What sells on eBay?

The sellers on eBay selling thousands of items each day. If you sell directly on eBay or are an affiliate directing buyers to eBay through your site you must have all the information available to find the best products to sell.

Let's look at how to collect this information and how to interpret them to give you the advantage you must be a top seller.

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eBay Pulse

EBay Pulse is a daily snapshot of current trends and hot picks. Select a category and drill down to find the hottest daily choices. For example I have selected books and came up with these warm peaks

1. harry potter

2. Stephen King

3. Easton Press

4. James Patterson

5. Bible

Well surprises there then! Seller Central - What's Hot

"The eBay merchandising team combs trade magazines, collects forecasts of respected industry experts, and looks to eBay sales data to determine what is in question. Here's the scoop on which hot products will be promoted on the home page, e-mail, and catalog buyers this season. "

The lists are categorized under the following art items, Antiques and Collectibles, Home, Fashion, Cars, Sports and Technology. Check out the hottest points of sale in different categories.

Here are the first elements of the class to illustrate the technology.

Bushnell Digital Binoculars

Canon PowerShot SD1000

Unlocked Blackberry Pearl

Nokia N95 Unlocked

Motorola Bluetooth Headset H700

Motorola RAZR2 V8 Unlocked .....

eBay Want It Now

Browse by category or search to see what people have labeled as the answer and you're getting from sellers. It is therefore possible to address in-demand items that have a few vendors that meet those needs. Rather cumbersome for research!

eBay Research Labs

List 'in demand' and Daily 'Top Gainers'. Another way to find hot products.

Use our advanced search to find the best sellers

At any eBay page, click on Advanced Search, enter the selected product, scroll to the 'Number of bids' and enter 2. Choose 'Ending Soonest' from the dropdown menu and search. The results will most sought after items in the category. If there are many elements with more offers for your product will not be a good salesman.

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Marketplace Research

"Analysis of the market enables buyers and sellers to gather critical information for buying and selling trends in the eBay marketplace. View and analyze top searches, average start prices, average sold prices and much more."

There is a fee for use of this service by $ 2.99 for 2 days with 10 saved searches at $ 29.99 a month for Pro members

Other Online Resources

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Auction Computer Software Inspector

Auction Inspector analyzes the messages on eBay "WANT IT NOW" section and identifies which products are in demand. It then analyzes the responses from sellers, so you can see the areas where sellers are already in abundance and where there are fewer vendors, leaving the field open for you! It takes the hassle out of research and saves the time it takes to do the research yourself. Once cost $ 39.95. It's worth it! ......