Comments on: Weird Niche: Cow Decor & Cow Collectibles

By: GrandmaMarilyn

GrandmaMarilyn — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:00:32 +0000

I think this is a viable niche. My SIL used to collect black and white cows. She has now gone on to some other type of collecting.

By: James Brown

James Brown — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:53:07 +0000

Hi Nicole,

This was really great. I’ve been looking at niches for a short time and it’s quite amusing. Chicken coops and shed plans? Cow stuff I am not that surprised about. I mean who doesn’t love a cow or a sheep…one of my fav newspaper cartoons is “The Barn.”

I’m currently researching “Campbell’s Soup Collectables” as a PLR niche to write about.
My next door neighbor played pro football in the 60’s. He has an amazing collection of Campbells stuff and since I was a Campbells kid, it looks like it may be a winner.

By: The Mom

The Mom — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:52:16 +0000

Oh yeah… as William mentioned, there are the cow “byproducts” to consider, too. Yikes.

By: The Mom

The Mom — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:51:15 +0000

In reply to William.

Oh, yeah, William… I had a chocolate/fudge shop and made “Cow Pies.” Yup, they looked like a pile of cow poop in a box filled with “grass.” Ya gotta have fun with the stuff, eh?!

By: The Mom

The Mom — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:46:46 +0000

Now THIS was fun! But, being from Wisconsin, I was a little puzzled at first. Was there ever any question that there is a cow decor niche?

The headless cow pillow had me throwing up a little in my mouth. The cow wine bottle holder is just wrong. I can usually get behind cow decor in the kitchen, like towels, potholders, and napkin holders. But cows in the bathroom (toilet seats?) just don’t make sense.

The niche is viable, in my opinion, but you really gotta like cows to try and promote this stuff! I don’t know if I could get behind it, but I’m glad someone can! Very fun, Nik!

By: William

William — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:58:57 +0000

In Wisconsin it’s Cows or John Deere Tractors, or both. I bet there is a market up here for all of the above. At Baraboo Candy Company, in Baraboo, WI you can purchase chocolate cow pies
Love your weird Wednesday’s.

By: Edie Dykeman

Edie Dykeman — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:18:17 +0000

This is my first Weird Wednesday and I have to say I’m impressed with how much time you put into finding info on this topic. I need there were collectors of cow ceramics, but didn’t realize to what extent cow-related items were out there.

I grew up on a farm and cows are probably the last thing I would think to collect. LOL!

Thank you for the links to the resources. Looking forward to the next Weird Wednesday topic!

By: Bridget

Bridget — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:07:49 +0000

I love cow stuff — I have a whole cow room of cow collectibles, so I loved this Weird Wednesday find. Thanks, Nicole!

By: Paula from Wedding Peonies

Paula from Wedding Peonies — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:17:57 +0000

Hi Nicole, if you want to see what has sold on ebay you can do an advanced search and check completed listings. Anything in green has sold and anything in red has not sold.

By: Ramiro Rodriguez

Ramiro Rodriguez — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:05:35 +0000

Hi Nicole!

As usual you did a superb researching job. I’ve been thinking about getting in niche for the holidays but I haven’t decided on what to sell 🙁

I know I have to get started soon. Maybe next Wednesday?