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.
 |
one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings in eBay’s comics |
4,846,136 | +1.09% | +15.14% | +67.60% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings |
127,706 | +1.01% | +14.44% | +66.78% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.64% | -0.18% | -0.55% | -2.28% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions |
227,032 | -1.25% | +25.54% | -45.48% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.68% | -2.40% | +8.95% | -67.47% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,142,458 | +1.58% | +2.17% | |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 23.57% | -11.27% | +63.71% | |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 70,208 |
||||
 |
one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,431,084 | -8.39% | -6.84% | -9.40% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 116,646 | -0.03% | +13.07% | +58.48% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 8.15% | +9.11% | +21.29% | +74.91% |
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 7.01% | -3.44% | +27.45% | +38.81% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 226,942 | -0.66% | +3.76% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 51.40% | +0.64% | +8.97% | |
 Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue |
||||
 |
one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of members on ComicCollectorLive | 183,322 | +2.06% | +10.04% | +88.89% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,458,691 | -0.97% | -1.39% | |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,440,590 | +0.18% | +4.36% | |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 63 | -4.55% | -16.00% | |
 |
one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 467,707 | +4.95% | -3.60% | |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 125,289 | +1.25% | +15.65% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 26.79% | -3.54% | +19.96% | |
 |
one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 186,612 | +7.75% | -7.55% | |
eBay‘s number of listings continues to hit all-new highs. Much of this increase is due to MHC trying to crowd the market. They’ve made multiple listings for the same book in the same grade at different prices. Unfortunately for them, this spike in sales has resulted in a lot of negative feedback. It also generates a lot more listing fees. I wonder how long they’ll continue this practice.
Atomic Avenue: This marketplace stands in sharp contrast to eBay. While eBay’s listings have grown by 67% in the past five years, Atomic Avenue’s has shrunk by more than 9%.
Comic Collector Live: This is another sharp contract to eBay. CCL’s number of stores has dropped to 63. This is down from 101 stores in May 2016.
HipComic‘s number of listings have plateaud.
Bonanza‘s number of listings have plateaud, as well.