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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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings in eBay’s comics section | 4,203,605 | +3.11% | +8.59% | +80.95% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 113,864 | +0.84% | +8.31% | +687.11% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.71% | -2.21% | -0.41% | +328.74% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 176,748 | +3.37% | +13.88% | +41.68% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.20% | +0.11% | +4.85% | -20.96% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,089,318 | -1.23% | +19.54% | |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 25.91% | -4.20% | +10.08% | |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 64,056 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,554,184 | +0.39% | +4.87% | -6.68% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 104,840 | +0.65% | +2.43% | +70.16% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 6.75% | +0.38% | -2.38 | +82.34% |
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 5.26% | +11.21% | -38.91% | -25.07% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 211,104 | -3.79% | -16.10% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 49.66% | +4.60% | +22.08% | |
 Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of members on ComicCollectorLive | 166,838 | +0.08% | +10.46% | +78.32% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,476,460 | -0.18% | -3.48% | |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,355,275 | +0.41% | +4.23% | |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 65 | -9.72% | -12.16% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 475,131 | +0.18% | +106.56% | |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 111,134 | +0.91% | +6.85% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 23.39% | +0.73% | -48.27% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 170,846 | -7.89% | +2.38% | |
eBay’s number of listings have bounced back from last month’s drop.
Atomic Avenue‘s number of available unique issues has dropped by more than 15% in the past year.
Comic Collector Live saw a huge loss in stores this month – down nearly 10%.
HipComic‘s marketplace is showing over 100% gains in listings in the past year.
Bonanza‘s number of listings took another hit this month – down 7% from last month.