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I've found an absolutely niche product...no one's selling it on any of ebay's sites (.com, .co.uk etc)..now the trouble is, how do i go about marketing it on ebay?

do i need to be aware of any pitfalls on selling something niche on ebay?
ebay wont be the only way i'll be selling them off but it will certainly have the largest audience, so more customers

anyway, any input would be great
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There may be a good reason why no ones selling this product on ebay. I would keep your initial outlay low. A niche product usually appeals to a relatively small number of people, make sure you put the correct key words in the title to attract customers.

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Remember I advertised those LED dogtags not so long ago? Well the response here was overwhleming ... not and there's only about 2 people selling them on Ebay. So I have something here that not many people have but then again it doesn't seem as though many people want them.
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Ebay has gone down hill now anyway i don't think many people buy off there as they use to even the yanks have found it quiet as well, You have nothing to lose give it a go let us know how you get on
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im actually surprised no one is selling it..its an electronic product and its a pretty good complement to xbox/xbox 360 and ps2/ps3s. oh well..i'll start low. i've talked to a few retailers and they might be interested. now all i hafta do is :eek: import it from singapore
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Harry,

If you are about to launch a niche product onto ebay I would advise the following...

Invest in featured (even gallery) auctions so that it gets highlighted in the relevent search whenever the search is done, not just when it is first listed or about to end (the majority of items that people look at fall into these two categories).

Make your listing stand out, use a template (some on my site or if you want something different then shout up and I will see if I can help), make the listing concise with lots of detail and pictures (hosted away from ebay to save costs).

List in lots of related categories, dont spam unrelated categories as this will do you no good. Even include the keywords xbox/xbox 360 and ps2/ps3s in the title as this will pull into the four search terms as opposed to just the one.

Utilise the about me page options so as to stream traffic to your own site, even if its a one page information site linked to a paypal :eek: payment screen it will save you fees and develop your site etc.

Remember, invest initially while the market is fresh as you will then be able to establish yourself as a seller of the product and hopefully when (not if) the competition arrives you will be in a volume position and be able to force price the situation to maintain your advantage.

Any questions just shout..

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thanks for the advice everyone i've ordered a sample...
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Hi CFL.
Apologies for putting this on your thread Guru........but im new and not sure where to put it for CFL to see it.

Its about your LED dog tags CFL. I am a member of several dog forums and the members are always after stuff for their pets. Drop me an email, prefeably with a pic and prices and i'll see what i can do.

Cheers

Andy
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no problem andy
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Originally Posted by booty40uk
Hi CFL.
Apologies for putting this on your thread Guru........but im new and not sure where to put it for CFL to see it.

Its about your LED dog tags CFL. I am a member of several dog forums and the members are always after stuff for their pets. Drop me an email, prefeably with a pic and prices and i'll see what i can do.

Cheers

Andy

The tags are more human related..similar to these :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLING-iced-out...QQcmdZViewItem

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