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 | 10,422,059 | -7.93% | +10.68% | +138.60% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 175,771 | +0.29% | +5.17% | +41.94% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 1.69% | +8.81% | -4.72% | -40.62% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 293,668 | -0.29% | +1.52% | +38.27% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 2.82% | +8.38% | -8.22% | -42.02% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,520,966 | -0.92% | -0.28% | +35.07% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 14.60% | +7.62% | -9.92% | -43.39% |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (unique): 117,802 |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,777,282 | -2.95% | -0.45% | +12.67% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 154,219 | +0.55% | +6.12% | +33.95 |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 8.68% | +3.55% | +6.60% | +18.87% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 266,871 | -2.85% | +0.65% | +17.44% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 57.79% | +3.51% | +5.43% | +14.07% |
 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 | 252,484 | +0.21% | +2.84% | +42.40% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,312,897 | +0.32% | +0.50% | -10.90% |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,924,465 | +0.13% | +2.12% | +20.50% |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 42 | -2.33% | -4.55% | -33.33% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 1,228,981 | -21.71% | -10.46% | +169.09% |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store | 173,530 | +0.43% | +8.89% | +43.24% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 14.12% | +28.25% | +21.62% | -46.78% |
| Number of Stores on HipComic | 416 | -3.26% | +7.49% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings on YouSellComics | 183,836 | +0.50% | +6,414.39% | |
eBay‘s number of listings were not reporting today so I had to deduce the number of listings through other means that are likely slightly under-reported.
Atomic Avenue: This marketplace recently hit an all-new high number of unique comic books but their growth has leveled off, and began a slight decline this month.
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 138% and HipcCmic increased by 169%.
HipComic: This marketplace has lost a significant chunk of listings because MHC has removed their listings.
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.