I ran across a page on eBay recently that I didn’t know existed - What’s Hot On Ebay. Here is what eBay says about this page:

The eBay merchandising team combs trade magazines, gathers predictions from respected industry experts, and looks at eBay sales data to determine what’s in demand. Here’s the scoop on which hot products will be promoted on the home page, emails, and buyer catalog this season.

This page not only gives you what’s currently getting a lot of bidding action on eBay, it also is great at helping you find a niche. Some of the items on the What’s Hot page are in very narrow niches. There are hundreds of ideas on this page.

The other benefit on this page is it lists items that will be featured on the front page of eBay and in the buyer’s catalog that eBay send out quarterly.