eBay celebrates 15 Years in Australia – Which Aussie town has the most active eBay users?

It could be that eBay is actually the unsung hero of the internet in Australia.  Can you believe the site has been around (The local version) since 1999?  That’s 15 years – feeling old yet?  To Celebrate, eBay is having a sale, plus they’ve released some fun stats.

(The original eBay Australia website)

It all started (according to eBay Australia) with an Aussie selling a Harmon Kardan amp to a US buyer – since then the site has ramped up pretty well – now over 8 million Australians use eBay every single month.

To put that in context, in 15 years there have been 681,000,000 transactions.  Blimey!

Marking the anniversary, eBay will have a 15% off site-wide for just over a day, starting Midnight on Sunday 14th September, ending Monday 15th at 12pm.

But here’s the fun part.  Would you buy a $50,000 car on your mobile phone?   The most expensive item ever bought via the eBay mobile site/app was a Range Rover Sport in 2014 (over $50,000)

Nothing in the electronics category is searched for more than the iPhone 5.

Get this – there are over 1600 eBay sellers who take in more than $1,000,000 in sales every year!

If you think your item is doing well with 20 or 30 bids, think again.  In 2006 a Sharp 32 inch LCD TV received 1126 bids!

The most expensive item sold (outside of the motoring category) was a Gladstone fish and chip shop – which sold for $110,000.

And interestingly, that puts this next one into some perspective: A few years back, a bloke in Perth sold his “whole life” including his car, motorbike and house.  Ahh.. under $110,000?  Poor bugger.

And… the most active town in Australia?  Toowoomba.

 

Recent Posts

  • Tech

Major price cuts for popular RØDE audio devices

RØDE have announced significant discounts now on their highly rated wireless microphone line-up, making professional equipment…

5 hours ago
  • Tech

The Kogan XPRESSO Dual Screen Portable Monitor made my travel setup feel like home!

I travel a lot, people know that, and while some think it's all sight seeing…

15 hours ago
  • Lifestyle

LG wins numerous honours at IFA’s inaugural Innovation Awards

LG have won a staggering 17 awards at the inaugural Innovation Awards at IFA 2025…

1 day ago
  • Lifestyle

Keeping you and your supplies cool this summer thanks to EcoFlow

There’s camping, there’s glamping but EcoFlow takes the great outdoors to a whole new level…

1 day ago
  • Tech

I’m heading to Apple HQ for their iPhone event – here’s what I’m expecting

I've touched down in San Francisco after a flight from Berlin for the biggest event…

2 days ago
  • Tech

Lenovo shows of new Legion Go gaming handheld and new AI powered devices

Lenovo has unveiled their latest suite of AI-Powered Devices and Experiences at IFA, with new…

2 days ago