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What's Hot?  What's Not?

 
This is something we all want to know!
 

If you are looking for items to sell on eBay then this is where you need to start. You need to know what type items are selling!

Without a doubt, being a successful seller translates into being at the right place, at the right time, with the right products. Using the right tools to help you determine the best selling items on eBay is very important because you don't make money when you over spend on products that you are wanting to sell on eBay. I highly recommend you try the  Market Research Wizard and the other research tools here to help you determine an average selling price on items that are selling on eBay. Sometimes it is hard to really get accurate average selling prices on an item when you are researching eBay completed items. It is more efficient to use a software tool that will help you determine the best items to sell on eBay because you can trust it to tell you a fair "eBay Market Price".

When a good deal comes along you need to be able to decide if it is really a "Good Deal" or not.

What's Hot?
 
Ok, are you ready for this?  Below is a quarterly glimpse into the sub-categories and the sweet spots where demand is greater than supply. These are the products and categories where the marketplace is short of quality and quantity. This is great data to consider when determining your next inventory purchase.
 

Antiques

Art

Books

Business & Industrial

Clothing, Shoes & Accessories

Coins

Collectibles

Computers & Networking

Consumer Electronics

Dolls & Bears

DVD's, Movies, Music & Video Games

eBay Motors

Health & Beauty

Home

Jewelry

Musical Instruments

Photo

Pottery & Glass

Real Estate

Sporting Goods and
Fan Shop

Sports Cards & Memorabilia

Stamps

Tickets

Toys & Hobbies

Travel


 

Jump to What's Not? or look through the categories below to help you get an idea of the best items to sell on eBay.  I like to sell the "not so popular items" that everyone else don't think about. It is really easy to find wholesale jewelry and Wal-Mart or Costco return merchandise but sometimes that stuff is more of a hassle then it is worth because of the time and effort needed to make a buck selling on eBay.

 

  

Antiques

 

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1. Dining Sets
2. Silver Candle Holders  
3. Linen Tablecloths 
4. Sofas 
5. Mid-century Furniture  
6. Patchwork Quilts 
7. Mirrors
8. Tiles
9. Asian
10. Rugs

 


Tips: When you looking for antiques that you are going to be reselling, make sure you know the difference between the original and the aftermarket pieces.

Local auctions and estate sales are normally the best place to find nice antiques to sell on eBay.
I have a list of local auction resources here-->  but your local classified newspaper is probably the best place to start looking for local auctions that are close to you.

Antiques
    1. furniture
   2. silver
   3. Art Deco
   4. Eames
   5. chandelier
   6. sofa
   7. lamp
    8. jewelry
   9. Victorian
   10. quilt
   Antiquities
   1. classical
   2. antiquities
   3. ring
   4. antiques
   5. antique
   6. Roman
   7. silver
   8. Egyptian
   9. rings
  10. Chinese
   Decorative Arts
   1. decorative arts
   2. Art Deco
   3. bronze
   4. Victorian
   5. Art Nouveau
   6. antique
   7. mirror
   8. French
   9. vase
   10. Shabby Chic 
   Furniture
   1. furniture
   2. Eames
   3. antique
   4. desk
   5. table
   6. chairs
   7. Art Deco
   8. oak
   9. sofa
  10. dresser
   Asian Antiquities
   1. Asian antiques
   2. Asian Oriental
   3. Buddha
   4. ivory
   5. jade
   6. Japanese
   7. antique
   8. vase
   9. Imari
   10. bronze
   Textiles
   1. textiles linens
   2. fabric textiles
   3. antiquities
   4. needlepoint
   5. quilt
   6. Victorian
   7. sampler
   8. lace
   9. tablecloth
  10. vintage fabric

 


 
 


 

Art

 

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1. Oil paintings
2.  Folk art      
3. Antique paintings          
4. Limited edition prints
5. Bronze sculptures  
6. Abstract paintings
7. Vintage posters
8. Contemporary prints 
9.  Antique drawings   
10. B&W photographs 
 

 

 
 
 


 

Books

 

