Terrible Towels, HDTVs, Game Tickets Among Hot Big Game Related Items on eBay; Pittsburgh's Roethlisberger Trumps Seattle's Alexander As Most Popular Big Game Player Based on eBay Items Sold

Business Wire, Feb 1, 2006

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- With the Big Game just five days away, the hunt for coveted Terrible Towels, player memorabilia and game tickets has reached a fever pitch on eBay. Below is a look at key trends across eBay over the past several weeks:

Tickets

--Over the past two weeks, more than 800 Big Game ticket listings (which include various quantities of tickets) have successfully closed on eBay. Average price for a pair of tickets has hovered around $5,200 ($2,600 per ticket) while a set of four has averaged about $11,000 (nearly $2,750 per ticket)

--While on a steady rise, Tues, Jan. 31 was the biggest single day of successful ticket listings with nearly 100 sets sold on the site.

Memorabilia

--In the past two weeks, more than 11,000 Big Game items have been sold at an average price of $64. The search term "super bowl" returns 10,000 related listings currently available on the marketplace

--Over 3,300 Terrible Towels, Pittsburgh fans' swinging sensation, have flown off eBay's virtual shelves over the past two weeks. Average selling price has been $15. Listings are receiving an average of 24 bids per item, demand comparable to Apple iPod nanos on eBay during the holidays.

--Biggest Terrible Towel sales day: Sunday, Jan. 22 (524 sold).

HD and Plasma TVs

--In the past two weeks, more than 1,050 HD and Plasma TVs have sold on eBay at an average price of over $1,000

--Peak sales took place around the Conference Championship weekend (Friday-Monday) when over 400 HD and Plasma TVs sold

Top Selling Player Items

--Ben Roethlisberger -- More than 26,000 items have been sold in the past three months -- over a third in the past two weeks

--Shaun Alexander -- 12,000 items have been sold in the past three months with more than half selling during the past two weeks

--Jerome Bettis -- 9,000 items have been sold in the past three months with half selling during the past two weeks

--Matt Hasselbeck -- 2,300 items have been sold in the past three months with more than half (1,200) selling in the past two weeks

eBay Marketplace Research, a real-time service that offers sellers and buyers visibility into important listing, bidding and pricing trends on eBay, was used to determine these sales data results. Figures provided reflect sales through Tuesday, Jan. 31.

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