Hi there,

As you’ll probably know I have been real busy so far this year, setting up my business to achieve the goals I set out for you, as a valued reader, customer and member of mine (you can see those goals on my Newsletter)

I haven’t really had time to use eBay too much this year because of taking on new outsourced staff, building new websites, membership sites, preparing content, interviews and joint ventures…

As some of you may know, I was eBay’s Silver Powerseller record holder, moving up to Gold, a few short weeks after.

I decided to have a browse on eBay today, mainly because it is the half-term week here in the UK and my 4 kids go into “Can we have this” mode!

So, I logged into eBay only to find…

I had lost Powerseller status!

Yes, it’s true… I don’t know whether or not to quit this whole Internet Marketing game – I mean if I am not a Powerseller, whats the point? :) JOKE JOKE!

Listen, it really isn’t all that bad. You see, people who are NOT yet Powersellers on eBay think that in order to become one, you actually need to be a “Power-Seller” – this just couldn’t be further from the truth…

eBay, being the hugely profitable business that it is, has set up the Powerseller system, to maximise their revenue from listing items – simple as that, because I didn’t list items for a couple of weeks I am banished from the ‘Powerseller Community’ – how’s that for gratitude?

Here are the requirements:

To qualify, members must:

• Uphold the eBay community values, including honesty, timeliness and mutual respect
• From 20th February, be registered as a business on eBay
• Sell on average a minimum of £750 (or Euro exchange rate equivalent) or 100 items per month, for three consecutive months. In order to qualify you need to maintain a minimum average of 4 monthly listings for the past 3 months
• Achieve an overall Feedback rating of 100, of which 98% or more is positive
• Have been an active member for 90 days
• Have an account in good financial standing
• Not breach any severe policies in a 60-day period

PowerSeller programme eligibility is reviewed every month. To remain PowerSellers, members must:

• Uphold eBay community values, including honesty, timeliness, and mutual respect
• Maintain the minimum average monthly sales amount for your PowerSeller level
• Maintain a 98% positive total Feedback rating
• Maintain an account in good financial standing
• Comply with all eBay listing and marketplace policies, not breach any severe policies in a 60-day period and not breach three or more of any eBay policies in a 60-day period

OK, OK there are a few more criteria you must meet – but none of these matter unless you actively give eBay listing fees. In my case – hundreds of pounds in listing fees per month – for what?

As you may be interested in eBay, and selling information products on eBay, keep an eye on my account and shortly I’ll show you how simple it is to become a powerseller all over again..

I felt you needed to know the truth – so the next time you hear someone tell you that they have “revealed” their ebay Powerseller I.D. you’ll be one step ahead, and know that it really means nothing – becoming a Powerseller is easy as ABC… and losing the status is just as easy too!

Until next time – stay safe…

Ray