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June 2005 eBay Action Figures Barometer
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 July 21, 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. Masters of the Universe She Ra
2. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89)
3. Mego
4. Six Million Dollar Man
5. Voltron
6. Marx
7. M.A.S.K.
8. GI Joe 3 3/4" Figures
9. Robotech
10. Transformers Generation 1
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. star wars
2. transformers
3. power rangers
4. batman
5. darth vader
6. custom
7. wwe
8. lord of the rings
9. marvel legends
10. dragon
Quote from eBay Category Manager, Jim Migdal: "Star Wars merchandise continues to be the hottest thing in Toys. Star Wars was the #1 search term in Toys this month again, with more than twice the queries of the next search term. While Star Wars is hot overall, buyers are snapping up the vintage items at the highest clip."
  
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