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Only Fools And Horses is the most traded sitcom on eBay

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason). Copyright: BBC

A list released by eBay.co.uk has revealed that Only Fools And Horses is the British sitcom that has the most merchandise traded on the online marketplace.

Over the past three months, the trading website has seen more than 50 Only Fools And Horses related products sold every day - more than the rest of the top five combined.

Live listings on eBay currently range from a £7,695 replica of Del Boy's famous Trotters Independent Trading yellow Reliant Regal Supervan to a VHS copy priced at £1.

Other comedies making up the top five include Mr Bean, with Rowan Atkinson having just celebrated his character's 25th birthday; and Fawlty Towers, which will celebrate its 40th anniversary this weekend.

Here is the full list.

eBay.co.uk TV sitcom ranking (sales volume)

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason), Grandad (Lennard Pearce). Copyright: BBC

1. Only Fools And Horses

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

2. Mr Bean

The Office. Image shows from L to R: Gareth Keenan (Mackenzie Crook), Tim Canterbury (Martin Freeman), Stephen Merchant, David Brent (Ricky Gervais), Dawn Tinsley (Lucy Davis). Copyright: BBC

3. The Office

The Inbetweeners. Image shows from L to R: Will Mackenzie (Simon Bird), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison), Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas). Copyright: Bwark Productions

4. The Inbetweeners

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Polly (Connie Booth), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales). Copyright: BBC

5. Fawlty Towers


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Published: Tuesday 15th September 2015

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