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October 2004 eBay Comics Barometer

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November 18, 2004 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Comics section of eBay:

Top 10 Hot Categories

1. X-Men (Silver Age)
2. Tales to Astonish (Silver Age)
3. Silver Surfer (Silver Age)
4. Justice League of America (Bronze Age)
5. Fantastic Four (Silver Age)
6. Journey into Mystery (Silver Age)
7. Avengers (Silver Age)
8. Richie Rich (Bronze Age)
9. X-Men (Bronze Age)
10. Original Comic Strip Art

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. cgc
2. x-men
3. spider-man
4. fantastic four
5. batman
6. statue
7. wolverine
8. superman
9. conan
10. lot

Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- 'AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 CGC NM 9.4 SLIGHT W/OFF WHITE -- $9,400
- Frank Frazetta "Indian with Girl" ink on board 13x18 -- $6,600
- X-MEN #1 CGG GRADED VF/NM 9.0 LIKE CGC GUIDE $9405 UNRESTORED -- $6,103
- Detective Dan Secret Operative #48 Rare Platinum Age Book -- $5,550
- Batman Original cover Art #293 signed Jim Aparo -- $4,482
- Incredible Hulk #181- 1st Wolverine -cgc 9.6 - White Pages -- $4,310
- Amazing Spider-Man #3 1963 CGC 8.5 1st Doctor Octopus -- $3,715
- Neil Adams "Deadman" Original Comic Art page 12 Strange Adventures #216 -- $3,460
- Daredevil #1 - CGC 9.0 cream to o/w white pages -- $3,450
- FANTASTIC FOUR #4 1962 CGC Graded 8.0 - 1ST Silver Age Appearance of SUB-MARINER -- $3,051

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