eBay Hot Items as at April 2006 (USA)

I've just spent the past couple of hours going through eBay's hot item PDF taking notes of which categories could possibly be made into a nice niche hot-selling info-product (based on my own knowledge & resources).

In case you're reading this after April 2006, you can always download the latest research from ebay here: Hot Categories Report.pdf

The Hot Categories report shows the most popular items sold in all main product categories over the past month (or 2). You can do your own research by downloading the file direct from ebay above, or, there might be some ideas you gather from my own research below.

Download my shortlist in TXT format here: shortlist-april-06.txt (6kb)
Download PDF that I used as basis for research: hotitems-april-06.pdf (443kb)

eBay US Hot Items APRIL 06

Baby
- Nursery Decor
- Baby Formula

Books
- Wholesale, Bulk Lots
- Audiobooks
- Catalogs
--- Clothing, Fashion

Cameras & Photos
- Wholesale Lots
- Cameras
- Digital Cameras
- Camcorders
- MiniDV

Cell Phones
- Accessories, Parts
--- Sim Cards
- Prepaid Phones & Cards
- Wholesale & Large Lots
--- Cell Phones

Clothing, Shoes, & Accessories
- Women's Accessories
--- Handbags
--- Sunglasses
--- Baby Phat
--- Louis Vuitton
- Boys
--- Accessories (Ties)
- Men's Accessories
--- Sunglasses
- Wholesale, Large & Small Lots
--- Maternity

Coins
- Scripophily (mixed lots)
- Coins: World
--- Errors
--- Asia, Middle East
--- Thailand

Collectibles
- Comics
--- Collections (Batman)
- Rocks, Fossils, Minerals
--- Shells (Cypraea)
--- Shells (Murex)
- Trading Cards
--- Comics (X-Men)
- Fantasy, Mythical & Magic
--- Magician Memorabilia
- Vintage Sewing
--- Manuals, Books

Computers & Networking
- Laptops, Notebooks
--- Toshiba (500-666MHz)
- Software
--- Spyware Removal

Consumer Electronics
- Radios: CB, Ham & Shortwave
--- Ham Radio (Transmitters)
- MP3 Players & Accessories
--- MP3 Players (Phillips-Nike)

Crafts
- Scrapbooking
--- Stickers (Borders)
--- Stickers (Travel, Vacations)
--- Stickers (Baby)
--- Stickers (Sports)
--- Stickers (Scratch & Sniff)
--- Stickers (Alphabet, Numbers)
--- Scrapbooking Albums (5x7 Albums)
--- Cutters & Trimmers (Scrapbook Cutting Sets)
--- Cutters & Trimmers (Corner Cutters)
--- Paper Punches (Collections, Mixed Lots)
--- Paper Punches (Geometric Shapes)
--- Embellishments (Fibers, Wire)
- Sewing
--- Sewing Patterns (Costume Patterns)
- Crocheting
--- Crochet Patterns (Baby Patterns)
--- Crochet Patterns (Doll Clothing Patterns)

Dolls & Bears
- Dolls
--- Gotz
--- Terri Lee
--- Doll Making & Repair (Molds)
- Bears (Antique pre 1946)

DVDs & Movies
- Wholesale Lots
--- VHS (51-100 Items)
--- DVDs (up to 10 Items)

Entertainment Memorabilia
- Movie Memorabilia
--- Presssbooks (2000-Now)
- Television Memorabilia
--- Press Kits

Everything Else
- Mature Audiences
--- Books (Gay)
--- Magazines (Fetish)
--- Magazines (Straight)
- Education & Learning
--- Elementary School (Sciences)
--- Elementary School (Mathematics)
- Information Products
--- Wholesale Lists (Bikes, Scooters)
- Metaphysical
--- Psychic, Paranormal
------- Ouija Boards

