According to ebay, Israel is located among the 15 countries that are leading in terms of purchases on the ebay site - not only relative to the number of residents, but also in absolute terms - ahead of Sweden, Japan, Russia, Brazil and other countries.
In 2016, Israel took the leading position among the OECD countries in terms of the number of packages ordered per capita. According to the Israeli Post, Israelis ordered in 2016 from abroad 52 million parcels.
According to ebay, every two seconds Israelis make a purchase on the site - almost 16 million items in the past year. Each of the 9 Israelis has an account on the site compared to each of the 5,000 US residents. According to Israel Post, ebay is one of the two most popular sites in Israel, along with AliExpress.
For the first 6 months of the current year (from January to June), the most popular among Israelis buying on ebay was a smartphone - the number of purchases increased by 20% compared to the same period last year.
In second place in terms of demand, wristwatches - the number of purchases has grown by 10%, and the third place covers for cell phones, which this year already sold almost 2.5 million units.
On the fourth place in terms of demand sneakers and sporting goods were located, in the fifth place - laptops.
As for the purchase of sports shoes, the website notes that the abolition of customs duties, which came into force in May this year under the "Net Family" program, did not reduce the demand for the purchase of shoes on the site. Even after the cancellation of fees, prices on the site are still lower than the prices in stores in Israel, so the Israelis go to the store, choose a model and size, and then order on ebay.
In ebay, they note a 50% increase in demand for laptops due to a significant difference in price: if an Apple laptop costs about 10 thousand shekels in a store in Israel, then in the US it is sold for 1,000-1,500 dollars (3,500-5,000 shekels).
In addition to these names, the Israelis are actively buying light bulbs and lamps, cosmetics and perfumes - both cheap and elite, recently the demand for pet products has increased.