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September 2005 eBay Comics Original Art Barometer

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October 25, 2005 - eBay has compiled several "top ten" lists - an eBay Barometer to track trends. Shown below are the lists for the Comics Original Art section of eBay:

Top 10 Hot Categories

1. Drawings & Sketches
2. Covers
3. Comic Strip Art
4. Paintings
5. Splash Pages

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. comics
2. batman
3. byrne
4. kirby
5. buscema
6. superman
7. wonder-woman
8. art
9. comic-books
10. cover

Top 5 Individual Items Sold (based on price)

- Rre Original Mutts Comic Art Strip by Patrick McDonnell -- $10,600
- All-Star Batman&Robin (1st Published Art) by Jim Lee -- $6,701
- PUNISHER cover PAINTING by Gray Morrow -- $5,625
- Frank Quitely JLA: Earth 2 Graphic Novel cover SUPERMAN -- $5,605
- Wrightson 1974 KONG #1 DC Original Bronze Age Cover Art -- $5,600

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