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April 2005 eBay Action Figures Barometer

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May 25, 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. Six Million Dollar Man
2. NFL Football Series 4
3. Vintage Star Wars Power of the Force Figures
4. Vintage Star Wars Power of the Force Vehicles, Accessories
5. Vintage Return of the Jedi Figures
6. Where the Wild Things Are
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
8. She-Ra
9. Mego
10. Generation 1 Transformers

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. mcfarlane
3. transformers
4. sith
5. toys
6. batman
7. x
8. wwe
9. spiderman
10. dragon

Top 10 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

Listing Title -- Price

- COMPLETE VINTAGE STAR WARS FIGURE SET -- $3,350
- 1977 Star Wars Figures packaged -- $3,000
- AFA 80 PEPSI PRIME (MISB) -- $2,650
- 1984 Transformers G1 Optimus Prime -- $2,250
- TRANSFORMERS THE MOVIE CEL -- $2,514
- 1979 Kenner 18" Alien MISB Sealed AFA -- $2,259
- WWF WWE HASBRO WRESTLING FIGURE COMPLETE SET -- $2,000
- GENTLE GIANT Storm Trooper - # 1 of 200 -- $1,900
- Star Wars Revenge of the Sith Press Kit -- $1,600
- AFA 80 Vintage Star Wars Boba Fett 21back UNPUNCHED -- $1,526

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