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eBay's "The Sleigh Drop" Brings the Gift of Grails to Holiday Shoppers
Three top influencers - La La Anthony, DJ Skee and Jacques Slade - make their incredible sneaker collections available for an exclusive drop on eBay SAN JOSE,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Three top influencers - La La Anthony, DJ Skee and Jacques Slade - make their incredible sneaker collections available for an exclusive drop on eBay\n\n\nSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, eBay announces \"The Sleigh Drop,\" a new sneaker sales event that offers exclusive access to some of the world's coolest collections. Throughout the holiday season, three renowned sneakerheads - La La Anthony, DJ Skee and Jacques Slade - will bring their impressive collections of rare kicks to eBay, where a sneaker is bought every 4 seconds. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThis series of drops kicks off with sneaker seller SoleStage listing 700+ pairs of highly-coveted kicks from DJ Skee's closet, like the Air Jordan 1 Retro High Off-White and the Nike Air Yeezy 2 NRG Pure Platinum. New items from Skee's collection will be released every Friday during the month of November. \n\"This holiday looks really different, and these drops give sneakerheads access to highly coveted pairs that you can't get anywhere else,\" said Garry Thaniel, General Manager of Sneakers at eBay. \"Supply chain challenges have reshaped the season, and shoppers are craving the rare, the unique and the hard-to-find, especially when it comes to enthusiast categories like sneakers.\" \neBay will continue to give the gift of grails throughout the month of December, dropping the personal collections of Jacques Slade on December 3 and La La Anthony on December 17. eBay shoppers can visit eBay.com/TheSleighDrop to browse the collections. \neBay Sneakers \nAcross the entire sneaker category, eBay has made buying and selling easier and more trustworthy for buyers - and charges no seller fees for listings over $100. The recent launch and expansion of its Authenticity Guarantee service ensures all new and pre-owned sneakers sold for over $100 in the U.S. are fully vetted and verified by an independent team of industry experts. \nFollow @eBay and @eBaySneakers on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.\nBy the Numbers\neBay's sneakers category continues to grow at double-digit rates A pair of sneakers is bought every 4 seconds on eBay Pre-owned sneakers are selling 15% faster, month over month, on eBay The women's sneaker category grew more than 80% on eBay over the past year Source: Numbers based on eBay North America (U.S. and Canada) Jan-Jun 2021 sales dat...