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COMPUTERS: INTERNET / WEB
List: Top Ten eBay Using Regions in the UK
Date: February 2005
Source: www.ebay.co.uk
Base: All regions in the UK
Notes: Founded in San Jose on September 4, 1995 by Pierre Omidyar as Auctionweb, the first item sold was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. When Omidyar contacted the winning bidder and asked, "do you not understand the laser pointer is broken?" he received the following reply: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers." Of the many unusual sales that have taken place through eBay, your editor's favourite is the June 2005 transaction involving Karolyne Smith who sold the right to permanently tattoo an advertisement on her forehead for GoldenPalace.com - for $10,000!
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Region
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Population
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%eBay users
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Norwich
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122,000
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44
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Cambridge
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109,000
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42
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Reading
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143,000
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39
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Ilford
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41,000
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37
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Lincoln
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86,000
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36
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Nottingham
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267,000
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35
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Manchester
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393,000
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33
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Southampton
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217,000
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32
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Preston
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130,000
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32
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Bristol
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381,000
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29
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