Yep, it’s us, back again with this month’s eBay trending searches. Let eRank take the guesswork out of what to sell on eBay. First, we’ll discuss which Top 20 shopper searches are climbing fastest now. Then we’ll see what eBay’s Top 500 keywords say about what’s selling best on eBay these days.
Tip! Learn what eBay trends were yesterday, as well as what’s hot on dozens of other marketplaces like Amazon, Etsy and Google Shopping.
Top 20 keywords on eBay in October
- pokemon
- ps5
- iphone
- gaming pc
- ipad
- laptop
- steam deck
- iphone 13
- pc
- xbox series x
- iphone 16 pro max
- pokemon cards
- 3ds
- lego
- gaming laptop
- macbook pro
- nintendo switch
- steal a brainrot
- iphone 15 pro max
- thinkpad
Gang, we’re shocked! This is the first eBay Top 20 with no Nvidia products. We’ve been reporting on eBay trends since September 2023. Until now, Nvidia graphics cards – at least two, often three – have made every eBay Top 20 list. Last year’s eBay Annual Top 20 had three. To us data geeks at eRank, this feels like a sea change.
It also means there are slots at the top to fill! That too is a bolt from the blue. Because of the three marketplaces we write about, eBay Top 20 lists are the most unvarying. Etsy’s are downright tumultuous; turnover in Etsy Top 20s average 12+ new Month on Month. Amazon is in between; typically, there we see four to six climbers.
Welp, staid old uncle eBay has five climbers this month, well above average. However, it’s not that these top eBay searches are suddenly trending out of the blue. All but one have made eBay’s Top 20s before. Here is the single newbie to be making its Top 20 debut.
Ranked 20th: “thinkpad,” up from #33 in September
As you can see, “thinkpad” has been working its way up fairly steadily over the past 15 months. Back in August 2024, it had 46,650 searches. For October, it has 96,700: just enough to secure that 20th spot. We can’t help cheering for little ThinkPad. Now let’s see if it can hold onto it. Labubu could not.
Ranked 27th: “labubu,” down from #9 in September
We had such high hopes for her! Back in May, eBay was the first of the top marketplaces to have “labubu” make their Top 20. Etsy and Amazon followed suit in June. We didn’t expect her to hold onto a top spot on Amazon. And, as just mentioned, Etsy’s monthly Top 20s are like Thunderdome these days. But we did have hopes for her stay on eBay. After all, “pokemon” does so very well there.
Ranked 1st for the fourth month running: “pokemon”
Labubu rose as high as No. 2 in July. The month before, she and Pokemon were neck and neck, Pokemon in 3rd, Labubu in 4th place. She had debuted in 5th place in May. ::Sigh:: We guess she had a good run, but we were naive to think she could keep up with Pokemon.
Venerable Pokemon, introduced in 1996, is still absolutely killing it. Year on Year, “pokemon” is currently up 119% on eBay. It’s also got Keyword Tool’s golden badge for continuing to trend high through this week. And, as it often does, October’s Top 20 has a second Pokemon search, 12th-ranked “pokemon cards.”
Perhaps the two rivals vying for eBay’s Top 20 are actually Pokemon vs. Nvidia. Looks like Pokemon won that race, too.
Top eBay searches climbing highest fastest
In current rank order, their previous rank last, here are all five of eBay’s October climbers.
Ranked 9th: “pc,” up from #20 in September
13th: “3ds,” up from #22
14th: “lego,” up from #36
16th: “macbook pro,” up from #24
20th: “thinkpad,” up from #33
None of these show compelling current purchase intent, though. Even for eBay. All but “lego” are well below average. Calculated for the month, “lego” has just 50%. Its 12-mo average is only 34%. As we said, not a lot of purchase intent.
Tip: eBay trending searches and purchase intent
For those of you who are new to online selling, this will be a useful tip.
On ecommerce sites, click-through rates (CTRs) reflect how many times shoppers clicked individual listings in their search results. Therefore, CTRs are an indicator of ‘purchase intent.’ That is, customers who are more likely there to buy, as opposed to the people just browsing.
So yes, it’s smart to keep up with the top eBay searches. But for insight into what’s selling best on eBay now, look to their click-through rates. It’s why we end all our trend reports with a Monthly CTR Roundup. It’s your insider access to which of eBay’s Top 500 keywords have had the highest CTRs most recently.
October’s Top 20 has only one shopper search that signals exceptional current purchase intent.
Ranked 18th: “steal a brainrot;” October CTR: 75%
As discussed in eBay’s last trend report, this is a video game released on Roblox in May. “Steal a brainrot” has been climbing rapidly – if not quite steadily – since. Above, you can see it lost steam in August. Search volume dropped and so did its monthly click-through rate (CTR); it was 97% for August. While 97% is well above average for eBay, in July it had a monthly CTR of 132%.
And back in June? That’s when “steal a brainrot” shot from nowhere into the Top 1000 with a CTR of 149%! We cannot stress enough how miraculous that CTR is for eBay. An absolute ton of purchase intent. So let’s go see what else shows signs of selling best on eBay now, shall we?
Roundup! eBay trending searches with 70%+ CTRs now
Here for ideas of what to sell on eBay? Then this is for you! Using our latest full month of data, we’ve calculated which Top 500 eBay keywords have the highest monthly CTRs. That means that, whatever their 12-mo Average CTRs may be, these products show the most purchase intent now.
Before we begin though, our usual word to the wise. Some of these items may violate eBay’s terms of use, or are otherwise prohibited. And some are just tricky. For instance, most trademarked products are okay to resell there but listings need to comply with eBay guidelines. Or you might have to jump through extra hoops (e.g., the Authenticity Guarantee gauntlet). So, especially if you’re new to a niche, better take a good look before you leap.
