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.
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| Listings in eBay’s comics section | 3,604,650 | +1.35% | +14.00% | +125.28% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 101,983 | +0.69% | +13.93% | +1,163.73% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.83% | -0.73% | -0.03% | +460.95% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 174,606 | +33.48% | -4.02% | +10.80% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.84% | +31.63% | -15.76% | -50.82% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 989,322 | -0.54% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 27.45% | -1.87% | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 50,242 Here’s a look at the top five categories in my eBay store from the past 90 days.
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| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,347,050 | +1.96% | +11.41% | -9.35% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 98,280 | +2.07% | +12.37% | +118.07% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 7.30% | +0.10% | +0.91% | +140.57% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 14.81% | +51.28% | +74.44% | +163.99% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 234,627 | +0.76% | +8.31% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 41.89% | +1.30% | +3.73% | |||||||||||||||||||
 Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue |
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| Number of members on ComicCollectorLive | 134,945 | +1.08% | +22.24% | +62.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,613,321 | -2.53% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,150,612 | +0.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 90 | -4.26% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number of listings in Amazon’s Entertainment Collectibles – Comic Book section | 198,169 | +2.40% | +52.93% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics Amazon store | 98,151 | +1.60% | +24.63% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on Amazon | 49.53% | -0.78% | -18.51% | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 192,431 | -4.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 100,903 | +0.71% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 52.44% | +5.27% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 144,037 | -12.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||
eBay’s comics marketplace has reached the highest selection in terms of listings offered since I began tracking this data. On a personal note of achievement, I earned the flying purple star this month.
Atomic Avenue continues its slow increase in listings after bottoming out last year.
Comic Collector Live continues to see consistent growth in their user base. Their number of stores dropped sharply again this month. They’ve dropped from 101 stores in May to their current number of 90. This drop has also caused a drop in their number of available issues.
Amazon‘s collectibles marketplace has more than doubled in the past year.
HipComic took a modest hit this month in their number of listings.
Bonanza took a very large hit in their number of listings this month, falling more than 10%.