eBay Trending Searches: Latest Updates!

Yep, we’re back again with the top eBay trending searches now. Let eRank take the guesswork out of what to sell on eBay. First we’ll show you which eBay trends are climbing fastest. Then we’ll analyze what eBay’s Top 500 keywords say about what is selling best on eBay now.

See what eBay trends were yesterday, as well as what’s hot on dozens of other marketplaces like Etsy,  Amazon, and Google Shopping.

Top 20 eBay searches in May

1. pokemon
2. laptop
3. iphone
4. ps5
5. labubu
6. pokemon cards
7. 4090
8. ipad
9. gaming pc
10. xbox series x
11. pc
12. nintendo switch
13. 3ds
14. 3080
15. steam deck
16. rtx 4090
17. 4070
18. iphone 13
19. gaming laptop
20. macbook

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

Until 2025, eBay has been the most sedate of our trio of top ecommerce sites. Its Month-on-Month turnover typically consists of three or four keywords climbing into the Top 20. And rarely are those new; most of eBay’s “climbers” didn’t have far to go. Then, as discussed in our last trend report, three months in a row this year have been wild! Climbers and screamers galore!

Then, just like that, snap and May’s top eBay searches are back to normal: just four climbers to report.

eBay trending searches climbing highest fastest

Ranked 5^th: “labubu,” up from #34

10^th: “xbox series x,” up from #22

11^th: “pc,” up from #27

16^th: “rtx 4090,” up from #21

As you can see, if we go by height scaled, two barely count as climbers at all. A month ago, “rtx 4090” ranked 21^st, and “xbox series x” was right behind it. We figured it was April’s shocking number of climbers and screamers that temporarily dislodged these two. (If you missed it, some of that drama was related to the Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order frenzy.)

But “labubu” is the exception. It absolutely does qualify as trending: “labubu” has never been in any Top 20 before.

Ranked 5^th: “labubu,” up from #34

Holy crow, Year on Year “labubu” is up 8,595%!

Apart from the odd one-off screamer (e.g., Trump’s sneakers), that might be a record for eBay. At least for the years we’ve been reporting on eBay trending searches.

For anyone in the dark, here’s Google AI to shed some light.

Labubu is a popular collectible toy figure created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung and produced by Pop Mart. These elflike, often mischievous-looking monsters with pointed ears and sharp teeth, have gained immense popularity as blind box collectibles. They are part of a larger universe called “The Monsters” and are known for their kind-hearted but sometimes chaotic nature. 

While that shot to the top is new for “labubu,” seeing it among eBay trending items isn’t surprising. After all, consider what May’s No. 1 search is: “pokemon.” For 2024, “pokemon” placed 4^th  on eBay’s Annual Top 1000 list. All eBay Top 20 lists mostly consist of a mix of gaming gear, iPhones, and Pokemon.

“Labubu” is the brand, but also the name of the main character; she has a clan. And there are over 300 related collectibles, including trading cards (note: “pokemon cards” ranks 6^th now). Sounds a lot like Pokemon to us.

Ranked 11^th: “pc,” up from #27

May’s is the first eBay Top 20 that “pc” has ever made, at least in our years of eBay reporting. Surprising, right?

On the left, a bar chart depicting US keyword stats for the search term “pc” on eBay. The line chart shows its trend performance with eBay shoppers over the past 15 months.

What is a Top 20 regular is “gaming pc;” it ranked 7^th on 2024’s Top 1000 eBay trends list. Not the broad keyword “pc” though.

 Its 15-mo search trend graph above right tells the story: a fairly steady climb up. At the start of it fifteen months ago, “pc” ranked #52. By the end of 2024, it had climbed up enough to rank 33^rd on eBay’s Annual Top 1000. For May, it’s up 159% Year on Year. Which means that, improbable as it sounds, PCs are a hot new trend now on eBay!

Ranked 10^th: “xbox series x,” up from #22

Here’s another that hadn’t struck us as trending as such. Among the top eBay searches, sure. We knew we’d seen “xbox series x” on monthly Top 20s; it ranked 11^th on eBay’s 2024 Top 20. But check out this line chart: “xbox series x” is indeed trending now on eBay!

The brand itself calls the Xbox Series X its “fastest, most powerful Xbox ever.” Given that it launched ahead of Christmas November 2020, we’re surprised to see it trending now. Because we’ve noticed eBay has certain Top 20 items that are “aspirational.” Items that people hope to get for Christmas, or buy in January with Christmas gift cards.

So we’re super curious about this Apr-May 2025 burst in searches we see above right. For May, “xbox series x” is up Year on Year by 80% now!

Doing Amazon’s May report, we noticed “xbox series x” searches are up there too right now. Initially, we assumed lots of that traffic was just window shopping ahead of Prime Day. But then we saw its monthly click-through rate (CTR) for May is 66%, average for Amazon. Which in turn means Amazon shoppers actually are purchasing now.

And it looks like they are on eBay, too. We just calculated eBay’s May CTR for “xbox series x”: it’s 68%. And that is significantly above eBay’s average of 39%. On eBay, a monthly CTR of 68% equates to substantial purchase intent.

Tip! eBay trending searches and purchase intent

Are any of you new to selling online? Here’s a highly useful tip!

On ecommerce sites, click-through rates (CTRs) reflect how many times shoppers clicked listings in their search results. Therefore, CTRs are an indicator of “purchase intent.” That is, customers more likely to buy the product as opposed to people just browsing.

