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May 8, 2024

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #164 May 2024

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 1:26 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 11,361,224 +1.28% +21.91% +159.69%
Cyberspace Comics listings 175,379 +2.00% +6.55% +46.46%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay 1.54% +0.89% -12.79% -43.46%
Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions 303,149 -3.86% -2.78% +39.56%
Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction 2.67% -5.04% -20.35% -46.31%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) 1,633,200 +3.11% +1.70% +67.25%
Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings 14.38% +1.81% -16.57% -35.59%


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

My current eBay feedback (unique): 115,526
My current eBay feedback (total): 278,905
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

one month change one year change five year change
Listings on Atomic Avenue 1,773,830 -2.34% +2.24% +13.77%
Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue 152,466 +1.66% +7.00% +37.59
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue 8.60% +4.06% +4.69% +20.89%
Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue 265,588 -2.80% +1.72% +18.43%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue 57.41% +4.60% +5.20% +16.18%


Total number of comics listed on Atomic Avenue
one month change one year change five year change
Number of members on ComicCollectorLive 249,965 +0.58% +2.23% +45.64%
Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive 1,301,275 +0.71% +0.47% -12.30%
Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive 2,914,397 +0.15% +2.17% +21.03%
Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive 43 +2.38% -6.52% -36.76%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section 1,559,303 +2.14% +32.24% +237.67%
Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store 169,853 +0.68% +6.85% +45.12%
Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic 10.89% -1.42% -19.19% -57.03%
Number of Stores on HipComic 420 +0.00% +13.82%
one month change one year change five year change
Number of listings on YouSellComics 184,270 +4.85% +7,433.52%

 
 

eBay‘s number of listings recently passed 11 million and they’re continuing their climb to hit 12 million.

Atomic Avenue: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but they’re experiencing a slight decline this month. Their selection of unique books still remains above one quarter million!

Comic Collector Live: This marketplace lost more than 1/3 of their sellers in the past five years. In the same time-frame, their number of listings declined by 10%. A very small number of sellers keep this marketplace going.

HipComic: This marketplace increased now has over 1.5 million listings. Their percentage growth of listings in the last five years sharply outpaces eBay’s.

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.






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