Daily Cheat Sheet · Aug 30, 2026

Hot Air Balloon

Hot Air Balloon ACEOs are a curated corner of Etsy. Most shops here list a card or two at a time, so the work speaks for itself and a premium price sticks when the card earns it.

Based on 30 priced listings on Etsy.

Platform:
$3.3
Median Price
$3
P25 Price
lower bound
$4.9
P75 Price
upper bound
16 🔥
Heat
10+ favorers

Reading the Hot Air Balloon Market on Etsy

Right now 15 shops are listing, 60% of them with a single card up. The top shop holds 30% of what is listed.

The middle of the market sits at $3.3. Most cards list between $3 and $4.9. Over the last 45 days the typical price has been sliding, from $3.5 to $3.3. Price inside that band unless you have a clear reason to sit above it: signed, numbered, or a name collectors already chase.

Few listings are marked one of a kind, so leaning into originals is a real differentiator. Nearly every listing is tagged handmade, so that tag alone will not set you apart on this shelf. 16 listings already have ten or more favorers, so there are buyers watching this theme.

In a curated market, the card sells the price. Make something worth the number.

Price Trend (Etsy vs eBay)

The daily median price for Hot Air Balloon ACEOs.

eBay Median $6eBay Band ($4 to $7)Etsy Median $3Etsy Band ($3 to $5)46 days

Collectibility Signals

Handmade93.3%
OOAK0%
Signed3.3%

Rates at which sellers tag listings as original/handmade art on Etsy.

Market Character

Curated

Scarce, OOAK-heavy listings. High pricing power for original work.

Total Unique Shops: 15
Single-Listing Shops: 60%
Top Shop Share: 30%

Shop Competition

The shops with the most active listings in this theme right now.

ShopListingsAvg Price
kathysymondsfineart9$3
likeinkdrops3$4
digitalinspirations3$1.75
studiocraftart2$8.7
itkupilliimaginarium2$4.75
decardsartprintable2$4.64
suzannesgallery1$12
thehippiepigeon1$4.99

Top Favorited Live Listings

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