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January 2005 eBay Model Railroad Barometer
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 March 8, 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. Fleischmann HO Scale
2. Marklin HO Scale
3. American Flyer S Scale
4. L.G.B G Scale
5. Con-Cor N Scale
6. Bachmann G Scale
7. American Flyer O Scale
8. Lionel O Scale 1945-69
9. USA Trains G Scale
10. Marklin Z Scale
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. Z
3. (maerklin, marklin)
4. k-line
5. american flyer
6. c&o
7. illinois central
8. brass
9. free shipping
10. b&o
Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
Listing Title -- Price
- Aster live steam NEW Big Boy kit gauge 1 (45mm) -- $17,500
- Fine Art Models Brass NYC Dreyfuss Gauge 1 Hudson 4-6-4 -- $7,978
- Marklin ST800-B Diesel Locomotive Train -- $7,780
- 0-4-2 Live Steam CHLOE 7.5 GAUGE Locomotive Train -- $6,300
- Rare, Midnight-Blue 33 and 2 Ribbed Cars, 1913 -- $5,999
  
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