You’ll probably hear this same basic message throughout the forums, however I’ve yet to find anyone who really has a solid plan of how they’re going to deal with this slap in the face by eBay.

Basically, I understand why eBay made this move. I just think the way they sprung it on us was, well… infuriating.

We can do what we can to persuade them to repeal the decision, but I doubt they will. But what I think we really need to focus on is evolving.

I’m an Internet Marketing Coach and I have a soft spot for everybody who is busting their butts to sell stuff on eBay. I started a lot of my newbie students out on eBay. And have since taught them to build a more solid business model, and work on multiple revenue streams.

Probably the most important takeaway I can give you right now, is that if you’ve been selling on eBay for a while, you’ve already got one of your greatest assets.

A LIST OF BUYERS. As we all know, a list of buyers is exponentially more valuable than a list of prospects.

I propose that we all extract the names, emails, and product purchase details out to our bulk mailers. Then, setup a “coming soon” page website with an optin form. Work on making the new site a respectable looking shopping cart behind the scenes. While building a buzz with our list about our upcoming website launch.

I expect to have a nice big pay day in a few weeks when I relaunch the information products part of my business on a new site.

Thanks for listening.