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February 2005 eBay Trading Card Games Barometer

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March 25, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Trading Card Games section of eBay:

Top 10 Hot Categories

1. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Alpha
2. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Arabian Nights
3. Lord of the Rings Promotional
4. Magic the Gathering Magic Online
5. Vampire, The Eternal Struggle
6. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Beta
7. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Unlimited
8. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Antiquities
9. Magic the Gathering Individual Cards Revised
10. Magic the Gathering Complete Sets

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. trading-card-games
2. yugioh
3. yu-gi-oh
4. magic
5. magic-the-gathering
6. pokemon
7. collectable-card-games
8. inuyasha
9. yugioh-cards
10. mtg

Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- Cyber Stein REAL Tourney Prize card SJC-EN001!!!!!!!!!! -- $4,211
- CYBER-STEIN YuGiOh SHONEN JUMP CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE CARD -- $3,501
- MTG Mana Crypt *Book Promo* Factory Sealed Pack of 55 -- $2,050
- MTG: Mox set, 4 Unlimited and 1 Beta! -- $1,825
- MTG Unlimited : Mox Ruby Sapphire Pearl Emerald & Jet -- $1,825

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