eBay Trending Searches: Latest Updates!

Yep, we’re back again with this month’s eBay trending searches. Let eRank take the guesswork out of choosing what to sell on eBay. First, we’ll discuss the shopper searches that are climbing fastest. Then we’ll see what eBay’s Top 500 keywords say about what’s actually 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 August

1. pokemon
2. laptop
3. iphone
4. ps5
5. labubu
6. gaming pc
7. ipad
8. gaming laptop
9. ipod
10. pokemon cards
11. macbook pro
12. macbook
13. steam deck
14. nintendo switch
15. gpu
16. xbox series x
17. monitor
18. pc
19. xbox series s
20. 3ds

NOTE: In order to get you this report as soon as possible, search-volume figures in this report are based on eRank’s best early estimates. Later in the month, keyword search counts get confirmed and some ranks change but usually not a lot.

“Climber” is our term for Top 20 shopper searches that didn’t make the cut the month before. We start our trend reports with these because they are the keywords climbing highest fastest most recently.

Top 20 turnover rate on eBay is always low. By contrast, Etsy’s Top 20 lists are by far the most volatile. Etsy can have at least 10 to 12 climbers not on the previous month’s Top 20. Amazon Top 20 turnover averages around five or six.

But eBay is steadfast. A turnover of three keywords is more the norm for eBay. July’s was on the low side with just two climbers, “3080” and “gpu.” This month, it’s on the high side of normal with four. Which means four shopper searches dropped out of the Top 20. These can be interesting, so let’s take a quick look.

Top 20 sliders in August

Listed in order by the rank they held back in July:

Formerly ranked 6^th: “nintendo switch 2,” now #21

8^th: “switch 2;” now #54

10^th: “grow a garden;” now #25

17^th: “3080;” now #31

Anyone else surprised to see the Nintendo Switch 2 searches drop so quickly out of the Top 20? We expected one or the other would take up residence there, at least for the near future.

Now ranking #54: “switch 2,” down from #8

From its high in June, searches have already dropped 87%!

This product launched in June; perhaps it’s simply that being so new, reselling is comparatively low? Especially now that they’re readily available at retailers. Selling used electronics is where eBay really shines. Doubt many Switch 2s are being sold as used yet.

As for the other sliders…

Seeing Nvidia’s “3080” drop out after its month back in the sun made us realize something else. There used to be at least one, frequently two of these RTX series graphics cards in every eBay Top 20. Indeed, three made eBay’s Annual Top 20 list last year. The “rtx 3080” ranked 13^th; “3080” was 15^th, and “rtx 3070” took the 20^th spot. This month, there are none; the highest ranked is #23 “rtx 4090.”

Then there’s the game “grow a garden.” In June, it shot to the tenth spot out of nowhere, coupled with a miraculous 150% CTR. (That’s as high as click-through rates go, and hardly ever do on eBay). In July, again ranked 10^th, it and nine related searches qualified for the Monthly CTR Roundup. A truly exceptional occurrence. Yet now, just a month later, none did.

All this is a lot of change for staid ol’ eBay! Next, let’s see what light the Climbers of August might have to shed on the subject.

eBay trending searches climbing highest fastest

In current rank order, their previous rank last, here are August’s four climbers.

Ranked 9^th: “ipod,” up from #63 in July

12^th: “macbook,” up from #33

17^th: “monitor,” up from #41

19^th: “xbox series s,” up from #29

Could some of these be trending on eBay due to Back to School / Off to College shopping? That said, none are strangers to eBay’s Top 20 lists. In fact, a year ago in August, three made that Top 20 too. However, this first one we don’t see as often.

Ranked 9^th: “ipod,” up from #63

Well, look at that: it’s well up now, both Month on Month and Year on Year. Back in August 2024, “ipod” ranked down in 85^th place.

Of course, iPods have been out of production for years. Apple quit selling the last of its iPod products, the Touch, in the spring of 2022. The iPhone could perform all its functions.

Yet that very reason may be why iPods are making a comeback. Especially with Gen Z, with their desire to disconnect from smartphones (not to mention their Y2K nostalgia). The trend is being supplied by a growing pool of refurbished and modified older models. Couldn’t be a better fit for eBay! We’ll keep an eye on this one; meanwhile, if you’ve got one, time to list it!

Ranked 12^th: “macbook,” up from #33

“Macbook” ranked 13^th in August 2024.

Overall eBay search volumes are clearly higher now. While down one place from the 12^th it held in August 2024, Year on Year “macbook” is up 32%. And as you can see, it’s been popular right along. In 15 months, “macbook” hasn’t dropped below 50,000 searches/mo. It ranked 21^st on eBay’s Annual Top Searches list, and since then has been climbing. And in the second quarter of 2025, it made eBay’s Top 20.

