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August 2004 eBay Toys Barometer

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October 4, 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. Masters of the Universe
2. Pooh & Friends (Soft Toys)
3. Matchbox & Lesney (Superfast)
4. Bratz
5. Monopoly
6. Star Wars
7. LEGO
8. Heroclix
9. Magic the Gathering
10. Warhammer 40K

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. american girl
2. sasha
3. barbie
4. kish
5. blythe
6. gene
7. little tikes
8. fisher price
9. xena autolycus
10. star wars

Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- JD Distler Micky And Minnie Piano Disney, 20th Germany -- $10,600
- Antique German Kathe Kruse Doll Papier Mache Face 16" -- $10,215
- Kammer & Reinhardt Bisque Character Doll #101 (Peter) -- $9,300
- 1932 Lionel 173e Scenic Railway Dealer Display Layout -- $8,200
- Antique German Dutch Boy Doll Kathe Kruse Papier Mache -- $7,754
- Antique Vintage Gold Monopoly Game With Instructions Nr -- $7,692
- Pedal Motorcycle With Sidecar Circa 1929--Rarest -- $7,500
- Fan Craze, Baseball Game, 1904 -- $7,433
- Bing Live-Steam Gauge Ii "Black Prince" -- $6,989
- Nascar Replica Mobile Racetrack *1/18 Scale No Reserve -- $6,550

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