Digital marketplace eBay reports that Black Friday sales in the U.S. across its suite of mobile applications almost doubled over the previous year, with the company's worldwide mobile sales on track to nearly triple over 2009. According to eBay, mobile bidding on Black Friday increased 30 percent over the previous Friday, with peak mobile buying hours taking place between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm ET. eBay expects to top $1.5 billion in mobile sales this year--since the introduction of its first mobile application in July 2008, on-the-go consumers have bought or sold nearly 30 million items.
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