One would think that with NOAC over that we would see volumes up on eBay. But no, they’re continuing to trend down. Right now we’re showing 65,400 listings plus or minus with 11,500 auctions. The auction count is due to NOAC and is about 20% higher than current trends. Late summer is the usual lull, apart from the Christmas to New Year holiday week. We are up from last year at this time when there was no US national event. But we’re down from 20% a year ago last May.

Now, the hobby is strong. Scouting collectibles, other than modern B.S., are strong. But the eBay platform is failing us. Yet the eyeballs are still there. Not sure how this resolves itself. But its a slow, lingering drain until eBay better understands collectible auctions (although they are quite good at getting the most dollars into their pocket even to the detriment of their sellers.)