Toy Trends for 2009 – A Must For New and Used Toy Sellers
Looking at trends in the toy industry can be valuable for an eBay seller… it helps to know what kind of inventory to keep an eye out for – and you can bet that the most popular toys this year will likely follow these trends. This is true for new and used toys.
Following are some trends that outline what buyers are paying attention to this year and are useful to keep in mind when shopping for inventory.
1. Eco-Friendly Toys
“Green” is IN… it is everywhere and toys are no exception! Toys that are environmentally friendly are expected to be very popular this year.
2. Budget Friendly
The economy is all the talk – but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t going to be buying toys for their kids this Christmas. Retailers are already gearing up to offer some great prices on their toys this year.
3. Realistic Toys
I think it started with Baby Alive years ago… but it has become a huge trend these past few years and looks like it will continue. These are toys that respond to touch and interact with the child somehow.
4. Classic toys
Many parents are turning to toys that they had when they were young.
5. Movies
There are always a few movies that are released during the year that have a very timely DVD release right before the holidays. Look at what movies did well this year – and keep an eye on the merchandise available for that movie… usually they do well on eBay.
KNOW which toys are selling this holiday – the biggest selling season of the year – with the Holiday Toy Guide.
Regards,
Robbin
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This will sell VERY nicely on eBay EVERY TIME
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Know What Sells on eBay: 3 Quick Tips
Have you ever noticed that some eBay sellers seem to have no trouble finding hot items to resell on eBay? Some people seem to have this gift – they can go to a sale and instantly pick up a few items that end up doing really well for them on eBay… It’s like a 6th sense or something – they just have this feeling or hunch that an item might do well. Maybe you are even one of them!
Here are three tips to keep in mind when you are out and stumble on something that you think may be a nice seller for you… Although I recommend researching eBay – applying these tips will help you find inventory without even opening a web browser. …And who knows – maybe you will end up developing this 6th sense!
- Look for things that need to be replaced – or have parts that need replacement. Games… toys… etc. that are popular but are likely to having pieces get lost easily. Focus on these pieces – this could be a gold mine as down the road, people long to find a complete set.
- Talk with kids – your own, a grand child, nephew. Even better – take a child toy shopping with you and watch what they are attracted to. Every Christmas I have found that some of the best predictors of the hottest toys are KIDS!
- Watch for retired or out of production (OOP) items. ???? ???????? Items that are temporarily out of production can be hot sellers – but, that rise will fall once production kicks in. Take Webkinz for example… they have become a hot seller – not only because the manufacturer was not able to product enough for the demand… but, they had quite a bit of trouble with distribution. Now that they are shipping again to stores – the demand has gone down… at least for the new Webkinz. The super hot ones are those that are retired!
To know what really sells, I always recommend researching eBay – but, I also know that research can take time! If you are looking to sell toys and would rather spend your time listing and selling inventory than researching – let me do the research for you.
The Summer Toy Guide Package is only available for a short time – through Friday, June 5th. Now is the time to get in on this great deal.
Valued at over $70 – you get all this for only $27:
- 3 months of weekly hot lists including at least 25 toys that are currently selling well (with the links to auctions to prove it!)
- 3 months access to the Toy Reference Guire – an online directory to help identify and value used toys
- 3 months access to the MyToyGuide membership site with inventory resources and selling tips
- Downloadable Summer Toy Guide report filled with tips for buying inventory and selling used toys this summer.
Click here to get immediate access – the next hot list goes out this weekend.
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How are your eBay auctions going?
I’ve been hearing that some sellers are really struggling… I hope that isn’t you! But, if it is (and even if your auctions are doing well in this lovely economy)… I have a gift for you.
Every week I poke around on eBay and look for used toys that are selling well on eBay… Combining this research with my experience at garage sales, I put together a weekly list for MyToyGuide subscribers.
This list has at least 25 used toy items that are currently selling on eBay… PLUS, I include a tip for how much I would pay for the item if I were to find it at a thrift shop or garage sale. I am always amazed at the huge profit margin I see with used toys on eBay… seriously – you can buy a toy for $5 and turn it around for well over 100% profit (I’m talking AFTER eBay and paypal fees!)
Here are a couple of things I found that are in the most recent MyToyGuide list…
USED piece of dollhouse furniture for $36! You can find this for less than $5 at garage sales or thrift shops if you know to look for them!… consider that profit margin. If you paid $10 to list and cover your inventory and fees – your profit is an easy $16 just for this one little toy.
