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!
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I must admit I had no idea this type of selling was in place… What is rather funny is that Ron Paul is beating the GOP even on eBAY… How funny is this?
Of all the people who donate large sums to Mitt and Rudy, Paul is even beating them on eBay. I just think this shows another way to show the support that Ron Paul has.
Michael…
Awesome post….
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