Last 2 sales to city I live in- random chance?

[RetroMonde]

We talk a lot about search manipulation on eBay and how we often sell things in geographic clusters. My last 2 sales on Etsy were both to the city I live in, each in SE Portland. What in the world are the odds of that happening? Each was for a totally different product, a tee and a bandana. Just think it's weird! 

[kat]

I wonder about that. My stuff is in clusters too.

A while back, I sold a top to the same town (100 miles away) that I bought it in. It had a stain that I was able to get out. Wouldn't it be funny if they were looking to replace the stained one they had donated?
I just sold a top this morning to Fair Oaks, about 75 miles away, which is next to the town I bought it. It's probably regional desirability, but you selling completely different items to your town is weird.
Yay on the sales though.

[chapeaunoir]

They have some sort of scheme of showing local listings first, but that's pretty darned local! I send stuff all over and haven't noticed any particular locality, but then I have the usual oddball stuff on Etsy that I have everywhere else.

[RetroMonde]

I've noticed that recently on eBay I'll have a couple for one state or all in one region. But 2 sales in a row for my city was pretty noteworthy. I do sell to Portland more often on Etsy than on eBay; maybe Etsy is more attracts more hipsters than the other.

[chapeaunoir]

That may be - so the 'local' thing just works differently. I don't sell a lot to Seattle, but Seattle ain't exactly the home of hipsters - tryhards, maybe, but not hipsters lol.

I sell a lot of stuff on Etsy to New York City.

[RetroMonde]

Yeah, lots of Etsy sales to Brooklyn.

[chapeaunoir]

Well New York is the home of Fabulous.

Just remembered - I sold a Vivienne Tam East Wind Code top to someone who lives on the bluff overlooking our bluff.