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February 2005 eBay Toys Barometer
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 March 18, 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. Electronic, Interactive Tamagotchi
3. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Alpha
4. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Arabian Nights
5. HO Scale Fleischmann Trains
6. RC Air Engines
7. Lord of the Rings Promotional Trading Cards
8. Vermont Teddy Bear Co.
9. Vampire, The Eternal Struggle
10. Star Wars Vintage (1977-89) Mixed Lots
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. star-wars
2. transformers
3. lego
4. hot-wheels
5. lionel
6. star-trek
7. dragonball-z
8. fisher-price
9. marx
10. john-deere
Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)
Listing Title -- Price
- HPI RS4 Racer 2 With Extras -- $17,650
- American National Packard Alemite Special pedal car -- $14,211
- STUNNING 21" BRU - RARE CIRCLE-DOT DOLL MK. SHOES -- $12,320
- LIONEL NYC HI LEVEL 4 PACK 615300 ALUM PASSENGER CARS -- $10,100
- Star Wars Authentic Rocket Firing Boba Fett Prototype -- $9,500
- French 24" Jumeau Portrait Face Bisque Head Fashion. -- $9,200
- Working SCALE MODEL 'BURRELL' TRACTION ENGINE/TRACTOR -- 9,101
- ALL 5 CCM CATERPILLAR DOZER MODELS IN 1:24 SCALE -- $9,075
- Rare 1965 Lionel 1254 Dealer Blister Pack Display Rack -- $9,010
- EXTREMELY RARE CREAMY PINK CUSTOM FIREBIRD NMOC -- $8,988
  
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