Velocity statistics

• A car sells every 2 minutes
• A CD sells every 9 seconds
• A mobile phone sells every 21 seconds
• A woman’s handbag sells every 3 seconds
• A laptop sells every 2 minutes
• An MP3 player sells every 1 minute
• A piece of women’s clothing sells every 5 seconds
• A teddy bear sells every 2 minutes
• A toy car sells every 25 seconds
• A piece of men’s clothing sells every 9 seconds
• A football shirt sells every 2 minutes
• A piece of golf equipment sells every 2 minutes

Unique items sold on eBay

• Gulf Stream Jet - $4.9 Million (most expensive item sold on the site)
• Wedding dress (modelled by ex-husband) - £2,125
• Decommissioned Nuclear Bunker - £14,000
• Lady Thatcher's Handbag - £103,000
• Max the Mammoth (Pre Historic Skeleton) - £61,000
• Cornflake the shape of the state of Illinois - $1,350
• Town in Texas called Albert – $3.5m
• Former US ballistic missile base in Washington - $750,000
• Joe Di Maggio’s passport - $4,800
• Life on Mars Orange Ford Cortina - £10,000
• A date with Scarlett Johanssen in aid of Oxfam US - £20,000
• Amy Winehouse’s dress in aid of the Lavender Trust - £1,950
• Silk dress worn by Keira Knightly to the Oscars in 2006 in aid of Oxfam - £4,000