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1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince  
2.  The Da Vinci Code   
3.  The Purpose-Driven Life  
4. The South Beach Diet  
5. Eleven on Top   
6. 4th of July  
7. You, The Owner's Manual 
8. Freakonomics  
9. Velocity
10. The Five People You Meet in Heaven

 

 

 
Top Keywords
    1. Harry Potter
    2. Stephen King
    3. James Patterson
    4. Harry Potter set
    5. new
    6. Star Wars
    7. Easton Press
    8. Nora Roberts
    9. cookbook
   10. Disney
 
 
 
 


 

Business & Industrial

 

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1. Tractors  
2. DeWalt   
3. Cash registers 
4. Kitchen equipment
5. Stethoscopes 
 
6.  Fluke multimeters   
7. Honda generator 
8. Bridgeport Mills   
9. Copier toner   
10. Bubble wrap 

 

 
Top Keywords
   1. John Deere  
   2. Bobcat  
   3. backhoe
   4. frozen 
   5. microscope 
   6. Tektronix
   7. air compressor 
   8. CNC
   9. lathe
  10. scale
 

 

 
 
 


 

Clothing, Shoes & Accessories

 

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1. Boots  
2. Cashmere Cardigans 
3. Big Leather Handbags     
4. Embellished Jeans    
5. Fur-Trimmed Coats 
6. Black Dresses
7. Romantic Blouses
8. Jewelry Sandals
9. Beaded Clutches
10. Embellished Pumps  

 


 

Try buying the following at garage sales and sell them in "Lots" on eBay. It is easier to sell them in larger lots.

Lot baby clothes, Infants Toddlers, Dolls,
and Wholesale Large Small Lots

Here are all the top items people are looking for on eBay.

 
Top Keywords
   1. Abercrombie 
   2. Citizens  
   3. Shoes
   4. Prada
   5. Bebe 
   6. Lacoste
   7. Manolo Blahnik 
   8. Seven for All Mankind 
   9. Banana Republic
 10. Nike
 
 
 
 


 

Coins

 

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1. Graded Coins      
2. 
Gold US Coins
3. US State Quarters      
4. 
Silver US Coins
5. $20 Double Eagle Gold Coins
6.  $5 Half Eagle Gold Coins   
7. 
US Coins Mint Sets   
8.  American Eagles Silver Coins
9.  Buffalo Nickels
10.US Paper Money 

 

 
Top Coins Keywords
  1. silver
  2. gold
  3. silver dollars
  4. PCGS
  5. NGC
  6. Morgan
  7. platinum
  8. proof sets
  9. quarters
  10. US
 
 
 
 

Collectibles

 

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1.     Star Wars Collectibles
2.     Artificial Trees     
3.    
Special Edition Ornaments      
4.    
Dept. 56 Villages   
5.    
Precious Moments Figurines      
6.     Disney Ornaments   
7.    
Christopher Radko  
8.    
Tree Skirts    
9.    
Longaberger
10.    Cookie Jars
 
Collectibles Top Keywords
   1. Star Wars
   2. Christmas
   3. Precious Moments
   4. Swarovski
   5. Harry Potter
    6. Christmas tree
   7. Disney
   8. Coca Cola
   9. figurines
  10. Santa
   Entertainment Memorabilia Top Keywords
   1. Beatles
   2. Kiss
   3. posters
   4. Star Wars
   5. Elvis
   6. Harry Potter
   7. Marilyn Monroe
   8. prop
   9. Rolling Stones
  10. Metallica

 

 
 
 

Computers & Networking

 

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1. Dell Latitude
2. IBM Lenovo ThinkPad
3. HP Compaq NC8230
4. Dell Inspiron 6000
5. Toshiba Satellite 
  
6. Apple iBook
7. Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router 
8. Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router  
9. iMac G5
10. Mac Mini
 

 

 
Top Keywords
   1. Dell
   2. laptop
   3. hard drive
   4. Apple
   5. HP
   6. desktop
   7. software
   8. iBook
   9. iMac
  10. P4
 
 
 
 

Consumer Electronics

 

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  1. iPod Nano
  2. Sony WEGA Plasma TVs
  3. Sharp AQUOS LCD Flat-Panel TVs
  4. Bose Lifestyle Home Theater System
  5. TiVo DVD Recorders  
  1. Panasonic Portable DVD Players
  2. Bose SoundDock Digital Speaker
  3. Pioneer AirWare XM Satellite Radio
  4. Garmin StreetPilot GPS
  5. 20GM iPod  

 


The Consumer Electronics category is one of the largest categories on eBay. Demand is very high in many of the fast growing Consumer Electronics businesses including Televisions, Cell Phones, Car Video, DVD Recorders, MP3 Players, Portable DVD Players, GPS, Vintage Audio and more.

