# Is it profitable on eBay UK? (cost £10)

**Use case:** 

Enter your cost per item and get profit, margin, break-even price and a verdict for each product on eBay UK.

## Input

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "wireless earbuds",
    "led strip lights"
  ],
  "marketplace": "EBAY_GB",
  "condition": "any",
  "buyItNowOnly": true,
  "strictTitleMatch": true,
  "listingsPerKeyword": 100,
  "yourCost": 10,
  "yourShippingCost": 0,
  "feePercent": 13,
  "feeFixed": 0.3,
  "includeSoldData": false,
  "soldDays": 30,
  "soldRowsPerKeyword": 25
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "keyword": {
    "label": "Keyword",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "summary": {
    "label": "Summary",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "active_listings_total": {
    "label": "Active listings total",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "price_low": {
    "label": "Price low",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "price_median": {
    "label": "Price median",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "price_high": {
    "label": "Price high",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "free_postage_share": {
    "label": "Free postage share",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "top3_sellers_share": {
    "label": "Top3 sellers share",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ships_from_china_share": {
    "label": "Ships from china share",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "sold_per_month": {
    "label": "Sold per month",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "sold_price_median": {
    "label": "Sold price median",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "profit_per_sale": {
    "label": "Profit per sale",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "margin_pct": {
    "label": "Margin pct",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "profit_verdict": {
    "label": "Profit verdict",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The eBay Market Analyser: Prices, Competition & Profit Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Is it profitable on eBay UK? (cost £10)". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/lPwQR4NmCDoeMDltc) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Is it profitable on eBay UK? (cost £10)" task

The eBay Market Analyser: Prices, Competition & Profit Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like keywords, ebay site, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Is it profitable on eBay UK? (cost £10)" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as keyword, summary, active listings total, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Is it profitable on eBay UK? (cost £10)" task via API](https://apify.com/best_actors/ebay-market-analyser.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [eBay Market Analyser: Prices, Competition & Profit](https://apify.com/best_actors/ebay-market-analyser.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/best_actors/ebay-market-analyser.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/best_actors/ebay-market-analyser.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).