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 | 11,217,509 | -5.25% | +22.77% | +160.67% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 171,941 | +0.03% | +6.20% | +49.42% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 1.53% | +5.71% | -13.40% | -43.85% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 315,328 | -6.30% | -1.05% | +51.47% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 2.81% | -1.02% | -19.45% | -41.92% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,583,915 | +2.10% | -1.36% | +35.66% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 14.12% | +7.79% | -19.64% | -47.95% |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 114,545 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,816,406 | -0.19% | +5.39% | +16.17% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 149,975 | -0.05% | +6.90% | +36.99% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 8.26% | +0.20% | +1.43% | +17.95% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 273,256 | +0.21% | +5.26% | +22.19% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 54.88% | -0.26% | +1.54% | +12.12% |
 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 | 248,512 | +0.11% | +2.03% | +46.10% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,292,156 | +0.42% | -0.27% | -12.90% |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,910,105 | +0.19% | +2.28% | +21.32% |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 42 | -2.33% | -10.64% | -37.31% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 1,526,706 | +29.93% | +30.71% | +225.73% |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store | 168,707 | +0.16% | +7.81% | +47.02% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 11.05% | -22.89% | -17.53% | -54.86% |
| Number of Stores on HipComic | 420 | +1.20% | +10.82% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings on YouSellComics | 175,743 | N/A | +7,400.77% | |
eBay‘s number of listings recently passed 11 million and were on track to hit an all-time high of 12 million but this month saw their number begin to dwindle by a bit.
Atomic Avenue: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but their growth has leveled off.
Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 1/3 of their sellers in the past five years.
HipComic: This marketplace increased their listings sharply as one of their largest sellers (MHC) brought their listings back leading to a nearly 30% increase over last month.
YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we’ve added our inventory to their marketplace. This has caused their number of listings to see an over 7,000% increase from last year.