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July 2004 eBay Toys Barometer
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 August 2004 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Toy & Hobbies section of eBay:
Top 10 Hot Categories
1. Legend of the Five Rings (Card Game)
2. Robotics, Mindstorm -LEGO
3. Magic the Gathering
4. Warhammer
5. McFarlane Sports - NFL series 5
6. Bachmann - G scale trains
7. Fleischmann - HO scale trains
8. War - Board Game
9. USA Trains - G scale
10. Yu-Gi-Oh
The "hot categories" are the categories which had the highest conversion rates, meaning the categories which had the most successful listings (completed auctions) from the total number of listings.
Top 10 Buyer Searches
1. american girl
2. sasha
3. barbie
4. kish
5. blythe
6. gene
7. little tikes
8. tyler
9. xena autolycus
10. berenguer
Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
Listing Title -- Price
- VICHY AUTOMATON "PIERROT serenading MOON" FRANCE 1890s -- $22,603
- 4 3/4" Gauge Live Steam - Four Truck SHAY -- $13,950
- Voltamp Pre War Train Trolley Lionel Ives Like -- $8,601
- 1927 Gendron "Wills Sainte Claire" Pedal Car -- $8,600
- LIVE STEAM 2-4-0 PORTER 2 1/2 SCALE 7 1/2 GAUGE -- $8,100
- Rare Lionel 763E Hudson Engine Tender NR Excellent -- $7,209
- Exceptional Rare Size 1 Jumeau with Trunk - 9" -- $7,203
- #1 ORIGINAL BRUNETTE BARBIE DOLL -- $7,100
- Live Steam 4 - 6 - 0 Locomotive 1 1/2 scale 7 1/2 gauge -- $7,100
- ANTIQUE PREMIERE BLEUETTE -- $6,525
  
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