Shoppers are scrambling to get their hands on Trader Joe's $3 mini tote bags, leading to a lucrative online resale market

• Trader Joe's $3 mini tote bags are the new must-have accessory.
• The bags, available in four colors, have gone viral, causing them to sell out at some stores.
• This had led to a lucrative resale market. Some eBay accounts are selling them for four times their in-store price.

Trader Joe's mini tote bags have only been on sale for a couple of weeks — and they've already sparked a lucrative online resale market.

The limited-edition bags — a smaller $2.99 version of Trader Joe's reusable tote bags, available in red, yellow, blue, and green — went viral on social media, with shoppers rushing to their local stores to get their hands on them.