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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 |
5,356,580 | +12.15% | +22.44% | +65.15% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings |
133,784 | -2.04% | +11.73% | +71.14% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 2.50% | -12.67% | -8.51% | +3.63% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions |
235,673 | -7.96% | +8.50% | +94.42% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 4.40% | -17.92% | -11.48% | +17.95% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,379,645 | +17.38% | +41.28% | |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 25.76% | +4.66% | +15.39% | |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 75,633 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,675,093 | +1.03% | +7.44% | +43.13% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 120,487 | -1.53% | +8.73% | +59.41% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 7.19% | -2.54% | +1.17% | +11.34% |
| Cyberspace Comics estimated “market share” of AtomicAvenue orders | 3.72% | -56.44% | -47.68% | -14.09% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 233,239 | -0.08% | +4.01% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 51.66% | -1.45% | +4.55% | |
 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 | 208,013 | +1.03% | +21.19% | +109.68% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,452,802 | -0.52% | -2.09% | |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,502,801 | +0.56% | +3.94% | |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 59 | +5.36% | -13.24% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 498,737 | +0.25% | +8.00% | |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store: | 131,158 | -2.43% | +12.06% | |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 26.30% | -2.67% | +3.74% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in Bonanza’s Comics section | 305,941 | +0.30% | +71.95% | |
| Number of listings in the Cyberspace Comics Bonanza storefront section | 86,695 | -3.92% | ||
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on Bonanza | 28.34% | -4.20% | ||
eBay‘s number of listings has bounced back … with a vengeance. With comic shops closed and comic conventions and flea markets not expected to return for some time, comic buyers have turned to eBay in droves. Since I started monitoring the number of listings sold in February 2016, NEVER has the number been as high as this month.
Atomic Avenue: This marketplace’s number of listings grew by nearly 7.50% in the past year. I had to put the store on vacation half-way through April because I couldn’t keep up with orders on all of my marketplaces since my staff was reduced from 6 to 1. Currently, I have one employee with me and we’re now alternating shifts so I was able to open this marketplace back up on May 8th.
Comic Collector Live: CCL’s number of stores increased to 59. The number of comics listed on this marketplace dropped sharply from last month due to a large increase in the number of items sold there.
HipComic‘s number of listings grew by 8% in the past year.
Bonanza‘s number of listings have increased greatly since we started listing on there this year. Up over 70% in one year!