The eBay Code and eBay Boycott – Will the $1,497 Investment Be Worth It?

For the last couple of years, we have been saturated by countless information products on “how to make money on eBay”. Power Sellers revealed their so-called killer strategies through e-books, tutorial audios and videos, CD’s and even membership sites.

Few of them delivered impressive applicable strategies and the rest were copycats that either repeat the same old information or give away tricks that no longer work. What a shame. Some of them sell the “how to” secrets for low ticket ($17 – $67) and a small number set a price up to thousands of dollars.

The eBay Boycott: Will It Be The Falling of eBay?

Year 2008 is an awful phase for eBay sellers. The way I see it, it all started when eBay made some controversial changes in its auction fees and policies. Here are to list several of them:

  • It costs you more to sell an item on eBay. They are taking up to USD 2.19 + 3.5% of your final price. This means less profit for sellers and with all the packaging and shipping hassles, it becomes more tedious to make money on eBay.
  • One of the biggest online retailers Buy.com is now allowed to list their items without having to pay eBay listing fees. More disasters for you and the average Joe’s.
  • Many drop shippers are taking the short path. They are listing their incredibly cheap items on eBay directly. Believe me, it’s almost certain that you cannot compete with their price.
  • The Launch of The eBay Code: Will You Pay $1,497 for A Dying Strategy?

    While several eBay Power Sellers are running a boycott against eBay since February 2008, Michael Jones launched The eBay Code this July. Do you smell something fishy here?

    Not to mention that he’s charging you $1,497 to get your hands on the package. OK, it’s true that they deliver so much information in the product and it’s true that you still can make money on eBay, but I personally doubt that the investment is really worth it.

    The way I see it is that The eBay Code and other “how to make money on eBay” info products are just taking advantage of the declining of eBay. Perhaps they are revealing their secrets because they know for sure that the strategies won’t last long. They could become rich selling “dying strategies” and at the mean time they are applying new different strategies.

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