Thursday, February 21, 2013

Price of Twinkies skyrockets on eBay, Craigslist | Redux

Price of Twinkies skyrockets on eBay, Craigslist

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Allan's Auto Sales by .Larry Page
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Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess announced its plans to close its doors forever, people flocked to stores to fill their shopping baskets with boxes of the cream-filled sponge cakes and their sibling snacks -- Ding Dongs, Ho Hos and Zingers. Late Friday and Saturday, the opportunists took to the websites eBay and Craigslist. They began marketing their hoard to whimsical collectors and junk-food lovers for hundreds -- and in some cases -- thousands of dollars. That's a fat profit margin, when you consider the retail price for a box of 10 Twinkies is roughly $5. Greg Edmonds of Sherman, Texas, is among those who believe Twinkies are worth more now that Hostess Brands Inc. has closed its bakeries.

People:

John Stansel

Overall Sentiment: -0.138904

Relevance: 0.738278

SentimentQuote
0.0848151"Maybe I will hire a personal trainer for myself or go do some shopping at Whole Foods or donate the money to a charity to fight diabetes," Stansel, 40, said. ...
0.0811975"Maybe I will hire a personal trainer for myself or go do some shopping at Whole Foods or donate the money to a charity to fight diabetes," Stansel, 40, said. "No matter what, I figure I am getting sugar off the streets."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1660126
  • Mean: 0.0830063
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Greg Edmonds

Overall Sentiment: -0.0915185

Relevance: 0.709369

SentimentQuote
-0.228456"I could really use the extra money since I'm unemployed," Edmonds, 50, said. ...
-0.0257774"I could really use the extra money since I'm unemployed," Edmonds, 50, said. "I figure I better sell them pretty quickly because I am not sure how long this novelty is going to last."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.2542334
  • Mean: -0.1271167
  • Standard Deviation: 0

Ho Hos

Overall Sentiment: -0.279891

Relevance: 0.371004

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  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

Additional Info:

Company: Craigslist

Overall Sentiment: 0.0721924

Relevance: 0.471754

Company: eBay

Overall Sentiment: 0.193044

Relevance: 0.458319

Company: Hostess Brands Inc.

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.447159

City: New York

Overall Sentiment: -0.140347

Relevance: 0.385911

City: Sherman

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.315781

Facility: Whole Foods

Overall Sentiment: 0.185349

Relevance: 0.31127

StateOrCounty: Texas

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.303473

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Country: U.S.

Overall Sentiment: -0.0602236

Relevance: 0.30311

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