 
Home & Car AV
  1. tv
  2. vintage
  3. projector
  4. cd player
  5. car audio
  6. dvd player
  7. amp
  8. subwoofer
  9. amplifier
  10.  home theater
   Home & Car AV continued
  1.  speakers
  2.  calculator
  3.  hdtv
  4.  lcd tv
  5.  car stereo
  6.  satellite
  7.  subwoofers
  8.  gps
  9.  television
  10.  capacitor
   Cell Phones & Portables
  1. ipod
  2. apple ipod
  3. apple
  4. ipod mini
  5. sony ericsson
  6. nokia
  7. motorola
  8. samsung
  9. lg
  10.  treo
   Cell Phones & Portables continued
  1.  bose
  2.  palm
  3.  t-mobile
  4.  camera phone
  5.  world phone
  6.  triband phone
  7.  cell phone
  8.  pda
  9.  mp3 player
  10.  mp3
   Top Brands
  1. sony
  2. dell
  3. panasonic
  4. pioneer
  5. alpine
  6. samsung
  7. sharp
  8. rockford fosgate
  9. mtx
  10.  xtant

 

Top CE Keywords
  1. iPod
  2. Bose
  3. TV
  4. speakers
  5. Pioneer
  6. Alpine
  7. TiVo
  8. Sony 
  9. Sharp
  10. Panasonic
     
   Home Video
  1. DirectTV TiVo DVDs
  2. 15-19" LCD Flat-Panel TVs
  3. 20-37" LCD Flat-Panel TVs
  4. DLP Rear Projection TVs
  5. TV/DVD/VCR Combos
  6. Sony DVD Recorders
  7. InFocus Home Theater Projectors
  8. Dell Home Theater Projectors
  9. Sony, Sharp, Epson LCD Home Theater Projectors
  10.  Hughes HD DirecTV Receivers
   Car Electronics
  1. Sirius Satellite Radio
  2. XM Satellite Radio
  3. DVD/Video Units, In-Dash
  4. Pioneer, Sony CD Receivers
  5. Rockford Fosgate Car Amplifiers
  6. CD/MP3 Receivers
  7. 12-inch Subwoofers
  8. Remote Smart/Alarm Combos
  9. 6-1/2-inch Speakers

 

 
 
 

Dolls & Bears

 

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  1. Star Wars Lego sets  
2. Light sabers  
3. Roborapter     
4. Revenge of the Sith action figures   
5. Scene It? 
6. Barbie Fairytopia 
7. American Girls
8. Vintage Barbie 
9. Bratz Dolls
10. Antique Dolls
 

 
Toys & Hobbies Top Keywords
   1. Star Wars
   2. Revenge of the Sith
   3. Lego
   4. Fisher Price
   5. Transformers
   6. LIttle Tikes
   7. Marx
   8. Step 2
   9. Barbie
  10. Lionel
   Dolls & Bears Top Keywords
   1. Barbie
   2. American Girl
   3. Reborn
   4. Bratz
   5. dolls
   6. Shirley Temple
   7. Tyler
   8. Madame Alexander
   9. vintage Barbie
  10. Gene
   More Toys & Hobbies Top Keywords
   1. Marvel Legends 
   2. Franklin Mint
   3. John Deere 
   4. Hot Wheels
   5. Leap Frog
   6. Power Wheels
   7. Harry Potter 
   8. Lionel
   9. Traxxas
  10. helicopter
   More Dolls & Bears Top Keywords
   1. antique
   2. dollhouse
   3. Cissy
   4. Polly Pocket
   5. OOAK
   6. Kish
   7. miniature
   8. Himstedt
   9. Skipper
  10. furniture
 
