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July 2005 eBay Comic Trading Cards Barometer
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 August 24, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Trading Cards, Comic section of eBay:
Top 5 Hot Categories
1. VS System
2. Superman
3. Hellboy
4. Batman
5. X-Men
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. trading-cards
2. marvel
3. box
4. cards
5. marvel-cards
6. lady-death
7. x-men
8. spiderman
9. lot
10. marvel-masterpieces
Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
- Fleer Ultra Spiderman, Tom Morgan sketchagraph Card -- $1,514
- Batman & Robin Movie Autograph Card Set of Six -- $1,036
- 1970's Wacky Packages Stickers -- $579
- Uma Thurman Autograph Auto Card Batman Poison Ivy -- $500
- Marvel Creators Collection Sketch: Spiderman -- $454
Key insight: Spider-Man and Batman continue to be the draw in the Comics category, as the popularity of the recent movies fuel activity in related collectibles.
  
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