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ComScore yesterday blessed us with a data dump on holiday shopping, and the bottom line: e-commerce racked up $27 billion in sales , a five percent jump over last year. (That, by-the-by, averages out to $88 for every man, woman, and child in the United States.) ComScore’s total encompasses the period November 1 to December 24. Narrowing it down a bit, Black Friday to Christmas Eve, sales grew about 3.5 percent–after adjusting for the additional shopping days this year. The biggest sellers, naturally, were electronic items, which showed a 20 percent growth over last year. Big winners were large retailers, who were able to out muscle smaller vendors by offering free shipping, and who did a fair bit of hustling on social-networking sites.

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Second verse, same as the first! It’s Cyber-Monday, that retailer-coined holiday term that’s supposed to be a continuation of Black Friday deals mainly offered via online purchases. It remains to be seen whether this day is actually a “prime” shopping day or not, as not nearly as many retailers are offering as good of a discount as what you might have seen this past Friday (or weekend, for that matter). Suffice, Cyber-Monday is here, and we’ve rounded up a list of items that might catch your fancy if you’re into that whole “I like to buy goods and services when they cost less than their original price” sort of thing. Without further ado, click the jump and get ready to spend! NewEgg Cooler Master Storm Scout chassis Originally: $100 Cyber Monday: $90 Savings: $10 OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W power supply Originally: $100 Cyber Monday: $75 Savings: $25 CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme 1030 Intel Core i5 desktop Cyber Monday: $770 Gateway FHD2401 Black 24″ display   Originally: $300 Cyber Monday: $190 Savings: $110 ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard Originally: $135 Cyber Monday: $105 Savings: $30 Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB hard drive Cyber Monday: $140

Valve has made us happy gamers this week, announcing its pre-Xmas clear-out sale on its Steam download service. If you have had your eye on Dawn of War, Dragon Age or Batman for PC over the last few months, then now is the time to buy buy buy! Steam’s sale jumps the gun on what is called ‘Black Friday’ in the US of A, one of the busiest pre-Xmas shopping extravaganzas on planet earth. Luckily for you, Valve has discounted a bunch of some of the best games of 2009 on Steam, which means you don’t even have to leave the comfort of your gaming chair to go out and brave the hordes at your local Game or Gamestation! Publisher Premier Packs Price cuts on seven of the best PC games of the moment range from 25 percent to 80 percent and the sale is on until Friday 27 November at 8 AM PST, at which point a bunch of new discounts will be announced. Valve is also offering discounted publisher packs, with the LucasArts Premier Pack or the THQ Complete Pack already up there for a mere $49.00 Want cheap games?

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In a few more days, Black Friday will be here, and if you plan on braving the crowds, that means getting up early (or staying up late) and making a mad dash for the electronics section among a frenzy of shoppers with no qualms about pushing, shoving, and trampling anyone who gets in their way. But should your reach your destination unscathed, you may find that the deals are nothing to get excited over considering stores have already had to mark prices down in the current economic climate, or that quantities are so low that if you’re not near the front of the line donning a pair of running shoes, you’re going to miss out. CNNMoney.com reveals that in some cases, stores may stock as little as 3 units of those enticing low-priced electronics advertised in your local flier.

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