Wednesday, December 1, 2010

iPhones & Other Electronics Dominate eBay's Cyber Monday This Year


Below is some data that came to me about eBay's cyber Monday stats. Cell phones/PDAs and computers were the two biggest categories:
eBay Cyber Monday 2010 United States Fact Sheet
SAN JOSE, California November 30th, 2010

Shopping data results from Cyber Monday 2010 (November 29th) on eBay.com in the United States included:
·         On eBay.com, shoppers snapped up hot Daily Deals with great discounts in minutes:
·         Sold 400 units of Apple iPads at $449.99 each in approximately 20 minutes, saving consumers $50 off the MSRP.
·         Sold 600 units of Apple Macbook Airs at $884.99 each in approximately 2.5 hours, saving consumers $115 off the MSRP.
·         Sold 500 units of Apple TV at $79.99 each in just under one hour, saving consumers $20 off the MSRP.
·         Sold out 800 units of Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii Game at $39.99 each in 2 hours and 40 minutes, saving consumers $10 off the MSRP.

Through the rest of the holiday season (until December 20) eBay is featuring 25 Days of Deals with daily Deal Blasts – limited-time-only deals each day featuring hot holiday gifts for him and her. Consumers can sign up for email alerts at http://deals.ebay.com, or follow @ebaydailydeals on Twitter.

·         eBay.com peak buying hours on Cyber Monday were between 7pm - 9pm EST (8pm EST was the peak).

·         Computers & Networking and Cell Phones & PDAs were the highest performing categories in terms of sales compared to last year Cyber Monday, experiencing an 11 percent and 8 percent increase respectively. Of the Computers & Networking category, Apple Laptops & Notebooks sales on Cyber Monday were 201% higher than last year. Of the Cell Phones & PDAs category, cell phone and PDA accessories sales were 23% higher than Cyber Monday 2009.

·         The top 10 leading search terms on eBay.com on Cyber Monday include: Apple iPhone 4; Apple iPad; Apple iPod Touch; Sony PlayStation 3; Xbox 360; Laptop; Boots; Nintendo Wii; Men’s watches and Apple Macbook.

·         The top five zip codes by total of sales through eBay.com on Cyber Monday were from Miami, FL (33166); San Antonio, TX (78240); Montrose, MO (64770); Carson, CA (90746); and Miami, FL (33126).

Shopping data results from Cyber Monday 2010 (November 29th) on eBay Mobile in the United States included:
·         eBay mobile sales increased 146 percent over Cyber Monday 2009. Globally, eBay mobile is on track to generate more than $1.5 billion in sales in 2010, nearly triple its $600 million in mobile sales in 2009.

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