Galactic Deal Tracker

Inspired by the 'E-Commerce Pricing' scraper project, the 'Galactic Deal Tracker' leverages web scraping to monitor prices of specific, rare, or collectible Star Wars items (think vintage action figures, rare LEGO sets, limited edition prop replicas). The 'Nightfall' novel's theme of hidden knowledge and strategic acquisition, combined with the 'Star Wars: Episode IV' narrative of seeking valuable artifacts, informs the project's core purpose: to empower users to find hidden gems and secure them at the best possible prices.

Users would define the specific Star Wars merchandise they are interested in, providing keywords or even direct links to popular e-commerce sites like eBay, Amazon, or specialized fan sites. The application would then periodically scrape these sites for the defined items and record their prices. When a price drops below a user-defined threshold or reaches a significant low, the system would trigger an alert (e.g., email, push notification).

The niche aspect lies in focusing specifically on collectible Star Wars merchandise, a passionate and dedicated market. The low-cost implementation would involve utilizing readily available web scraping libraries (like BeautifulSoup or Scrapy in Python), a simple database to store price history, and a basic front-end framework (like Flask or Django for the backend, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript for the frontend). The high earning potential stems from affiliate marketing opportunities by linking to purchased items, offering premium features like advanced filtering and historical trend analysis for a subscription fee, or even partnering with collectible dealers for curated listings.