 As we follow Hookah trends on a daily basis, we came across the auction site, eBay.com. We did a refined search on Hookahs and it appears that every type of seller is trying to sell water pipes on the site. From sellers with a rating of 0 are listing them by the dozen and sellers who sell women clothing are even beginning to sell hookahs.
The market appears to become extremely saturated and more Hookahs are being manufactured in China at a very low price. At this rate, everyone and their mothers will be selling hookahs that look alike for $5 a piece. The demand for Hookahs significantly dropped over the years as they fill the shelves of eBay stores of almost every type of seller.
The reason being is that the cost has dropped and more people are desperate to make a dollar here and there that they begin selling hookahs because of its popularity. However, it still appears that the pioneer Hookah eBayers still have the power and attract more sellers. Rookie sellers attempt to regain the veterans market share and drop the prices to gain customers. Even though, this method sounds smart, it hurts both sellers.
Ultimately, the rookie seller who is trying to make a dollar off their hookahs leave the eBay arena after a few months and the veterans regain some of their market share back. However, a new rookie begins to sell hookahs as one leaves causing the same cycle to occur.
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