  17. 4uonlinebiz

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    thanks to everybody for your information and support.
    Well... i guess, we need to find another ways now.
     
    4uonlinebiz, May 3, 2009 IP
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    #18
    there are plenty of people who get around ebays digital delivery policy. ive seen some huge sellers with 15k+ feedback and they can continue to sell without any problems. Even if you report them, nothing happends. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out that if the customer leaves a feedback saying "WOW I GOT IT IN 5 MINUTES THANKS", then it probably wasnt mailed to them. But try pointing that out to ebay..they honestly dont seem to care.
     
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  19. Radikaledge

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    If you want an alternative to eBay for digital / downloadable products you can check this site out >>> www downloadpig.com/auctions/ <<< its totally free to buy and sell!
     
    Radikaledge, Jul 16, 2009 IP
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    duperhost Well-Known Member

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    #20
    The site you giving us Radikaledge is not alternative to eBay !! its non sense website and its no way to compete with eBay !

    eBay dose not ban the products its now not on auctions, you able to list it on eBay classifieds.... check with eBay support to know more.
     
    duperhost, Jul 16, 2009 IP