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 3,372,896 +4.73% +13.73% +113.78%
Cyberspace Comics listings 95,061 +3.66% +9.98% +1,660.39%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on eBay 2.82% -1.11% -3.15% +723.49%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 144,499 -17.84% +14.99% +84.74%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 4.28% -21.54% +1.04% -13.63%
Number of listings sold in eBay's comics section (90 days) 1,025,441 -1.88%
Number of listings sold in eBay's comics section divided by current listings 30.40% -6.31%
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section
My current eBay feedback (unique): 48,274 My current eBay feedback (total): 95,533 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 (19,540 listings)
Second DC Comics DC Comics (13,486 listings)
Third Image Comics (↑) Other Indies (9,625 listings)
Fourth Other Indies (↑) Image Comics (7,499 listings)
Fifth Graded Comics (CGC) (↓) Dark Horse (4,339 listings)
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Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,213,359 -3.64% +4.75% -15.70%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 90,169 +0.09% +10.88% +115.72%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 7.43% +3.94% +5.86% +155.91%
Cyberspace Comics estimated "market share" of AtomicAvenue orders 8.71% -10.94% +50.43% +15.98%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 229,296 +0.40% +9.15%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 39.32% -0.29% +4.64%
Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
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Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 129,899 +1.93% +26.22%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,659,380 -0.87%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,116,151 +0.48%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 96 -1.03%
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Number of listings in Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles - Comic Book section 201,020 -0.67% +158.47%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics Amazon store 90,315 +0.26% +130.23%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on Amazon 44.93% +0.94% -10.93%
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Number of listings in HipComic's Comic Books section 169,794 +8.67%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: 93,878 +2.78%
Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on HipComic 55.29% -5.42%
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Number of listings in Bonanza's Comics section 144,134 +3.03%
 
 
eBay's comics marketplace has reached the highest selection in terms of listings offered since I began tracking this data. Atomic Avenue's total listings hit a slight speed bump in their road to recovery. Nearly a 4% drop from last month.. Comic Collector Live continues to see consistent growth in their user base although their number of stores continues to slowly drop. Amazon's collectibles marketplace has more than doubled in the past year. HipComic is back for the second month and showing strong gains in their number of listings. Bonanza continues its slow, steady growth.