 
 

DVD's Movies, Music & Video Games

 

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  1. The Sopranos: Complete Fifth Season  
2. Lost: Complete First Season  
3. O.C. Complete Second Season  
4. Breakaway-Kelly Clarkson
5. Hot Fuss-The Killers
6. X&Y-Coldplay
7. American Idiot-Green Day
8. Xbox 360 System
9. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
10. Madden NFL 2005 (PS2)
DVDs & Movies Top Keywords
   1. Disney
   2. Star Wars
   3. 24
   4. Hitch
   5. Harry Potter
   6. Friends
   7. movies
   8. box sets
   9. lot
   10. Sopranos
   Music Top Keywords
   1. Beatles
   2. Green Day
   3. sheet music
   4. lot
   5. Pink Floyd
   6. Metallica
   7. Rolling Stones
   8. Kelly Clarkson
   9. Grateful Dead
  10. Led Zeppelin
   Video Games
   1. PSP
   2. Xbox
   3. PS2
   4. PlayStation 2
   5. GameCube
   6. PS3
   7. lot
   8. Star Wars
   9. Grand Theft Auto
  10. Zelda
 
 
 

eBay Motors

 

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  1. Chrome Wheels
2. Exhaust Headers
3. Euro Style Tail Lights      
4. Air Intake Systems  
5. Race Seats  
6. Ford Mustang   
7. Chevy Corvette 
8. BMW 3 Series 
9. Toyota Prius    
10. Ford F-150
 

 

Top Keywords - Vehicles
   1. Mustang
   2. Honda
   3. Corvette
   4. Camaro
   5. BMW
   6. Ford
   7. salvage
   8. project
   9. no reserve
   10. Ferrari
   Top Keywords - Parts & Accessories
   1. exhaust
    2. wheels
   3. Mustang
   4. tires
   5. rims
   6. Corvette
   7. Jeep
   8. Dodge Ram
   9. Camaro
   10. Jeep Wrangler
   Top Keywords - Boats
   1. boat
   2. motorboat
    3. sailboat
   4. Sea Ray
   5. Baja
   6. Chris Craft
   7. Bayliner
   8. Boston Whaler
   9. Donzi
  10. Fountain
 
 
 

Health & Beauty

 

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1. Créme de la Mer    
2. T3 Tourmaline Hair Dryer    
3. Farouk Chi Straightening Iron
4. StriVectin-SC   
5. Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker 
6. Armani Black Code  
7. Calvin Klein Eternity 
8. Estée Lauder Beyond Paradise
9. Ralph Lauren Polo Blue
10. Clinique Moisturizers
 
Keywords
   1. Clinique  
   2. MAC  
   3. Mary Kay    
   4. Philosophy  
   5. Lancome      
   6. Avon    
   7. Farouk Chi    
   8. Estee Lauder 
   9. Bath & Body Works
 10. Victoria's Secret

 

 
 
 
 

Home

 

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1.  Diapers
2.  Baby Bjorn
3. 
 Cribs
4.  Creative Memories                
5. 
 Stampin' Up
 6.   Bed-in-a-Bag
 7.   Ikea furniture
 8.   Pier 1 Imports
 9.   Designer Bedding
10.  Fireplace Accessories
 
 

 

Items related to these popular items below have earned a conversion rate of more than 50 percent
in the last 30 days!*


Styles
• French country

Furniture
• Asian-inspired
• Mid-century modern

Decor & Accessories
• Aromatherapy
• Beaded lamps
• Wicker baskets
• Stainless steel (appliances)
• Wrought iron (lamps, candleholders) TIP: Follow trends in these pubs: Architectural Digest, Country Home, Dwell, House Beautiful. Interior Design, Wallpaper.

