ChatGPT-4 and ShelfTrend come together to take your product research to the next level with powerful Artificial Intelligence that makes eBay Analysis better, faster and stronger

Trade shows like Canton Fair are a great opportunity to network with potential suppliers and learn about new products and trends. However, it's important to have a sourcing plan in place before you attend these shows to make the most of your time and find the right suppliers for your business.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to create a sourcing plan bound with product research that helps you negotiate effectively, secure popular products and grow profit margins:

Speaking to hundreds of professional eBay sellers over the years reveals they all made these 5 mistakes when starting their businesses.

Learn how to avoid these 5 to improve your success on eBay and anywhere else you sell

The most successful businesses never want to be late entering a category because they know untapped category opportunities and new products are vital to stay ahead of competition, appeal to new types of buyers and build sustainable businesses on eBay, Amazon or social media platforms. Learn how to do it yourself and get help if you need it

ShelfTrend has taken 5 popular eBay UK categories and, using real sales and eBay search rank data, have identified the best-selling products within them. See the best-sellers in the Baby, Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Garden & Patio, Health & Beauty, and Sound & Vision categories.

It’s not uncommon for eBay businesses to hit a plateau after reaching a certain level of sales. At this point, getting to the next milestone just doesn’t seem to come as easily. We talk to Jim Denos from MAG Consulting Group about what he focuses on in order to scale businesses and push them through to the next level of sales.

It’s no secret that there’s been a surge in online shopping, but what are people spending their money on?

ShelfTrend has taken 5 of the most active categories on eBay Australia and, using real sales and eBay search rank data, have identified the best-selling products within them.

Expanding onto marketplaces may seem easy, but it comes with its own unique set of challenges. ShelfTrend interviews Merchant Spring, a full-service marketplaces agency, to understand these challenges and how they use eBay analytics to overcome them.

Eric began helping his friend resell things on eBay, sourced from the store he worked at. Now they run a multi-million pound eBay business. They generously share their experiences, learnings and strategies that have helped them get to where they are today.

When you think toys, you naturally think children; but if you’re a toy seller in the UK you would be missing a trick if you didn’t keep adults on your radar. ShelfTrend takes a look at eBay.co.uk to uncover the best selling toys, and they aren’t all aimed at kids.

Join us on this 5 part series as we follow Heather Potter and her journey in setting up Shoe Envy. At its peak, it was turning over in excess of $20,000 a month from her lounge room while upholding a day job. It’s a fantastic story of ups and downs, but also incredible lessons, tips and insights that could help you fast track your path to your own online business venture.

We all know that we should do market research before starting our business, but beyond engaging a pricey research agency or asking a few family and friends for feedback, there hasn’t been a lot said on how to approach it as a cash-strapped start-up, or even what a start-up should be researching in the first place.

In this article, I’ll take you through the areas to research, the key questions to be answered, and how to do the research on the cheap.

The sale of cleaning products has boomed on eBay. We take a look at a few of the largest cleaning to categories to see what is selling the most.

Delving into the product categories with the most organic sales, Vitamins and Supplements, Natural and Alternative Remedies, and Skincare, we uncover the ingredients driving sales.

The best-selling confectionery products on eBay are dramatically different to those ranged in the large grocery chains. We take a look into the different confectionery categories to understand what people are buying online.

As COVID-19 restrictions have shifted consumer spending to online with millions of new online shoppers on eBay for the first time, Online Sellers are investing in capturing those sales. Our analysis reveals 5 product categories that have grown significantly since March 2020.

The entire world is social distancing and at home in isolation - but even a pandemic cannot quash that urge to splurge on retail therapy. eCommerce is booming, and behind it all a mass of new online shoppers. Want to ride, or extend your sales on that big ecommerce wave? Here are 5 tips on how gathering some free marketplace insights could help you ride wave after wave.

Compare the sales performance of different types of desks on eBay.com, including space-savers, ergonomic desks (such as standing, treadmill and adjustable desks), and dedicated office desks.

Don’t take eBay’s makeup category just at face value. With more than 3 million product listings and thousands of branded products on its shelves, it is probably the world’s largest cosmetic and makeup marketplace. We look below the surface at some of the top selling makeup categories on eBay and uncover insights that show a compelling story about buyer product and brand preferences.

As a high value luxury branded product, the Womens’ Fragrances category on eBay is an excellent place to get a sense of the valuable luxury fashion and beauty buyer across the US, UK, Australia and Germany. Read more to get a whiff of perfumery buying trends.

We look into Skincare on eBay to uncover the best selling brands in Anti-Aging, Moisturisers and Blemish Control.

3 years and 30,000 registered users later here are some interesting insights we have learned about you, eBay and the magic of marketplaces.

The size of the baby category is significant on eBay with shoppers turning to the marketplace to purchase baby product types that are not readily available in the supermarket and more likely to be 'baby speciality' retail. This article first appeared in the September 2019 edition of Retail World - a leading grocery industry publication in Australia.

A leader in their field, MerchantSpring creates and manages online marketplace operations on behalf of businesses selling on eBay. In this guest post their Managing Director, Paul Sonneveld, shares his advice on how to leverage eBay data from ShelfTrend to grow your eBay business.