(UKPA) – 4 hours ago
Bleak winter weather has seen a 130 per cent sales spike in DVD boxset sales, online auction site eBay has said.
American TV drama 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, proved the most popular boxset and saw recent sales rocket 336 per cent.
US shows dominated the rest of eBay's DVD sales list, with The Wire, Heroes, Friends and Lost rounding out the top five.
The only British DVD boxset in the top ten was BBC sci-fi favourite Doctor Who.
Bidders were prepared to shell out the most for gritty Baltimore crime drama The Wire, with the average boxset fetching £21.48. Sitcom Friends fetched the lowest average price at just £10.70.
An eBay spokeswoman said: "With the country still battling recession, and the miserable, unpredictable weather taking another turn for the worst, it seems Brits are saving the pennies by staying at home in front of the TV and tucking into their favourite boxsets."
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