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June 8, 2022

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #141 June 2022

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 1:12 pm

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 Comic Books, Manga & Memorabilia section 6,800,000 +43.83% +23.36% +91.95%
Cyberspace Comics listings 145,642 +1.87% +15.58% +38.32%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 2.14% -29.08% -6.47% -27.89%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 294,215 +1.50% +29.28% +78.48%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 4.33% -29.42% +4.76% -6.95%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,324,640 -9.39% +122.30% +21.71%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 19.48% -37.00% +80.20% -36.59%


Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section

My current eBay feedback (unique): 94,424
My current eBay feedback (total): 214,874
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,714,180 -0.51% +0.68% +18.21%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 127,642 +0.24% +9.34% +26.98%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 7.44% +0.76% +8.55% +7.45%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 252,982 +0.09% +5.43% +3.96%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 50.45% +0.15% +3.71% +22.14%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 238,828 +0.13% +3.69% +67.82%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,342,529 +0.36% -1.69% -13.35%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,778,170 +0.28% +4.41% +25.20%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 48 +0.00% -9.43% -37.66%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,112,336 -3.59% +133.87% +354.38%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 141,845 +4.57% +12.77% +36.17%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 12.75% +8.44% -51.79% -70.03%

 
 

eBay‘s number of listings were being under-reported last month (I suspected that suppressed listings weren’t counted in their published number). I was able to find another link that could uncover what I believe the true number is. This number is only slightly lower than the previous number reported two months ago.

Atomic Avenue: The number of unique available issues on this platform has surpassed a quarter million. That’s an incredible selection of books! And, we are currently stocking over 50% of those unique books.

Comic Collector Live: The number of stores has dropped by over 35% in the past five years.

HipComic‘s number of listings have had strong growth. They’re up over 350% in the past five years.






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