So yes, identifying eBay trending searches is necessary. But for insight into which eBay trends show signs of selling best, look to their click-through rates. It’s why we end these trend reports with a Monthly CTR Roundup. We’ll see which of the Top 500 eBay trending items are likeliest to be eBay best sellers now. Right after we do this last climber.

Ranking 16^th: “rtx 4090,” up from #21

No Top 20 list of eBay trending searches is complete without several of these! (This month’s has four, and four more of them rank #21-24.) Specifically, this climber is NVIDIA’s “GeForce RTX 4090 Graphic Card for Gaming.”

Unlike “xbox series x,” the “rtx 4090” has its annual peak in January. We’ve seen this January peak so often in eBay data, we have a name for it. “The Christmas gift card effect” and it’s always some type of pricey tech. In fact, the higher the item’s retail price, the higher will be its January peak. Indeed, the top three eBay searches in January 2025 were all Nvidia graphics cards. No. 1 was “4090,”and No. 3 was “rtx 4090.”

That said, year-round search volume is high enough to keep these in the Top 20. Yet even during that January high, their monthly CTRs were still below eBay’s average 39%. January No. 1 “4090” had just 25%. Looks like a whole lotta searching was going on but not much clicking.

So, enough about them! Let’s get to May’s CTR Roundup. We’ll analyze the Top 500 eBay trending searches, see which are selling best on eBay now. If you’re here to find out what to sell on eBay, this is for you.

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

Using our latest full month of data, we’ve calculated which top eBay searches have the highest monthly CTRs. So, whatever their 12-mo Average CTRs are, these eBay trending items show the most purchase intent now.

Before we begin though, a word to the wise. Some of these may violate eBay’s terms of use, or are otherwise prohibited or tricky to sell. And while most trademarked products are okay to resell there, your listings need to comply with eBay guidelines. So, especially if you’re new to a niche, please look before you leap!

Ranked from #1-100

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

As usual, there are no qualifiers in May’s Top 20. The one that comes closest is our 10^th-ranked climber “xbox series x” with a May CTR of 68%. We had to scroll down to 40^th place for the first qualifier.

But from there, three in a row are in our exceptional range with 100%+. These are #40 grow a garden (122%); #43 ps4 (112%); and #46 camera. “Camera” has a 150% CTR for May; that’s as high as our CTRs go. Here for ideas of what to sell on eBay? Cameras and camera gear consistently make eBay Roundups. Here’s a quick peak at “leica.”

We’ve circled leica’s 12-mo Average CTR because it’s 123%; an annual rate that high on eBay is God tier.

Next, we leapfrog ahead to #64 for new 3ds sl. Then there’s #66 roblox account with 122% for May, and #69 lot has 105%. (Note regarding “lot:” some listings, shoppers may need to click just to see what’s included. So in this case, a high CTR might not indicate exceptional purchase intent.) And the last qualifier in eBay’s May Top 100: #95 iphone 14 pro.

From #101-200

The first in this section are #105 roblox; #115 fortnite account; #134 airpods pro 2; and #137 lenovo thinkpad. Then at #142 we have airpods max with 103%. Next: #146 ipod classic; #164 xbox controller; and then May’s first trio! Ranked 187-189, these are pokemon emerald, pokemon psa 10; and crt tv. But that’s it until #200 golf.

Ranking #201-300

Skimpy pickings here: #208 psa 10 pokemon; #224 leica; #241 imac (114%); #252 pixel 8 pro; and #275 gopro. Then another trio straddles #300-302; the first of the three is #300 milwaukee with 105%.

Next, ranked #301-400

The other two-thirds of that trio are #301-302 meta quest 2 and jordan. Then skip just one and there’s a pair: #304-305 iphone se and lens; “lens” has a May CTR of 150%! (Likely a camera lens.) Then come #309 bubble mew; #313 cd player (108%); and #315 chrome hearts.

Next are #321 pants; #335 iphone 8; #337 xbox 360 controller; and #341 mm2. Then we have to skip about forty before the next qualifiers, a pair: #388-389 leather and fender. And this section ends with another pair: #395-396 airpod max and sony wh1000xm5.

And finally, from #401-500

This final group starts out a bit sparce. The first qualifiers are #412 oled monitor; #431 am5 motherboard; and #433 ds lite with a May CTR of 105%. Then we drop down to #456 for box, followed by #467 ps vita 2000; and #469 rog ally z1 extreme.

But then hello, we have three in a row with 150%! These are #475 nba and the pair at #476-477: pokemon binder and pokemon psa. And winding up May’s Roundup: #489 asus rog ally x and #498 ninja with 133%.

And by the way, wow: May’s Roundup has way more Pokemon! April’s had just one (#175 pokemon psa 10). This month, there are six. So yep, if you’re here researching what to sell on eBay? Pokemon is not only May’s No. 1 search; looks like six Pokemon-related items are some eBay best sellers now.

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

If you’d like more ideas… 

Here are our US trend reports for Etsy and Amazon. And of course you’re always welcome to join us in eRank’s private Facebook group. With over 29,000 members from around the world, someone friendly is always up and about. And don’t miss our weekly live Q&As on YouTube, where you’ll also find dozens of eRank tutorials, demos and more! Like TikTok? We’ve got lots of fun how-tos there, and for a one-tip critique of your Etsy shop, come to Threads.

RESOURCES: You can see eBay’s Top 100 keywords for the past 30 days, last week or yesterday in eRank’s Trend Buzz. Use Keyword Tool to see 15 months of historical search data to gauge recent 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.