Preliminary Thanksgiving Day Sales Data from eBay

Hi Accidental eBay Entrepreneurs!

Please take a moment to put-down the leftover pumpkin pie, and peek at some data RBH at the eBayInkblog.com just shared from the eBay Mobile Team:

Mobile shopping highlights from eBay Inc. include:Thanksgiving (Nov. 24, 2011, 12:01 a.m. – 11:59 p.m.)

eBay Mobile (U.S.):

· The busiest eBay Mobile shopping hour on Thanksgiving was between 6 and 7 p.m. PST

· Shoppers in the U.S. purchased more than twice the amount of items via eBay on mobile devices this Thanksgiving compared to last year

· The amount shoppers in the U.S. spent via eBay Mobile more than doubled this Thanksgiving compared to last year
The five most popular categories shopped via eBay Mobile, excluding vehicles (by GMV), were:

1. Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
2. Computers & Networking
3. Sporting Goods
4. Jewelry & Watches
5. Cell Phones & PDAs

The five most popular categories shopped via eBay Mobile, excluding vehicles (by number of sold items) were:

1. Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
2. Cell Phones & PDAs
3. Jewelry & Watches
4. Collectibles
5. Toys & Hobbies

Fashion:

1. Toms Classic Shoes
2. UGG Australia Classic Short Shoes
3. Tory Burch Tumbled Shoes

Electronics:

1. iPhone AccessoriesApple
2. iPhone 4 – 16GB – Black
3. Apple iPod Touch 4th Generation 8GB

Toys & Hobbies:

1. Traxxas Slash 4X4 Ultimate 6807 Radio Controlled Truck
2. Webkinz Reindeer
3. Team Associated SC10 Radio Controlled Truck

Shoppers in these five cities spent the most via eBay Mobile on Thanksgiving (by GMV):

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Casa Grande, Ariz.
4. Houston
5. Miami

Shoppers in these five cities made the most purchases via eBay Mobile on Thanksgiving (by sold items):

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Houston
4. Los Angeles
5. Miami

PayPal Mobile (Global):

· Thanksgiving 2011 resulted in 511% more mobile payment volume compared to Thanksgiving 2010· There was a 350% increase in the number of customers shopping through PayPal mobile on Thanksgiving 2011 compared to last year
Shoppers in these cities made the most mobile purchases through PayPal on Thanksgiving 2011:

1. New York
2. Houston
3. Los Angeles
4. Miami
5. Chicago

GSI Commerce Mobile (U.S.):

· GSI Commerce reported a 345% increase in U.S. mobile sales this Thanksgiving compared to 2010
The full story can be found here, on the eBayInk Blog.

How were your sales this Thursday?