eBay UK issued a press release reporting that 200,000 British shoppers are making "as much as five pounds a day from selling on the site, as the recession starts to stretch household incomes." Norwich is the UK city with the most profitable home sellers on the site, according to eBay UK, with residents of the East Anglian city making 17.2m pounds through selling on eBay in the past year.

The most popular items sold by home sellers on eBay.co.uk include: Women's clothing (sells ever three seconds, for an average selling price of 9.59 pounds); Books (sell every six seconds, for an average selling price of 5.37 pounds); Women's shoes (sell every ten seconds, for an average selling price of 13.11 pounds); Baby clothing (sells every 14 seconds for an average selling price of 5.79 pounds); and Mobile phones (sell every 16 seconds for an average selling price of 39.56 pounds).

The announcement pointed out eBay's recent decision to make it free for casual sellers to list items in the auction format for items with a starting price under one pound with a flat 10% Final Value Fee.

eBay UK said 201,531 sellers (excluding Powersellers) earned a minimum of 5 pounds per day during 2008, excluding cars & real estate sales.