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January 2005 eBay Action Figures Barometer

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March 4, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Action Figures section of eBay:

Top 10 Hot Categories

1. McFarlane Sports NFL Football Series 5
2. Six Million Dollar Man
3. Halo
4. M.A.S.K.
5. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Droids and Ewoks Cartoon
6. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Power of the Force 1985
7. Transformers G1
8. She-Ra
9. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Return of the Jedi
10. GI Joe 12 inch Pre-1980

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. x-men
2. 12"
3. g.i.joe
4. he-man
5. yu-gi-oh
6. she-ra
7. ninja turtles
8. 12" wwii
9. spider-man & friends
10. batman

Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- 1966 GI JOE GERMAN SOLDIER MINT SEALED IN WINDOW BOX -- $5,200
- OLD 1966 HASBRO GI JOE ACTION SOLDIER GREEN BERET NIB -- $2,676
- G. I. JOE ACTION PILOT UNIFORM 1964 NEW IN PACKAGE -- $2,660
- GI Joe Frogman THE SHARK'S SURPRISE Set # 7442.16 -- $2,616
- Transformers G1 Optimus Prime MISB Pepsi 1984 promo -- $2,550

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