Materials
• Bamboo (furniture, placemats)
• Chenille (pillows, throws)
• Corduroy
• Denim
• Leather (furniture, pillows)
• Toile (wallpaper, bedding)

Design Patterns
• Damask
• Floral
• Paisley
• Tropical

 

Top Baby Keywords
   1. clothes 
   2. crib
   3. diapers
   4. stroller
   5. diaper bag 
   6. toys 
   7. Graco
   8. Peg Perego
   9. Fisher Price
  10. Baby Bjorn 
   Top Crafts Keywords
   1. Stampin' Up 
   2. scrapbooking
   3. fabric
   4. Creative Memories
   5. beads 
   6. yarn 
   7. Sizzix
   8. rubber stamps
   9. ribbon 
  10. Quickutz
   Top Home Keywords
   1. Ikea 
   2. furniture
   3. Pampered Chef
   4. sofa
   5. Ralph Lauren  
   6. quilt 
   7. fireplace
   8. Craftsman
   9. Pier 1
  10. KitchenAid

 

 
 
 

Jewelry

 

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  1. Solitaire Diamond Rings     
2. Beaded Necklaces        
3. Dangle Earrings      
4. Breitling Bentley Watches     
5. 3-Stone Diamond Rings     
6. Diamond Studs
7. Vintage Rings 
8. Omega Seamaster Watches   
9. Sapphire Rings  
10. Fossil Watches

 

 
Top Keywords
  1. rings 
  2. diamond 
  3. David Yurman
  4. Swarovski
  5. gold
  6. silver
  7. earrings
  8. Omega
  9. vintage
10. Necklace
 
 
 
 

Musical Instruments

 

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  1. Signed guitars
2. Vintage guitars 
3. Drum sets   
4. Fender guitars    
5. Gibson guitars   
6.  Computer Recording    
7. 
Guitar Amplifiers    
8.  Acoustic guitars
9.  Keyboards      
10.
  Guitar effect pedals  
 
Top Musical Instruments Keywords
   1. guitar
   2. Fender
   3. Gibson
   4. Marshall
   5. Bogner
   6. Carvin
   7. ESP
   8. Soldano
   9. Ibanez
 10. Jackson
   Pro Audio
   1. digital workstations
   2. DJ mixers
   3. DJ turntables
   4. keyboard synths
   5. multi-track recorders
   6. PA speakers
   7. power amps
   8. rack gear
   9. recording software
 10. studio monitors
   Top 10 Musical Instruments
   1. computer recording hardware
   2. guitar amplifiers
   3. electric guitars
   4. rack gear
   5. electronic keyboards
    6. drum machines
    7. mixers
   8. synthesizers
    9. monitors
 10. guitar effects pedals

 

 
 
 

Photo

 

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  1. Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT    
2. Nikon D50     
3. Sony DVD 92 Camcorders     
4. Canon ZR300 Camcorders    
5. Nikon D70  
6. SLR Lenses
7. Casio Exilim EX-Z750          
8. Canon Powershot S2 IS 
9. Sony Cyber Shot DSC-F828 
10. Canon PowerShot SD500
 
 
 
Top Keywords
   1. Canon
   2. Nikon
   3. digial camera
   4. Sony
   5. Leica
   6. Hasselblad
   7. Kodak
   8. Minolta
   9. XT
  10. EasyShare
 
 
 
 

Pottery & Glass

 

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  1. Depression glass  
2. Vintage goblets  
3. Vintage Fiestaware  
4. Lenox China  
5. Cookie jars  
 6.  Collectible teapots 
 7.  Holiday china  
 8.  Waterford  
 9.  Italian art glass  
10. Red glassware  

 

Pottery & Glass
   1. Art Deco
   2. Bohemian
   3. Roseville
   4. Fenton
   5. McCoy
   6. Bauer
   7. decanter
   8. teapot
   9. Carnival
  10. Wedgewood
   Art Glass
   1. Murano
   2. Fenton
   3. art glass
   4. glass
    5. vase
   6. stained glass
   7. Murano glass
   8. paperweight
   9. Fenton glass
  10. Lalique
   Art Pottery
   1. Roseville
   2. pottery
   3. vase
   4. McCoy
   5. Weller
   6. Hull
   7. Rookwood
   8. lamp
   9. Jardiniere
  10. vintage
   China, Dinnerware
   1. china
   2. Noritake
   3. Homer Laughlin
   4. dinnerware
   5. Limoges
   6. Haviland
   7. Fiesta
   8. plate
   9. Lenox
  10. plates

 

Focus on developing trust and credibility with your high-end Pottery & Glass buyers from the start. Give your customers the confidence they need to invest in your high-dollar Pottery & Glass. Position your eBay business for the high-end using the following strategies.
  • Independent Verification: Verify the authenticity of rare, highly valuable antique glass with the help of a professional, certified appraiser. Include a scan of your appraisal report in your listing.

