Mini Ebay business? Niche?

wellsy90

Hi all

Recently i've been toying with the idea of starting a mini Ebay business to boost my income. Im already in a full time job and don't plan on turning into a powerseller Ebay legend!

Im struggling with coming up with a niche for my idea, i know full well that any electronics are out of the window due to big competitors and i haven't got a huge amount of space for inventory, so cant be doing furniture

From what i've read it's best when niches are something you're passionate about, im passionate about sports and martial arts just to give you a small idea.

Any possible advice i could be given would be hugely appreciated, im young, dumb and a newbie to ebay

Cheers all

BigMoneyMaker

Ebay has changed alot over the years, as it has become more and more popular, the profits to be made have decreased because of the intense competition among other things.

I would keep it a mini business and just go with what propducts you feel would sell, do some research on your target market also etc.

Martial Arts is a good place to start. Imo its a growing market with lots of people taking up the sport for fitness, wellbeing and also self defence. You have the likes of mma and ufc aswell, which i think is becoming more widespread.

Anyway, thats just my 2pence worth, good luck with whatever you decide to do.

BMM

soolin

Some thoughts and discussions here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/47120145#Comment_47120145

spiritus

I worked with someone who was an avid hangglider. He sourced some equipment from France and would regularly sell them on Ebay to make around £ 100 - £ 200 a month.

That's the kind of niche you need to be looking at.

I strongly urge you to familiarise yourself with Google Keyword Tool (google it). You type in a keyword and it tells you approximately how many people are searching for that term each month.

Also check out "Google Trends UK" which shows which searches are hot.

Finally, I think Ebay have something called "Pulse" which shows you the hottest items being searched for.

Good luck