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So what gadgets are people buying for themselves this holiday season?  If our top items report is any indicator, the new Blackberry is taking the world by Storm!  5 of the top 10 cell phones sold to us in the past 2 weeks are old Blackberry models, indicating a big upgrade movement:

1. Apple iPhone 8GB
2. Motorola RAZR V3
3. Palm Treo 650
4. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
5. Blackberry RIM 8700c
6. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8130
7. Palm Treo 700w
8. Motorola RAZR V3m
9. Blackberry RIM Curve 8310
10. Blackberry RIM 8830 World Edition

Another hot purchase this season could be the new MacBook.  The old iBook jumped to our top spot on the non-cell phones sold list.  And 4 other laptops made the cut;

1. Apple iBook PowerPC G4
2. Dell Notebook
3. Microsoft Xbox Gaming Console
4. Toshiba Notebook
5. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
6. Sony PlayStation 2 Original Gaming Console
7. Apple iPod Nano 1st Generation 4GB
8. Microsoft Zune 80GB 2nd GEN Digital Multimedia Device
9. Compaq Notebook
10. Sony Notebook

Our next edition will be after XMAS, so we’ll start to see people sell us the gifts people didn’t really like!  Happy Holidays!

A while back I posted about a few awards we were up for.  When all the votes were counted for Mashable’s Open Web Awards, we were thrilled to find out that we took the second prize in the Environmental category.  A big congratulations to Ecomii who took the first prize.

Thanks a million to everyone who cast their vote.  It’s a real honor to be recognized in a forum like this along great companies like Google and Evernote.

The finalists for The 2008 Crunchies will be announced any day now, and we’ve got our hat in the ring for a few categories there.  Stay tuned…

The hits just keep on coming!  We found out that we were chosen as a finalist in the Mashable Awards this week.  Check out our previous blog for details.  Big product intros recently as well with the Blackberry Storm and the new MacBook.  As you’ll see below, we’re seeing the results of people upgrading.

The iPhone topped the cell phone list, same story yet again…Lots of smartphones on the list including the Samsung Blackjack II, the biggest mover of the week.

1. Apple iPhone 8GB
2. Palm Treo 650
3. Motorola RAZR V3m
4. Motorola RAZR V3
5. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
6. LG Chocolate VX8500
7. Motorola Q
8. Samsung BlackJack II SGH-i617
9. Palm Treo 700w
10. Blackberry RIM 8700c

Nintendo Gameboy Advance topped the other category list. Top mover goes to the Apple iBook, moving into the top 10 no doubt due to people upgrading to the new MacBook.

1. Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
2. Dell Notebook
3. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
4. Apple iBook PowerPC G4
5. TeleNav Bluetooth Receiver Kit BT-359
6. Toshiba Notebook
7. HP iPAQ h1910 Pocket PC
8. HP Notebook
9. IBM Notebook
10. Compaq Notebook

We expect a ton of stuff the next couple of weeks as folks look to earn a little extra holiday spending cash.  See how it all turns out in 2 weeks…

We’re in the running for a couple of awards and need your help to win.  Vote early, vote often, tell your friends!

A few weeks back we asked for your help to gain a nomination for the Mashable Open Web Awards.  Thanks to your support we made the cut in the Environmental category.  Now we need your help to take home the top prize.  Cast your vote here:

And as if that wasn’t enough, we’re also shooting for The Crunchies, which are put on by TechCrunch.

If we may humbly suggest, it would be great if you could give us a nod in several categories.

What a week here at Gazelle HQ!  We were featured on the Mike and Juliet morning show, NECN, and WalletPop.  The result was a ton of activity.  Let’s see which products made up the top 10.  In the Cell Phone category, the Apple iPhone 8GB wrestled the top spot back from the Palm Treo 650, which fell to #3.  The random jumper of the week goes to the old school Nokia 6085 which went all the way from non-existent to #2, not sure where that came from!

1. Apple iPhone 8GB
2. Nokia 6085
3. Palm Treo 650
4. Motorola RAZR V3m
5. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
6. Motorola RAZR V3
7. Blackberry RIM 8700c
8. LG Chocolate VX8500
9. Motorola Q
10. LG LX160

In the rest of the categories, the Dell Laptop and iPod 5th generation stayed at #1 and #2.  The biggest category mover goes to the Gaming Console category, as 4 different items made it into the top 10.  No doubt people are selling their old gaming systems and getting ready for new ones for XMAS!

