A new "Dropshop Index" compares the average selling prices of 20 different eBay items in the U.S with that of Germany. The first index, for the month of May 2005, shows a 59 percent premium was paid on eBay Germany for the same items sold on eBay U.S.

Dropshop is a leading provider of eBay selling services in Germany, which is eBay's largest market outside of the U.S. market with nearly 20 million registered users. The company offers services to eBay PowerSellers in the U.S. who are seeking to jumpstart sales to Europe.

Dropshop said the combined average selling price for the 20 items in the U.S. was $119.89 and was $184.03 in Germany

Jim Kingsbury, Director of International Market Development at Dropshop, said, "There is a tremendous opportunity for sellers based in the U.S. to cash in on this disparity in the amount of money buyers on eBay Germany are willing to pay for merchandise." The company is exhibiting at the eBay Live conference in San Jose next month.

Detailed data from the Dropshop Index can be viewed online.

http://www.dropshop.de/eng/dex