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 | 4,233,725 | +0.72% | +9.11% | +79.35% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 113,937 | +0.06% | +7.57% | +702.60% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.69% | -0.69% | -1.06% | +347.49% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 197,061 | +11.49% | +1.89% | +48.92% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.65% | +10.82% | -6.54% | -17.03% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,110,449 | +1.94% | +11.94% | |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 26.23% | +1.23% | +2.62% | |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 64,689 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,560,699 | +0.42% | +6.82% | -3.97% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 106,355 | +1.45% | +3.74% | +67.36% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 6.81% | +0.96% | -2.93 | +74.27% |
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 5.86% | +11.41% | -19.51% | -4.40% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 223,126 | +5.69% | -11.70% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 47.67% | -4.02% | +17.49% | |
 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 | 167,237 | +0.24% | +9.88% | +78.11% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,479,263 | +0.19% | -0.99% | |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,364,346 | +0.39% | +4.39% | |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 64 | -1.54% | -9.86% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 476,159 | +0.22% | +106.73% | |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 111,187 | +0.05% | +6.07% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 23.35% | -0.17% | -47.16% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 177,689 | +4.01% | +5.32% | |
eBay’s number of listings continue to hit new highs.
Atomic Avenue‘s number of available unique issues has dropped by more than 10% in the past year.
Comic Collector Live continues to lose stores. Since mid 2016, they’ve lost 35% of their sellers.
HipComic‘s marketplace is showing over 100% gains in listings in the past year.
Bonanza‘s number of listings shows slow, steady growth.