17^th: “monitor,” up from #41

“Monitor” makes every Amazon Top 20; it took 3^rd place on Amazon’s Annual Top 20 for 2024. But eBay is a different story. On eBay’s 2024 Annual list, it only ranked 35^th.

Nonetheless, a year ago in August, “monitor” ranked 18^th. So this climber could be up now due to “Back to School / Off to College” shopping. If so though, what drove it up to its 15-mo high in February is not as easily explained. Any theories? Love to hear them! (We eRank data geeks live for this stuff.)

Meanwhile, just one more climber before we get our mitts on the Top 500 for the Roundup!

19^th: “xbox series s,” up from #29

Either this one or the Xbox Series X are Top 20 frequent flyers on eBay. (The Series S is the entry-level model. The X is the top of the line.) As a product line, these are fantastically popular on eBay; altogether, 15 searches with “xbox” made this month’s Top 1000.

More often, “xbox series x” ranks higher; one exception was a year ago in August. Both made the Top 20 but the Series S ranked a bit higher, 15^th to the Series X’s 17^th-place showing. This summer, the tables turned. Now the X ranks higher at 16^th, and was 14^th in July, the S having dropped to #29.

However, neither show much purchase intent. Even for eBay, whose CTRs are the lowest of the platforms we report on, theirs are barely above average. We have to look to the others in this month’s Top 1000 searches for what’s selling well. “Xbox 360” ranks #36; it has a very promising 102% monthly click-through rate (CTR) for August. Ranked #269 “xbox one x” has 80%; #377 “xbox game pass ultimate” has 83%. And #445 “original xbox console” has the highest: 106%.

Incidentally, is anyone who’s new here baffled by this fixation on CTRs? If so, here’s why.

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 always good to keep up with what’s trending on eBay. 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 the highest CTRs most recently.

And now that we’ve finished with August’s climbers, let’s get to it!

Roundup! Top eBay trending searches with 70%+ CTRs now

If you’re here for ideas of what to sell on eBay, this is for you! Using our latest full month of data, we’ve calculated which Top 500 keywords have the highest monthly CTRs. So, whatever their 12-mo Average CTRs may be, these products show the most purchase intent now.

Before we begin, 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, many trademarked products are okay to resell there. But those listings need to closely adhere to eBay guidelines. So, especially if you’re new to a niche, take a good look before you leap.

Ranking #1 through #100

Note: For better readability, we’ll only shout out individual CTRs of 100% and up. But all qualifiers will have at least 70%. And as you’ll see, eBay CTRs even that high are exceptional.

Indeed, it’s not uncommon for there to be no qualifiers in eBay’s Top 20. For the previous two months, newcomer phenom “grow a garden” was the only Top 20 search to make the cut. This month, none did.

Moving on, the first that does is #25 grow a garden. Its monthly CTR has dropped from June’s 150% to 137% to its current 98%. But remember, for eBay 98% is still a lot. And the next qualifier is another we’ve already mentioned: #36 xbox 360 with its 103%.

Then at #48 is our first tip-top high flyer: #48 camera; it has 150%. As it often does! We gave “camera” a closer look in July’s Roundup, including a quick tutorial on how to niche down. If you’re interested, here’s a link to that report.

Next up, #55 ps4, #57 roblox account, and #66 lot; let’s take a quick look at “lot.”

#66 “lot;” August CTR: 150%

“Lot” is a staple of eBay Roundups, although not always with such a stratospheric click-through rate. For instance, it was 95% last month. Still quite high for eBay, but far from the near-miraculous that are 150% CTRs on eBay.

For anyone unfamiliar, a “lot” is a group of items sold via a single eBay listing for a single price. And as you can see, they’ve been trending on eBay! Year on Year, “lot” is up 36%.

Have you been toying with the idea of selling on eBay? The advice we frequently see is to start with items you have around the house. The sort of things you might offer in a yard sale (i.e., not junk). Given their popularity and evident purchase intent, starting with lots might be an easy way in.

Check out the Keyword Ideas table for “lot” to see the sorts of items that are trending. Keep your eye on the CTR column to gauge which are selling best on eBay now. Just keep in mind when you do that anything above 70% is worth researching further.

Returning to our Roundup now, just three more qualifiers in the Top 100: #77 ipod classic, #87 steal a brainrot, and #90 3ds xl.

From #101-200

The first qualifier here is #117 digital camera. As we discussed last month, cameras of all types (and their gear) have been making a comeback. And they’re not just trending on eBay; “digital camera” made an Etsy Top 20 list in July. That was a first. So, let’s pause to see how “digital camera” is doing on eBay these days.

