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California Buys More Of This Item On eBay Than Any Other State
eBay released a graphic showing what item each of the 50 states leads the pack in bidding. It turns out that Californians buy more high-end women's apparel and accessories than anyone else. Given that California is home to San Francisco, Beverly Hills, Orange County, Santa Barbara and, yes, so many pretty movie stars, that sounds about right.
We were also not surprised by Colorado beating out everyone else in hydroponic supplies and Texas lived up to its rep by outbidding everyone else for hunting and tactical supplies. But who knew that New York was into firearms or Wyoming is really into art supplies. And what's up with Delaware being so into roombas?
In any case, here's the full list from eBay so you can wildly or responsibly speculate about the habits of each state's inhabitants:
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