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December 13, 2023

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #159 December 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 10,650,547 +0.95% +252.74% +151.56%
Cyberspace Comics listings 169,995 -1.28% +10.16% +49.20%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 1.60% -2.08% -68.76% -40.66%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 294,969 -6.84% -3.47% +49.68%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 2.77% -7.68% -72.63% -40.44%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,541,814 +4.86% -1.74% +38.85%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 14.48% +3.85% -72.14% -44.81%


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

My current eBay feedback (unique): 109,467
My current eBay feedback (total): 267,177
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,761,046 -1.08% -0.07% +12.84%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 149,940 -0.57% +12.22% +40.98
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 8.51% +0.52% +12.33% +25.03%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 270,515 -0.07% +5.58% +21.24%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 55.43% -0.49% +6.28% +16.27%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 247,139 +0.14% +2.47% +47.78%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,283,373 +0.61% -0.90% -13.24%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,886,683 +0.15% +2.39% +22.09%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 42 -4.55% -16.00% -34.38%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,397,918 -1.06% +44.57% +193.58%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 168,376 -0.52% +20.03% +51.43%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 12.04% +0.54% -16.99% -48.42%
Number of Stores on HipComic 393 -1.26% +8.26%

 
 

eBay‘s number of listings continues to increase beyond the 10 million mark. It is interesting to note, though, that in the past 90 days, they’re showing that only about 15% of their items sold (vs the number of total listings). Another interesting figure is that their percentage of auctions has slipped below 3% of their listings. More and more sellers are finding out that the auction format is oftentimes a way to sell an item way below the market price.

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. I’m thrilled to see that out of the quarter million comics available on this marketplace, over half of them are available from my store.

Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 15% of their sellers in the past year and lost over one third over the past five years.

HipComic: This marketplace has increased their number of listings by over 40% in the past year.






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