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 | 11,361,224 | +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 |
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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 |
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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% |
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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% | |
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| 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.