demand scout

The problem

Finding profitable resale opportunities is time-consuming and error-prone. Most tools rely on vague social media hype or surface-level discounts without accounting for marketplace fees, shipping costs, or actual sell-through rates.

What it does

• Identifies high-demand products across toys, electronics, and collectibles by analyzing sold-versus-listed ratios on marketplaces like eBay.
• Calculates risk-adjusted net profit and ROI by factoring in purchase price, marketplace fees, shipping, packing, and taxes.
• Verifies exact product identities using SKUs, UPCs, and model numbers to prevent version mismatch errors.
• Categorizes every lead into actionable statuses: BUY, INVESTIGATE, WATCH, or PASS based on empirical evidence.

Why this beats prompting it yourself

General prompts often hallucinate prices or ignore the hidden costs that kill margins. This skill enforces a strict research protocol that separates social trends from actual sales data, ensuring every recommendation is backed by a verifiable source and a conservative financial model.

Use cases

• Scanning retail inventory at Walmart or Target for profitable eBay flips.
• Monitoring toy and electronic launch calendars for low-supply, high-demand items.
• Evaluating the resale viability of discontinued or hard-to-find consumer tech.
• Tracking emerging collectibles to identify buy signals before market saturation.

Known limitations

Requires access to real-time marketplace and retailer data. Does not execute purchases or create listings. Effectiveness depends on the accuracy of third-party retail inventory indicators.