Ranking #1 through #100
Note: For readability, we’ll only shout out a handful of individual CTRs. But all these qualifiers will have at least 70% for the month. And as you’ll see, eBay CTRs even that high are exceptional. Certainly, any of them should be worth adding to a Keyword List for further research.
It’s not uncommon for there to be no qualifiers in eBay’s Top 20. In June and July, newcomer phenom “grow a garden” was the only Top 20 search to make those Roundups. Then in August, none did. Now, for the second month in a row, the only one is the same one: #18 steal a brainrot.
Moving on to the rest of the Top 100, the next qualifier is #33 ps4. Then there’s #53-54 airpods and 3ds xl, followed by #61 mac mini. At #68 is sora 2, then #82 pokemon psa 10, #88 samsung, #94 new 3ds xl and #98 camera. For October, “camera” has a perfect CTR score of 150%; they get no higher. So let’s have a quick look.
#98: “camera;” October CTR: 150%
In August, we talked about “digital camera.” Cameras are eBay Roundup regulars. The broad keyword “camera” is down over 50% from its high in June. But judging by its 12-mo and current CTRs, these are selling. So, if you’re here for ideas of what to sell on eBay, consider cameras.
Ranked from #101 through #200
Straight out of the gate at #101 is roblox account. Then #108 mcdonalds monopoly, #126 guitar, #136 lego star wars, #141 wii u, and #147 bmw. That’s our second keyword with a monthly CTR of 150% for October.
#147: “bmw;” October CTR: 150%
We are not going to spend a lot of time here. We featured “mercedesbenz” (one word) in September’s Roundup. Our research indicated all the top results were indeed for the car itself, rather than emblems and whatnot. Got one to sell?
Moving on, we have #155 psa 10 pokemon, #162 am4 motherboard, and #172 ps3 console. By the way, we also featured “ps3 console” in September’s Roundup. It ranked much lower, #306. But its monthly CTR was 128%; in just a month that has dropped to 77%.
At #181, another highflyer: plants vs brainrots has 141% for October. And the last qualifier in the Top 200 is #184 ps4 pro.
From #201 through #300
First off here is #205 s22 ultra, followed by #216 ultimate. At #220 is magic the gathering; it has a 135% CTR for October. Next up: #224 apple watch ultra 2, #228 nintendo 3ds xl, and #233 rolex mens watch. Every Roundup has at least one watch. So, those of you here to learn what’s selling best on eBay now, watches are worth researching.
At #238 is dsi, then #243 lululemon, #246 rtx 5070 ti and #248 xbox controller. At #251 we have christmas, then #264 polo ralph lauren, and at #271 is ds lite with 150%.
#271: “ds lite;” October CTR: 150%
The Nintendo DS Lite is a handheld gaming console released in 2006. And it has a much better 12-mo CTR than bmw’s 48% Avg. CTR.
Jumping right back into the Roundup, we have our second 150% CTR in a row! It’s #283 “box.” Since all of us have more boxes than BMWs, we would have preferred to feature “box” instead. But we couldn’t figure out what sort of box shoppers were so eager to buy.
We checked its related searches table in Keyword Tool. “Booster box,” maybe? Sorted by Average Search count, that one ranks second highest after “box.” When we sorted by recency, “pokemon booster box” is trending even higher than “box” now. Worth figuring out?
Our last two CTR qualifiers in the Top 200 are #291 m2 ssd and #298 new nintendo 3ds xl.
Ranking from #301 through #400
First here are #308 sora 2 invite code, #310 surface pro, #317 gtx 1080, and #333 fortnite account. Next, there are two pairs: #364-365 game pass ultimate, dell and #383-384 mechanical keyboard, mercedesbenz. For the second month running, the latter (still one word) has 150% for the month. And that is the last qualifier in this set of 100.
Finally, ranked #401-#500
Right off, we have #401 s25 ultra. The next are #413 2ds, #416 electric bike (with 135%!) and #418 sora code. Then we need to skip ahead to #436 for i78700, #449 wii console, and highflyer #460 asus rog zephyrus g14. Let’s take a look at that one.
#460: “asus rog zephyrus g14;” October CTR: 134%
These are gaming laptops and they’re currently at their 15-mo high. Gaming laptops are always trending on eBay. “Gaming laptop” ranked 17th in eBay’s Annual Top 20 last year, and will likely make this year’s, too.
Another constant of the top eBay trending searches is what happens the month any hot new tech drops. That product will make Amazon’s Top 20. And it might make eBay’s, too – if it’s sold out everywhere (shh: scalpers). But eBay’s Top 20 is guaranteed to feature the model(s) immediately preceding the latest one. For example, see the three iPhone models in this month’s Top 20. They’ve been there since iPhone 17 launched.
Tl;dr: Consumer tech sells really well on eBay; particularly previous models of popular products. Also note that these sales are frequently better in January than in November and December. You can see it in the search-history line chart above. We’ve observed see this every year on eBay; we think it’s customers spending their Christmas money. If you’re looking for ideas of what to sell on eBay, popular consumer tech is always trending.
Speaking of which, the next qualifier is #463 iphone 15 unlocked. Then #469 honda, #481 xbox one x, and #484 msi (which has a 126% CTR for October). Next, there’s the pair at #491-492 playstation 2 and sony walkman. And the last for this month are #496 black ops 7 beta, #498 beats and #500 rx 9070 xt.
We hope some of these prove to be profitable leads for you. And that in the meantime, what you’ve got on hand is selling like hotcakes!
We’ll be back in two weeks with November’s trends!
Meanwhile, if you want more inspiration of what’s selling, here are October’s trend reports for Amazon and Etsy.
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