How about these…
Did you know that the Toy Story DVD’s for Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 – USED – recently sold for over $55? You could pick these up at a garage sale for $15-20 for the set — if you knew to look for them.
The MyToyGuide weekly list provides this information to you on a weekly basis… with actual auctions that are current as proof for what is selling!
Check it out for yourself… you can get the most recent weekly MyToyGuide list HERE:
http://mytoyguide.com/feblist.html
(And be sure to share the list with your eBay friends!)
Print it out… and use it as a reference for shopping for used toy inventory…. a gift – just because 
Well, actually, I know times are tough right now… and many sellers don’t realize how well they can do with used toys on eBay. In fact, I think used toys are better to sell than new toys -the profit margin is much larger… with limited risk because used toys are so cheap!
Take a look for yourself… there is no sign up – just the most recent MyToyGuide list:
http://mytoyguide.com/feblist.html
Enjoy!
Jenni
PS. We’ve been providing a weekly list for 5 years next month… If you are interested in getting a list like this every month, join in on the celebration and save $10 a month!
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If you are ready to start making money from home today, don’t wait another minute to read Auction Payday. Kids Play.
Thanks for reading!
Time Sensitive Opportunity you don't want to miss…
I just saw that Chris Malta, Founder and CEO of WorldwideBrands.com is going to be holding a few personal workshops next month in Florida.
I have been an affiliate of Worldwide Brands for many years now and over the years have seen the quality of information that they put out. I have no doubt that Chris’ workshops will be top notch.
It’s always said that it’s not what you know, but who you know, and Chris is one of those guys YOU want to know.
Chris’ workshops afford you the opportunity to spend a full 2 days of getting to PERSONALLY KNOW Chris and have him help you with your business; not to mention that you will have the opportunity to meet and get to know 14 other business owners – people like yourself who may have solutions to your questions.
Over the course of the weekend you will learn how Chris built WorldwideBrands.com starting with $500 and has built it to now be worth tens of millions.
You can learn more about it here:
Let me know what you think.
Robbin
P.S. Below is the email that I received a couple days ago
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Subject: Chris Malta Leaving Worldwide Brands??
Body:
There has been a rumor starting to circulate that I may
be leaving Worldwide Brands. I’d rather you hear the
truth from me than rumors from somebody else, so let me
explain.
I started Worldwide Brands nearly 10 years ago for just
$500. It’s now valued in the tens of millions. When I
first started this business, I never imagined it would
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Along the way, I became a best-selling author, a
business radio talk show host, I’ve written hundreds of
articles, created dozens of ebiz videos, and have met
and worked with all of the top movers and shakers in
companies such as eBay, UPS, Amazon, Yahoo, and many
more.
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literally millions of people in a very positive way, and
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AuctionRiches.com Going Out of Business Blowout Sale!?!
Change is coming! And I’m not talking about McCain or Obama!
AuctionRiches.com is having a BLOWOUT SALE!!
WHY?
After having this site up for almost 10 years, with over 10,000 members plus countless thousands of other customers, it seems I’ve lost focus recently and it is time for me to regroup, refocus and renew.
With that being said, I am in the process of moving and revamping this website. I don’t want to move all of these files to the new server, so I’m leaving them up until the end of NOVEMBER.
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For More Information:
To be notified when the new site opens, be sure and subscribe to receive notification by email by sending a blank email to mailto:auctionriches@aweber.com .
Thanks!
Robbin K. Tungett
http://auctionriches.blogspot.com
http://OnlineAuctionExperts.com
http://VirtualBizOps.com
9 Tips For Finding Those Hard To Find Toys
Just because you may not see a toy on the shelf in a store, doesn’t mean it is out of stock. Use these nine tips to find even the toys that are the most difficult to get your hands on.
1. Communicate with your local stores to learn stocking patterns
2. Talk with store stockers just to learn how they run their store
3. Store employees are more likely to talk with collectors than dealers – I don’t recommend lying… but, I would be careful of the wording. They will figure out that you are a dealer/reseller when you visit buying the same things over and over.
4. Talk with customer service folks – Don’t assume all employees have the same level of information. Sometimes they have information the stockers don’t have. Where a stocker may not know when they are getting a shipment of a specific toy, the customer service folks may be able to tell you.
5. Avoid the big stores – check out drug stores, grocery stores – even smaller online toy stores
6. Visit grocery stores/drug stores in less affluent areas
7. Visit Out of the way cities
8. Look behind other toys on the shelves
9. Look under shelves in hidden storage areas – and places employees would hide toys.
The 2008 Holiday Toy Guide provides you with a list of the most popular toys – many of these toys are going to get harder and harder to find as we get closer to the holiday season. Be sure to use these tips to find these great selling toys.
