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.
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings in eBay’s Comic Books, Manga & Memorabilia section | 11,838,817 | +6.31% | +30.50% | +177.01% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 171,896 | +0.90% | +6.28% | +49.35% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 1.45% | -5.10% | -18.43% | -46.02% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 336,535 | +15.74% | +7.45% | +60.69% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 2.84% | +8.91% | -17.60% | -41.99% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,551,288 | +0.25% | +35.22% | +31.21% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 13.10% | -5.73% | +3.58% | -52.63% |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 113,289 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,819,944 | -1.65% | +7.38% | +15.82% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 150,043 | +0.21% | +8.15% | +39.43% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 8.24% | +1.91% | +0.66% | +20.36% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 272,672 | -0.02% | +6.28% | +22.28% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 55.03% | +0.23% | +1.75% | +14.02% |
 Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of members on ComicCollectorLive | 248,242 | +0.14% | +2.36% | +46.67% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,286,729 | -0.03% | +0.13% | -13.37% |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,904,722 | +0.16% | +2.31% | +21.56% |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 43 | -2.27% | -8.51% | -35.82% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 1,174,985 | -21.88% | +1.60% | +156.23% |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store | 168,440 | +1.02% | +8.33% | +49.55% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 14.33% | +29.27% | +6.66% | -41.63% |
| Number of Stores on HipComic | 415 | -0.48% | +8.92% | |
eBay‘s number of listings recently passed 11 million and are quickly on track to hit an all-time high of 12 million! This is the place to buy comics if you’re looking for the most diverse selection.
Atomic Avenue: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but this month they’ve leveled off.
Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 1/3 of their sellers in the past five years.
HipComic: This marketplace took a big hit this month as one of their largest sellers (MHC) has reduced their active listings to 0. This dropped their total number of listings by over 20%!