Direct Sales Marketing — eBay

The Powerseller Assassin

Report on The Powerseller Assassin
Rating: 2.5/5 stars     Price: $47/$77/$37 ?



When it comes to selling information on the internet, one of the things we all need to be wary of are the pretender or wannabe programs which for one reason or another, though providing some useful information, just do not deliver the goods. From our research, The Powerseller Assassin — which claims to sell a wholesale guide of product suppliers to those who want to make money on eBay —  is one such program. From the information provided on its sales page, it sounds like it might be a good deal. But further investigation into the program reveals that this is only an illusion.

One of the first things we noticed when we initially began researching this product was a price increase. In the span of a couple of months, from the time we first began researching The Powerseller Assassin until we had completed our research, the price went from $47 to $77, a 63% price increase, then back down to $37, a 22% price decrease from where it originally started. But this is only the tip of the iceberg when considering this program which purports to help the purchaser make money on eBay.

Fortunately, researching wholesale product suppliers is relatively easy. There are wholesale forums on the internet which have suppliers listed in their pages. You just need to become familiar with the forum membership and which people are reliable sources for information in order to find the very same list of suppliers that you would pay The Powerseller Assassin $37 for. In fact, we found one forum that had every supplier listed in The Powerseller Assassin also listed for free on this forum. All you needed to do was to use the forum search engine to find them.

One of the things we learned when looking into The Powerseller Assassin program is that there are many dead links in the list of suppliers the program provides. In addition, not all the companies listed are legitimate. You want to stay away from companies that don't provide authentic brand named products; becoming known for selling inauthentic products on eBay (or anywhere) can quickly reduce your reputation as a legitimate seller. Obviously, such a circumstance would not be good for your business.

One other thing we learned was that customer support for The Powerseller Assassin is very poor. That is, unless you don't mind waiting several days before receiving a reply to your inquiry. Another thing to take into consideration is that if you would like to sell something other than electronics items — iPods, Xboxes, Sony Playstations, brand named laptop computers, and mobile phones to name a few examples  — you are flat out of luck. You are limited to the suppliers listed, who wholesale only these consumer electronics items.

Considering that there appears to be little marketing education included in the program to enhance your ability to sell online, our opinion is that this program is severely limited in its usefulness. The site claims to include a "step-by-step/cut & paste business model that is employed by almost every Powerseller on eBay." While that sounds well and good, it doesn't help to learn that the originator of the program is no longer selling (according to his own admission in the sales letter) on eBay. He claims to be "burned out" by the business, although he is willing to profit from his experience of having sold on eBay by selling you questionable or out-of-date information and poor customer service.

If you are still interested in this product after this review, then you take your fate in your own hands.