  • Visual Proof: Include a gallery of images in your listing with different views and close-ups. Photograph key manufacturer marks, as well as unique elements and imperfections.

  • Prices Realized: Include a digest of historical prices for your item, realized at respected auction houses, such as Sotheby's, Christies, and Phillips.

  • Provenance: Provide a history of ownership for the item, which can increase its value. Also, consider listing reference texts in your description, particularly those that have photos of your item or its pattern/color. Enable bidders to conduct their own research.

  • Guarantee: Stand behind your sales. Offer a money-back guarantee, minus shipping and third-party fees.Suggest an escrow service for the safe transfer of funds and property.

  • Marketing: Invest in promotion, particularly eBay listing upgrades. They work -- learn more. Build your credibility. List degrees, accreditations, professional affiliations, and honors on your About Me page. Then, link to it from your listings.

  • Feedback: Maintain a high positive feedback rating. Offer PayPal and ship the day payment clears for increased feedback.

Pottery & Glass
   1. Art Deco
   2. Bohemian
   3. Roseville
   4. Fenton
   5. McCoy
   6. Bauer
   7. decanter
   8. teapot
   9. Carnival
  10. Wedgewood
   Art Glass
   1. Murano
   2. Fenton
   3. art glass
   4. glass
    5. vase
   6. stained glass
   7. Murano glass
   8. paperweight
   9. Fenton glass
  10. Lalique
   Art Pottery
   1. Roseville
   2. pottery
   3. vase
   4. McCoy
   5. Weller
   6. Hull
   7. Rookwood
   8. lamp
   9. Jardiniere
  10. vintage
   China, Dinnerware
   1. china
   2. Noritake
   3. Homer Laughlin
   4. dinnerware
   5. Limoges
   6. Haviland
   7. Fiesta
   8. plate
   9. Lenox
  10. plates

 

 
 
 

Real Estate

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Discussion Board
Land Seller Guide
Timeshare Seller
   Guide

 I must be slacking!

I sure would like to buy a house in Mexico......

 

 
 
 

Sporting Goods & Fan Shop

 

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These categories had high sell through this past month.

Seller's Edge
In the Field
In Demand
Discussion Board

  1. Bowflex XTLU   
2. Taylor Made R7 Drivers    
3. Burton Snowboards   
4. Callaway Fusion FT Drivers   
5. Odyssey White Hot Putters    
6. Pool Tables  
7. Atomic Skis  
8.
 Total Gym  
9. Salomon Skis  

10. Volkl Skis

 


 

Use some of the different listing upgrades to help increase the final sell price of your items. The list below shows how much the listing upgrades increase the final price of your product.

 

 

 

Feature

Final Price

Listing Success

Bid Count

 

 

Sports

eBay Overall

Sports

eBay Overall

Sports

eBay Overall

 

Bold

34.0%

24.0%

8.0%

4.0%

28.9%

23.0%

 

Category Featured

89.6%

47.0%

29.4%

28.0%

83.1%

65.0%

 

Gallery

15.0%

11.0%

11.0%

8.6%

20.3%

15.0%

 

Gallery Featured

41.6%

18.5%

10.5%

5.8%

10.1%

3.7%

 

IPIX Enhanced

20.4%

17.0%

12.5%

9.0%

23.7%

18.0%

 
Top Searches
   1. golf clubs
   2. fishing
   3. paintball
   4. archery
   5. hunting
   6. Trek
   7. football
   8. Bowflex
   9. weights
  10. Callaway
 More Top Searches
   1. Ping
   2. Burton
   3. Oakley
   4. TaylorMade
   5. Atomic
   6. snowboards
   7. Analog
   8. elliptical
   9. North Face
  10. Volkl
 Exercise & Fitness
   1. Bowflex
   2. treadmill
   3. crossbow
   4. elliptical
   5. Total Gym
   6. Gazelle
   7. weights
   8. Nautilus
   9. The Firm
  10. Nordictrack

 

 
 
 

Sports Cards & Memorabilia

 

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These categories had high sell through this past month.

