I started selling comics full-time in 2010 and wanted to track my progress against the online back issue markets. Here's a look at the current comics aftermarket and my progress in achieving my goal of becoming a prominent back issue dealer.
one month change one year change five year change
Listings in eBay's comics section 3,220,701 +2.37% +15.07% +105.67%
Cyberspace Comics listings 91,704 -1.03% +31.07% +1,382.68%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on eBay 2.85% -3.15% +13.89% +617.52%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 175,882 +26.70% +43.27% +106.32%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 5.46% +23.83% +24.40% -16.48%
Number of listings sold in eBay's comics section (90 days) 1,045,062 -2.16%
Number of listings sold in eBay's comics section divided by current listings 32.45% -4.42%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section
My current eBay feedback (unique): 47,540 My current eBay feedback (total): 92,776 My positive eBay feedback score: 99.9% Here's a look at the top five categories in my eBay store from the past 90 days.
Position Dollar Sales (eBay) # of Current Listings
First Marvel Comics Marvel Comics (18,913 listings)
Second DC Comics DC Comics (12,785 listings)
Third Graded Comics (CGC) Other Indies (9,143 listings)
Fourth Image Comics Image Comics (7,554 listings)
Fifth Other Indies (↑) Dark Horse (4,261 listings)
one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,259,228 +2.00% +10.12% -11.59%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 90,084 +0.56% +14.31% +133.51%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 7.15% -1.46% +3.83% +164.14%
Cyberspace Comics estimated "market share" of AtomicAvenue orders 9.78% +94.82% +52.10% +49.54%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 228,380 +0.58% +8.90%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 39.44% -0.01% +4.96%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 127,443 +1.93% +25.21%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,673,873 +0.34%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,106,067 +0.46%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 97 -3.00%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles - Comic Book section 202,379 +10.81% +235.14%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics Amazon store 90,078 +1.96% +253.61%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on Amazon 44.51% -8.00% +5.52%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic's Comic Books section 156,249 -11.46%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: 91,343 -0.23%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on HipComic 58.46% +12.68%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in Bonanza's Comics section 139,901 +7.54%
 
 
eBay's comics marketplace has reached the second highest selection in terms of listings offered since I began tracking this data. Atomic Avenue's total listings are continuing their climb. This month, their one year change is over a 10% gain. Comic Collector Live continues to see consistent growth in their user base although their number of stores continues to slowly drop. I've been tracking Amazon's collectibles marketplace for a year now. It's first year's growth in terms of number of listings is over 225% and growing quickly. HipComic is back in action! However, they took a more than 20% drop in their number of listings. Let's hope that temporary shutdown doesn't affect their validity as a marketplace. Bonanza put on some strong gains this month.