Top 5 Questions New Importers Ask
Low production costs. High profit margins. IMPORTING means you can source inventory at less-than-wholesale prices.
Many of you have expressed interest in importing products – especially from China.
To give you a head-start, we put together this Free Importing Video –
The Top 5 Questions New Importers Ask
You’ll learn How-To:
- Get started
- Ensure you’re getting quality products
- Handle shipping
- Pay overseas manufacturers
If you’re not ready to work directly with China suppliers, you can still take advantage of their great prices through import wholesalers:
- If you’re a Worldwide Brands Member, you can find ‘Instant Import Buys’ in any category, inside your Product Sourcing Tool.
- With ‘The Whole Sale’, you’ve got exclusive, reduced-price import offers now through October 30. (That means you’ve got time to stock up your eBiz for New Year and Valentine’s Day.)
- Whether you choose to import directly or to begin with import wholesalers, this video will answer a lot of your questions about getting started.
7 Ways To Get Subscribers On eBay
1. Include a signature file on every email you send to buyers explaining your newsletter. If you offer a free report mention it’s benefits. If you send invoices through eBay use the notes to buyer section.
2. Insert a note into every package you ship explaining your newsletter.
3. Use your eBay me page. I offer a free report on my me page and then promote my newsletter in the free report.
a. Me page explains basic value of free report then links to outside page with additional report benefits and opt in form or download link.
b. EBay rules say you cannot use sales language or link to a page with items for sale on your me page.
c. Test asking for sign up before giving away report. I give my reports away first because I’m only interested in readers who value my information.
4. Divert auction viewers to your me page. Two ways to do this:
a. Put a mention of the free report in your auction listing with a link to your me page. No sales language – “a free gift just for looking at my auction.” This works best at the top of your auction.
b. Add your current listings to your me page and then put a link in your auctions saying “see my other auctions to save on shipping.” There is a command you can use when building your me page that will automatically insert your current auctions. The free report ALWAYS goes at the top of the page, the listings go below.
5. Create products to sell on eBay attractive to your prospects.
a. We used to use ebooks and PDF transcripts, but eBay no longer allows the sale of these items. Now we use small printed booklets and CDs. Price these items so you brake even or make a small profit. Videos will also work, but are more expensive so start with a booklet or audio interview.
b. Make sure these auctions also include the diversion tactics and your me page is set up so you get opt ins from people who don’t buy.
c. Mention your newsletter within the product and include a separate sheet of colored paper with the benefits of subscribing on it. Keep mentions within audio and video products evergreen.
6. Use eBay classified ads. For $9.97 a month you can run classified ads in the everything else category on eBay. Your ad can have a link to a webpage.
a. These don’t work well, but they are cheap so they are worth testing. If you’re selling dog training information, they surely won’t work. If you’re in a biz opp type niche, they might work.
b. Your classified ad has a compelling title, and then lists the major benefits of your newsletter. Then there is a link to your sign up page where you list the major benefits again along with minor benefits and privacy/unsubscribe policies.
c. You can also use classified ads to promote ebooks. In this case you sell the ebook in the ad, then link to a simple payment page. (Directly to paypal?)
d. If you’re using somewhat desirable keywords in your title, the Home Page Featured option ($179.95) will get you a good ranking on Google for the phrase. It’s only temporary though. Don’t test this option until you know your classified ad is working without it.
e. Something to test – put a newsletter article on eBay as a classified ad. At the top and bottom of the article explain it’s a sample of your weekly newsletter and provide a link to your opt in page.
7. If you have an affiliate program, provide your affiliates with items they can use to promote you in the course of their eBay sales. They get commissions, you get new readers and sales.
a. Signature files – Many of my affiliates use the quiz teaser. (See below.)
b. Package inserts.
c. Brandable reports for me page – I have a me page generator on my site that allows affiliates to easily give away my eBay Buyers guide. The guides have affiliate links within them, and are hosted on my site. No Web skills are needed.
Summary Here: Combine the above tactics. These are in the order of productivity and ease of set up so you can just work down the list. As you get farther down the list, you’ll get more and more subscribers every week.
Terry Gibbs
Private eBay Forum
http://www.IWantCollectibles.com
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eBay General Announcements- eBay Certified Provider Workshop - October 22, 2009
- Temporary test of Store inventory format items appearing in search results
- Launching Tomorrow: New eBay Announcements page
- ProStores introduces new features and enhancements - just in time for the holiday selling season!
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