56 Responses to “eBay Kills eBook Sales, Millions Die…”

1. Lee Jones, on March 25, 2008 at 9:24 pm, said:

   I haven’t really done much in the way of digital items on ebay myself, I have dabbled a few times, but I have mainly concentrated on physical items.

   Is it a shock ?…….. Not really, it was always on the cards, not because there is anything wrong with Digital items on Ebay, but simply due to the amount of problems some sellers have created for the rest of Ebay sellers, and Ebay themselves.

   What I mean, is some sellers cannot see the wood for the trees and simply go all out to make a sale at any cost by undercutting/discounting other peoples products, to such a degree that they ultimately become worthless, and there are some really great products that have gone down in value due to this.

   I know there is a lot of value in selling a digital product on Ebay, cheaply, for the backend sales you can create etc.

   I personally think this move will only improve the realtionship with Ebay and the sellers, which will then give the paying customer greater value for their money………. And as John Thornhill stated, this is not something to be upset or angry about, as selling physical items will definately bring you in more profits than you will first realise . . . . . If anything, as a physical item seller myself, I’m going to be a little disapointed that now I will now be having more competition…… Ah well !

2. Tom Mansell, on March 25, 2008 at 9:28 pm, said:

   Sorry to hear about this Ray. Although I am sure you will be fine. Your past ideas have been out of this world, I am sure you already have a solution sorted

   Warm Regards,
   Tom.

3. David Wilkinson, on March 25, 2008 at 9:47 pm, said:

   Bloody hell. This is just great isn’t it… The first darn opportunity I get to market on eBay and they accounce they’re shutting shop the very next day. Not to mention the side-effects it’ll have on the thousands of people who make their livings off eBay, quite a bit change compared to my groans of discontent.

   :S

   Let’s hope there’s a happy ending to all of this!

   - David

4. Roy Ingamells, on March 25, 2008 at 10:59 pm, said:

   Dont Worry Ray,
   Ebay (and paypal) are a law unto themselves, they in there own interpretation are ‘the gods’., but little do they really know…
   The small man will win the war,because he has more to loose than to gain, stick with Ray I am sure he will come up trumps, even if we have to help in our small way by just giving him encouraghement… these things are sent to try us and by god ebay and paypal certainly do that..
   Look on the positive side, we cannot do without ebay so we have to work our way around this problem as usual..
   You can earn more money with this outcome if you JUST THINK POSITIVELY..

   Good luck Ray, i am sure you will come up trumps,
   (You’d Better ) HeHe

5. Robert Black, on March 25, 2008 at 11:22 pm, said:

   I echo what David has said above - I’ve done a lot of work over the last few weeks with Ray’s mentoring to set up an ebook business on ebay. This is a real kick in the teeth - I’ve tried several things online and all have failed, but I was really positive about ebooks on Ebay. Now it’s failed before it’s started. Several weeks work and money spent on web sites and graphics down the drain.

   Damnit and damnit again.

   However….

   Full credit to Ray for getting something up here about this so quickly - mate thanks for caring. I have no doubt that Ray will put an answer together so let’s be patient and stay positive until then.

   All the best

   Robert

6. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 12:31 am, said:

   Lee

   Hi and thanks for your post, BUT didn’t John ALWAYS state that the ONLY way to deliver eBooks was through automation?

   I’d be intruiged to know.

   Thanks for your time today.

7. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 12:34 am, said:

   Hi Tommo

   You’d better believe it. My chief content guy Scott Siegel in the USA is on the case RIGHT NOW, and is preparing the new guide for sale on the 31st - FINGERS CROSSED.

   

   Regards

   Ray

8. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 12:41 am, said:

   Hi David

   Still PLENTY of time to learn the new rules of eBay utilising the CLASSIFIEDS section and the benefits of “snail mail” because there are positives and negatives in everything in life.

   Wait for my new guide!

   Regards and thanks mate

   Ray

9. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 12:46 am, said:

   Roy

   What a great post, you have empitamised what I am all about. Not the biggest guy out there, BUT challenged and determined.

   I am NOT letting this situation beat ME, YOU or my list.

   Remember - ebay is just one way of getting traffic to your website/product/service, and as soon as a viable outcome is sourced, we’ll move on as though nothing happened.

   Thanks for posting mate.

   Talk soon

   Ray

10. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 12:51 am, said:

    Rob

    You have my word I will deliver, and this decision from eBay is costing ME an arm and a leg (even though my own set are not much good already LOL ;))

    BUT - it is ALL in the name of YOU guys. I DO appreciate that without such a great subscriber list I wouldn’t be 1/2 of what I have become.

    Stay tuned and keep the faith Rob.

    Thanks again,

    Ray

11. Muscle Builer, on March 26, 2008 at 2:09 am, said:

    Looks like we will have to stick the ebooks on CDs and sell them for more. Tough life ain’t it?

12. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 3:12 pm, said:

    Hi Muscle

    There is more than one way around this problem caused by eBay - it’s just a case of finding (by testing) which one works the best and is most profitable.

    I’ll keep you all informed in good time!

    Ray

13. Joern Lillehagen, on March 26, 2008 at 10:19 pm, said:

    Hi Ray.

    Again you show your entusiasm and that you really care about your subscribers! The news from ebay is really hurting your business, but before we can say “cake” you are working on a solution.

    Keep it up buddy!

    Joern

14. Ray Johnson, on March 26, 2008 at 10:26 pm, said:

    Thanks Joern,

    Yes matte - it’s hurting - I’d be lying if it wasn’t but luckily I act fast to make it as painless as possible for my subscribers like you say.

    Bottom line is Joern, there are really a LOT more positives than negatives now - even though I have to revamp my entire business to prove it!

    Put it this way, bigger profits, AND list growth are the essence of the next product I put out - so EVERYONE’S gonna win!

15. Peter Jacobs, on March 31, 2008 at 9:54 pm, said:

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    E-books are dead . . .

    A bold Statement I know, but true…………… Well as far as Ebay are concerned.

    Now it’s a shame that eBay has come to this decision, but like many people have already stated. Look for the positives and not dwell too much on the negatives, as this will surely drag you down into a deep feeling of despair and confusion.

    Move on, and look for other more lucrative ways that you can make money online. There are a number of discussions on hundreds if not thousands of blogs and websites looking for ways around this current situation. Some I feel will look towards trying to manipulate and deceive eBay and continue to try and sell their e-book and digital products on their site.

    Over the last few days, I have listened to audio discussions as well as reading debates on this subject, by very successful e-book marketers and the one thing that is common amongst all of them is they are running scared. Very very scared of the possibilities of losing their current income and the success they have built up over the years.

    Now many of these successful e-book marketers have come to a number of conclusions, and one avenue is to convert their current business activities of digital e-books/software into a physical item, and as a successful producer of physical multimedia information products (I had to laugh when I heard an audio discussion describing Multimedia Information Products as something NEW !, or atleast the term Multimedia Information Products )

    I have recently set up a live online TV station, and I invited many of the Ebay Ebook top Sellers to contribute to the show. But have now recently realised, that a more indepth discussion or help package would be better.

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