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June 12, 2024

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #165 June 2024

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 10:00 am

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 11,319,843 -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): 116,827
My current eBay feedback (total): 290,552
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

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
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%
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%
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.






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