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March 8, 2023

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #150 March 2023

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 8:51 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 9,072,156 +2.57% +36.36% +132.32%
Cyberspace Comics listings 161,739 +0.31% +14.52% +51.13%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 1.78% -2.04% -15.91% -34.93%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 313,209 +3.80% +18.54% +78.27%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 3.45% +1.24% -13.04% -23.28%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,147,244 -3.74% -27.39% +3.44%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 12.65% -6.12% -46.75% -55.47%


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

My current eBay feedback (unique): 101,399
My current eBay feedback (total): 243,406
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,694,814 -1.95% -1.38% +10.67%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 138,737 -0.07% +10.15% +34.64%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 8.19% +1.94% +11.68% +21.63%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 256,560 +0.05% +2.42% -0.08%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 54.08% -0.12% +7.55% +34.75%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 242,521 +0.19% +2.03% +53.47%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,285,070 +0.29% -5.70% -12.75%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,839,020 +0.24% +3.15% +24.03%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 47 -4.08% -4.08% -33.80%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,156,521 +3.15% +7.81% +112.70%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 155,487 +0.38% +25.48% +46.82%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 13.44% -2.72% +16.40% -30.98%
Number of Stores on HipComic 381 +3.81%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics 1,148

 
 

eBay‘s number of listings has exceeded 9 million. That’s an incredible selection!

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: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees.






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