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August 2005 eBay Action Figures Barometer
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 September 23, 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 NFL Football Series 5, Series 1
2. Star Wars Vintage (1977 89) Mixed Lots
3. Star Wars Neo Classic Power of the Jedi Vehicles and accessories
4. Star Wars Vintage (1977 89) Figures
5. Marx Figures
6. GI Joe 12" Pre 1980 Figures
7. McFarlane Sports Mixed Lots
8. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Empire Strikes Back, Vehicles & Accessories
9. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Return of the Jedi Figures
10. Robotech
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. custom
6. wwe
7. lord of the rings
8. marvel legends
9. dragon
10. jurassic park
Quote from eBay Category Manager, Jim Migdal: "As football season began we saw Series 5 and Series 1 NFL Figures from McFarlane join Star Wars at the top of the action figures hot list in August."
  
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