eBay is the largest marketplace for one-of-a-kind items. But they also sell books and electronic products as fast as Amazon.com.

Vampire series True Blood (Sookie Stackhouse) and Twilight Saga make the top 50 products on sold on eBay. Otherwise, it’s all chips and polycarbonate.

Here are top 5 selling items on eBay in August, 2009:

1. Apple iPod touch 2nd Generation (8 GB) MP3 Player
   

   1.		US APPLE IPOD TOUCH 8GB VIDEO MP3 WiFi 1st GEN GRADE A  $129.99 Free Shipping      249 bought     >> View More Details
   2.		MP3 Charger for Apple iPod Touch Gen2 8GB 16GB 32GB  $1.32      98 bought     >> View More Details

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2. Nintendo Wii – Game console
   

   1.		1 NEW WII NINTENDO GAME CONSOLE SYSTEM 2 CONTRS W/GAMES  $419.99 Free Shipping      1,520 bought     >> View More Details
   2.		NEW NINTENDO WII CONSOLE + WII FIT PLUS + GAMES BUNDLE  $568.88 Free Shipping      854 bought     >> View More Details

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3. Apple iPhone (AT&T)

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4. Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphic Calculator – This one’s a surprise!

1.		Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphic Calculator  $75.35     27 bought     >> View More Details
2.		New Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphic Calculator (Factory Sealed)  $55.54     24 bids     >> View More Details

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5. Apple iPod touch 2nd Generation Silver (16 GB) MP3 Player
   

   1.		8GB Apple iPod Touch 2nd Gen Generation MP3 MP4 Video Player 8 GB Silver Black!!  $41.00     11 bids     >> View More Details
   2.		Apple iPod Touch 32 GB Black/Silver 2nd Generation  $95.00     0 bids     >> View More Details

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Well, here’s the other top 6 through 50 (in order):

Microsoft Wireless Gamepad for Xbox 360
Apple iPhone 3G (AT&T)
BlackBerry Storm
Nintendo Wii Remote and Nunchuck Controller Combo
LG VX8300 (Verizon Wireless)
Microsoft 20GB Hard Drive (DHB4Q00002) for Xbox 360
T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (T-Mobile)
Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
Microsoft Xbox 360 – Game console – 20 GB
Microsoft Controller for Xbox 360
Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Graphic Calculator
True Blood – The Complete First Season (DVD, 2009, 5-Disc Set)
Apple iPhone 3G (AT&T)
Apple iPhone 3GS (AT&T)
Apple iPod touch 2nd Generation Black (32 GB) MP3 Player
Motorola MotoRazr V3 (AT&T)
Sony PlayStation 3 – Game console – black – 80 GB
Apple iPhone 3GS (AT&T)
Motorola RAZR V3 (T-Mobile)
Charger for Nintendo DS, Gameboy Advance SP
T-Mobile Sidekick iD (T-Mobile)
Apple iPod nano chromatic Black (8 GB) MP3 Player
T-Mobile G1
The Sims 3 (PC Games)
Sony PlayStation 3 – Game console – black – 40 GB
The Twilight Saga Collection by Stephenie Meyer (2008, Hardcover)
Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Apple iPod nano 3rd Generation Silver (4 GB) MP3 Player
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (2004, Paperback, Reprint)
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite System – Game console – black – 120 GB
Motorola MotoRazr V3 (AT&T)
Nintendo 64 – Game console
Palm Treo 650
Nintendo Wii Remote Controller
RIM BlackBerry Bold 9000
BlackBerry Curve 8900
Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris (2008, Paperback)
Apple iPhone 3G (AT&T)
Call of Duty: World at War (Xbox 360)
Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Graphic Calculator
Nintendo DS Lite – Handheld game system
Sony PlayStation 2 – Game console
Samsung Instinct (Sprint Nextel)
LG Shine CU720 (AT&T)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System – Game console

Here are the top 4 most watched eBay auctions this week. These are celebrity auctions in with more than 450 watchers each. If you are an eBay pulse fan, then check out the WatchedItem.com’s eBay Pulse.

#1. Meet Howard Stern

#2. Be a Miley Cyrus Roadie for a day! This one would be fun!

#3. Lorrie Morgan corvette and personal meet and greet.

#4. Jim Cockrum is an eBay marketing celebrity with over 100,000 followers. This is a really good opportunity to advertise to eBay sellers. Shoemoney ran a similar auction 2 weeks ago where he sold his chest to Retailmenot for $11,100.

“8675309 Jenny call me,” goes the Tommy Tutone song from the 80s.

Every 6 months or so, there is another popular eBay auction for this phone number. This one is for a Philly area code.

The last one went for $365K according to CNN.

This one is on the WatchedItem.com fastest rising auctions.

Philly Area 8675309 Phone Number + Business 867-5309 $5,200.00, 25 bids 554 watchers Ends Aug 04 Offered by eBay seller: kaplaw13pa

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I used to love searching for hidden treasures on eBay. I would spend every night discovering slightly used designer suits to wear for my corporate job. I couldn’t pull myself away from the computer until my eyes involuntarily closed.

I used to travel to Asia each month and get stuck in Narita Airport in Japan for 4-5 hours at a time. The JAL lounge had PC’s set up with internet access. Ahhhh, JAL served delicious, but tiny, breakfast treats and drinks while I parked myself to surf eBay.

But sadly, eBay grew beyond treasure hunter shoppers around 2006-2007. eBay sells more commodity items now and is more of a “deal” shopping site.

Now I find items sorted on popularity on WatchedItem.com. I have to. eBay houses a lot of fixed priced items that have been listed for sale for years. It would take too long to sort by endtime and I don’t trust BestMatch.

A WatchedItem user searched for “ABC”. Hmmm, let’s see what that’s about.

This “ABC” search turns up a lot of fixed priced eBay items that contain the string “ABC”.

1. Do not buy this floor puzzle for your house! Kids never play with it and you end up throwing it away. But if you insist on buying it, yes, this is a good price.

36 SQ FT ABC 123 FOAM PLAY KID MAT PUZZLE CHILD FLOOR $19.99, 51 Bought 60 watchers Ends Aug 02 Offered by eBay seller: getrung

2. Here’s a new trend in charms, the charm earring. Cute.

New Brighton ABC Small Earring Charm Hoop Silver $22.00, 16 Bought 35 watchers Ends Aug 14 Offered by eBay seller: brighton4u

3. This is a nice quilting fabric. Quilting is still a good category on eBay, but Etsy.com is the new marketplace for handmade goods. Lots of beautiful things on Etsy.

MICHAEL MILLER DICK AND JANE ABC’S RETRO QUILT FABRIC $8.50, 35 Bought 34 watchers Ends Aug 03 Offered by eBay seller: emeraldcityfabricandcraft

4. Everyone with children or nieces and nephews has these magnetic letters. These are also good for the office watering hole.

ABC ALPHABET MAGNETIC LETTERS 2 NEW PKGS 52 PC MAGNETS $3.99, 71 Bought 34 watchers Ends Aug 22 Offered by eBay seller: not-so-new76

So there still is a lot of fun stuff on eBay. Just start your search by the most popular items with WatchedItem.com!