Market Research
Cosplay comes from the combination of the words “costume” and “play” and involves people dressing up as characters from video games, television shows, anime, movies or books. They may decide to act in character while in costume as well, making it more of a performance art. What started mainly as a hobby popular in Japan has exploded into a multibillion-dollar industry that has surged in popularity in the U.S, Europe and Australia.People can spend thousands of dollars on things like convention tickets, hotel stays, custom-made costumes and props. As an example of this incredible growth, Comicon in Phoenix has grown dramatically from about 23,000 attendees in 2011 to more than 106,000 attendees in 2016. Cosplay offers people a chance to show off their creativity, connect with other like-minded individuals and sometimes even allows them to make a few dollars.
There were approx 8100 people in Australia searching for cosplay per month with approx 1500 people searching for cosplay costumes with very little competition. Worldwide there were over 550,000 searches for cosplay monthly with 40,000 searches for cosplay costumes on Google. Please Note: The data shown above is derived solely from the Google search engine and does not consider search data and volume from other search engines.
The Potential
The cosplay costume business will become an online supplier of a variety of adult and kids cosplay, anime and special occasion costume clothing and accessories. The business owner will be able to supply both consumers and businesses in Australia and various other countries with supplies both pre-branded and with custom branding and packaging.How Much Could I Make?
Using the search data above, we take the sale price of a typical cosplay costume to be $80. Purchasing this directly from our Manufacturer will cost approx $15.00, giving this product a markup of approx 430%. Therefore, if profit is $65 and you converted 10% of the 1500 monthly searches for cosplay costumes, your revenue will be $65 x 150 (Sales) = $9750 / month ** Minus Advertising Costs.** Please keep in mind that any potential earnings or income mentioned is general in nature and dependent on a variety of factors. It is to be used strictly as a guide only. *** Profit potential also doesn’t include other forms of advertising that can be employed by the owner such as B2B email mailouts, Facebook & Instagram Marketing, Online support groups and more.
How Does it Work?
This business is operated on a very unique model that allows you to sell goods directly to your customers without holding any stock. Suppliers for this business have been sourced from long term International locations with fast shipping options which is especially crucial during busy periods.
With this business, you wont need to hold any stock as goods are shipped directly to the buyer and for locally stocked businesses, minimum order quantities are very low so you really only need to stock on what you need. Ask about which option best suits you.
If you are interested in owning and running this Ready to Build Dropship Business opportunity, it involves a development process that takes approximately 2 - 4 weeks and includes business name creation, logo design, website development, social media channels, content writing, marketing campaigns and much more..

What Included in the Sale?
- Domain Name Research & Suggestions
- Transfer & Ownership of domain name.
- ABN Registration Assistance (If Required)
- Professionally Designed Logo
- Australian Developed Ecommerce Ready Website.
- Custom Designed Website Graphics
- Page Content Writing
- Supplier Verification System
- Complete Product Catalog Import
- Transfer of Hosted Database
- Email Address Setup
- SSL Security Install & Setup
- Set up of New Hosting and Transfer
- Built-in Advanced Drop-Ship System
- Automatic Supplier Score Feature
- Live Chat Integration
- Wholesale B2B Management System
- PDF Invoice Feature
- Accounting Software Integration
- Ownership of all master graphics, banners and logos
- Facebook Page Setup
- Instagram Account Setup
- Google My Business Profile
- Multi Currency Converter
- PayPal Payment Setup
- Submission to 60 Aussie Business Directories
- Credit Card Payment Setup
- Afterpay Payment Setup
- Full Training Video Guides
- 50+ Hours of Marketing Tutorials
- Custom Designed Facebook Adverts & Banner
- 12 Months of Support by Email, Skype and Phone
- Lifetime Business Technical Support
- 100% Tax Deductible Investment
- No-Risk Business Guarantee
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Google My Business
- Google Search Console
- Google Shopping Feed
- Google Merchant Account
- Bing Places for Business
- Bing Webmaster Tool
- Bing Merchant Centre
** Excludes GST
- Everything in the ESSENTIAL Add-on >
- Google Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce
- Google Ads Account Development
- 1 x Google Search & Shopping campaign
- Microsoft Advertiser Account
- 1 x Bing Search & Shopping campaign
- Facebook Page Development
- Facebook Business Manager Setup
- Facebook Pixel Setup
- Facebook & Instagram Shop
- 1 x Facebook campaign
- 2h x 1 on 1 Handover Training
** Excludes GST
Ready to Build Business Highlights
Finance Options
At Readystart we want to make it even easier for you to secure a long term turnkey business opportunity for you and your family. That’s why we now have the ability to offer affordable and easy approval Interest Free loans.
Our Interest Free finance will suit all applicant types including secured, unsecured and those with credit impairments. We even recognise payments from Centrelink as an income*
To determine your repayments and request finance for this business, please visit our interest free finance section.
* Max approval amount for Centrelink applicants is $5000.

I'm Interested! What Happens Next?
Want to proceed and have us start to develop this business opportunity for you? Simply follow the following 4 steps to get started.

STEP 1 - Submit your Interest
If you are interested in owning and running this online business, you'll simply need to click on the 'SEND AN ENQUIRY' button above and let us know your interested in this business.

STEP 2 - We'll be in Touch
Once your enquiry is received, we'll get in touch with you to discuss the business further. If your happy, we then proceed to draft a sales development agreement for you to review and sign.

STEP 3 - Finalise an Agreement
As soon as the details for your business are confirmed, our admin staff will draft a sales development agreement for you to review and sign. You'll then only need to pay a 50% deposit until the completion of the development.

STEP 4 - Development Phase
The development process commences as per the inclusion list (And any add-on's agreed upon). This'll take 3 - 6 weeks approx. Once complete, we'll ask you to review the site before handover & transfer.