US Niche Sports Equipment Store
Ecommerce storeOnce a global dropshipping store, it now sells a stronger lead product from a US warehouse. Over the last eight months, sales fell 43% while profit rose.
Ask $492K · Profit $176K · 2.8x · Empire Flippers
Oct 26
- Ask
- $492K
- Revenue
- $1.62M
- Profit
- $176K
- Margin
- 11%
- Multiple
- 2.8x
- Age
- 1 yr (Jun 2025)
- Label
- Worth Studying
- Reason
- Large and profitable, but barely a year old, thin on margin and selling a different product since early 2026, so too unproven to buy.
Why it's interesting
- A US third-party warehouse handles all fulfilment, so the owner touches no product beyond samples.
- Stock comes from three China-based suppliers, with 2-4 months of inventory on hand.
- Profit rose 91% over the last eight months, which the broker credits to the switch to US fulfilment.
What to watch
- Revenue fell 43% over the same eight months, and the $1.62M revenue figure likely includes sales from the old domain and product.
- The business leans on one lead product, and the listing does not say where its traffic comes from; paid ads are likely.
- An 11% margin leaves little room for rising ad costs or higher import duties on China-made stock.
- The listing does not say whether the inventory on hand is included in the price.
Who it fits
A paid-ads ecommerce operator used to managing overseas suppliers and a fulfilment warehouse, willing to judge a one-product store on under a year of data.
Ask the seller
- What were revenue and profit in each month since the move to the new domain and product?
- Where does traffic come from, and what was ad spend as a share of sales over the last six months?
- Is the inventory on hand included in the price, and is the lead product sold under its own brand?
Oct 26Added to Acumen Wire