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For the second week in a row, [tag]Ron Paul[/tag] items on [tag]eBay[/tag] have slipped behind items mentioning [tag]Hillary Clinton[/tag]. For Ron Paul supporters however, there is still something important to crow about. His [tag]sell-through[/tag] rate remains incredibly high at nearly 75%. If you're not familiar with [tag]eBay selling[/tag], that is a great [tag]conversion rate[/tag] and way above average items on the site. And lets face it, Hillary Clinton has her husband to help her in this race of eBay items as well as being first lady and all.

[tag]Michael Vick[/tag], should he run for President?

eBay users in the U.S. total nearly one hundred million. According to the US Census, about 197 million people voted for [tag]President[/tag] in 2004. So a big chunk of the electorate uses eBay and as I've been saying here, we get a collective picture of what's on the country's mind via [tag]eBay sales[/tag]. So take a look at alleged dog-fighter/dog-killer Michael Vick compared to the pillars of society running for the nation's highest office:

Michael Vick July 19-25,2007

• # of listings: 1236
  
• Sell-through Rate: 40.53%
• Avg. Price: $23.02
• Total Sales: $11,741

Should Ron Paul take up dog-fighting? I hope not literally, but there could be a joke there...

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[tags]barack obama,rudy giuliani,john edwards,fred thompson,presidential election,2008[/tags]

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Hillary Clinton pulled ahead of Ron Paul in the eBay Presidential Race this week. While Dr. Paul still had an outstanding sell-through rate of 81%, Ms. Clinton jumped to the front of the line in Total Sales due in part to a set of signed, numbered copies of their respective books, "Living History" by Hillary and "My Life" by Bill. The set sold for $850 to an adoring fan. These books and a couple of "My Life" copies autographed by both Bill and Hillary bumped her average selling price up this week to $27.82 from $12.51 last week. So although the sell-through rate for Hillary dropped, her overall sales were higher this week.

eBay Reflects the Polls Again

Overall, eBay again reflects the poll averages on RealClearPolitics.com. Hillary definitely has some help from former President Clinton, but generally if she's mentioned in the title of an item, it's relevant in this survey. Really though, that's pretty much the way it is in the offline world too, Bill gives Hillary a boost in general. One glaring difference in this line-up is still Ron Paul. While never mentioned in the top-level polls, he continues to show very strongly in items sold on eBay. It seemed the "Ron Paul for President" backlit car top sign pushed the gross merchandise value of Ron Paul this week. I have yet to see one on the street, but you can find one on eBay here while they last.
Maybe you Ron Paul fans can push him back in the lead next week, I'm sure you'll be noticed when you drive down the street.

Bringing Up the Rear

While some of the other names in the race are well-known, they just don't have the "rock-star" appeal that Hillary, Barack, and Ron have. They are the only three to crack the $1000 line in weekly sales of items related to them. Where would Hillary be without Bill though? No, really.

It's interesting to see how John McCain's average price per item has dropped over the past three weeks, in parallel with the stories on the news about his faltering funds on the campaign trail.

Fred Thompson still hasn't declared, but according to eBay results, he's giving Rudy Giuliani a run for his money. I expect him to continue climbing as many predict.

Senators John Edwards and Joe Biden are unimpressive for eBay sellers (and evidently buyers in the case of Edwards). Joe Biden has been serving Delaware since 1973 and it seems there would be more than seven items on eBay mentioning him. John Edwards has been serving North Carolina since 1999, and was a strong contender for the Democrat nomination in 2004, but all together items referencing John Edwards (for president) only totalled $111 last week. Dude!

[tags]ron paul,hillary,bill clinton,ebay,obama,john mccain,john edwards,presidential,fred thompson,joe biden,rudy giuliani,presidential race,2008[/tags]

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Ron Paul - an even bigger lead...

While I didn't think it possible, eBay sellers listing items for [tag]Ron Paul[/tag] saw an even better conversion rate this week. He is now up to 86.47% and had an even higher sales total of a whopping $4409!!