Seller's Edge
In the Field
In Demand
Sports Cards
  Seller Guide
Memorabilia Seller
   Guide

1. Signed NFL Jersey               
2. Game Used Gear
3. NFL Throwback Jerseys 
   
4. Signed Basedball Cards
5. Signed Baseballs      
6.  Signed NFL Helmets  
7.  Tiger Woods Autographs  

8.  Steelers Jerseys     
9.  Dallas Cowboys Jerseys  
10.  Eagles Cards
Top Searches
    1. auto
    2. Michael Jordan
    3. Mickey Mantle
    4. PSA
    5. jersey
    6. football
    7. Nolan Ryan
    8. cards
    9. Tiger Woods
  10. baseball
   More Top Searches
    1. Ted Williams
    2. Derek Jeter
    3. Joe Dimaggio
    4. Steelers
    5. Dallas Cowboys
    6. Eagles
    7. Raiders
    8. Emmitt Smith
    9. game used
  10. Dolphins

 

 
 
 

Stamps

 

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These categories had high sell through this past month.

Seller's Edge
In the Field
In Demand

1. US Stamp Collections       
2. US Stamp Sheets   
3. Duck Stamps    
4. Confederate US Stamps 
5. United Nations Stamps
6. 19th Century US Stamps  
7. Asia Stamps
8. US Stamps Covers
9. US Stamps Postage
10. UK Stamps

 

Stamps (#260)
  1. stamps
  2. Hong Kong
  3. China
  4. Israel
  5. India
  6. Egypt
  7. Greece
  8. New Zealand
  9. Russia
  10. album
  US (#261)
  1. sheets
  2. US
  3. Scott
  4. USA
  5. covers
  6. navy
  7. gold
  8. block
  9. plates
  10. lots
  Europe (#4742)
  1. France
  2. Portugal
  3. Germany
  4. sets
  5. covers
  6. Norway
  7. lots
  8. Russia
  9. Scott
  10. cat
  Worldwide (#352)
  1. USA
  2. France
  3. covers
  4. Japan
  5. postcard
  6. postcards
  7. collection
  8. lots
  9. Canada
  10. Judaica

 

 
 
 

Tickets

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Yea, yea. I know I 'm slackin! :)

Seller's Edge
In the Field
In Demand
Seller Guide

  1. Rolling Stones   
2. U2   
3. Paul McCartney    
4. NFL tickets  
5. NCAA tickets  
 6. NASCAR tickets  
 7. Green Day
 8. Elton John 
 9.  Super Bowl XL
10. Jimmy Buffet
 
 
Top Concert Searches
   1. Dave Matthews
   2. Rolling Stones
   3. Coldplay
   4. U2
   5. Elton John
   6.Buffet
   7. Motley Crue
   8. Chesney
   9. Green Day
   10.Super Bowl XL
 
 
 
 

Toys & Hobbies

 

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Seller's Edge
In the Field
In Demand
Discussion Board
Crafts Seller Guide
Product Recalls

1. Star Wars Lego sets  
2. Light sabers  
3. Roborapter     
4. Revenge of the Sith action figures   
5. Scene It? 
6. Barbie Fairytopia 
7. American Girls
8. Vintage Barbie 
9. Bratz Dolls
10. Antique Dolls
 
 
Toys & Hobbies Top Keywords
   1. Star Wars
   2. Revenge of the Sith
   3. Lego
   4. Fisher Price
   5. Transformers
   6. LIttle Tikes
   7. Marx
   8. Step 2
   9. Barbie
  10. Lionel
   Dolls & Bears Top Keywords
   1. Barbie
   2. American Girl
   3. Reborn
   4. Bratz
   5. dolls
   6. Shirley Temple
   7. Tyler
   8. Madame Alexander
   9. vintage Barbie
  10. Gene
   More Toys & Hobbies Top Keywords
   1. Marvel Legends 
   2. Franklin Mint
   3. John Deere 
   4. Hot Wheels
   5. Leap Frog
   6. Power Wheels
   7. Harry Potter 
   8. Lionel
   9. Traxxas
  10. helicopter
   More Dolls & Bears Top Keywords
   1. antique
   2. dollhouse
   3. Cissy
   4. Polly Pocket
   5. OOAK
   6. Kish
   7. miniature
   8. Himstedt
   9. Skipper
  10. furniture
 
