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 | 11,319,843 | -0.36% | +20.09% | +150.91% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 175,261 | -0.07% | +5.25% | +44.09% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 1.55% | +0.54% | -12.53% | -42.66% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 294,527 | -2.84% | -6.57% | +40.64% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 2.60% | -2.55% | -22.10% | -43.93% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,535,028 | -6.01% | -2.46% | +57.23% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 13.56% | -5.70% | -18.80% | -37.34% |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 118,827 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,831,222 | +3.24% | +3.52% | +16.67% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 153,381 | +0.60% | +6.21% | +35.18 |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 8.38% | -2.61% | +2.65% | +15.85% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 274,710 | +3.43% | +4.31% | +21.82% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 55.83% | -2.75% | +1.83% | +10.96% |
 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 | 251,949 | +0.80% | +2.77% | +44.16% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,308,680 | +0.57% | +0.51% | -11.58% |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,920,740 | +0.22% | +2.17% | +20.86% |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 43 | +0.00% | -6.52% | -31.75% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 1,569,863 | +0.68% | +30.30% | +233.08% |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store | 172,795 | +1.73% | +7.36% | +45.29% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 11.01% | +1.07% | -17.61% | -56.37% |
| Number of Stores on HipComic | 430 | +2.38% | +15.28% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings on YouSellComics | 182,924 | -0.73% | +6,844.72% | |
eBay‘s number of listings recently passed 11 million but their climb leveled off this month.
Atomic Avenue: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but their growth has leveled off, as well.
Comic Collector Live: This marketplace’s number of listings dropped by more than 10% over the past 5 years. In that same time frame, eBay increased by 150% and HipcCmic increased by 233%.
HipComic: This marketplace increased now has over 1.5 million listings. Their listings growth also leveled off this month.
YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we’ve added our inventory to their marketplace. This month their number of listings leveled off.