1. Dell Notebook
2. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
3. Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
4. Apple iPod Mini 1st Generation 4GB
5. IBM Notebook
6. Microsoft Zune 30GB Digital Multimedia Device
7. Microsoft Xbox Gaming Console
8. Apple iPod Nano 3rd Generation 8GB
9. Sony PlayStation 2 Slim
10. Sony PSP PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack

Tune in in 2 weeks to see what effect the holidays have on our top items…

Welcome to the once-every-other-week edition of top items trade on gazelle.com!  Not much to report in the world of cell phones, as most of the usual suspects in the top 10.  The biggest story is that the Treo 650 overtook the iPhone 8GB as the most traded cell phone:

1. Palm Treo 650
2. Apple iPhone 8GB
3. Motorola RAZR V3
4. Motorola RAZR V3m
5. LG Chocolate VX8500
6. Motorola Q
7. Motorola Razr V3c
8. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
9. Blackberry RIM 8830 World Edition
10. Blackberry RIM 8703e

The Dell notebook climbs back up to #1 in non-cell phone rankings, as the Apple iBook fell from #1 out of the top 10.  Apparently everyone upgraded to the new Apple a couple weeks ago and Apple trade-ins are declining.

1. Dell Notebook
2. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
3. Toshiba Notebook
4. Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
5. IBM Notebook
6. Apple iPod Mini 1st Generation 4GB
7. Sony Notebook
8. Microsoft Xbox Gaming Console
9. Apple iPod Nano 2nd Generation 4GB
10. Compaq Notebook

Last week Joanne Kaufman wrote an article in The New York Times about people who are pushing themselves and their families to unusual extremes to lead a greener life.

Examples of the tactics some are taking include abstaining from heat and air conditioning,  growing their own produce and raising chickens, saving all of their trash for a year (and blogging about it), and reusing Ziploc bags.

Extreme attempts to reduce their carbon footprint has caused some to be branded “carborexic.”    Sharon Astyk, who limits her family spending on new consumer products to $1,000 a year has seen attitudes shift since she adopted her “dark green” ways in 2002.  She is quoted as saying “People have moved gradually from ‘Sharon is a fruitcake’ to ‘Sharon is a fruitcake who might make some sense,’ ”

All admirable ideas, but definitely not for everyone.   Whatever shade of green you are, it seems like it all can start with some practical steps.   Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection makes some less disruptive suggestions such as checking your tire pressure, washing your clothes in cold water, or switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs.

I wonder how Al et al would feel about Gazelle?

Greenpeace recently released the 9th edition of their Greener Electronics Guide.  This year Nokia was the clear winner demonstrating leadership in both low impact manufacturing practices and recycling programs.  Nintendo and Microsoft were at the bottom of the list.

The guide ranks the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TV’s and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change.   Greenpeace took on this project in 2006 raise awareness about e-waste and encourage manufacturers to take responsibility for the full life cycle of their products, including the electronic waste that their products generate.

Will people vote with their feet and come to Gazelle to sell their (relatively) toxic Microsoft and Nintendo products in favor of greener goods?

Well, it’s official, the iPhone is a juggernaut.  3 straight weeks atop the Gazelle charts for the 8GB.  The biggest mover of the week was the Blackberry 8830.  Blackberry owners getting ready to buy the new Blackberry Storm.  Here’s the rest:

1. Apple iPhone 8GB
2. Palm Treo 650
3. Motorola RAZR V3m
4. Blackberry RIM 8830 World Edition
5. Motorola RAZR V3
6. Motorola Q9c
7. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
8. LG VX8300
9. LG Chocolate VX8500
10. Palm Treo 700p

In non-cell phon action, a major shift.  Laptops made a huge leap over a cluster of ipods to top the charts.  Could be a sign of the economy, as people look to cash in their more valuable laptops:

1. Dell Notebook
2. IBM Notebook
3. Compaq Notebook
4. HP Notebook
5. Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
6. Apple iPod Nano 3rd Generation 8GB
7. Toshiba Notebook
8. Apple iPod Classic 4th Generation 20GB
9. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
10. Apple iPod Nano 1st Generation 4GB

Check back next week to see if the iPhone makes it 4 straight…

Sony Ericcson has announced the complete collection of new handsets that will feature in next month’s new Bond film “The Quantum of Solace”. In Casino Royale we saw James with a limited edition K800i. This time around James will sport the C902 limited edition titanium version which should be released around the same time as the new movie. Other models that will make an appearance are the W350, G700, W910, G900, and W707. Check out this Sony Ericcson blog for the full character to phone line-up. Make sure to trade in those older Sony Ericsson models at Gazelle to make room in your spy bag for these new toys!