 
 

Travel

 

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In Demand
Discussion Board
Seller Guide

  • Over six million people visit eBay each day

  • 60%* of eBay members surveyed have bought leisure travel in the past 6 months

  • Over 50%* spend more than $1,000 per year on leisure travel

 
 
 


 

What's Not?

 

What Does Not Sell Well On eBay?

There are really very few things that don't sell that well on eBay. Some people say that the following items are "getting burnt out" but I disagree because if you buy the items at the right price, then it can be easy to make a profit.
If you can get 10,000 mixed Beanie babies for .40 each you can split them up in different size lots of 50 to 500  (Example)
you can easily average 60% to 80% profit when you sell in quantity and the money really adds up quicker because you are selling more items at one time.

 
The key to making money on eBay is knowing your "Buy Price". That is where you make your money. WHEN YOU BUY!

ALL products have a BUY PRICE ratio....
 
Here is mine:

The 1/4th rule
on items from $25 to $50
  • If it is a single item that will sell for at least $25, I will pay not more then $6.25 for it.

    Buy Price $6.25 to $12.50
    Sell Price $25.00 to $50.00
 
The 1/3rd rule on items from $51 to $100
 
  • If the item is selling on eBay for between $50 and $100
    I will try to pay 1/3 of the price.

    Buy Price $17.00 to $33.00
    Sell Price $51.00 to $100.00
     
The 1/2 rule on items from $101 to $250
 
  • On items that sell in this price range I normally try to pay 1/2 price for them AND I will not ever gamble on an item that costs me more then $100 UNLESS I know what it will sell for on eBay.

    Buy Price $51.00 to $125.00
    Sell Price $101.00 to $250.00


 
If I can teach you one main thing it is this:
 
If you sell a $10 item you will ALWAYS make LESS then $10 per sell. (because of the cost of the items and fees to sell it)
 
BUT
 
If you sell a $200 item that you get for 1/2 of the sell price then you are making a lot more profit PER SELL.
 
I personally try to sell more items that sell in the $250 to $500 range. And believe me... you can find them.
 
Here are some of the most profitable items that I have sold.
 
  1. Bought a large older "Digital/Compaq Storage Server" with over 1 terra bite of hard drives in it from a local auction here in Kansas City www.nationwideauction.com
    for $68 (yes thats 68 dollars) I pulled the 8 racks of hard drives out of it and posted them in 8 different auctions and they all sold for a total of over $1000.00.
     
  2. How about a Emulator that I bought at a local auction for $15 that I sold on eBay for $500.
     
  3. A Perfect set of Old Sango China that I bought at a local auction for $40 and sold for $235.00.
     
  4. A "LOT" of Postal Stamps at a local auction that I bought for $5 PER BIG STACK and I sold 1 stamp for $550, 1 for $365, 1 for $255 and I have a whole bunch left that I added to my collection ( I love stamps :-)
     
  5. The list goes on but my point is that if you are out there looking for REALLY GOOD DEALS on HIGH PROFIT items, you WILL find them.

Over all my years on eBay I have come across many strange items selling on eBay. I have seen Belly Button Lint, a "REAL" New York Winter of 2002
Snowball, an invisible "ball of air" with free "Air Shipping", and a town in California to mention a few. I think the most famous ad I have ever seen is the
"SIZE 12 WEDDING DRESS/GOWN NO RESERVE" (Look at the hit counter on this one - OVER 17 MILLION hits) Talk about getting a lot of people to see you ad on eBay!
 


I am sure if you will do a little research you will be able to find some items that you can sell on eBay so you can make a comfortable living working for yourself or just as a little part time business.
 
I will be adding more information in the next few months so check back often! I hope this information has helped.


Edward Alvey
www.TheBidFloor.com


 


 

 

 

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