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 | 4,265,260 | +0.74% | +11.98% | +66.47% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 113,117 | -0.72% | +6.64% | +675.57% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.65% | -1.41% | -4.60% | +365.89% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 195,611 | -0.74% | +31.60% | +44.25% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.59% | -1.37% | +17.59% | -13.31% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,122,904 | +1.12% | +11.16% | |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 26.33% | +0.37% | -0.73% | |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 65,213 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,571,906 | +0.72% | +6.34% | -2.45% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 104,400 | -1.84% | +2.16% | +64.99% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 6.64% | -2.47% | -3.88 | +69.14% |
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 7.90% | +34.81% | -11.83% | +10.18% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 222,541 | -0.26% | -12.45% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 46.91% | -1.59% | +16.70% | |
 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 | 167,694 | +0.27% | +8.51% | +78.00% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,480,050 | +0.05% | -1.07% | |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,372,755 | +0.36% | +4.38% | |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 66 | +3.13% | -10.81% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 469,349 | -1.43% | +19.15% | |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 110,311 | -0.79% | +5.08% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 23.50% | +0.66% | -11.81% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 173,842 | -2.17% | -0.57% | |
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 gained a couple new stores this month. Still down over 10% from last year, though.
HipComic‘s marketplace is showing over 15% gains in listings in the past year.
Bonanza‘s number of listings is very stagnant.