Wednesday 29 December 2010

iPhone 4, Barbie top eBay's shopping trends in 2010

eBay's annual Top Shopped report usually offers insight into the pop culture moments and fashion trends that captivated shoppers' curiosity, and cash during the year. In 2010, it was all about Apple, the World Cup and toys, according to eBay, which released its top-10 list today.
Apple's iPhone 4 (1,634,674 related items sold) and iPad (621,399) dominated the tech scene. On the sporting scene, it was a buzzing plastic instrument at the World Cup in South Africa (more than 265,000 vuvuzelas sold). Classic toys like Barbie (1,178,909 related items sold) and Hot Wheels (748,140) also made a comeback.
eBay based its results on analyzed sales and search data across categories in its online Marketplace to come up with this year's list below:
1. iPhone
2. Barbie
3. Military jackets
4. Hot Wheels
5. iPad
6. World cup
7. The Beatles
8. Silly Bandz
9. Alice in Wonderland
10. New Orleans Saints