eBay Ink » NFL http://ebayinkblog.com an inside look at the wide world of eBay, Inc. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:17:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Barack Obama Making History on eBay too http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/01/15/barack-obama-making-history-on-ebay-too/ http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/01/15/barack-obama-making-history-on-ebay-too/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:12:23 +0000 Richard Brewer-Hay http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=1669 No one ever thought it would happen in our life time. There was speculation that this country was even ready for it. Now, after months of anticipation, deliberation and pontification we are a few days away from a moment years in the making. A moment that some would have thought impossible just a few years ago. In just a few days, we’ll be privileged to be a part of something that only a small minority in U.S. history dared dream of. That’s right folks, on Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals will be hosting an NFC Championship game with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

There’s also the matter of the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama two days later and according to the PR team here at eBay, the media want to know how “Obama sales” are going on eBay.com. It’s no surprise really. As the world’s largest marketplace we tend to act as a barometer for things like this. I managed to get some fast facts:

In the past 90 days alone:
• listings of Barack Obama Inauguration-related items have increased 413%.

• 134,926 Obama-related items have sold on eBay for an average selling price of $23.20.

Currently there are more than 20,000 Obama-related listings on the site.

High-ticket items, such as a lot of 620 copies of the Chicago Tribune from Wednesday, November 5, 2008 (the day Obama was officially announced as the 44th President of the United States), sold on eBay for $1,799. Also, a signed, first-edition copy of Dreams of my Father sold for $8,500.

You can track more real-time statistics and data at Terapeak.com (subscription required).

Cheers,
RBH

]]> http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/01/15/barack-obama-making-history-on-ebay-too/feed/ 8 StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” for the NFL Playoffs http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/12/18/stubhub-launches-tickets-for-trees-for-the-nfl-playoffs/ http://ebayinkblog.com/2008/12/18/stubhub-launches-tickets-for-trees-for-the-nfl-playoffs/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:11:57 +0000 Richard Brewer-Hay http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=1490
StubHub launched a pretty cool program earlier today with its “Tickets for Trees”, an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchased on StubHub for the 2008-09 NFL post-season. According to the press release, StubHub has partnered with the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and will plant trees in National Forests across the U.S. in the closest proximity to cities hosting playoff games, as well as in the Ocala National Forest near Tampa, Florida, site of Super Bowl XLIII. For example, when the Tennessee Titans host their divisional playoff game in Nashville, StubHub will plant a tree in the Cherokee National Forest in Eastern Tennessee for each ticket purchased through StubHub for that event and any subsequent home games at LP Field. StubHub expects to plant tens of thousands of trees early in 2009 in up to eleven National Forests across the country, based on transaction volume coupled with individual fan donations.

Okay, I’ve been writing this blog for a little over 8 months now and I seem to expose a little bit more about myself each time. One thing I don’t think I’ve addressed before is how much of a sports fanatic I truly am. I have been a Miami Dolphins fan since I first moved to the country back in 1984 (we lived in Fort Lauderdale for a little over two years) and I’ve stuck with them through thick and thin (I watched all 15 losses last season and the lone win) so I’ve been getting more and more excited as this season progresses as the Dolphins, somehow, someway, have a shot at making the playoffs. Believe me, if I lived closer (budget is tight right now) I would totally be responsible for the planting of at least one tree near the Dolphins Stadium in South Florida if they were to win their next two games and secure the AFC East title.

StubHub’s “Tickets for Trees” initiative for the NFL Playoffs kicks-off a joint effort to restore National Forests across the country. More information can be found on StubHub.com/TicketsForTrees, as well as NationalForests.org. Fans have two ways to participate:

1. Buy an NFL playoff ticket or Super Bowl XLIII ticket on StubHub

2. Donate directly to your team’s National Forest — every dollar plants another tree.

National Forests will be designated to each hosting playoff team on Monday, December 29th.
https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/NationalForestFoundation/StubHub.html

Cheers,
RBH


GO FINS!

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