On October 11, I wrote a blog post about Elmo Live, as it was due to be released that week. It has been almost a month now, and eBay is absolutely flooded with listings for Elmo Live. A few observations:
As of today, there are 983 active listings for Elmo Live, 1,795 listings for Elmo Live or Elmo Live related items have been completed
According to Terapeak, from the period of October 29 – November 4, 823 listings sold for a sell through rate of 31.35%.
Average selling price is $73.09.
Average start price is $19.25
475 of these listings were bid auctions.
I am wondering …read more

The holiday selling season on eBay is right around the corner. Will you be ready? Here is a quick and dirty checklist of tasks to complete before the holiday season gets into full swing.
Use Buy It Now on all auctions from November 1 until Christmas.
Add Best Offer to all inventory items. You don’t have to accept the offers, but you will give your customer more options.
Order packaging early. Go to the USPS website and order plenty of boxes and Tyvek envelopes. Check your supply of packing materials for your particular products. You don’t want to have to stop in …read more

Believe it or not, sellers are already chatting about what toys might be hot this holiday season. Will it be the Wii, Batman toys, Speed Racer, Harry Potter, or Transformers? I don’t have any answers for you yet, but below are some resources where you can gather information about hot toys as we move towards November and December.
eBay Toy Forum
Toy Directory Monthly – Top 10 Toy Lists
Jenni Hunt’s Toy Guide
Top 10 Christmas Toys 2008
eBay Pulse – Toy Section
As I hear actual tips on what toys to sell, I will post them here in the coming months. Be sure to subscribe …read more

Evel Kenievel toy, 1970s.
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