Online antiques & collectibles mall TIAS.com released data about the geographic makeup of buyers on its site for the year 2007. The data is based on millions of dollars in transactions at the websites of about 540 online merchants in 2007. For comparison, the 2006 lists can be viewed online at http://tinyurl.com/2otkae
This following list is based on the quantity of orders placed from buyers on TIAS.com in 2007. There was a shift in the top 10 countries compared to 2006 data. Except for Great Britain, every county on the list showed increases in the quantity of items purchased in 2007 versus 2006.
- United States
2. Japan
3. Great Britain
4. Canada
5. Australia
6. Sweden
7. Spain
8. Taiwan
9. Hong Kong
10. Germany
The following list is based on the dollar amount of completed orders placed by buyers on TIAS.com in 2007. As the two lists show, more individual items were purchased by people in Japan than in Great Britain, but people in Great Britain spent more than people in Japan.
- United States
2. Great Britain
3. Japan
4. Canada
5. Australia
6. Hong Kong
7. France
8. Spain
9. New Zealand
10. Romania
The following are the top states based on the quantity of orders placed on TIAS in 2007: California, New York, 3. Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia and New Jersey. And the following are the top states based on dollar amount of completed orders placed on TIAS.com in 2007: California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Washington and New Jersey.
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