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 | 12,673,926 | +1.05% | +26.15% | +129.89% |
| Cyberspace Comics listings | 172,365 | -1.18% | -3.86% | +30.38% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on eBay | 1.36% | -2.16% | -23.60% | -43.33% |
| Number of eBay comic listings that are auctions | 232,898 | -5.28% | -18.66% | -0.34% |
| Percentage of eBay comic listings up for auction | 1.84% | -6.24% | -35.52% | -56.66% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section (90 days) | 1,544,445 | -3.02% | +1.36% | -0.23% |
| Number of listings sold in eBay’s comics section divided by current listings | 12.19% | -4.05% | -19.67% | -56.60% |
 Total number of listings in eBay’s “comics” section My current eBay feedback (total): 333,043 My positive eBay feedback score: 100% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Listings on Atomic Avenue | 1,725,215 | -4.44% | -6.17% | +8.20% |
| Listings in the Cyberspace Comics Store on Atomic Avenue | 157,409 | -0.79% | +0.80% | +32.07% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on AtomicAvenue | 9.12% | +3.80% | +7.47% | +21.98% |
| Number of unique issues on Atomic Avenue | 290,630 | -0.57% | +5.13% | +24.77% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of unique issues on AtomicAvenue | 54.16% | -0.22% | -4.11% | +5.85% |
 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 | 255,232 | +0.06% | +0.81% | +19.52% |
| Number of items for sale on ComicCollectorLive | 1,380,361 | +0.75% | +4.85% | -3.30% |
| Number of items sold on ComicCollectorLive | 2,989,606 | +0.20% | +2.09% | +17.50% |
| Number of stores open on ComicCollectorLive | 45 | +0.00% | +9.76% | -26.23% |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings in HipComic’s Comic Books section | 1,391,938 | +1.13% | -13.16% | +173.74% |
| Number of those listings that are in the Cyberspace Comics HipComic store | 171,857 | -0.65% | -0.42% | +32.26% |
| Cyberspace Comics “market share” of comic listings on HipComic | 12.35% | -1.78% | +14.64% | -51.70% |
| Number of Stores on HipComic | 327 | +1.55% | -21.39% | |
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one month change | one year change | five year change | |
| Number of listings on YouSellComics | 182,457 | -0.68% | -0.13% | |
eBay‘s number of listings has again reached an all-new high. The percentage sold has dropped by 50% over the past 5 years which means that while they’re seeing a strong increase in market supply, market demand for those products is not keeping pace.
Atomic Avenue: Their number of listings growth over the past year is now starting to decrease with a majority of that drop coming from the past month alone. I’m interested to keep an eye on this to see if it’s an ongoing trend.
Comic Collector Live: The resurgence of CCL has subsided. Their number of listings are nearly flat over the past year.
HipComic: This marketplace’s number of listings has grown by over 150% in just five years but is down over 10% in the past year. However, in that same year, they lost over 20% of their stores. Something of interest here is that HipComic has created an eBay selling account on October 29, 2024, that is beginning to mirror listings from the HipComic user “Mark”. They currently have 33,000+ listings on eBay.
YouSellComics: This is a marketplace that has caught my eye so we’ve added our inventory to their marketplace. Their number of listings growth over the past year is flat.
*Cyberspace Comics has secured an interest in YSC.