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July 10, 2024

Cyberspace Comics Market Report #166 July 2024

Filed under: Cyberspace Comics Market Report — Tags: , , , , — cyberspace steve @ 8:07 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 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
My current eBay feedback (total): 293,581
My positive eBay feedback score: 100%

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
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%
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%
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.






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