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December 2004 eBay Model Railroad Barometer
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 January 28, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Model Railroad section of eBay:
Top 10 Hot Categories
1. Arnold N Scale
2. Fleischmann HO Scale
3. USA Trains G Scale
4. American Flyer S Scale
5. Marklin Z Scale
6. Con-Cor N Scale
7. L.G.B G Scale
8. Bachmann G Scale
9. Aristo-Craft G Scale
10. S Scale Other Manufacturers
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. lionel train
2. k-line
3. Z
4. free shipping
5. c&o
6. brass
7. b&o
8. lionel part*
9. marx -ho
10. n-scale
Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
Listing Title -- Price
- ORIGINAL IVES HARMONY CREAMERY MILK CAR -- $7,500
- 15 SRM SOUTH RIVER MODELS !!!! WITH 2 EXTRAS -- $6,900
- No.6464-100 Western Pacific Box Car w/ Blue Feather -- $5,200
- LIONEL LIKE NEW 2295WS N&W NORFOLK & WESTERN J SET -- $5,130
- Lionel Blue Comet Set...Original Prewar!!! -- $5,101
  
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