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December 2004 eBay Action Figures Barometer

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January 21, 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. Halo
2. McFarlane Sports NFL Football Series 5
3. McFarlane Sports NFL Football Series 4
4. M.A.S.K.
5. Big Jim
6. Six Million Dollar Man
7. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Empire Strikes Back Vehicles, Accessories
8. McFarlane Sports NFL Football Series 1
9. Marx
10. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) A New Hope Vehicles, Accessories

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. x-men
2. yu-gi-oh
3. g.i. joe
4. he-man
5. 12"
6. she-ra
7. spiderman & friends
8. phasing ghost rider
9. 1:6 scale
10. batman & robin

Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- Vintage Star Wars Tatooine Skiff POTF BOX ONLY - RARE! -- $16,100
- 80s Vintage G1 Transformers Autobot Jetfire MIB -- $12,100
- Hasbro GI Joe Land Adventurer Fight For Survival NRFB! -- $7,207
- 1966-1967 GI Joe Russian Infantry Man NIB NR RARE -- $4,250
- 1968 Talking GI Joe Special Forces Adv. Pack - MIB -- $3,600

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