Health & Beauty
- Fragrances
--- women (Lolita Lempicka)
--- men (Issey Miyake)
--- men (Chanel)
- Health Care
--- First AId (ointments, creams, oils)
- Makeup
--- Blush (Benefit)
--- Mascara (Christian Dior)
--- Eye Shadow (Christian Dior)
- Hair Care
--- Shampoo (Bumble & Bumble)
--- Hair Dryers
- Dietary Supplements, Nutrition
--- Vitamins, Minerals (Omega-3)
- Skin Care
--- Anti-Aging Products
--- Acne, Blemish Control
- Tattoos, Body Art
--- Temporary Tattoos (Henna, Mehndi)
- Medical, Special Needs
--- Respiratory Aids
------- Oxygen Cylinders, Acc.
- Incontinence Aids (Diapers/Pads)
- Natural Therapies
--- Magnets (insoles)
- Weight Management
--- Pills, Tablets, Capsules (Xenadrine)

Home & Garden
- Bedding
--- Bed Pillows (Foam)
- Home Decor
--- Slipcovers (Loveseat)
- Home Security
--- Safes
- Pet Supplies
--- Fish, Turtles, Frogs
------ Crabs, Snails & Algae Eaters
------ Aquariums & Bowls
------ Aquarium Lighting
------ Filtration & Heating
--- Cats
------ Cat Furniture & Scratchers
------ Litter Boxes
------ Cat Food & Treats
--- Dogs
------ Dog Doors
------ Dog Flea & Tick Remedies
------ Dog Training & Obedience
- Kitchen
--- Tools & Gadgets
------ Cake Decorating

Jewelry & Watches
- Wholesale Lots
--- Rings
--- Necklaces
--- Earrings
--- Body Jewelry

Music
- Wholesale Lots
--- Records (more than 50 Items)

Musical Instruments
- Woodwind
--- Flute (Pan, Wood Flutes)
- Guitar
--- Memorabilia (Ads)
- Sheet Music
--- Rock
--- Blues, Jazz
--- Song Books (Brass & Woodwind)

Pottery & Glass
- Pottery & China
--- China, Dinnerware
--- Art Pottery

Sporting Goods & Fan Shop
- Surfing, Wind Surfing
--- Kitesurfing (Boards)
--- Apparel (Rash Guards)
--- Magazines
- Fishing
--- Apparel & Footware (Shirts)
- Golf
--- Apparel (Hats)
--- Acc. (Spikes)
--- Bags (Travel)
- Exercise & Fitness
--- Fitness Acc. (Abdominal Exercise)
--- Workout Instructional (CD)
- Fan Apparel & Souvenirs
--- Olympics (Flags)
--- Olympics (Pins-Individual)
--- Other SPorts (Billiards, Snooker)
- Cards
---- Baseball-MLB (Singles pre 1930)
---- Football-NFL (Rookies 1980-89)
---- Football-NFL (Rookies pre 1980)
---- Basketball-NBA (Singles pre1970)
---- Baseball-MLB (Rookies 1950-1959)
---- Basketball-NBA (Trading Cards)
---- Baseball-MLB (Rookies 1970-79)
---- Football-NFL (Packs)
---- Wrestling-WWE
---- Basketball-NBA (Singles (70-79)
---- Baseball-MLB (Singles60-69)
---- Hockey-NHL (Singles 60-69)
---- Hockey-NHL (Singles pre1960)
- Autographs Original
---- Racing-NASCAR (Trading Cards)

Stamps
- Asia (Collections, Lots)
- Australia (Plate Blocks/Multiples)
- Australia (Collections, Lots)
- Worldwide (Collections, Lots)
(Collections, Lots for pretty much every country)

Toys & Hobbies
- Action Figures
--- Batman (mixed lots)
--- Batman (Vintage pre1980)
- Model RR, Trains
--- HO Scale (Stewart)
--- Z Scale (Track, Accessories, Scenery)
- Electronic, Battery, Wind-up
--- Wind-up, Walking Toys (Vintage pre 1970)

Video Games
- Acc.
---- Nintendo GameCube (E-Cards)