Ebay Kills Digital Downloads
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eBay has yet once again decided to screw over a lot of people. While this is more then likely a pretty good move for eBay as a company, it completely screws over a lot of people that are marketing and making money from digital content.
“Hello…This is Brian Burke, Director Global Feedback Policy. Digital goods are often reproduced at little to no cost to the seller. On eBay, this creates the potential for Feedback Manipulation (both real and perceived). To preserve the integrity of the Feedback system, effective March 31 all goods that can be digitally downloaded or transferred electronically must be listed using the Classified Ads format.
Using the Classified Ads format, sellers receive a 30-day ad at a fixed price. This solution enables sellers to continue to market their digital goods on eBay; however, because Classified Ad listings are a lead generation tool and do not result in transactions that go through eBay, Feedback cannot be exchanged between buyer and seller.
Sellers who wish to continue to offer digital goods can do so by selecting the Everything Else>Information Products category in the Sell Your Item form and choosing the Classified Ads format (not auction-style or fixed price). For more information about the Classified Ads format, please read Advertising with Classified Ads.”
So now your digital goods will be buried in the basement of eBay and genuine and responsible sellers of that content will never get a good reputation because eBay hates you all. Personally this doesn’t affect me so much, as I auction off real products, but I know several people that this will basically destroy their extra income. Its a sad, sad day eBay.
Does this affect you at all?
Tags: eBay, Internet
