As greater Sydney continues to face lockdown restrictions, eBay has revealed which postcodes have been shopping the most since June and what they have been buying online.
NSW appears to be a state of avid collectors with those living in Wyong and Tuggerah (postcode 2259) on the Central Coast purchasing collectible TY Beanie Babies, which have become one of the top purchased items since late June.
Customers from Sydney CBD (postcode 2000), Liverpool and Chipping Norton (postcode 2170) are adding to their watch collections with watches one of the top-purchased items.
Greater western Sydney including Campbelltown and Blacktown have been investing in car parts, while people from Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Wentworthville and Westmead have continued to purchase work from home equipment led by laptops and monitors.
Sydney’s CBD incorporating Barangaroo and The Rocks has seen residents opt for video game consoles to keep them entertained.
eBay Australia’s Sophie Onikul said Australians are once again flocking to eBay’s 40,000 local retailers for everything from necessities to boredom busters.
“Similar to trends seen during other lockdowns, shoppers across Sydney are updating WFH setups and revisiting much-loved hobbies like restoring cars as they make the most of the additional downtime. But this time we’re also seeing a rise in collectors with Beanie Babies in high demand and others counting down the time with new watches.”
The top 10 Sydney postcodes shopping most on eBay this lockdown:
- 2170: Casula, Liverpool, Moorebank and Chipping Norton: Purchases are up 24% with watches one of the top items bought.
- 2560: Campbelltown, Campbelltown North, Macarthur Square and Rosemeadow: Purchases are up33% with car parts and women’s clothing among the top items bought.
- 2250: Gosford, Central Mangrove, Erina Fair and Erina: Purchases are up30% with car parts and men’s shoes among the top items bought.
- 2145: Westmead, Constitution Hill, Girraween, Greystanes, Wentworthville, Pendle Hill and Girraween: Purchases are up 29% with graphics cards one of the top items bought.
- 2259: Wyong and Tuggerah: Purchases are up 26% with TY Beanie Babies the top item bought.
- 2000: Barangaroo, Haymarket, Millers Point, Sydney and The Rocks: Purchases are up 16% with video game consoles one of the top items bought.
- 2148: Blacktown, Prospect and Kings Park: Purchases are up 21% with car parts and laptops among the top items bought.
- 2770: Mount Druitt, Minchinbury and Emerton: Purchases are up 30% with car parts among the top items bought.
- 2153: Baulkham Hills, Bella Vista, Winston Hills: Purchases are up 25% with computer monitors one of the top items bought.
- 2155: Beaumont Hills, Kellyville, Rouse Hill: Purchases are up 28% with computer monitors one of the top items bought.