What Sells

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Quick Facts

Art & Antiques
Over 2,000 bids are placed on Antique and artwork every hour.

Jewelry
Over 4,600 diamond pieces are sold every week.

Over 7,600 gold pieces are sold every week.

Fashion
Over 30,000 clothing, footwear, & accessory items are sold every day.

Collectibles for the Holidays
Over 1,250 Department 56 villages and accessories are sold every day.

Over 3,000 Christmas items are sold every day.

Over 2,200 Hallmark ornaments are sold every day.

Toys
Over 375 die-cast cars are sold every hour.

Over 100 Barbie dolls are sold every hour.

Over 200 action figures are sold every hour.

Crafts
A craft item is sold every 9 seconds.

A scrapbook item is sold every minute.

Photography
Over $190 million in photography items sold last year.

Tickets
Tickets on eBay include everything from sporting events and concerts to theater and once in a lifetime experiences.

A golf foursome with 2002 Master Champion Tiger Woods sold for $425,000.

What Sells:

The following is a list of popular categories on eBay:

Antiques		Pottery & Glass
Art		Real Estate
Automotive		Sporting Goods
Baby		Sports Memorabilia
Books		Stamps

	Crafts
	Dolls & Bears
	DVD's
	Entertainment Memorabilia
	Electronics
Cameras		Tickets
Clothing		Toys & Hobbies
Coins		Travel
Collectibles		Video Games
Computers		Watches
	Health & Beauty
	Historical Memorabilia
	Home & Garden
	Jewelry
	Music
and much, much more

What Doesn't Sell:

eSold Auctions will not sell any merchandise that is prohibited by eBay.

The following are some items that we have found to be a difficult sale:
Used Clothing • Record Albums • Books • Comic Books • Costume Jewelry

The facts; why you should be buying & selling on eBay!
Founded in September 1995, eBay is The World’s Online Marketplace.

In the fourth quarter of 2004, eBay reported having:
                    135 million registered users
                    More than 50,000 categories
                    A global presence in 32 international markets
                    A record number of 404 million listings

Gross merchandise volume (GMV), the total value of goods and services traded on eBay worldwide, reached more than $34.2 billion in 2004. This translates to more than $1,085 GMV per second.

eBay has 12 categories that deliver $1 billion or more in worldwide annualized GMV: eBay Motors ($11.1 billion); Consumer Electronics ($3.5 billion); Computers ($3.0 billion); Clothing & Accessories ($2.9 billion); Books/Movies/Music ($2.4 billion); Collectibles ($2.2 billion); Home & Garden ($2.0 billion); Sports ($1.8 billion); Toys ($1.8 billion); Jewelry and Watches ($1.7 billion); Cameras & Photo ($1.3 billion); and Business & Industrial ($1.2 billion).

PayPal is available in 45 countries and has 63.8 million registered accounts, up from 56.7 million reported in the third quarter of 2004.

More than 430,000 people in the United States make either a full-time or part-time living selling on eBay.

To date, eBay members have left more than 2.7 billion feedback comments regarding their eBay transactions.

Business & Industrial
eBay Business brings together Vertical Industry Marketplaces, Business Technology, Wholesale, and Marketplace Services in one convenient location-everything a small business needs to save money and build competitive advantage!

Automotive
With over $11.1 billion in sales in 2004, eBay Motors™ is the Internet's largest auction-style marketplace for buying and selling all things automotive. At any given time, eBay Motors™ has a wide variety of vehicles listed for sale, from Acuras to Volvos and all makes and models in-between. The site also features collector cars, motorcycles, as well as auto parts. eBay Motors™ provides end-to-end online services such as financing, inspections, escrow, auto insurance, vehicle shipping, title & registration, and a lemon check.