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April 2005 eBay Comics Barometer

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May 26, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Comics section of eBay:

Top 10 Hot Categories

1. Silver Age Silver Surfer
2. Silver Age Spider-Man
3. Bronze Age X-Men
4. Bronze Age Tomb of Dracula
5. Silver Age Fantastic Four
6. Silver Age Tales of Suspense
7. Silver Age Avengers
8. Platinum Age
9. Silver Age Iron Man
10. Silver Age Journey Into Mystery

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. sin-city
3. batman
4. fantastic four
5. wolverine
6. superman
7. tintin
8. star wars
9. spider-man
10. avengers


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