Halloween has come and gone. If you are an eBay seller with leftover costumes, don't despair! Costumes are good sellers on eBay year round. Below are a few reasons why.
Kids love to play dress up. Many households have a "dress up trunk" that they are constantly adding to. Costumes provide hours of entertainment for preschool and school age kids. Often, a child becomes fixated on a particular character, such as Buzz Lightyear or Cinderella, and will wear a costume all day long!
Ebay Halloween Props
New costumes make great Christmas gifts for younger children. Top sellers for boys are the super hero costumes like Batman, Spiderman, and Superman as well as occupational costumes like the fireman or construction worker. Top sellers for girls are ballerina and princess costumes, specifically, Disney costumes.
Kids have birthdays year round, and costumes are always a big hit. Again, costumes provide hours of creative play for children and they never seem to get bored!
Churches, schools, and community centers use costumes for plays and performances. Many of the churches in our community have elaborate Christmas and Easter performances - and they don't necessarily use the traditional Biblical costumes - sometimes the production has modern theme.
The high schools in my community are always searching for costumes and props for their drama clubs. We also have 2 performing arts centers in our community that buy costumes from eBay. I once sold a vintage floral pattern Laura Ashley dress to the drama club to be used in a play. On a side note, keep an eye out for accessories such as scarves, shawls, vintage hats, long white gloves, petticoats, bloomers, and hoop skirts - the types of things that could be used by a drama club or performing arts center.
Tea rooms and tea party-themed birthday parties are all the rage here in Atlanta. Little girls love to dress up and play "tea party." Those types of businesses are always on the lookout for costumes to add to their collection - costumes get ripped, stained, or damaged and have to be replaced.
Don't forget costume parties held year round - just for fun! A neighbor in my subdivision has an annual New Year's Eve costume party and the folks here pull out all the stops to dress up. Even the kids get to participate.
Be sure your leftover costumes are listed in your store inventory with Best Offer. You never know who might be searching for a costume for reason besides Halloween.