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April 2005 eBay Diecast Barometer

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May 23, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Diecast section of eBay:

Top 10 Hot Categories

1. White Lightning
2. Vintage Tonka Jeep
3. Vintage Wyandonette
4. Contemporary Treasure Hunt
5. Code 3
6. Modern Treasure Hunt
7. Hubley
8. Farm Vehicles
9. First Gear
10. Corgi

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. hotwheels
2. wheels
3. 24
4. trucks
5. truck
6. ford
7. matchbox
8. earnhardt
9. nascar
10. 2005

Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- 1968 Hot Wheels Redline Over-Chrome Aqua Custom T-Bird -- $10,650
- LOT OF 106 DIECAST FRANKLIN MINT CLASSIC CARS -- $4,250
- BUDDY L BUS 208 COACH -- $3,995
- VERY RARE MIB DINKY NO. 934 LELAND OCTOPUS-1956 -- $3,826
- BIG BLOCK FORD 429-460 THE BLOWER SHOP 871 POLISHED 2V -- $3,700
- FRENCH DINKY TOYS 22b-F SPORTS COUPE NM -- $3,025
- 6-1960's Dinky #265 Plymouth Taxi in Original Trade Box -- $2,650
- OLD HOT WHEELS 1974 ALT GREEN HEAVY CHEVY REDLINE -- $2,500
- Hot Wheels Collection Treasure Hunt Classics Red Lines -- $2,500
- .K. Kuramochi Pre-war 1936 Pontiac tin wind-up -- $2,285

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