Cosplay Costume Supplies Business

 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.

Ready to Build Business Highlights

No Physical Stock Required

With this business you'll be able to operate with ease from any location by having your orders fulfilled and delivered to your customers directly by the supplier.

Fully Automated System

Sit back and relax while your online business receives orders, updates stock and prices, not to mention a live chat feature that answers your customers even offline.

Custom Packaging Option

Unlike other dropship models, our fast-ship method allows you to receive goods initially to your own address to be re-packaged, shipped and delivered within 10 - 14 days.

Fast Worldwide Shipping

All products in this business are hand selected from suppliers that will dropship products fast worldwide directly to your customers using express couriers to be delivered within 7 - 10 working days.

Powerful Marketing Campaign

We'll ensure your business receives maximum traffic week after week with our included marketing campaign with exposure on multiple Social Channels and Directories.

Lifetime Support

Managing an online business can feel overwhelming however at Readystart, we provide lifetime technical support to assist you in running and growing your business.