Consumer is rightly called the king of the market. We indeed live in an era of consumerism. Keeping in mind the importance of consumers to the existing as well mature businesses, several ways of contacting the prospective consumers have emerged. Since technology has invaded our lives in a big way, internet too has emerged as a major link between consumers and producers of products. Products ranging from electronics to books to counselling services are constantly bought and sold online. Moreover, the volume of transactions conducted online is increasing at a mindboggling rate with each passing day. Did you hear about the fight between Amazon and Flipkart to be Number 1 in the online retail market in India? Despite this, several start-ups are registered on the World Wide Web each day which deliver quality goods to the consumers. This list is a must read for all those people who are still apprehensive of using internet as a shopping platform or possess limited access to the seamless technology! Infact, several weird items make it to this list as they turn out to be the best-selling items over the internet.

Here’s a list of top 10 items sold online:

10. Music, Movies etc.

You can easily download the music and videos of the upcoming movies for free through various websites online. Moreover, even movies can be downloaded for free through various websites and links available online. Torrent is one of the most common sites where you can get the links to all new and recent movies and download them for free. Also, the quality of music and videos is up to the mark. However, there are some official paid sites as well.

9. Computer software

Need the latest version of Microsoft Office or Photoshop? It’s easy, download or buy them online through the Microsoft site. Nearly every computer software is made available online so that IT giants can deliver their products to a larger section of the consumers. Moreover, you can upgrade your existing computer softwares through free or paid versions available on the World Wide Web.

8. Healthcare and beauty products

Due to the on-going social trend of fitness and healthy living, the market for healthcare and beauty products is gradually witnessing a growth in sales. Organic supplements, diet books, sports related items etc. have witnessed an increase in demand and thus new start-ups are entering this niche market.

7. The Snuggie

Do you know about the latest Snuggie fashion? With over 20 million Snuggies sold online, these blue blankets with sleeves define the new fashion statement. Surprisingly, people are now increasingly wearing it in public places-be it bars or pubs or restaurants etc. Clearly, online market has brought in new trends in the fashion industry!

6. Chia pets

With over 5 million copies sold online, chia pets are available in a wide range of figures including Scooby-doo, The Simpsons and even American president, Barack Obama. They are indeed outperforming chia seeds. To describe in simple words, these are terracotta figures which are used to sprout chia (a healthy snack for you!) and resemble animal’s fur or hair. There is a chia jingle as well i.e. “Ch-ch-ch-chia”

5. Pet rock

Now choose your own pet rock! Back in the 70’s, Dahl popularised this idea of adopting a rock as your pet which virtually does nothing. But, that turns out to be the coolest thing about this pet. Now several online firms are selling desktop friendly pet rock to the consumers. It is basically a rock that has an attached USB cable to it which makes it your favourite pet in this era of technology. But again, it does nothing for you!

4. Furniture

Furniture is a bulky item on your shopping list. When you buy or sell furniture, there are several additional charges involved like carriage etc. But trading the furniture online can cut down on the transportation costs, cost of warehousing if required etc. Now you can use the internet to buy or sell the furniture and you don’t need to pay your delivery fees etc. As per the market study, beds are one of the popular categories of furniture which are now being bought and sold online.

3. Doggles

Own a pet dog; buy doggles for your dog! Doggles- the goggles for the dogs- is the best thing to shop online for your dog. Do you know that dogs love to stick their heads out of the window of a moving vehicle? But this favourite pastime can dry out your dog’s eyes! That’s why show your love and concern for your pet by buying doggles online!

2. Fake wishbones

You must be aware of the Thanks giving tradition to break a wishbone! Well, Lucky wishbone Company seems to capitalise this idea of fake wishbones and thus becomes the online manufacturer and retailer of wishbones for the families who need more than just one! Indeed, the company has already earned million dollars with their business and presently manufactures 3,000 wishbones daily!

1. Uranium Ore

Yeah, now Uranium Ore is also being sold online! It’s a legal business as well. But, surely it’s not meant to undertake any kind of nuclear experiment at your homes! The purpose of buying Uranium has to be purely for education and experiments only. Uranium ore sold by Images SI Inc. has low radioactivity and thus the consumers can buy it. As per statistics, the consumers have already bought several million pounds of Uranium online till date.