Is selling hats on eBay profitable?

Do you think if I sell these beanie hats like the ones I attatched below on ebay it will be successful? I want to start an online business and I only have $5000 to start it off with, how do people become so successful on ebay and become power sellers, my goal is to make 5-7000 a month and my dream is to reach 10-15000 a month, I understand that may never happen but I see others doing it so that makes me feel I can do it too, I swear I have all the drive and dedication in the world but I am afraid I am just going to lose this money ,any advice please? Thanks

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Hi babydoll85,

Welcome to SaleHoo! It is not really easy to tell what will sell best, but a lot of factors will come into play which you need to be aware of to help you prepare and succeed. How you sell is just as important as what you sell. And to have a clear idea of your goals, you need to write a business plan. It would be best to map out several product ideas at the outset, so that you will be less likely to give up when your first one doesn't work out. :)

Among the steps you need to do - know your target audience, carry out market research, test your product by selling a sample lot, examine pricing and competition. :)

You may also use our Research and Analysis Lab to help you decide what to sell. :)

Richelle has been writing great blog posts that give you different ideas for markets to investigate further and possibly get into. You may read several product ideas at Link hidden: Login to view

Let us know if you need further help. :)

Hi Irene

Thanks for your help, I am also looking for wholesale teeth whitening products such as, opalescence, opalescence 20, crest professional whitestrips, and nite white and I know that I posted this up before and you were the one who actually referred me to a few links but none of them have these products, I especially dying for the opalescence teeth whitening system because it sell soo well, please help me! Thanks

Hi babydoll85,

Sure, I'll try to search further for possible suppliers for the opalescence teeth whitening system. I will get back to you shortly. :)

Hi again babydoll85,

Sorry for the wait. I have learned from the website of Ultradent Products Inc., the manufacturer of Opalescence products, that with the exception of four products, they only sell their Opalescence merchandise to licensed dental professionals.

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Four products are available for sale to the general public: Opalescence Toothpaste, Opalpix, Smilebrushes, and Ultradent Candles. Patients/consumers can purchase these products by calling our toll free number, or by visiting store.opalescence.com. With the exception of these four products, we only sell our products to licensed dental professionals.

Ultradent cannot guarantee the authenticity or efficacy of tooth whitening/bleaching products sold by an unauthorized retailer such as eBay, Smilox, DentaMart, or similar online stores. We have made efforts to discontinue selling to any dentist if we can confirm that they are the owner of an online store that sells Opalescence bleaching products. If you would like to report a Website for unauthorized sales of Ultradent's products, please complete our feedback form and select "Ultradent Overall."

Hope this helps. :)