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People Still Buying Twinkies on eBay

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published

The shut-down of Hostess Brands has created the near-term death of Twinkies. What is so amazing is that there really are real-life character just like in Zombieland who are going to extreme measures to get a Twinkie these days. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has become the de facto marketplace for the sugary food. Even today we have seen several sales go off on eBay:

  • 1 Dozen Hostess Raspberry Filled Donuts (so 2 boxes) & free Twinkie 2 pack sold for $14.00
  • Hostess Twinkie RARE “Wonder Zip N Fresh Bags” 150 Bags sold for $19.99.
  • Hostess Twinkies “Twinkie The Kid” Coffin Box and Single Twinkie sold for $10.00
  • Hostess Twinkies 10 Count Box Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling sold for $16.50
  • VARIETY HOSTESS TWINKIES/CHOCO​LATE/CUPCAKES/​ZINGERS/RASPBE​RRY DONUTS FRESH 46/pc sold for $30.00 (with 21 bids).
  • New in Box Hostess Twinkies, 1 box 24 -Count Individually Wrapped Golden Cakes sold for $20.50 (with 9 bids).
  • Not a Twinkie to eat, but a rare Hostess Vintage Metal Aluminum Sign Ding Dong Twinkie Twinkies Ad sold for $211.93 (with 18 bids).

Late yesterday came a sale of a lot of three Hostess Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Zingers that sold for $32.00 with 21 bids.

The good news is that these last close to forever, so Twinkie sales will probably remain in this market for some time. Wait a minute, is that really good news? This probably marked the end of the deep-fried-Twinkie.

-The Team

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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