Is it possible to generate MLM leads from sales on eBay? The quick answer is no, eBay does not allow the selling of network marketing opportunities on its website. The long answer is a definite, maybe. Using some creative marketing with information and motivational products, it is possible to attract entrepreneurial minded leads to your MLM business. Let's take a look at some facts.

There are over twenty one million registered eBay buyers and sellers. One hundred twenty eight million of them are in the United States. The total sales of goods at eBay in 2007 reached almost sixty billion. EBay's traffic rank according to Alexa is twenty third in the world, and the tenth most visited website in the US.

The top five most expensive items ever sold on eBay are:

1. Gulf stream jet: $5 million 2. 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card: $1.6 million 3. Diamond Lake Resort, western Kentucky: $1 million 4. Shoeless Joe Jackson's "Black Betsy" baseball bat: $577,610 5. Round of golf with Tiger Woods: $425,000 6. MLM Leads: Priceless

While demonstrating remarkable sales statistics, eBay encourages blogging and social networking. These types of website features are very popular with internet marketers, additionally eBay offers these tools with a very good reason to use them. By sharing your hobbies, favorite products, reviews, and other information with other sellers and buyers, you are able to build a social network of prospective customers.

With impressive stats like this why would a business not market their products on eBay. Not promoting some products on eBay would like turning down an offer to have your book on the front display at a big box bookstore. Even General Motors has worked a deal to sell their cars on eBay.

This combination of facts makes marketing on eBay a must do situation for all businesses. The majority of people visiting eBay are highly motivated buyers. Those that purchase entrepreneurial or business products are well qualified as MLM leads. The possible difficulty arises when promoting a network marketing opportunity. There is, however, a way around this challenge.

The forces at be controlling eBay do allow selling digital products such as eBooks, Cds and DVD materials. Setting up auctions and offering informational products will attract the type of customer that can be a high quality MLM lead, and have a higher conversion rate. Products of this type can be acquired for free or very low cost. Some possibilities can be found in the public domain or private label products.

Owning the private label rights to a product gives one the license to put their own name on it, change the title, repackage it, and offer resale rights to the buyer. PLR products are often used by marketers who want an informational product without having to put in the time and effort into creating their own quality product.

Whether you create your own product or use one with private label rights, that item can be sold on eBay or any other online auction. The opportunity arises when customer contact is made after the purchase. EBay enables the seller to contact the buyer after they have paid for the product.

When the auction is complete, forward the customer to a landing page and allow them to enter their name, email and receive the download information for the item. You now have the contact information to prospect this lead for your business. Following up with the buyer as a warm market lead has a high rate of conversion.

It is possible to generate some very qualified MLM Leads on eBay. With the quality and quantity of traffic going to eBay everyday, not using this marketing tool is an overlooked income source for any business.