Vintage clothing is a hot trend on eBay, and this is a great selling on eBay business idea.
If you went to high school in the 1970’s like I did you probably remember bell bottoms, clogs and miniskirts.
Well I never thought I would see the day when those fashions were back in style, but as they say everything comes back into fashion again.
Now to see how one eBay seller found a niche in the vintage clothing market, check out
VintageVantage.com.
Vintage Vantage is a thriving online business. Not only can you buy their clothing at their website, but you can also buy them at their eBay store.
Vintage Vantage's eBay store is thriving as well, with many customers very interested in their products for sale.
As the business name states, Vintage Vantage is all about vintage clothing.
Even their website is adorned with 70's style colors and characters. The web copy they have even sounds like a early 70's song!
It's all vintage, inside and out. This focus creates a unique and targeted market - a group of people that enjoy vintage, used clothing.
Vintage clothing has actually gained popularity in the past decade or so.
More and more early teens to early twenty year olds are jumping at this type of clothing. It's trendy. It's groovy.
You have probably seen people - mainly teens or other young people - wearing t-shirts with Care Bears, Rainbow Brite, Spiderman, Superman, My Little Pony, and many more characters and cartoon idols from the late seventies and early eighties.
Well, they have made a huge comeback. Teens have fully embraced this comeback by searching out such t-shirts, even if they are used.
Clogs and bell bottoms are the coolest and trendiest to wear. Everything about the seventies' era has made a comeback, and teens just love it, especially young girls.
Vintage Vantage has taken notice of this growing trend, and taken advantage of it by throwing a neat business out there that is strictly vintage.
By hitting a targeted market, any business has a better chance of success.
Vintage Vantage has done just this. By buying from thrift shops and others who find groovy clothing in their own areas, Vintage Vantage sells them at a higher price with pictures of young men and women modeling the clothing.
Pictures do speak a thousand words, especially in the business world. And adding a cool twist and marketing to this business idea is what will really set you apart from other vintage clothing sellers on eBay.
It is a growing trend, and Vintage Vantage has targeted its business idea to only those interested in vintage clothing, especially 70’s and 80’s era t-shirts.
Coming Up With Your Own Twist On Vintage
Now this article isn't about copying the same idea as someone else, Vintage Vantage is just an example.
There are so many vintage niches you could find. Think about what interests you, and do some research to see if there is a market for that era of clothing or style on eBay.
You could specialize in anything from vintage purses to vintage dance costumes, vintage lingerie, etc. But you also have to be able to find a steady supply of that type of clothing or accessory too.
By finding a target market and going after that unique group of people, any business idea has a better chance of success.
And this is one of those small business ideas that gives you the flexibility and freedom to work from home, so check out what Vintage Vantage is doing. It's brilliant!
