You can research how items sell using their eBay Marketplace Research service
http://pages.ebay.com/marketplace_resear…
For August, this report provides the hottest items to sell on eBay
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/hoti…
eBay has several ways for you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace:
Items In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sell…
Hot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/what… and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left.
eBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to
http://pulse.ebay.com/ to see eBay Pulse in action.
Merchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/cale… to view the current Merchandising Calendar.