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.
eBay's number of listings have recovered from the recent dip. They're at near-record highs of listings. Atomic Avenue: This marketplace's number of listings has returned to a more normal state. I'm wondering if last month's height of 2 million had some inaccuracies included. Comic Collector Live: This marketplace seems to be struggling to find any growth in their userbase, in their number of listings and in their number of sellers. HipComic: This marketplace's number of listings is more reflective of their recent drop in sellers (including some large sellers: MHC & NK). They're still showing impressive five year growth that has outpaced eBay's listings growth in that same time period YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we've added our inventory to their marketplace. They're showing more growth in their number of listings.
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings in eBay's Comic Books, Manga & Memorabilia section | 11,039,346 | +0.38% | +7.24% | +122.60% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 179,911 | +0.61% | +4.61% | +36.47% |
| Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on eBay | 1.63% | -0.02% | -2.41% | -38.73% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 287,521 | -4.55% | -7.25% | +26.32% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 2.60% | -4.94% | -13.47% | -43.26% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay's comics section (90 days) | 1,625,554 | -2.02% | +23.47% | +41.30% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay's comics section divided by current listings | 14.73% | -2.42% | +15.13% | -36.53% |
Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,786,354 | -11.40% | +0.97% | +12.27% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 156,085 | +0.41% | +3.59% | +30.85% |
| Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 8.74% | +13.33% | +2.55% | +16.50% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 278,685 | +0.42% | +3.47% | +20.96% |
| Cyberspace Comics "market share" of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 56.01% | +0.00% | +0.12% | +8.19% |
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 | 253,558 | +0.05% | +2.84% | +36.07% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,331,110 | +0.58% | +5.35% | -8.51% |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,937,869 | +0.14% | +2.09% | +19.86% |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 43 | -4.44% | -8.51% | -31.75% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic's Comic Books section | 1,163,727 | -27.54% | -7.87% | +142.08% |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store | 178,007 | +6.54% | +7.24% | +37.39% |
| Cyberspace Comics "market share" of comic listings on HipComic | 15.30% | +47.08% | +16.41% | -43.24% |
| Number of Stores on HipComic | 392 | -1.75% | +5.66% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings on YouSellComics | 186,913 | +5.39% | ||
eBay's number of listings have recovered from the recent dip. They're at near-record highs of listings. Atomic Avenue: This marketplace's number of listings has returned to a more normal state. I'm wondering if last month's height of 2 million had some inaccuracies included. Comic Collector Live: This marketplace seems to be struggling to find any growth in their userbase, in their number of listings and in their number of sellers. HipComic: This marketplace's number of listings is more reflective of their recent drop in sellers (including some large sellers: MHC & NK). They're still showing impressive five year growth that has outpaced eBay's listings growth in that same time period YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we've added our inventory to their marketplace. They're showing more growth in their number of listings.
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