Following on from the record US Thanksgiving sales through mobile the trend has continued on Black Friday. eBay saw a 153% increase on mobile transactions compared to Black Friday last year and overall PayPal mobile payments were up 193% on the same day last year. GSI was up the most with a 198% increase in mobile sales this Black Friday.
eBay are offering great deals both in the UK with the Sunday Spectacular deals which last week sold £800K and kick off again at 8am tomorrow. In the US they’re offering deals of up to 60% off brands such as Apple, Canon, HP and Sony right through to Monday.
On Friday eBay saw sales of 250 Apple iPhone 4S per hour from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST, 1 Xbox 360 12-month subscription per second from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. PST, and 250 iPad 2s per hour from 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. PST.
As well as the eBay web deals eBay are also offering eBay iPhone app users exclusive access to mobile-only deals all weekend and on Monday. Shoppers simply click on the “Shop After Hours” banner in the app to shop for fantastic deals anytime, anywhere.
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These figures mean nothing at all for the marketplace/paypal without full numbers for both mobile and non-mobile.
Had to go into the office today, to help pick all the sales. Can’t believe how much has sold on ebay…and still selling. I think I chose the right Dr Martens stock this year!
I am in the office too but Royal Mail’s despatch manager online is not working. It is a nightmare. Anyone know when it will be fixed?
They may be keen on mobile, but they dont get how retailing works. All those one off mobile purchases are missed sales opportunites – they really dont get it do they? how would it be if I popped into Tescos and just bought milk?