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February 8, 2023

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #149 February 2023

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 10:29 am

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 8,844,825 +92.25% +40.83% +129.54%
Cyberspace Comics listings 161,237 +2.87% +14.42% +51.90%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 1.82% -46.54% -18.62% -33.71%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 301,730 +9.16% +20.57% +92.76%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 3.41% -43.24% -14.29% -15.98%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,191,835 -0.21% -20.39% +13.38%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 13.47% -48.09% -43.48% -50.61%


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

My current eBay feedback (unique): 100,619
My current eBay feedback (total): 240,742
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,728,511 +0.18% +1.47% +15.00%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 138,833 +2.46% +10.41% +34.69%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 8.03% +2.32% +8.83% +17.08%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 256,436 +0.76% +2.92% +0.41%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 54.14% +1.69% +7.27% +34.14%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 242,068 +0.17% +2.02% +54.76%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,281,302 +0.55% -5.74% -13.11%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,832,147 +0.21% +3.23% +24.12%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 49 +0.00% +4.26% -34.67%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,121,229 -20.99% +4.82% +132.28%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 154,902 +2.83% +18.43% +47.47%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 13.82% +30.09% +12.96% -36.51%
Number of Stores on HipComic 367 +0.00%

 
 

eBay‘s reported number of listings seems to be showing everything again. This number is approaching 9 million. That’s an incredible selection! Since last month’s report, we earned our new eBay feedback star for exceeding a feedback score of 100,000.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace now boasts a selection of over a quarter million different comics. That’s pretty impressive! This is a marketplace that flies under the radar.

Comic Collector Live: The number of items for sale on this marketplace continues to shrink. It’s down over 10% in the past five years, while every other marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period.

HipComic: Last month, MHC added all their listings back to this marketplace but this month, NK has removed all of their listings. This has helped drop their number of listings by 20% from last month.






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