How to automatically deliver digital files to buyers on Amazon and eBay
Marketplaces like Amazon and eBay block direct file attachments and emails, leaving sellers with no built-in way to send digital downloads after payment. This forces sellers to manually message buyers or find external workarounds, preventing a smooth automated delivery process.
What people tried
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- 1uploading small files directly to the platform listing or using an external online storage or drive space with a linkDid this help you?
- 2Considering printing QR codes and applying them to products before shippingDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“how do you set up for customers to get the files once they’ve processed order or processed payment ?”source ↗
“However those that purchase the products from Amazon and Ebay have no way of getting the templates and we are not able to email them those files.”source ↗
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