September 2004 eBay Toys Barometer
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October 26, 2004 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Toy & Hobbies section of eBay:
Top 10 Hot Categories
1. Magic the Gathering Arabian Nights 2. Warhammer 3. HeroClix 4. Game of Thrones 5. LEGO 6. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) 7. Barbie Vintage (Pre-1973) 8. Kiddles 9. War - the board game 10. N Scale - Con Cur 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. barbie 2. little tikes 3. american girl 4. reborn dolls 5. star wars 6. transformer 7. marx 8. lego 9. blythe 10. fisher price
Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
Listing Title -- Price
- Voltamp Prewar Train Set Like Lionel State Set -- $16,370 - Harlequin Mechanical Bank. Cast Iron -- $15,000 - Mcdonald's Playground Equipment -- $10,100 - Black Hawk Helicopter. 1/18 &1/50 Scaled Diecast Models -- $10,001 - Original Steiff 1920's Teddy Clown Nice Bear -- $9,100 - Lionel C&O GP-7 With OB -- $9,005 - Lionel Prewar Train Early 3 Trolley -- $9,000 - Stuffing Machine, Turn-Key Business, Teddy Bear -- $7,000 - Hot Wheels Car Red Line 1970 Bye Focal * Purple Rare* -- $6,600 - Nancy Ann Judy Ann Brother & Sister Rare Judy Ann Stick -- $6,300
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