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 |
4,511,489 | +3.12% | +11.29% | +74.56% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings |
121,629 | +1.58% | +9.98% | +836.40% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.70% | -1.25% | -1.25% | +436.44% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions |
209,420 | -3.59% | +33.87% | +0.22% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.64% | -6.60% | +20.26% | -42.55% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 976,293 | -0.02% | -16.63% | |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 21.64% | -3.05% | -25.09% | |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 68,362 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,569,510 | +0.67% | +2.64% | -8.59% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 113,466 | +2.39% | +11.20% | +58.92% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 7.23% | +1.68% | +8.39% | +73.86% |
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 6.02% | -15.33% | -18.21% | +28.63% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 225,496 | +0.55% | -12.91% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 50.32% | +1.84% | +27.68% | |
 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 | 174,769 | +1.82% | +7.30% | +81.80% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,479,993 | -0.25% | +1.08% | |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,416,610 | +0.36% | +4.37% | |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 63 | -7.35% | -11.27% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 471,324 | +2.07% | -4.71% | |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 118,935 | +1.61% | +10.32% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 25.23% | -0.46% | +15.75% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 183,819 | +3.31% | -6.74% | |
eBay‘s number of listings continues to reach all new heights.
Atomic Avenue: For the first time, our store now has more than half of every comic listed on this marketplace.
Comic Collector Live lost a significant amount of storefronts. Down over 10% in the past year.
HipComic‘s marketplace has leveled off.
Bonanza‘s marketplace has leveled off.