We focused our analysis on separate products in our past articles:

Diamond Dropshippers
Jigsaw Puzzle Drop Shippers
Coffee Dropship
Feng Shui Drop Ship
Diaper Bags Dropshipper

We also follow dropship sites that come on sale so that we could discover profitable markets and products, a few recent case studies include:

Anime Dropshippers
Playstation Dropshipper
Pool Products Dropshipper
Basket Dropshipper
Dash Kits Auto Accessory Dropshipper
Men Apparel Dropshipper
Waterproof Photo/ Video Housings Dropshipper

There is another way to discover products to profitably dropship and combine the results of the research with the offers that come from the top product sourcing channels available on the market – research based on the brand. Brands rule the world – we need just find a brand perfect for our dropship business.

We chose Oakley for our test analysis:

Decades of Oakley innovation have been awarded more than 540 patents that elevate physics to the level of art. Technologies transcend sports to enhance the lives of consumers, and more than 110 countries now enjoy a full array of market-leading products including premium sunglasses, goggles, prescription eyewear, apparel, footwear and accessories. These products represent our commitment to excellence — a passion that redefines what is possible for those who defy their own limits.

Premium sunglasses, goggles, prescription eyewear, apparel, footwear and accessories – perfect products for online business mixed with top quality and brand recognition.

Demand is steadily high over years

Rising searches

Another step for demand research – let’s see what keyword research tool has to say about our Oakley dropship idea:

Many keywords searched, but I should admit that competition is tough.

Remember to check popular products on eBay

The above few steps take 2-3 minutes, but you get some idea about demand. KEI indicator helps to get and idea about competition. Take one more step and browse Google top results to see who is in Google top 10 for 5-10 keywords – any chance to get there if you choose to develop an online store? Now we are aware of the competition.

OK, time to make some conclusions. I hope you have got the idea of analyzing products to dropship by brand.

I do not think I will try Oakley dropship right away – I would continue research comparing Oakley products pricing available from dropship merchants, do some eBay testing, get into the know of Oakley products – and then make a decision.

Is it a viable idea to do big ticket dropship? Will people purchase diamonds from your jewelry dropship outlet? I am not familiar with jewelry market to the extent I wish, but we know of a few successful big names running online stores – Diamond.com, for example. So a quick look into online jewelry scene.

Demand is slightly declining over years though regional interest for jewelry is strong in the USA, very strong. We should keep in mind that I did not research a transactional keyword, but a general one. It means that people over time might start buying more jewelry, but do less informational searches

There are some rising searches, of course, like:

Another quick check shows us most popular searched keywords in the industry and shows competition ratio:

Tons of searches and lots of competition…

Suppliers: it is a sort of surprise to me, but there are SO many dropship merchants offering to dropship jewelry. Is it god or bad news? Hard to say – it could mean that there is tough competition in the industry.

Now back to the question – will people buy high ticket dropship items from your store? I do not talk about some silver or semi precious stones products – I talk about items that cost hundreds and thousands.

We update our dropship business case study category for a few years now, we do it regularly. And we have a separate category – jewelry dropship, but when you check it you will be disappointed with two business cases that do not inspire (at least, me personally) to enter jewelry market as a dropshipper affiliate.

When I put buyer’s shoes I am very doubtful that I would purchase a high ticket item or product from some unknown store. I will also definitely give a call to talk to a real person and make sure that I deal with a legitimate and professional company. I might be wrong, but I believe that most buyers will call before buying jewelry online – it makes jewelry (as well as other high item products) a poor seller for dropship affiliates.

I feel tempted to try – every time when I come across a project that is fully developed, with a reliable dropshipper available and a reasonable price. Our today’s case study is an anime dropshipping site that makes no money and is available for sale for just $500.00.

I would compare this with opening an eBay account (for eBay lovers: you might find this interesting – Reselling products on eBay) – you immediately get visitors to have a look at what you have to offer, but it is not free – you need to pay eBay costs for this instant quality traffic gratification. Here we get a website + a reliable dropshipper + 500 visitors monthly.

But what I miss with starting my anime drop ship business is my personal liking of anime as a product. Our recent product analysis is not full of exciting product categories either:

Jigsaw Puzzle Drop Shippers
Coffee Dropship
Feng Shui Drop Ship
Diaper Bags Dropshipper

But our case study archives are:

• Adult Toys Dropshippers
• Apparel Dropshippers
• Auto Accessories Dropshippers
• Auto Parts Dropshippers
• Baby Products Dropshippers
• Basket Dropshippers
• Beauty Products Dropshippers
• Books Dropshippers
• Cell Phones Dropshippers
• Clothes Dropshippers
• Computers Dropshippers
• Electronics Dropshippers
• Food Dropshippers
• Furniture Dropshippers
• GPS Dropshippers
• Handbag Dropshippers
• Health Products Dropshippers
• Home Security Dropshippers
• Jewelry Dropshippers
• Miscellaneous Dropshippers
• Party Supplies Dropshippers
• Perfume Dropshippers
• Shoes Dropshippers
• Sports Goods Dropshippers
• Sunglasses Dropshippers
• Swords Dropshippers
• Toys Dropshippers
• Video Game Dropshippers
• Wrist Watch Dropshippers

Anime Drop Ship Store PR2

Nice Design / Full backend / NO Reserve

• URL: www.foxanimeshop.com
• Established: Sat Oct 04 2008
• Page views/month: 2,500
• Monthly Revenue (USD): 0
• Google Pagerank: 2
• Uniques/Month: 500

Description:

For Sale is my anime drop ship site. Site supports buyers from all over the world, paypal modules integrated including in house credit card form.

Site already has over 700 backlinks.

I bought this 4-6 months ago for $400 since then site has had over $200 in upgrades and a new design, gained several hundred back links and a pr2 ranking

Features

• Premium theme
• custom logo
• seo titles and improvements
• custom shipping module
• coupon and discount creation
• automatic invoice sending
• uploaded over 1000+ products (costs $250 from dropshipper)
• and so much more..

Site is running on joomla and virtuemart. Very easy to use. This was my first joomla site and found it was rather easy to pickup. Change themes, theme colors, modify page content all without knowing any html!! Perfect for beginners.

Only expenses is hosting and domain!

Dropshipper is highly reliable been in business for years, receives about 10-30 new titles a month.

Profit margins are between 30%-50% currently. Some shipping costs have slight profits as well ($1-5) Shipping is free from dropshipper if order is over $100

Revenue Details:

Site has not been marketed yet, but is ready to earn

Traffic Details:

Google organic traffic about 500 uniques a month.

Traffic has slowly been rising, even with site on standstill!!

Low bounce rate 40-50%