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April 12, 2023

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #151 April 2023

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 10:00 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 9,136,969 +0.71% +33.16% +132.49%
Cyberspace Comics listings 161,904 +0.10% +13.00% +52.14%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 1.77% -0.45% -15.22% -34.61%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 318,661 +1.74% +14.97% +107.57%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 3.49% +1.09% -13.67% -10.80%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,605,816 +39.97% -0.90% +36.16%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 17.57% +38.93% -25.59% -41.44%


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

My current eBay feedback (unique): 102,288
My current eBay feedback (total): 246,238
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,723,455 +1.69% +0.39% +10.62%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 140,299 +1.13% +10.04% +36.34%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 8.14% -0.60% +9.56% +23.16%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 259,592 +1.18% +2.95% +0.67%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 54.05% -0.06% +6.87% +35.42%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 243,565 +0.43% +2.28% +52.90%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,295,632 +0.82% -5.18% -11.34%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,845,120 +0.21% +3.01% +23.86%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 47 +0.00% -2.08% -32.86%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,168,015 +0.99% +6.23% +114.58%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 156,480 +0.64% +17.67% +48.53%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 13.40% -0.32% +10.81% -30.76%
Number of Stores on HipComic 379 -0.52%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics 2,343 +104.09%

 
 

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 major marketplace has shown major gains in that same time period.

HipComic: This marketplace is showing moderate gains in the past year but the explosive growth if its earlier years are behind them now, it seems.

YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye. They offer extremely low selling fees. It appears others are catching on, too – their number of listings have doubled in the past month.






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