This week's results for the eBay '08 [tag]Presidential Race[/tag]

Last week I posted an article showing how the race for president is playing out on eBay.com. The chart shows the number of listings, sell-through (or conversion) rate, average price per item, and total sales of items containing the candidates name. Far and away the winner was Ron Paul, with a nearly 80% sell-through and over $3900 in total merchandise sales. This week some movement was made by [tag]Hillary Clinton[/tag] in number of listings and total sales. Barack [tag]Obama[/tag] though slipped back nearly $500 from last week's sales, and all the front runners slid in the average sale price of their items.

I sorted the chart this week to make it even easier to see. I may add a week-over-week column if anyone would like to see it. Please let me know and I'll do what I can. I also added undeclared candidate [tag]Fred Thompson[/tag], just because he is listed on many of the polls and is ahead of [tag]John McCain[/tag] on most of the ones I saw.

eBay reflects the actual [tag]polling data[/tag]

I did some searching for some average poll charts and found the ones at RealClearPolitics.com. Their average is amazingly close to the eBay results with the exception of almost any mention of Ron Paul. The average Democratic polls show Hillary Clinton, followed by Barack Obama, then [tag]John Edwards[/tag]. The average Republican polls show [tag]Giuliani[/tag], Thompson, McCain, and Romney. No Ron Paul though.

This is interesting to watch, and I got lots of great comments last week from all over. Stay tuned... the experiment will continue next week.
[tags]polls,2008 election[/tags]

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Presidential contender [tag]Ron Paul[/tag] is winning in the pop world of eBay. When it comes to sell-through rate, and dollars generated on the site, this relative unknown is creaming [tag]Hillary Clinton[/tag], [tag]Barack Obama[/tag], and [tag]Rudy Giuliani[/tag]. If you want know what to sell on [tag]eBay[/tag], with an astounding 79.41% conversion rate, it seems Ron Paul merchandise is a hit.

Ron Paul is [tag]Bill Maher[/tag]'s new hero

I started seeing Ron Paul's name here and there and found he has an incredibly loyal following. Then I saw a video on YouTube with Bill Maher interviewing Dr. Paul and Bill seems to really like him. The next logical step for an [tag]eBay seller[/tag] like myself was to see how he was doing on eBay. The sell-through, or conversion rate for Ron Paul was outstanding to me. Nearly 80% of Ron Paul items on eBay sell, as opposed to 33% for Hillary, 35% for Barack Obama, 30% for [tag]Mitt Romney[/tag], and 21% for Rudy Giuliani. That's not all though...

What the chart shows to eBay Sellers

I did searches of all the [tag]presidential candidates[/tag] who've officially declared their candidacy, for the week of June 27 - July 3, 2007. This chart shows a few important things to eBay sellers. As a seller you really have to look at more than the sell-through rate to determine which bandwagon to jump on. For example, Tommy Thompson has a 50% sell-through rate, but with only 4 items in the past seven days, that's not gonna buy you dinner in downtown Milwaukee. So we need to look at a combination of sell-through, volume, and average price to really know where to turn. Hillary Clinton turns up most often with 396 over the seven day period, but her sell-through rate is only 33%. If you listed 100 different Hillary Clinton items you'd be relisting 66 of them at week's end. Our boy Ron Paul however with only 136 items for the week stomped the competition with an 80% conversion rate. So if you listed 100 Ron Paul items, you'd only be relisting 20. And when the average price is figured in (Hillary's is $15.48 and Ron's is $24.92) well, there's just no comparison. Ron Paul wins the eBay [tag]2008 Presidential Race[/tag] for this week with $3988 in total sales, and Hillary Clinton is the runner-up with $2307.

[tag]Terapeak[/tag]

I used Terapeak Marketplace Research to get the results shown. Terapeak is an [tag]eBay Research Tool[/tag] which provides an incredible array of information for sellers looking for trends in the eBay marketplace. Terapeak is an eBay [tag]Certified Solutions Provider[/tag] and focuses exclusively on eBay. The data you can research goes back two years! Included in the categories available for your research are Parts and Accessories in [tag]eBay Motors[/tag]. I wholeheartedly recommend Terapeak as a research tool for your business, or I suppose for your polling data.

Come back next week!

I had so much fun doing this that I plan to run the same searches again next week and post them here. So come back and see how the race is going next weekend.

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