EBay Flipping Category: Big & Tall Good Idea?

[BLAKE]

Hey question for you knowledgable people.

I often hear from ebay enthuiasts that stick to selling products you know you can sell.

On several occasions I found 3x and 4x for men. WSU polos and UH long sleeves from Ross.

Can I realistically speacialize in plus size clothing sales????

[GinoParisian]

Absolutely you can. I specialize in large to plus size women's clothing.

The thing about men's clothing is it weighs more and thus is more expensive to ship. A 3X cotton polo would probably weigh more than 2 pounds and it wouldn't fit in a flat-rate padded envelope, so it would cost $6 to $10 just to ship. That's cost-prohibitive in most cases.

Also, I didn't have much success selling men's polos. I think far fewer men than women buy clothes online, and when they do, they're far less likely to buy used clothes than women. In my "market research" I asked my brother what he does when he wants a new shirt. He said he just goes to Kohl's and buys whatever fits, and that's probably typical.

The only polos I found I could sell were like-new Nike moisture-wicking shirts, and anything by Under Armor. But I could find them so rarely that I've long since quit looking.

[Roddy]

If you can bring in a good constant supply. The extra large sizes always sell well. It's getting that constant supply that's hard.

[Jake]

Such hard to find specialty products should probably not be discounted to Ebay levels.

I don't know that ebay sellers have much customer loyalty, but a niche business site that also offers advice in articles that would attract search ranking and visitors might develop a loyal following and be able to charge a more near to premium price.

Of course you can do both, Ebay sellers routine have their own sites as well.