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December 2004 eBay Toys Barometer
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 January 20, 2005 - 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. LEGO Bulk Bricks, Lots
2. Vampire, The Eternal Struggle
3. Halo
4. Arnold N Scale Model RR
5. Warlord: Saga of the Storm
6. Magic the Gathering Arabian Nights
7. Radio Control Air Engines
8. Warhammer 40K
9. Fleischmann HO Scale
10. USA Trains G 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. new leap
2. (spider-man, spiderman)
3. new little (tikes, tykes)
4. free shipping
5. disney
6. yu-gi-oh
7. fisher price
8. little people
9. (scooby doo,scooby-doo)
10. v-smile
Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
Listing Title -- Price
- RARE EARLY Ca.1900 MARKLIN ANTIQUE TIN TOY SHIP BOAT -- $33,500
- 1968 HOT WHEELS DEALERS SHOWROOM STORE DISPLAY RARE -- $25,000
- CYBER-STEIN YuGiOh SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE CARD -- $23,000
- 1965 Caroll Shelby Cobra Daytona 1:4 Scale Model -- $18,995
- Vintage Star Wars Tatooine Skiff POTF BOX ONLY - RARE! -- $16,100
  
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