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Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 1673 - November 28, 2007 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story |

eBay, Amazon.com and Yahoo Shopping Report on Hot Holiday Gifts
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
November 28, 2007
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eBay released data on this year's hottest gifts on eBay and Shopping.com, and Amazon.com announced its editors' top picks for the holiday season. Yahoo also released its top toys list, as well as data about the holiday shopping weekend.

As of Monday morning, Yahoo Shopping said the most popular shopping day for the month of November was November 23rd, known as Black Friday, and said it experienced 50 percent year-over-year growth for Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Yahoo said Mondays are traditionally the most popular shopping days of the week and expects the most popular online shopping days for 2007 to be December 3rd and December 10th.

Toys and Games
The most popular toys on Shopping.com were Webkinz Pet Toys and Kidcraft Fashion Dollhouse. The most popular toy on eBay was the Dora the Explorer ABC Game. The most searched for Webkinz pet on eBay was the Webkinz Seal, and on Black Friday, 138 sold on eBay for an average selling price of $14.22.

Yahoo said the top 10 toys on Yahoo Shopping are Transformers Movie Hasbro Deluxe Bumblebee Action Figure; Razor Chopper, Electric; Mattel High School Musical DVD Game; Transformers 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime Action Figure; Garden Girlz Meadow Mansion; Pokemon Neo 1 Genesis Japanese 9 Card Binder Promo Set; Bratz Funky Fashion Board Game Make Me Up!; V.Flash SmartDisc: SpongeBob SquarePants; Hasbro Dream Town Rose Petal Cottage Playhouse; and Lego 7691 Mars Mission ETX Alien Mothership Assault.

Amazon.com Editors recommended Jakks Eyeclops Bionic Eye ($39.97), the LeapFrog ClickStart My First Computer ($49.97), and Hannah Montana "Best of Both Worlds" Singing Doll ($19.99). Earlier this month, Amazon created a toy-shopping guide featuring videos demonstrating 450 toys in action (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m11/i02/s01).

Consumer Electronics
The most popular consumer electronics device on Shopping.com was the Garmin StreetPilot c550 portable GPS device. The most popular consumer electronics devices on eBay.com were the Nintendo Wii video game console and the Microsoft Zune 80 GB mp3 player. eBay said the Nintendo Wii sold out in several retail locations on Black Friday, while 358 sold on eBay for an average selling price of $411.76. eBay said on Black Friday, 27 of the Zune 80 GB mp3 players sold on eBay for an average selling price of $326.57.

Amazon.com editors recommended the Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorder, 60-Minutes ($149.99) and the Samsung LNT4671F 46" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV ($2,279.98). Amazon also recommended its new Kindle Wireless Reading Device ($399.00), which sold out within days of launching.

Home and Garden
The most popular items on Shopping.com in the Home category were the Cuisinart Classic 7 Cup Food Processor and the Cuisinart BrewCentral 12-Cup Coffee Maker. The most popular item on eBay in the Home category was the George Foreman Next Grilleration Grill.

Amazon.com editors recommended the KitchenAid Professional 600 Series 6-Quart Stand Mixer ($299.99), a Pinzon Microtech Throw ($14.99), and the Dyson Root 6 DC16 Handheld Vacuum Cleaner ($134.99).

Yahoo's Top Products from the Holiday-Weekend
Yahoo Shopping said the top ten products from the holiday-weekend were: Transformers Ultimate Bumblebee; Nintendo Wii; Apple iPhone 8GB; Sharp Aquos LC-46D62U; Nintendo DS Lite Onyx; Kenneth Cole Reaction black wool melton trench coat; Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527; Apple iPod nano 8GB (3G) - Black; Microsoft Zune Brown; and Xbox 360.

Top Product Searches on Sortprice.com
Sortprice.com released on Tuesday a list of the most popular searches and top gift categories this holiday season on its shopping search engine site: Canon PowerShot SD1000; Xbox 360; iPod Touch MP3 Player; LG Prada Cell Phone; Transformers; Women's Handbags; Men's Watches; Digital Picture Frame; and Coffee makers. The Sortprice published its 2007 Holiday Gift Guide for gifting ideas (http://www.sortprice.com/holidaygiftideas.html).


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