#117 “digital camera;” August CTR: 81%

Oh dear.

“Digital camera” is down quite a bit since its 15-mo high in June. It ranked #32 then. On the other hand, its monthly CTR in June was just 49%. Then in July it dropped in rank to #62 but its CTR soared to 94%. And now it’s fallen to #117, but its CTR is still far better than June’s.

All things considered, if you’re here for ideas of what to sell on eBay, these are worth considering. And now back to our Roundup.

The next qualifiers are #146 macbook air m1, #178 iphone 13 mini, and #187 switch oled which has 121%. That’s down from 150% in July, but still plenty high. And the last three in the Top 200 are #194 crt tv (113%), #196 fortnite account, and #197 star wars.

Ranking #201-300

Here we snooze until #237 google pixel; it has a 102% CTR for August. Then there’s a flurry: #239-240 rolex mens watch and rog ally; #247 new 3ds; #249 ryzen 5 5600; and #251 mm2. Skip to #259 for iphone 12 mini, #262 s24 ultra, #269 xbox one x, #271 microsoft surface (109%), and #273 type soul. Then skip a bunch for the last in this group, #296 leather.

Back in early spring, we predicted 2025 would be a Leather Year on Etsy US. Some years just are. No rhyme or reason to it that we can see. So let’s have a look at how “leather” is doing on eBay.  

#296 “leather;” August CTR: 86%

Not bad! Currently, search volume is tied with June for 15-mo high.

But that broad keyword “leather” is the only search to make eBay’s Top 1000 in August. Let’s see if there will be more as temps cool down.

Next, ranked #301-400

This section gets off to a more brisk start, and both high flyers to boot. The first is #305 scotty cameron putter (128%), then #309 nintendo 3ds xl with 150%. Next up: #311 ps4 console, #314 valve index (118%), #321 iphone se 3^rd gen, #335 oled monitor, and#341 carhartt jacket. Then we skip ahead for #377 xbox game pass ultimate, #386 apple watch ultra 2 (133%), and #388 chrome hearts. The final two qualifiers in this group are #396-397 onitsuka tiger mexico 66 (150%!) and switch games.

#396 “onitsuka tiger mexico 66;” August CTR: 150%

Back in July, this one ranked down at #985 and had a CTR for the month of just 25%! So in just a month, it’s up quite a bit, especially its CTR. We had to investigate, lol.

(For anyone wondering, these are sneakers.) Back in November 2024, The New York Times mentioned loving them for years, so they’re not new. And this April, Who What Wear referred to them in a headline as “viral.”

We did some digging; apparently they’ve been around since the 90s. And they sure are trending on eBay. They’re at a 15-mo high now, up 199% Year on Year and 47% in just a month.

Finally, ranked #401-500

Right off the bat we have #403 gaming monitor and #407 beyblade. The latter has a 138% CTR for the month. Then #413 robux, #417 battlefield 6 beta, and at #434 watches.

There are always slews of watch searches on eBay Top 1000 lists, but seldom do they have qualifying CTRs. In July, out of 17 searches with “watch” or “watches,” only two had qualifying CTRs. Neither made July’s Roundup because they ranked too low. The highest-ranked was #826 “watch lot;” it had a stellar monthly CTR though: 150%. The other was #959 “casio watch” with 105%.

For August, there are 16, and #434 “watches” ranks second-highest. (At #63, searches for “apple watch” are slightly higher but its CTR is just 42%.)

#434 “watches;” August CTR: 85%

“Watches” ranked much higher in April, its 15-mo high, but its monthly CTR then was just 38%.

Now, searches are at their second-highest for the 15-mo period, and its monthly CTR has more than doubled. The only other “watch” search with qualifying purchase intent is #601 apple watch ultra; it has 106%.

Back on our Roundup, the next qualifier is #445 original xbox console, also with 106%. Then we need to drop down quite a ways before #478 s23 ultra and #488 omega seamaster. The latter is a watch, and it has 135%. (Rolexes also seem to make a lot of eBay Roundups.) “Omega seamaster” is the last qualifier for this Roundup.

We hope some of these prove to be profitable leads for you!

If you’d like more ideas… 

Here are this month’s US trend reports for Amazon and Etsy. Or you can watch a 4-minute  video summary of the Etsy report on eRank’s YouTube.

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RESOURCES: eRank’s Trend Buzz and Keyword Tool have 15 months of data to gauge recent eBay trends and spot what’s new. Get related keywords, click data, and compare several platforms at once to learn where shoppers are for what you sell. Together, these tools are the best way to track eBay trending searches.